World War II | Wynning History

“Destination Unknown” – An upsetting photograph and an American war relief effort in 1940

In June 1940, an American Red Cross chapter in Luzerne County used a powerful photograph of refugees to encourage donations for war relief.

The Shenandoah Evening Herald ran a moving editorial on Christmas Eve 1945 about the meaning of the holiday after World War II.

A patriotic, holiday-themed beer advertisement from the Wilkes-Barre-based Stegmaier Brewing Company appeared in December 1944.

The final chapter in our "Letters from War" series on Sergeant Irvin Schwartz and his service in World War II.

In one of our final posts in the Letters from War series, we examine Irvin Schwartz's post-war life.

Irvin Schwartz returns to his pre-war beat as the sports reporter for Pine Grove High School after serving in World War II.

In a lengthy final letter from war, Sergeant Schwartz describes his departure from war-torn Europe bound for his home in America.

A broken down ship becomes all that's standing between Irvin Schwartz and his first visit to the United States since 1943.

Sergeant Schwartz writes home to inform his family and friends that he had reentered France on his way home to Pennsylvania.

Sergeant Schwartz begins his slow journey home from war-torn Germany to his hometown in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.