Corporal Nicholas Leshko visited Rome after being wounded in the fighting to take the city in 1944.
Wiconisco soldier wounded in Italy, visits Rome | June 1944
Marine from Luzerne County wounded in the invasion of Saipan | June 1944
Warrant Officer Anthony Joseph Vroblesky of Hazleton, Pennsylvania fell in the first wave during the 1944 invasion of Saipan.
Private Harvey L. Adams | Killed on D-Day, June 6, 1944
Private Harvey L. Adams was killed-in-action just hours after his son was born in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
A Pennsylvania sailor recounts the Battle of Midway | June 1942
Emil Kimmel provided an incredible description of his experiences aboard the USS Yorktown at the Battle of Midway.
Masters of the Air – Episode 9 Recap
Justin and Jake share their reactions to Episode 9 of Masters of the Air.
Masters of the Air – Episode 8 Recap
Justin and Jake share their reactions to Episode 8 of Masters of the Air.
Masters of the Air – Episode 7 Recap
Justin and Jake share their reactions to Episode 7 of Masters of the Air.
A Pennsylvania airman’s letter about the air war over Europe | 1944
Schuylkill County native wrote home to friends alluding to the horrors he was witnessing in the skies over Europe.
Lieutenant Harry Welsh of ‘Band of Brothers’ – Wounded at Bastogne on Christmas Eve, 1944
Harry Welsh's wounding during the Battle of the Bulge was portrayed in gory detail in the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers."
“Holiday Greetings” – A December 1944 advertisement for Stegmaier Brewery wished customers a “Victorious New Year”
A patriotic, holiday-themed beer advertisement from the Wilkes-Barre-based Stegmaier Brewing Company appeared in December 1944.