Cohocton Public Library

A free exercise class for seniors every Tuesday and Thursday at 9am.

World War II Bombardier Story The extraordinary, true story of a WWII officer in the USAAF, 1st Lt. Robert Wicks, will be presented by his son David E. Wicks, Lt. Wicks was a B-24 Liberator bombardier, 15th Air Force, Italy who was shot down on his 24th combat mission. He was saved by a Slovak family who hid him on their farm for almost five months, exposing themselves to being summarily executed by the Nazis. David traveled to Slovakia in 2004 and spent ten days with the Lutheran family who helped his father survive the war.