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A Coal Region soldier’s jump into Holland during Operation Market Garden in 1944

Posted on June 10, 2019June 7, 2019 by Jake Wynn

Private Jack S. Robins jumped into Holland on September 17, 1944 with the 101st Airborne Division

Posted in Coal Region, World War IITagged 101st Airborne Division, Airborne, Chinchilla, Coal Region, Jack S. Robins, Lackawanna County, Letter, Newspaper, Pennsylvania, Scranton, World War II2 Comments

Williamstown High School football star killed in the Battle of the Bulge in 1945

Posted on January 4, 2018January 3, 2019 by Jake Wynn

Private Joe Cooper died in combat on January 4, 1945 near the village of Flamierge, Belgium.

Posted in Williamstown, World War IITagged Airborne, Battle of the Bulge, Belgium, Central Pennsylvania, Coal Region, Dauphin County, Featured, Football, Killed in action, Pennsylvania, Soldier, Williamstown, World War 2, World War II, WW2, WWII2 Comments

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