(Sharon, Pa.) 1924-1935, Sharon: Sharon Daily Telegraph. September 9 General Mark Clark, commander of US Fifth Army, initiates Operation Avalanche, Allied landings on the Italian Peninsula at Salerno. (Sandy Lake, Pa.) 1879-1889, Sandy Lake: Lakeview Breeze. Browse The Valley News Dispatch obituaries, conduct other obituary searches, offer condolences/tributes, send flowers or create an online memorial. At the Arcadia Conference, held in Washington, DC, from December 24, 1941 to January 14, 1942, the Western Allies agreed to a Germany First policy to govern global strategy, but the question where to engage Germany, and when, remained unsettled. (Sharon, Pa.) 1876-1890, Sharon: Evening Edition of the Tribune. Burial: Barkeyville Cemetery. Some 3,000 members of the division perish when the German ships they are on (they were to be taken to concentration camps) are sunk by Allied aircraft. Richard Henry McEwen was born in Grove City on June 8, 1942. To follow Glenn's story, enter your email. The three spies soon parachuted successfully to the ground, landing in waist-high snow, and sledded downhill, heading toward Innsbruck. He was the only member of the OSS who was nominated for the Medal of Honor., Mr. Billings became good friends with Mayer, who died in 2016, two years before lawmakers awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the OSS as a whole after a years-long campaign for recognition for the spy agency. She was born on March 12, 1948, in New Castle to Guy Alexander Eppinger and Eula Mae Isler Eppinger. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Feb. 25, in the funeral home. (Grove City, Pa.) 1926-1967, Grove City: Grove City Reporter. Visitation: 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME, Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City. November 1 The US Fifteenth Air Force is created under the command of Major General James H. Doolittle, the hero of the April 1942 raid on Tokyo. Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is given responsibility for the occupation of Italy and for disarming the Italian armed forces. Contrary to Winston Churchill's belief thatItaly was the "soft underbelly" of Axis-dominated Europe, the Allied campaign in Italy was a long and bloody undertaking. (Power) Hart. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Monday (2-27-23) in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City. JAMESTOWN Jamestown Mayor Justin Pipp announced he is running for a Republican nomination , PITTSBURGH A former township official will face prison time and must pay thousands of doll, A pair of Grove City College alumni and ardent athletic advocates are the winners of the 202, WEST MIDDLESEX In his Ash Wednesday homily at Church of the Good Shepherd, Father Glenn Wh, GROVE CITY When Evan Lowe moved his elderly mother to Grove City last year, he realized th. US Army Signal Corps photo, gift of Ms. Regan Forrester, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum, 2002.337.236. Obituary February 24, 2023 12:30 PM Allied Discount Tires founder Stanley Hanin dies Tire Business Share Print Photo provided Stanley Hanin aboard his boat, the Alitsa. 2023. Kendric was a loving child, full of life, loving his brothers and family. Cynthia Magoon. Mr. Billings spent nearly all of his commercial aviation career at Eastern Airlines, where he worked as a pilot before going into mandatory retirement at age 60 in 1983. Justin was born in Grove City on April 27, 1985, to David L. and Patricia A. Jim graduated from Sharon High School, where his father was the Deborah Little Kochems, 61, of Wolf Creek Township, Grove City, passed away Friday, March 8, 2019 at home following a one-year illness. Jason Dawsey, PhD, is a Research Historian at the Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy. (Grove City, Pa.) 1896-1926, Grove City: Grove City Telephone. Jeff was born on Aug. 7, 1950, in Grove City, to William and Joyce (Knapp) Williamson. He was born in Butler on Dec. 8, 1953, the son of the late Nicholas and Allene (Wadding) Alwine. Search Obituaries in Allied News - a space for sharing memories: search for life stories, milestones, guestbook entries, and celebrate life of your loved ones. Go to form. Online condolences: cunninghamfhgc.com. Glenn P. Hart, 89, of Grove City, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, in Grove Manor, following a lengthy illness. (Mercer, Pa.) 1827-1829, Mercer: Western Press. He married his high school sweetheart, Ruth J. Shaw, June 1, 1962; she preceeded him in death Nov. 29, 2004. Rain showers this evening with overcast skies overnight. Online condolences: cunninghamfhgc.com. Robert "Bob" was born June 12, 1926, in Clintonville, Pa., to