Page 6 Need a hall for your special event? The Schiavo Club, located at 71 Tileston Street, Everett is available for your Birthdays, Anniversaries, Sweet 16 parties and more? For more info, call (857) 249-7882 JOHN MACKEY & ASSOCIATES ~ Attorneys at Law ~ * PERSONAL INJURY * REAL ESTATE * FAMILY LAW * PERSONAL BANKRUPTCY * LANDLORD/TENANT DISPUTES 14 Norwood Street Everett, MA 02149 Phone: (617) 387-4900 Fax: (617) 381-1755 WWW.JMACKEYLAW.COM THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, MAy 24, 2024 ~ The Old Sachem ~ Remembering another Saugus World War II Hero – Charlie Glebus By Bill Stewart D uring the Second World War there were many heroes from Saugus. I will list here Sergeant Charles Glebus, who fl ew in the United States Army Air Force over Augsburg, Germany. During World War II the United States had four military air forces. Among the lesser two were the Coast Guard and the Marine Corps. The major forces were the U.S. Naval Air Force and the U.S. Army Air Force. 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CIGAR 170 REVERE ST., REVERE (781) 289-4959 MEMORIAL DAY| FROM PAGE 5 outside of their own personal lives to Boy Scout programs and athletic coaches and by serving as altar boys in their local parish. And as generous as they all were, it was Stanley who gave the most. Born in 1949, Stanley was a fun-loving, happy-go-lucky kid who loved life and just about everyone he met. He loved playing all kinds of sports and fi xing up old cars, but, as family and friends discovered over the years, there was always something more to Stanley than just his endearing ways and gentle smile. Young Stanley also possessed a very special nature – a special grace not often found. He was born with a natural curiosity about life and always wanted to know more about everything, especially about God. Sometimes the questions he asked were too deep for even his family to answer. Stanley’s mother remembers the “testing” that often occurred between her and her son. Mrs. Egan always inMEMORIAL DAY | SEE PAGE 7 Chris 2024 The Marines, being a part of the Navy, started out in the 1700s to be protectors of ship personnel, while the sailors had shipboard assignments. In the Second World War, the Marine air forces fought mostly in the Far East, supporting Marines in their securing the islands occupied by the Japanese forces. They principally included fi ghter pilots. One of the fl iers was Ted Williams, who went from the Red Sox to fi ghter pilot. Williams returned to the Red Sox after the war but returned to the Air Force in Korea. The U.S. Naval air force operated principally from aircraft carriers in the Far East. They included bombers and fi ghters to protect the fl eet. The Naval air force also fl ew in the Atlantic to protect the fl eet carrying troops and armaments to the forces in Europe. The largest air force unit was the U.S. Army Air Force, whose principal duty was to support the troops in Europe and to bomb the German war machine. The troops on the ground were vitally supported by fi ghters, and bombers fought ahead of the ground forces to deplete the Germans in equipment and troops. Sergeant Charles Glebus was a left-wing gunner on a B17 bomber named “Snowbank.” The intended target was an aerodrome and assembly plant located in Laingsburg, Germany. Five B17 bombers were lost in the air strike. Charlie’s plane was hit on its ox“The Old Sachem,” Bill Stewart. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate by Joanie Allbee) ygen tanks, causing fi re. The plane dropped 19,000 feet and crashed in a wooded area near the town of Reutlingen. Only the bombardier was able to bail out and was taken to jail by the Germans – later taken to a hospital. The body of Charles Glebus was located after the war, and his family was notifi ed in 1950. He and his fl ight mates’ bodies were fl own to the United States and were buried in Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfi eld, Illinois. Charlie is one of many heroes of World War II and we have two plaques in the apse of the East Saugus United Methodist Church located on the corner of Winter Street and Chestnut Street that honor our service personnel. Rest in peace, heroes of the military of the United States of America, from the many confl icts that they were called on to serve. (Editor’s Note: Bill Stewart, who is better known to Saugus Advocate readers as “The Old Sachem,” writes a weekly column – sometimes about sports. He also opines on current or historical events or famous people.)
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