Green Bay, Wis. (WFRV) – Joe Mertens is 97 years old, but he still recalls well serving his country in World War II. “(I joined) because all of my friends did it,” he recalled. For the Green Bay native, that was enough reason for him to join the U.S. Navy in 1943- In the thick […]
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Representative Mike Gallagher this week presented Green Bay native Joe Mertens with medals he earned for his service in the Pacific theater during the Second World War.