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Wednesday, November 11, 2026

U.S. Navy - Joseph P. Smayda - Morrellville


 

1942 - UNCLE, NEPHEW IN AUSTRALIA - Corp. Roy Studebaker - Nanty Glo & Staff Sgt. Jack Leopold - MIneral Point


 

December 1942 - Enlistment of first Beautician from Johnstown for the WAAC's - Rose (New) Rishell & Brother Robert New


 

Lost in Pacific - Hugh Kells - New Florence - U.S. Cruiser Juneau - Destroyed in South Pacific



 

August 16, 1945 - They Sacrificed Lives for Victory!

They Sacrificed Lives for Victory! Pvt. Mike Safko - Nanty Glo, Pfc. Tony Scenna - Vintondale, Pvt. John J. Soya - Nanty Glo, Pfc. Michael Matachosky - Twin Rocks, Cpl. Harry B. Campbell - Belsano,  Pvt. Samuel I. Burkhart - Mineral Point, Lt. Col. Boyd Wagner - Nanty Glo, Chief Petty Officer,  William R. Miller - Nanty Glo, Tech. Sgt. Herbert B. Daly -Vintondale. Pfc. John Harold Makins - Belsano, Pfc. Michael Smolnicki - Nanty Glo and Pfc. Michael Gyurke Jr.- Nettleton
 

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

1943 - Staff Sgt. David H. Evans - KILLED IN ACTION - Berkley Hills - Johnstown - Has Marker at Berkley Hills Cemetery




 

1942 - Apprentice Seaman Richard Savering - Dale


 

April 9, 1945: Sgt. Strank, Franklin, Killed After Participating In Historic Flag-Raising on Iwo Jima Mountain

The Johnstown Democrat - April 9, 1945
Sgt. Strank, Franklin, Killed After Participating In Historic Flag-Raising on Iwo Jima Mountain
Walter Rose
Varner - Laidig
Second Lt. Theodore Fisher
Paul Grata
Pfc. Robert Sumner
Cpl. Homer Berkebile
Pfc. Harold Breth
First Lt. Boyer Westover
Staff Sgt. Francis Lukasovich
Pfc. David Hunter
Pvt. John Kuzminsky
First Lt. Charles Campbell
Sgt. Robert Lundberg
Pfc. Harry Knauer
Margaret Johnston
Richard Hall
Mrs. Beauty Mae King
Kenneth Miller
Walter Layton
Eugene Custer
David Bossler
Naomi Pruitt
Mrs. Nancy Boyd
Mrs. Irene Carstensen
Charles Wurm
Benjamin Karl
Tech. Sgt. Donald Weber
Mrs. Andrew Afton
Bruce Ideson
Mrs. Ann Green
Rosemary Chuha
Nancy Box 

NURSE IS SERVING WITH A.E.F. IN PACIFIC WAR ZONE - 2nd Lt. Margaret M. Huth - Vintondale


Margaret belonged to a family dedicated to the war effort; out of seven daughters born to the family, three went into the military service during WWII.

 

1943 - Letter to Soldier Returned With Note That He Was Killed - Seaman William Leland Stahl - Freidens - Ship Sunk in Pacific


 

1943 - FUNERAL FRIDAY FOR AIR CADET - Charles L. Rowe Jr. - Johnstown




 

Monday, November 9, 2026