Thursday, August 17, 2017

Family Donates Governor's Proclamation Honoring PFC Havlat To Museum


Photo by Friend Sentinel
Dorchester native Charley Havlat was the last confirmed American casualty in the European Theater of World War II.

Now, a 2015 proclamation by Governor Ricketts honoring Private Havlat has been donated to the Saline County Museum in Dorchester, which is home to the historical roadside marker telling Havlat's story.  (See the Dorchester Times story from 2015 here.)

The Friend Sentinel reports, "In 2015, on the 70th anniversary of Havlat’s death, Gov. Pete Ricketts visited Havlat’s state historical marker in Dorchester to proclaim May 7 as PFC Charley Havlat Day."

Now, "Havlat’s family has donated the family’s copy of the proclamation to the Saline County Museum."

Sharon Toovey, Havlat’s niece, said they decided to make the donation after her mother’s death, along with $200 from her mother’s memorials.

“They did this proclamation to honor him,” she said. “[Ricketts] presented it to my mom and we decided to give it to the museum for his booth there.”

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