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Williamstown sailor recounts surviving a German U-boat attack, two weeks in a lifeboat in 1943

Posted on February 22, 2018December 12, 2018 by Jake Wynn

Jim Shurskis told the dramatic story of surviving his ship's sinking to students from Williamstown High School.

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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.
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