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The Battle of Attu, on one of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, is known by historians as the “Forgotten War” of World War II. A Derry Township man is making sure his great uncle, one of the 549 U.S. troops killed in that battle, isn’t forgotten. David W. Bates, a native of
From WWII to civil rights, George Pettit saw action
It goes back to 1923, when Bishop John Cantwell invited the RSHM to what was then the Diocese of Los Angeles-San Diego, asking them to replicate schools that the order established in New York.
Columnist Mike Richard tells how one local soldier signed up for the elite paratroopers, another who died in freak accident on way to hospital
Jan 18, 2021 John Thomas Hartman Jr., Retired Chief Warrant Officer II United States Coast Guard, 98, of Follansbee, WV, passed away at 4:38 a.m. on Thursday, January 14, 2021, at Weirton Medical Center, Weirton, WV. John was born on January 23, 1922, in Norfolk, VA. He was the son of the late John Thomas Hartman Sr., and Ola (Garrison) Hartman. John served proudly in the United States Coast Guard during WWII and the Korean War retiring after 20 years of service to the military. During his military career, John received the American Defense, American Area, European African ME Camp and Victory...