Jeremiah P. Mahoney was killed in a pitched battle with German forces near Reipertswiller, France, in early 1945. New technology finally brought closure.
When I got through those years, I had a list of 70 local young men killed in WWII. The number was overwhelming to me, as Chico was a town of only 21,000. Many later appeared on my list of top ...
On Wednesday last week around 5:30 a.m., Crossville police units were dispatched to the area of Myrtle Avenue about a man by the name of Frank Quince digging up dirt on the side of the road. Upon ...
Wilbur Rupke of Lexington served in the U.S. Army’s 75th Infantry Division, enduring grueling combat in Belgium, France and Germany, including the Battle of the Bulge. LEXINGTON — At 98 years old, ...