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Memorial Misspelling To Be Fixed

Killed on Nov. 23, 1951, Pfc. Wilbur John Robinson was one of just seven Yellowstone County residents to die in the Korean War. In 1997 the Veterans Memorial Wall was dedicated on the south lawn of the Yellowstone County Courthouse to honor local men and women who died in wars up through Vietnam, and Wilbur’s name was supposed to be one of them. Except when the memorial went up, his name wasn’t there. Instead, the name shown is of Willard Robinson/Billings Gazette. More here.

Question: Has your name ever been misspelled on a plaque, program, or media publication? What was your reaction to that?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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