‘The greatest American battle’: The Battle of the Bulge in World War II started 76 years ago
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 16, 2020
In this image provided by the U.S. Army, American soldiers of the 347th U.S. Infantry in heavy winter gear halt their advance to La Roche, Belgium, for a short meal, January 13, 1945. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The Battle of the Bulge started Dec. 16, 1944, when Hitler’s Nazi Germany launched its last major offensive of the war.
Early in the morning on Dec. 16, the offensive was launched in the dense Ardennes Forest with few roads. The area was “held by four inexperienced and battle-worn American divisions stationed there for rest and seasoning,” according to the U.S. Army Center of Military History.
Say Hello to the JN-4D ‘Jenny,’ the Backbone of U.S. Postwar Aviation
It went on to become the first mass-produced American aircraft, and the two-seater was widely used for training by American and Canadian pilots during the First World War.
Here s What You Need to Remember: The Jenny was notable for other significant “firsts” including becoming the first to fly U.S. Air Mail and the first to be used in tests for “plane-to-plane” and “ground-to-plane” communication. After the end of the First World War military aircraft were sold as surplus and the Jenny was popular among the 1920s era “barnstorming” exploits.
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Scrantonians attend annual society dinner
The annual Pennsylvania Society dinner took place the evening of Dec. 11 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan.
Charles M. Schwab, the societyâs president and toastmaster, presided over the dinner that brought together the âcaptains of industry and political chieftains of high and low rank in Pennsylvania.â
Some 1,200 guests were in attendance. Here are few of the Scrantonians who were there: Ralph E. Weeks, C.S. Woolworth, Hugh Dawson, Mortimer B. Fuller, Myer Davidow, David Boies, P.F. Cusick, James F. Bell and George B. Jermyn.
Special guests at the dinner were Pennsylvania Gov. William Sproul, Gen. John J. Pershing, Irvin S. Cobb and the Rev. Nehemiah Boynton, D.D.
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