World War II – Delton A. Watkins – Died at Norfolk Naval Hospital, 1944
TOWER CITY MAN DIED IN NAVAL HOSPITAL Delton A. Watkins, age 34, who had been serving with the U.S. Navy at Camp Peary, Virginia, died in the Norfolk Naval Hospital, […]
Kenneth R. Rickert (1926-1946) – Killed in Auto Accident in Germany
LYKENS SOLDIER KILLED IN ACCIDENT IN GERMANY Mr.and Mrs. Guerney Rickert of Lykens, have been advised that their son, T/5 Kenneth Rickert, age 20, was fatally injured in an automobile […]
Millersburg – Armed Forces-Veterans Memorial Day Committee, 1957
A picture of the committee established for the 1957 Millersburg Sesquicentennial Armed Forces-Veterans-Memorial Day, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Pictured are: Front Row (seated): Lloyd Meck; Margaret Sierer; Bettie Manning; M. […]
World War II – Ernest N. Davidson – Killed in Action
MILLERSBURG MAN KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE MILLERSBURG, 11 August 1944 — Staff Sgt. Ernest N. Davidson, of Millersburg, was killed in action on 15 July 1944, in France, according […]
David Luther Adams (1921-1945) – Died in World War II
TOWER CITY SOLDIER DIES OF WOUNDS Mr. and Mrs. Henry O. Adams, Tower City, R. D., have been advised that their son, Pfc. David J. Adams [sic, should be David […]
Benjamin M. Bailey Jr. (1922-1944) – Killed in World War II Plane Crash
MILLERSBURG AIRMAN LOSES LIFE OVERSEAS Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Bailey Sr., of Millersburg, have been advised by the War Department that their son, Second Lieutenant Benjamin Bailey Jr., was killed […]
Thomas Bowman (1897-1942) – Mine Accident Victim
HELD FUNERAL FOR MINE ACCIDENT VICTIM SATURDAY Funeral services for Thomas Bowman, 44, of Tower City, who was killed in an accident at an independent mine working last Tuesday [10 […]
Lawrence Leitzel (1895-1945)
FUNERAL TODAY FOR LYKENS TOWNSHIP FARMER Lawrence Leitzel, age 49 years, Lykens Township, farmer, died in the Geisinger Hospital, Danville, on Sunday. Mr. Leitzel was injured in an accident, by […]