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A Pennsylvania sailor recounts the Battle of Midway | June 1942

Posted on May 30, 2024April 21, 2025 by Jake Wynn
USS Yorktown under attack during the Battle of Midway - Emil Kimmel Eckley, Pennsylvania

Emil Kimmel provided an incredible description of his experiences aboard the USS Yorktown at the Battle of Midway.

Posted in Luzerne County, World War IITagged 1944, Battle of Midway, Coal Region, Eckley, Freeland, Hazleton, June, Letter, Luzerne County, Newspaper, Pacific, Pennsylvania, Primary Source, Second World War, US Navy, USS Yorktown, World War II1 Comment

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

Posted on June 6, 2019May 30, 2026 by Jake Wynn
Women praying in Scranton, PA as Allied forces land in Normandy on June 6, 1944 - World War 2

On this 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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