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Clarence Smoyer, the Carbon County native who served heroically during World War II and earned widespread acclaim later in life, died Friday, at the age of 99. Smoyer, who was born in Parryville and ...

World War II tank gunner Clarence Smoyer, renowned for his courage and deadly aim during the battle for Germany’s “Fortress City” of Cologne, died Friday at his home in Allentown. He was 99.

The last time Clarence Smoyer rode in a Sherman tank, he was a 21-year-old corporal in the U.S. Army.

A Dutch businessman accused of duping a bank to give him a R6.8m loan using a four-star guest house as security has failed to convince the high court to allow him to attend his daughter's birthday party in the Netherlands.

A Dutch businessman accused of duping a bank to give him a R6.8m loan using a four-star guest house as security has failed to convince the high court to allow him to attend his daughter's birthday party in the Netherlands.

A Dutch businessman accused of duping a bank to give him a R6.8m loan using a four-star guest house as security has failed to convince the high court to allow him to attend his daughter's birthday party in the Netherlands.

Outpost Writers Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson Adapting World War II True Story Spearhead (EXCLUSIVE) Brent Lang, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson, the Oscar-nominated screenwriters behind “The Fighter” and “The Outpost,” are on board to adapt “Spearhead: An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives in World War II,” a best-seller from Adam Makos. The project reunites the duo with “The Outpost” producer Paul Merryman, who acquired the rig...