Jane (McQuistan) and Raymond Hoffman. He is survived by his parents, Justin V. Thomas Paul Lizzie, age 77, formerly of the village of Leesburg, passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at his home in Phoenix, Ariz. US General George S. Pattons Seventh Army lands on the southern coast of Sicily and British General Bernard Montgomerys Eighth Army on the southeastern coast. (Greenville, Pa.) 1832-1836, Greenville: Greenville Advance Argus. MERCER Mary Jo Basilone DePreta is seeking re-election for a second term as Mercer County clerk of courts, register of wills and clerk of or. (Mercer, Pa.) 1865-1887, Mercer: Mercer Gazette. Low 38F. Admiral Alberto da Zara surrenders the Italian fleet to British Admiral Andrew Cunningham, Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet, at Malta. Request a News Obituary. September 15 Allies secure the beachhead at Salerno, thanks to the skillful use of artillery and massive naval and air support. When someone close to you passes away, it can be difficult to know what to do. October 6 Adolf Eichmanns subordinate, Theodor Dannecker, arrives in Rome with a group of Waffen-SS personnel to organize the deportation of Jews. Linda was born on Aug. 9, 1947, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Andrew and Joan (Bissell) Rector. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in the funeral home with the Rev. Italian Friuli and Cremona Divisions fight the Germans on Corsica until they are crushed five days later. WILMINGTON TOWNSHIP A New Wilmington man died in a horse buggy crash Saturday in Wilmington Township. The Combined Bomber Offensive (CBO) in the European Theater was one of Americas bloodiest campaigns. Tom was born in Grove City on April 29, 1945, the son of the late Wendell John and the late Martha Elizabeth Tunstall Lizzie. More succumbed later to the effects of mustard gas exposure from a secret cargo of the toxic chemicals aboard SS John Harvey, an American Liberty ship destroyed during the raid. (Greenville, Pa.) 1871-1873, Greenville: Greenville Advance. Advance Argus (1887 - 1912) Newspaper Archive. Fiat factory workers there go on strike. She married Carl L. Fisher on Oct. 8, 1947; he preceded her in death on Dec. 24, 1984. October 3 Troops from the 2nd New Zealand Division arrive in Taranto. He enjoyed working on cars, playing video games Kendric Cole McBride, 1, of Grove City, passed away Monday morning, Jan. 30, 2023. info@nationalww2museum.org Willard Morse, visitation pastor of Grace United Methodist Church, Grove City, officiating. During peak periods such as Valentines Day, Memorial Day and most holidays, florists are not always able to keep up to demand. She was born on Dec. 14, 1927, in Sandy Lake, to Harry and Ruth (Davis) Henderson. Dennis was born on Nov. 14, 1949, in Grove City to Walter G. and Cora E. (Mowrey) Morgan. 90, Karnes City, formerly of Boyers. Burial: 87, of Lackawannock Township, formerly of Hawaii. Known to her family and friends as "Sandy", she was born on Jan. 17, 1952, in West Virginia, to Hance A. and Dora (Butler) Metheney. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members pending proper verification of the death. An overwhelming majority of them were women and children. 210.65.88.143 Launched in February 1945, the mission was aborted twice because of bad weather. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. July 24-25 A majority of the Fascist Grand Council approves (19 for, 7 against, 1 abstention) a motion of no confidence in Benito Mussolini. A week later some 50 Jews are massacred at Meina on Lake Maggiore, north of Milan, by men of the SS Panzergrenadier Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler. This is the start of the Third Reichs reign of terror in Italy. Many inhabitants of Palermo wave white flags and welcome the Americans. Gene was born on April 3, 1934, to Charles S. and Olga E. (Deertz) O'Conner. Van Til on June 13, 1992. Richard Henry McEwen was born in Grove City on June 8, 1942. Obituary. Charles Allen, 83, Grove City. Information 68, of Slippery Rock. Rachael was born in Brookville, Pa., on Dec. 3, 1940, to Parker and Mary Josephine (Keighley) Hayes. Glenn was born in Cochranton, Pa., on Sept. 8, 1933, to Joseph S. and Anna I. You can click this link to create an obituary. German bombers sink the battleship Roma with a guided glider bomb, with the loss of more than 1,500 lives, including Admiral Carlo Bergamini. Browse classified ads. It would have been nice to have them know about it as well.. His mother was a homemaker, and his father was a millwright who took Mr. Billings for his first flight as a third birthday present. Silvio T. Romano, age 94, of Exton, PA, formerly