The Military Oral History Club of Lancaster County will host Edwin Cottrell as the speaker on Tuesday, July 30, at 7 p.m. at VFW Post 2435, 401 Manor St., Columbia.

Cottrell's military career began while he was a college sophomore. The U.S. government offered a college pilot training program, through which Cottrell received his pilot's license. With a pilot's license and a draft notice in August 1942, he joined the Army Air Corps. His unit went to Europe and was sent to various countries as the war continued. He piloted a P-47 and was designated the lead pilot of his unit during the Battle of the Bulge. Cottrell celebrated his 102nd birthday this year.

The meeting is open to the public. For more information, call 717-319-3430.