Area fallen soldiers remembered 81 years after Allied landing craft sank off coast of Italy
When Allied forces landed on the Italian coast at Anzio 81 years ago, they began a four-month battle that left some 7,000 of ...
Two Beaver County WWII soldiers killed 81 years ago in ship explosion remembered
PFC Peter Dudenich of Ambridge and PVT William Patrick Nairn of Aliquippa are among 58 Pennsylvania soldiers who died the morning of Jan. 26, 1944, when their ship struck a Nazi mine being remembered ...
essanews.com on MSN1d
Hidden World War II fighter wreck draws history buffs to Wales
The American fighter Lockheed P-38 Lightning from the World War II era, whose wreck is located off the coast of Wales (near ...
Citizen's Voice1d
German mining of landing craft in World War II claims local soldiers
As part of World War II’s strategy to liberate Italy from the Nazis, the Allies sent an invasion force of 36,000 troops with ...
Williamsport Sun-Gazette1d
Sacrifices of 7 from Lycoming County and surrounding areas in WWII minefield remembered
As part of a strategy to liberate Italy from the Nazis during World War II, the Allies sent an invasion force of 36,000 ...
Army Rangers Used Gun-Toting Fire Engine Ladders To Assault Cliffs On D-Day
In addition to kickstarting the liberation of Western Europe, the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II, now best known ...
Stars and Stripes2d
Ramstein’s 37th Airlift Squadron ends decades-long wait as base breaks ground on operations hub
Airmen from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, join 86th Airlift Wing leaders and construction experts at a ceremonial shovel ...
Citizen's Voice4d
State police investigating shooting, searching for suspect in Sugarloaf Twp.
State Police are searching for a shooting suspect after a shooting victim was found Tuesday night at a residence on Merry L ...