of Broomall, PA, passed away on December 9, 2015. But I have an excuse. Burial: None. KOCHEMS Latest News a 'Night to Shine' for everyone; SNAP to attention for Lone Star Card holders. Calling hours: 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday (3-2-23) in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City. Glenn P., 89, of Grove City. Simply browse the Grove Citys obituaries listing you can find on this page or conduct a search on the web site with your loved ones name. Rotary honors diversly . He was a member of Tower Presbyterian Church, Grove Mark R. Owen, 64, of Grove City, passed under hospice care on Friday evening, Feb. 17, 2023, at home. Two days later 1,030 Jews, a majority of them women and 200 of them children, are deported to Auschwitz, where most of them are murdered immediately. (Mercer, Pa.) 1887-1896, Mercer: Freemen's Monitor, Literary Gazette. He was 83. Friends may sign guest book at www.flynnfuneralhome.com German General Bodo Zimmermann entrusted with putting down the strike. Performance & security by Cloudflare. Funeral service: 11 a.m. Friday (2-24-23) in the funeral home. 2023. Most childrens books are not derived from true stories. August 17 Allies enter Messina, ending the conquest of Sicily. Callings hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday (5-22-17) at HILE FUNERAL HOME of KARNS CITY, 128 Main St., Karns City. This is the full obituary story where you can express condolences and share memories. (Sandy Lake, Mercer Co., Pa.) 1902-1962, Sandy Lake: Sandy Lake News. A complete obituary will be published in Wednesday's edition of Allied News and at www.cunninghamfhgc.com. The largest of the ghettos where Eastern European Jews were first confined and, later, deported to extermination camps by the Nazis was set up in Warsaw, Poland. 2023. Services: 11 a.m. Feb. 18 in the funeral home with the Rev. September 19 Confrontations between Italian partisans and Germans ensue. You can then forward the email to the family or print it and give it to them personally. Montgomerys mission to seize Messina, on the northeastern tip of Sicily, is slowed by stiff resistance from the German Hermann Gring Parachute Panzer Division. She married John Roy Barlow on Dec. 10, 1961. To plant a tree in memory of Glenn P. Hart, please visit. (West Greenville, Pa.) 1859-1861, West Greenville: Union Democrat. Planting will take place in Spring or Summer of the same year. (Mercer, Pa.) 1811-1827, Mercer: Western Press. US Army Signal Corps photo, gift of Ms. Regan Forrester, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum, 2002.337.423. DULANEY alliednews.com Tuesday, February 28, 2023 Mercer County State Bank to open branch in down Winemakers welcome guests to their table Author's true-story tale of White House cat now Briggs, Graeser. MERCER Scott Patton said you can bank on Mercer getting a new traditional full-service ban, FINDLEY TOWNSHIP The owners of a Findley Township winery are inviting patrons to a seat at, MERCER Telephone scammers are targeting county residents claiming to be from the Mercer Co, LIBERTY TOWNSHIP A teenager was killed and four people were injured in a crash Sunday afte. - However, his sense of humor and famous sayings will live on in the lives of his family and friends. US Army Signal Corps Photo No. November 22 British Eighth Army starts offensive on the Sangro River, Montgomerys final battle in the Mediterranean theater. (Grove City, Pa.) 1882-1896, Grove City: Mercer County Herald. Those who survived the initial onslaught and did not manage to flee, had to eke out a living on a battleground ravaged by incessant bombardment and street fighting. Justin was employed by AutoZone of Grove City. Glenn was born in Cochranton, Pa., on Sept. 8, 1933, to Joseph S. and Anna I. Yes, simply click Add a photo located underneath the main photo of the obituary then upload the photos/videos you wish to share. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday (2-23-23) in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City. (Greenville, Pa.) 1874-1877, Grove City: Allied News Grove City Reporter-Herald. Visitation: 9 to 11 a.m. Feb. 18, 2023, in J. BRADLEY MCGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME and CREMATORY, Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon. John A. Frey, 86, of Grove City, went home to be with the Lord on at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. 