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Marine from Luzerne County wounded in the invasion of Saipan | June 1944

Posted on June 13, 2024March 25, 2026 by Jake Wynn

Warrant Officer Anthony Joseph Vroblesky of Hazleton, Pennsylvania fell in the first wave during the 1944 invasion of Saipan.

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

Posted on July 5, 2018May 5, 2025 by Jake Wynn

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

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