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Lackawanna County airman recounts bombing his native Sicily during World War 2 | July 1943

Posted on July 8, 2024February 22, 2025 by Jake Wynn

Airman Joseph Acquisto found himself aiming bombs at his hometown in Sicily during the Allied invasion in July 1943.

Posted in Lackawanna County, World War IITagged 1943, B-24, Coal Region, Immigrant, Italy, July, Lackawanna County, Letter, Newspaper, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Olyphant, Second World War, Sicily, World War 2, World War II1 Comment

2nd Lieutenant Harry Hopple | Lost on a bombing raid in March 1944

Posted on February 23, 2024March 1, 2025 by Jake Wynn

Hopple was serving as bombardier on a mission over Germany when his plane went missing and was presumed lost at sea.

Posted in Williamstown, World War IITagged Air War, B-24, Bomber, Coal Region, Dauphin County, England, Killed in action, Missing in action, Second World War, United Kingdom, Williams Valley, Williamstown, World War 2, World War II, WWIILeave a comment

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