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 […]
Mary M. Albright (1899-1944) – Women’s Army Corps, World War II
FUNERAL YESTERDAY FOR WAC MEMBER Pvt. Mary M. Albright, age 44 years, formerly of Halifax, died in the Will Rogers Air Field Hospital, Oklahoma City, on Friday. Private Albright, who […]
Raymond B. Hoffman (1925-1944) – Killed in Air Crash in Nevada
FUNERAL FOR HALIFAX AIR CRASH VICTIM Funeral services for Pfc. Raymond B. Hoffman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert H. Hoffman Sr., of Halifax, R.D., who was killed in an […]
World War II – Robert A. Miller – Missing in Action
LYKENS AIRMAN REPORTED MISSING Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Miller of Lykens have been advised by the War Department that their son, Staff Sergeant Robert A. Miller, U. S. Army Air […]
Gratz I.O.O.F. – Memorial Day, 1910
A view from an old picture post card from 1910 of the International Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, assembled in tribute to fallen veterans on […]
World War II – Albert L. Schwalm – Died in Philippines, 1942
ADVISED OF SON’S DEATH Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schwalm, of Valley View, have been advised by the War Department of the death of their son, Staff Sergeant Albert L. Schwalm. […]
World War II – Delton A. Watkins – Died at Norfolk Naval Hospital, 1944
TOWER CITY MAN DIED IN NAVAL HOSPITAL Delton A. Watkins, age 34, who had been serving with the U.S. Navy at Camp Peary, Virginia, died in the Norfolk Naval Hospital, […]