BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Bob Lechtreck has crammed a lot of living into his 100 years.
That was evident to anyone who attended his party at Brookdale Senior Living Wednesday afternoon. The birthday boy joined the Navy at age 17 and served in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He was at the battle of Okinawa, and his Destroyer helped guard Tokyo Bay for Imperial Japan’s signing of the instruments of surrender.
In 1948, he joined the Kern County Fire Department and rose to the rank of fire chief…