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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.

Posted in Williamstown, World War IITagged Central Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Jim Shurskis, Magazine, Merchant Marine, Pennsylvania, Sigmund Shurskis, Williams Valley, Williamstown, World War 2, World War IILeave a comment

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