2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (248+ words) Jack Stanton Blessing. (Stories Behind the Stars) [Editor's Note: This article was previously published in the Dec. 5, 2025 edition of The Sentinel]. LEWISTOWN " Japan launched its only paratrooper attack against American airborne forces on Dec. 6, 1944 at San Pablo Air Strip No....

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (275+ words) Stories Behind the Stars Chester D. Dillon. LEWISTOWN " The American recapture in World War II of Corregidor Island from the Japanese garrison in the Philippines began with a daring, highly risky parachute drop by the 503rd Parachute Regiment on Feb. 16, 1945. A local…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (631+ words) BEAVERTOWN " Whether you want to learn about World War II through an exhibit at the Beavertown Historical Society Museum in Beavertown or about the skies overhead during a Night Sky Watch at Greenwood Furnace State Park in Huntingdon, there's a…...

8+ mon, 2+ day ago  (520+ words) NORMANDY, France " There can be little doubt that Lewistown residents John Robert and Lillian M. Carr were thrilled by the birth of their son, John Robert Carr, Jr. on June 8, 1924 in Lewistown. After all, the couple already had brought seven girls…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (590+ words) SUFFOLK, England " By the time Raymond K. "Duke" Deamer joined his bomber unit in February 1944 at RAF Knettishall, Suffolk, England, the squadron had already been awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation. The 562nd Bombardment Squadron, 388th Bombardment Group successfully bombed an aircraft factory at…...