91, of Grove City. 89, of Grove City. He was a 1963 graduate of Grove City High Madlyn Bryan Eppinger Englehart, 74, of Richmond Hill, Ga., formerly of Lugoff, S.C., and Slippery Rock, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, after a brief illness. Marshal Rodolfo Graziani will shortly thereafter be named Minister of Defense. October 23 US 1st Infantry Division departs Sicily for England to train for the cross-channel attack into northern France. Hitler assures Pope Pius XII that the Germans will honor the sovereignty of the Pope over Vatican City and shield the latter from combat. (West Greenville [I.E. Official US Coast Guard photo, gift of Jeffrey and Mary Cole, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum, 2002.119.025. Mark was formerly employed by Grove City College, Allegheny 1942 Send Flowers: When Is the Ordering Deadline? Chaired by the moderate socialist Ivanoe Bonomi, the Committees structure is copied from the multi-party National Council of the Resistance, created by French resistance leader Jean Moulin earlier that year. Obituaries Obituaries. Chance of rain 50%. He married Gayla L. Rice on June 2, 1973; she preceded him in death on Jan. 20, 2008. Official US Coast Guard Photo, gift of Jeffrey and Mary Cole, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum, 2002.119.023. Their two armies comprise the Fifteenth Army Group, led by British General Harold Alexander. August 11 Germans begin evacuating their forces at night from Sicily across the Straits of Messina. - September 23 Mussolini establishes the Italian Social Republic, a puppet regime often referred to as the Sal Republic because of its location in northern Italy. Wayne Green 1950-2023. July 18 With the fighting in Sicily still raging, General Dwight D. Eisenhower wins support from the Combined Chiefs of Staff for Winston Churchills idea of a landing in mainland Italy. Richard McEwen passed away recently from natural causes in St. Marys, Ohio, at the age of 81. Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday (5-9-17) in the funeral, with the Rev. He continued flying for nearly four more decades, upgrading his Cessna to fly 462 Angel Flights as a volunteer pilot with Mercy Medical Angels. As many as half a million civilians remained in Stalingrad when the Germans approached in the late summer of 1942. Farrell: Farrell News. Im happy that the OSS got recognized, Mr. Billings told The Washington Post after an award ceremony he attended with about 20 other OSS veterans. Copyright 2023 Echovita Inc. All rights reserved. (Camp Reynolds [Greenville], Pa.) 1943-1940s, Greenville: Evening Record. Everyone has some sort of addiction, and flyings mine, Mr. Billings told the Santa Cruz Sentinel in 2015 at age 91, in the midst of a 13-day flight around the contiguous United States with his longtime co-pilot, Nevin Showman. Obituaries were generally published in about 1890 or later, though in some areas they were printed previously. Tribute will contact you if there are any issues. MERCER Scott Patton said you can bank on Mercer getting a new traditional full-service bank branch. Top image: US Servicemembers take cover on a beach at Paestum, south of Salerno, September 9, 1943. (New York) 1862-1866, Sharon: Herald. Note: These are general guidelines; some florists may not be able to operate within these timelines. Map courtesy of the United States Military Academy Department of History. He and his fellow aviators dropped supplies for partisans and undercover operatives, including 500-pound containers full of gold coins used to bribe Germans. German 1st Mountain Division, under the command of General Hubert Lanz, is responsible. President Franklin D. Roosevelt pins the Distinguished Service Cross on General Mark Clark, commander of US Fifth Army, at Castelvetrano, Sicily, December 10, 1943. (Sharon, Pa.) 1885-1913, Sharon: Sharon Herald. December 24 Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese succeeds Montgomery as commander of Eighth Army. John Billings, who flew Allied spies behind Nazi lines, dies at 98. . Eighty years ago, the Red Army managed to stop, contain, and ultimately defeat the largest German army on the Eastern Front. He was the youngest of two sons born to Arthur R. McEwen and Mary E. (Morrison) McEwen. He was a 1976 graduate of Grove City High School. RootsWeb is funded and supported by But, he added, So many people, deserving people, are not here anymore. More than 1,300 Italians killed in battle. September 26 Without authorization from Himmler, Kappler orders Dante Almansi and Ugo Fo, two leaders of the Jewish community in Rome, to give him 50 kilograms of gold to save Romes Jewish population from deportation. German forces will move to disarm Italian garrisons in France, Yugoslavia, Albania, and Greece. (Grove City, Pa.) 1906-1921, Jamestown: Jamestown Sentinel. Donnie Iris remembers watching TV, witnessing Chuck Berry still performing at 60 years old on stage. Chance of rain 50%.. Greenville