The Military Oral History Club of Lancaster County will host a talk by James Connor, former U.S. Marine Corps, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m. The group now meets at the VFW Post 2435, 401 Manor St., Columbia.

Born in Reading in July 1926, Connor enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps during his senior year of high school. Connor was assigned to the 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, 2nd Battalion, Headquarters Company and shipped out from Camp Pendleton in 1944 for the Pacific Theater, for additional training for an amphibious assault on Peleliu. He received a Purple Heart for a mortar wound on the first day's assault at Peleliu and later at Okinawa. Connor was discharged from military service in March 1946.

All World War II veterans and anyone with an interest in WWII history are welcome to attend. For more information, call 717-319-3430.