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“Wiconisco Marine killed on Saipan” – July 7, 1944

Posted on July 5, 2018June 19, 2018 by Jake Wynn

Corporal Raymond Holwig died during the fight for the strategically important Pacific Island in July 1944.

Posted in Lykens, World War IITagged Central Pennsylvania, Gratz, Lykens, Marine Corps, Pacific Ocean, Pacific Theater, Pennsylvania, Raymond H. Holwig, Wiconisco, Williams Valley, World War IILeave a comment

When the Klan came to Williams Valley – 1924

Posted on May 17, 2018May 16, 2019 by Jake Wynn

A recent visit to a cemetery in Schuylkill County inspired an examination of a dark chapter of local history.

Posted in Reflection, Tower CityTagged Central Pennsylvania, Coal Region, Dauphin County, Gratz, Immigration, KKK, Ku Klux Klan, Lykens, Muir, Pennsylvania, Politics, Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Tower City, Williams Valley, Williamstown3 Comments

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Very excited to see one of my favorite #WW2 aircraft at the air show in Reading. I always enjoyed reading about the B-24 Liberator and their crews. Fantastic to see it roar by us during the show.
On the morning of June 6, 1944, residents of communities across #Pennsylvania’s #CoalRegion awoke to the news that Allied forces had landed in Normandy. They responded with hope, excitement, meditation, and prayer. They quietly gathered in churches, synagogues, and other quiet places to contemplate the meaning of this historic event. Click the link in my profile to read accounts of #DDay on the Pennsylvania home front. (Photos: women gather at a church in Scranton to pray on D-Day and American infantry lands on the Normandy coast on June 6, 1944) #DDay75 #WorldWar2 #WW2
Made a stop to see Rich and experience the extremely moving Flight 93 National Memorial this afternoon under an ominous sky.
Had the chance to live a childhood dream and visit the Horseshoe Curve above Altoona. We waited more than an hour to see a train pass by. Then within 15 minutes, we saw 3 freight trains and Amtrak’s Pennsylvanian negotiate the steep curve.
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