Advance Argus (1878 - 1887) Newspaper Archive. Donnie Iris and The Cruisers will headline a concert March 11 at the UPMC Events Center in Moon Township to celebrate Donnie Iris's 80th birthday. Official US Coast Guard photo, gift of Jeffrey and Mary Cole, from the . A unique and lasting tribute for a loved one. (Greenville, Pa.) 1887-1917, Greenville: Advance. In total, 17 ships are sunk and dozens more suffered damage. Field Marshal Albert Kesselring, in charge of central and southern Italy, takes over in Rome and leads the resistance to the Allied landing at Salerno. Burial: Mount Irwin Cemetery. Service: Was held Monday (5-1-17) in the funeral home, with the Rev. Service: Was Friday in the funeral home chapel, with C. Charles Eckles, pastor of I.H.S Gospel Ministries, Glenn P., 89, of Grove City. He was 98 when he died March 4 at his home in Woodstock, Va., four weeks after flying his single-engine Cessna Cutlass for the last time with help from a co-pilot. (Mercer, Pa.) 1866-1919, Mercer: Whig and Dispatch. (Mercer, Pa.) 1864-1865, Sandy Lake: Allied News The Lakeview Breeze. Over 5,100 massacred. She graduated from Justin Lee Foust, 37, of Grove City, passed away on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. (Mercer, Pa.) 1839-1846, Mercer: Independent Democrat. Eisenhower reprimands Patton for two incidents (on August 3 and 10) involving two soldiers with battle fatigue in American field hospitals and orders him to apologize. His first wife, Nancy Gardiner Billings, died in 1995. October 12 Fifth Army, launching the first of five offensives executed between mid-October and mid-January 1944, establishes bridgeheads over the next four days across the Volturno River, north of Naples. Creating an obituary on Echovita is free. Arrangements: CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME, Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City. Stationed in the southern city of Brindisi, about 70 miles from the spy agencys headquarters in Bari, Mr. Billings flew a camouflaged B-24, painted gloss black to avoid being seen at night. (Stoneboro, Pa.) 1982-1980s, West Greenville: Independent Press. Allied News (Grove City, Pennsylvania) Newspaper Obituaries (2007 - Current) Allied News Obituaries in Grove City, Pennsylvania Uncovering your family history can be difficult. Greenville Evening Record (1897 - 1923) Newspaper Archive. They comply with Kapplers demand two days later. Online condolences at cunninghamfhgc.com. BOCA RATON, Fla. Stanley Bernard Hanin, founder of one-time central Florida mainstay Allied Discount Tires Inc., died Feb. 22 in Boca Raton at age 86. Searching obituaries is a great place to start your family tree research. She married James "Shirl" Adams on Aug. 30, 1957; he preceded Rachael in death on Jan. 1, Gerald E. Bowser, 97, of Grove City passed peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, in Orchard Manor, Grove City. Map of Allied operations in southern Italy, September 3-25, 1943. September 13 Italian 33rd Infantry Division (Acqui) resists the Germans on the Greek island of Cephalonia. 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He married Betty J. Waltenbaugh on Sept. 12, 1959. (Sharon, Pa.) 1880s-1896, Sharpsville: Advertiser. Jim graduated from Sharon High School, where his father was the Robert Earl Hoffman peacefully passed away surrounded by family on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, at the age of 96. You will receive email notifications when changes are made to the online memorial, including when family and friends post to the Guestbook. She graduated from Slippery Rock High School in Garalynn S. Barlow, 81, of Liberty Township, Grove City, passed peacefully at home under hospice care on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. Letter to the Editor Listing here does not imply that the individal themself was born in Sicily. Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current. He was born Nov. 10, 1938, in Sharon, to Stanley N. and Esther Hughes Currier. Mr. Billings recalled that the third attempt went forward after he was told that the wind speed atop the Alps would exceed 200 miles per hour that night an ominous warning that bore out when the plane encountered a powerful downdraft that caused it to drop 6,000 feet in 18 seconds, according to the flight navigator. He was a graduate of the Grove City College Class of 1952, earned a Master's Degree at Michigan State University, and a 1938 It is one seven divisions withdrawn from the theater. Search Richmond obituaries and condolences, hosted by Echovita.com. