Combat Vet Coming to North Druid Hills for WWII Roundtable

The Atlanta World War II Roundtable is bringing one of its inspirational talks to North Druid Hills next week, according to a column in Neighbor Newspapers.

From the column about the Jan. 19 event:

Leonard A. Meyer, a combat veteran of the 374th Carrier Group supporting the Battle of Biak as part of the New Guinea campaign of World War II in 1944, will be the inspirational and informative speaker for the World War II Round Table monthly luncheon Jan. 19 at Petite Auberge restaurant on North Druid Hills Road in DeKalb County.

Fought between the U.S. Pacific fleet and the Japanese-occupied island, the three-week battle resulted in the capture of Biak Island with 6,100 Japanese killed and 450 captured. The little-known story of this first U.S. victory in the decisive Pacific island battles extended through the grinding conflicts of Peleliu, Okinawa and Iwo Jima with staggering U.S. losses in time, life and equipment. The round table meets once a month except in July and August.

The public is invited to attend the luncheon, which will be held at . Reservations are not required. For more information: (770) 928-4579 or visit www.atlantawwiiroundtable.org.