B-24 Liberator
The Beginning of the End: D-Day & onward
Our Veterans' Day program reflects on World War II from D-Day on June 6, 1944 through the end of WWII. Displays from our digital files & website Oral Histories Artifacts…
Thomas J. Rocks
New Castle High School
1924
New Castle High School
1924
Martyred – WWII the Phillipines
By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Volunteer Fifteen Years to Priesthood Thomas J. Rocks, seen here in his 1924 high school graduation photo, was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, to Hugh…
Reid Joyce. "Photo from the day we discovered the underwater crash site of B-24 # 42-73453, the subject of Wil Hylton's acclaimed book Vanished."
The BentProp Project: search for the MIA of WWII
On April 6, 2014, 6:30 PM at the Lawrence County Historical Society Museum, the King Beaver Archeology Society will be hosting guest speaker Reid Joyce of Valencia, Pennsylvania. Mr. Joyce will…
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) The December 7, 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor resulted in the death of a local man. James McClintock of Wampum is believed to be…
PFC Everette A. Davis
92nd Chemical Battalion, Company B
US Army, WWII
92nd Chemical Battalion, Company B
US Army, WWII
All Graves are Adopted: PFC Davis at Margraten
PFC EVERETTE A. DAVIS – Netherlands American CemeteryBy Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer)Every Memorial Day we visit our local cemeteries to honor our men and women who died in the…
Lt. Col. John Brettell, US Army, WWI and WWII
Died Aboard a Hell Ship: John B. Brettell
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) Jack Morgan (see May 24, 2013 post) was not the only New Castle son subjected to the Hell Ships. While it is not known…
Jack Payne Morgan, US Navy
Attached to 4th Marines (WWII)
Attached to 4th Marines (WWII)
One Soldier’s Journey to a Hellship: Jack Payne Morgan
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) Jack Payne Morgan, son of Mr. & Mrs. Charles Morgan of Harbor St., was nicknamed “Pierpont” by his New Castle High School friends after…
PFC Hugh McCormick
Expressions of Gratitude: PFC Hugh R. McCormick
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) Ed's Note: on July 28, 2018, we added a 2-part YouTube video recounting this remarkable discovery (scan to bottom of this post) We all…