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. In addition to his wife of 24 years, the former Barbara Staley, survivors include three children from his first marriage, Susan Billings of Dumfries, Va., Leslie Billings of Alexandria, Va., and Lee Billings of Stafford, Va.; two stepdaughters, Lisa Oleskie and Lori Staley, both of Woodstock; a brother; six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers. John Billings, who flew Allied spies behind Nazi lines, dies at 98, Bradley Beal hits season high as Wizards fight to the finish in Atlanta, For Ovechkin in winter, a deadline sell-off makes sense this spring, Commanders cut Carson Wentz and Bobby McCain, clearing cap space, the Patriot Ledger of Quincy, Mass., in November. Obituaries High Schools Colleges Newspapers Funeral Homes Local obituaries for Grove City, Pennsylvania 203 Results Monday, February 27, 2023 Add Photos Add a Memory William S. "Bill" Main. Charles later married Glenn P. Hart, 89, of Grove City, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, in Grove Manor, following a lengthy illness. (Sharpsville, Pa.) 1870-1878, Stoneboro: Pennsylvania Times-Citizen. Resistance fighters in Corsica carry out an insurrection in the town of Ajaccio. Inside one of World War IIs most daring spy missions: The men who made OSS operations possible. Spare on Sept. 24, 1952. With Nazi troops on the defensive and World War II nearing an end, Army Air Forces pilot John Billings was enlisted for a risky operation organized by the Office of Strategic Services, the wartime precursor to the CIA. (Breese) Tubbs. 2023. (Greenville, Pa.) 1897-1923, Greenville: Gazette and National Republican Advocate. More than 660 Neapolitans perish during these four days. September 3 Montgomerys Eighth Army launches Operation Baytown, an amphibious operation at Reggio di Calabria, the toe of the Italian peninsula. 89, Grove City. Hundreds of American soldiers assemble at a rest camp near Naples and listen to update, Fall 1943. September 25 Reichsfhrer SS Heinrich Himmler notifies Herbert Kappler, head of the SD (the intelligence gathering branch of the SS) in Rome, to make preparations for the immediate deportation of Jews from Rome. General George S. Patton, commander of US Seventh Army, instructing troops on Sicily, July 1943. Kelley Schanely officiating. Hitler orders that Italy be treated as an occupied country. MERCER Telephone scammers are targeting county residents claiming to be from the Mercer County Sheriff office. When your purchase is complete, a post will be made on the tribute wall of the deceased signifying the planting of a memorial tree. My feet hurt if I stand on the ground too long., Mr. Billings deployed to Italy in August 1944, tasked with flying the Consolidated B-24 Liberator, a heavy bomber that he jokingly referred to as the pregnant pig. He completed 14 combat missions before being assigned to the 885th Heavy Special Bombardment Squadron, which he later discovered was a front for the OSS. 1907-1909. Burial: The National Cemetery of The Alleghenies, Bridgeville, Pa. He fought the good fight, kept the faith, finished the race. Rachael was born in Brookville, Pa., on Dec. 3, 1940, to Parker and Mary Josephine (Keighley) Hayes. Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. Search Grove City obituaries and condolences, hosted by Echovita.com. Many historians have written about the famous Buffalo Soldiers of the all-Black 92nd Infantry Division, who fought with distinction during World War II. He was a 2004 graduate of Grove City High School. October 18 The Allied Military Government (AMG) is announced with control over the zones of combat in Italy and the region of Naples, with its indispensable port. NOTE: Additional records that apply to Mercer County are also on the Pennsylvania Newspapers and Obituaries page. Allied News obits are an excellent source of information about those long-lost family members in Grove City, Pennsylvania. (Sharon, Pa.) 1970-Current, Sharon: Mercer Eagle. Calling hours: Were held Sunday (4-30-17) in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City. Obituaries | Allied News Featured Obituary Showcase your loved one's life story with a featured obituary. Note: Affiliate links are used within the directory on this site and a small contribution goes to the website for some purchases made. Calling hours: 4 to 7 p.m. Monday (5-8-17) in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME, Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City. Jeff was a 1968 graduate of Grove City High School. GROVE CITY Grove City borough leaders will soon be on the search for a new police chief. , Jan. 30, 2023 Institute for the cross-channel allied news obituaries into northern France Bomber Offensive ( )... 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