The late Beatrice Case advanced to the rank of Colonel in the United States Army. She began her stint as a physical therapist and saw duty in Germany and in the Pacific Theater during World War II. She danced with Patten! Bea opted for a career following the war and was stationed in various places including Arizona , Alaska and the Carolinas. When trouble surfaced in Viet Nam, she traveled there and did two stints in an army hospital. Taking breaks from her global assignments she would visit family in Lockport, often staying at the home of Lockport Pager, Cathy Case March. During the course of her army career she spent significant time with Dwight David Eisenhower, former General-Of-The-Army and United States President. "Ike" engaged her services as an Army physical therapist to relieve the aches of his aging body brought on during the War in Europe. The late president expressed his appreciation for Col. Case's services in a number of personal letters, some written and mailed from Gettysburg. Included in the remembrances sent along was an dedicated and signed copy of his historical tome, Crusade In Europe pictured below with some of the letters.
The Eisenhower collection, in part, photographed in Lockport and shown above, is a treasure of Cathy Case March.
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