Cheektowaga Veteran gets highest honor for service during WWII

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A local veteran was honored Monday for his service during World War II. Corporal Howard Tobin was recognized by not one but two nations. Tobin, 93, doesn’t like to be the center of attention.But at the Town Hall in Cheektowaga, he received the highest honor from France: the Legion of Honor, for his service decades ago, Helping to liberate France during World War II.
Pascal Soares with the Honorary French Consul