Stafford, Michigan Native Promoted to Major in the Illinois National Guard
January 10, 2024
January 10, 2024
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Jan. 10 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news:
The Illinois Army National Guard's Vern Meissner, whose father, Arnold J. Meissner, participated in the "D-Day" invasion of Europe during World War II, was promoted to major Jan. 6 at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln in Springfield.
Meissner enlisted into the active-duty Navy in 1989 as an aviation electronics technician. He then transferred to the Navy R . . .
The Illinois Army National Guard's Vern Meissner, whose father, Arnold J. Meissner, participated in the "D-Day" invasion of Europe during World War II, was promoted to major Jan. 6 at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln in Springfield.
Meissner enlisted into the active-duty Navy in 1989 as an aviation electronics technician. He then transferred to the Navy R . . .