As one of the war-time correspondents for the "Press-Herald," Irvin Schwartz described what British newspapers looked like.
Letters from War – A report about British newspapers in February 1944
Letters from War – A high school sports pundit from a US Army base in England, January 1944
In a letter written on January 30, 1944, Pfc. Irvin Schwartz opined on high school basketball in his native Schuylkill County.
Letters from War – Irvin Schwartz welcomed New Year 1944 with the hope that it meant Allied victory
Irvin Schwartz looked forward to 1944 as being the year that he hoped would see the end of World War II.
“It’s your life at stake all the time” – A paratrooper from the Coal Region on D-Day
Private Jack Robins jumped into Normandy with the 101st Airborne Division on D-Day.
The Coal Region on D-Day – June 6, 1944
On this 75th anniversary of D-Day, we are remembering how the Pennsylvania home front marked the historic moment.
