Jack B. Gross (1911-2006) – Air Force Association Executive
Jack Bair Gross was born 19 July 1911 in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of Abraham Gross, a merchant, and his wife Rosa [Sachs] Gross. When he was two […]
World War II – Ceylon A. Miller – Killed When Plane Crashes Into Tent
Ceylon Abraham Miller was born in Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 10 December 1916, the son of Loy Aaron “Lloyd” Miller (1894-1963) and Lottie Angeline [Lettich] Miller (1895-1938). At […]
Charles Musser Jr. (1925-1946) – Died in Naval Hospital, D.C.
HALIFAX SAILOR DIED THURSDAY Seaman Third Class Charles J. Musser, of Halifax R. D. 1, died in the National Naval Hospital, Washington, D. C., last Thursday. He had been a […]
Gratz American Legion
The following history of the Gratz American Legion, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was written by C. H. Willier and appeared in the souvenir book, Gratz Sesquicentennial, July 2-4, 1955: The […]
Alvin D. Heckert (1919-1941) – Died in Troop Maneuvers
LOSES LIFE DURING ARMY MANEUVERS Private Alvin Daniel Heckert, of the U.S. Army, son of Daniel N. Heckert of near Berrysburg was killed Friday night, during “blackout: maneuvers of troops […]
John Elmer Dietrich (1893-1941) – World War I Veteran
FUNERAL FRIDAY FOR WORLD WAR VETERAN John Elmer Dietrich, age 47 years, a World War veteran, died at his home in Williamstown, Monday. During the World War he served as […]
World War II – Charles E. Ziegler – Killed in Action
A portrait of Sgt. Charles E. Zeigler which appeared in a local newspaper at the time he was reported missing. An article with the photograph told the following: Sgt. Charles […]
World War II – Freeman E. Bordner – Killed in Action, 1945
LENKERVILLE SOLDIER REPORTED KILLED Mr. and Mrs. Earl G. Bordner of Lenkerville, have been advised by the War Department that their son, Sergeant Freeman E. Bordner, 26, has been reported […]