World War II
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Navy Veteran From Chester Receives Birthday Drive By and a Flag on His 100th
A Navy veteran from Chester who saw action in both World II and the Korean War recently celebrated his 100th birthday with the community, reports…
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(Video) Hundreds Turn Out in Drive-By Parade to Celebrate Newtown Square Vet’s 105th Birthday
A World War II vet in Newtown Square can always look forward to a unique birthday, since it falls each year on Nov. 11, Veteran’s…
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World War II Vet Left School to Support Family. He Just Got His Diploma From Rose Tree This Week
A World War II vet nearing 100 years old received his high school diploma this week from the Rose Tree Media School District, writes Ashley…
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Lawmaker Introduces Legislation That Would Award Medal of Honor to VFMA Grad, WWII Hero
U.S. Rep. John Joyce has introduced legislation that would award the Medal of Honor to Lt. Eric Fisher Wood Jr., a Valley Forge Military Academy…
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Remains of Delco WWII Marine Killed on Small Island Finally Laid to Rest at Arlington National Cemetery
A Gardendale soldier who was killed on a small island during World War II will finally be laid to rest in Arlington Cemetery, reports CBS3…
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Pennsylvania Woman One of the Code Breakers Who Unmasked Soviet Spies at Height of Cold War
Angeline Nanni, a Western Pennsylvania woman who ran a beauty parlor in Blairsville with her sisters before World War II, was one of the code…
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World War II Veteran, Collingdale Resident of 63 Years the Grand Marshal of Borough’s Parade
Collingdale Mayor Frank Kelly and World War II veteran Joseph Passaretti were grand marshals of the borough’s Fourth of July parade that started on McDade…
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WWII Hero, Unsung Football Great Memorialized with Statue in Radnor
Emlen Tunnell, a World War II hero and the first African-American to play for the New York Giants, has been memorialized with a statue in…
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Remains of WWII Pilot from Chester Finally Discovered, Buried with Full Military Honors
Stanley Stegnerski, a fighter pilot from Chester who was reported missing in action over Germany during World War II, was finally laid to rest in…
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Sun Shipbuilding Launched Its First Ship from Chester Yard a Century Ago
October 30 marked the centennial since Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock launched its first ship from the Chester yard, writes Colin Ainsworth for the Daily Times.…
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Known for Having Brought Jobs to Rural Delco, Exec at Concordville’s Southco Dies at 95
Thomas B.T. Baldwin, a sales executive from Media who helped bring jobs to rural Delaware County with Southco, died last month at 95, writes Bonnie…
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Lansdowne Physician Finds Evidence of His Ukrainian Grandfather’s Martyrdom
Dr. George Isajiw, who has been practicing medicine in Lansdowne for more than 35 years, has found evidence of his Ukrainian grandfather’s martyrdom during World…
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Remembering a World War II Hero from Chester
Chester native Bill Reese, who died in the Battle of Troina in Italy during World Word II, was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor,…
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American Legion Joins County Council to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor
People of a certain age in Hawaii and across the United States will never forget Dec. 7, 1941 as a day that changed everything, the…
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