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1944

“It’s your life at stake all the time” – A paratrooper from the Coal Region on D-Day

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Jake Wynn

Private Jack Robins jumped into Normandy with the 101st Airborne Division on D-Day.

Posted in Coal Region, World War IITagged 101st Airborne Division, 1944, Chinchilla, Coal Region, D-Day, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, US Army, World War IILeave a comment

The Coal Region on D-Day – June 6, 1944

Posted on June 6, 2019June 3, 2019 by Jake Wynn

On this 75th anniversary of D-Day, we are remembering how the Pennsylvania home front marked the historic moment.

Posted in Coal Region, World War IITagged 1944, Carbondale, Coal Region, D-Day, Freeland, Lackawanna County, Luzerne County, Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Scranton, Shamokin, Shenandoah, Wilkes-Barre, World War IILeave a comment

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