(New York) 1862-1866, Sharon: Herald. 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. October 13 Italy declares war on Germany. Greenup was one of 39 OSS missions flown by Mr. Billings, who later worked as a commercial pilot and volunteered with the organization Mercy Medical Angels, flying patients who couldnt afford to travel long distances for health care. Greenville Newspapers and Obituaries. 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. 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. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a150a5d7a5b6a80 We werent even supposed to mention that we were with OSS. Listing here does not imply that the individal themself was born in Sicily. According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed in this county, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Feb. 25, in the funeral home. (Mercer, Pa.) 1830-1850, Mercer: Mercer Republican. September 18 German evacuation of Sardinia is completed. Justin was born in Grove City on April 27, 1985, to David L. and Patricia A. When someone close to you passes away, it can be difficult to know what to do. 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. (Greenville, Pa.) 1878-1887, Greenville: Greenville Advance. Dr. James Hughes Currier, 84, died peacefully with family members around him at home in The Villages, Fla., on Feb. 4, 2023, after courageously battling a long illness. Glenn Hart passed away in Grove City, Pennsylvania. US Army Signal Corps Photo No. His first wife, Nancy Gardiner Billings, died in 1995. The war goes on and Italy remains faithful to its word, Badoglio announces. (Mercer, Pa.) 1811-1827, Mercer: Western Press. Deborah, 61, of Wolf Creek Township. Lyle E. Ebersprecher, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum, 2013.495.970. (West Greenville, Pa.) 1861-1865, West Greenville: Shenango Valley Times. Gerald was born May 10, 1925, in Wildcat, Clarion County, Pa., to Robert M. and Mable F. (Kellerman) Bowser. Transfer Talk: Danny Welbeck to Reading; Tom Ince to Liverpool; European round-up: Messi's marvellous year two goals in Bara win, IoS classical review: Robert le diable, Royal Opera House, London. But I have an excuse. (Metheney) Foust. This particular page exists for the purpose of indexing obituaries of individuals born in Italy. LIBERTY TOWNSHIP A teenager was killed and four people were injured in a crash Sunday afternoon in Liberty Township. She was of the Protestant Edgar E. "Gene" O'Conner, 88, a lifetime resident of Grove City, passed peacefully at home surrounded by four generations of his family on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. Resistance fighters in Corsica carry out an insurrection in the town of Ajaccio. July 22 Troops of Pattons Seventh Army take Palermo, the regional capital of Sicily, with Major General Lucien K. Truscotts 3rd Infantry Division at the head of armored columns covering 100 miles in 72 hours. In our show we will discuss everything from sports, pop culture, politics, and . Visitation: 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City. - General George S. Patton, commander of US Seventh Army, instructing troops on Sicily, July 1943. (Sharon, Pa.) 1900s-1924, Sharon: Sharon Times. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. (Jamestown, Mercer Co., Pa.) 1873-1879, Mercer: Allied News the Mercer Dispatch. October 3 Troops from the 2nd New Zealand Division arrive in Taranto. He fought the good fight, kept the faith, finished the race. Visit our Support Center (Sharon, Mercer Co., Pa.) 1868-1880, Sharon: Sharon Weekly Telegraph. One time, an adorable little girl asked me, If Im going on an Angel Flight, does that mean Im an angel? Naturally, I confirmed it, Mr. Billings told the Patriot Ledger of Quincy, Mass., in November, when he retired from the volunteer flight program because of a recent heart attack. He was a 1976 graduate of Grove City High School. Glenn P. Hart, 89, of Grove City, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, in Grove Manor, following a lengthy illness. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular videos. By some accounts, the flight itself was so dangerous that Britains Royal Air Force refused to go. The less people that know, the safer it is for all of us, he told CNN in 2016. 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. The mission, known as Operation Greenup, was considered one of the most successful OSS operations of the war; its operatives are sometimes described as the real inglourious basterds, after director Quentin Tarantinos movie of the same name. Over 5,100 massacred. By the end of the flight, he continued, both of us were absolutely convinced.. Vodyanoy was born to Jacob and Vera (Resnik) Vodyanoy in Kiev, Uk. Interment: Slippery Rock Cemetery. September 16 Montgomerys Eighth Army spearheads, moving from Calabria, meet up with troops of Clarks Fifth Army in the beachhead near Salerno. (Grove City, Pa.) 1968-1972, Grove City: Allied News. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. The August 9 issue of Time magazine features Allen. You will receive email notifications when changes are made to the online memorial, including when family and friends post to the Guestbook. Jennifer Hetrick. USA (1,373,456) > Pennsylvania (70,521) > Mercer County (724) > Mercer County Newspapers and Obituaries (92), USA (1,373,456) > Pennsylvania (70,521) > Pennsylvania Newspapers and Obituaries (7,373) > Mercer County Newspapers and Obituaries (92). German forces carry out Operation Axis (Fall Achse), occupying Italy using troops already in the country in conjunction with forces newly arriving via the Brenner Pass. Read more. British 1st Airborne Division captures Taranto without opposition in Operation Slapstick. Donnie Iris, front and center, and The Cruisers . Burial: Crestview Rachael A., 82, of Grove City. WEST MIDDLESEX - In his Ash Wednesday homily at Church of the Good Shepherd, Father Glenn Whitman said this was a time . (Sharon, Pa.) 1885-1913, Sharon: Sharon Herald. 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. (Sandy Lake, Pa.) 1874-1898, Sharon: Evening Eagle. Visitation: 9 to 11 a.m. Feb. 18, 2023, in J. BRADLEY MCGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME and CREMATORY, Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon. More than 1,300 Italians killed in battle. Bobbie was a graduate of Dennis L. Morgan, 73, of Springfield Township, passed away Wednesday evening, Feb. 1, 2023, at UMPC Jamison hospital, New Castle. 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. I was born with a genetic defect. September 10 German units, especially the 16th Panzer Division, launch fierce counterattacks at Salerno, which for a time, threaten the integrity of General Clarks beachhead. Arrangements by CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City. FINDLEY TOWNSHIP The owners of a Findley Township winery are inviting patrons to a seat at their table literally. Hitler assures Pope Pius XII that the Germans will honor the sovereignty of the Pope over Vatican City and shield the latter from combat. He was born in Mercer in 1931. The village of Boves in the province of Cuneo is destroyed and the villages mayor and parish priest are burned alive. This is the full obituary story where you can express condolences and share memories. Willard Morse officiating. (Greenville, Pa.) 1985-Current, Greenville: Shenango Valley 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. Church welcomes all to reflect, grow as Lenten season begins. (Stoneboro, Pa.) 1982-1980s, West Greenville: Independent Press. Eventually, the Fifteenth Air Force, initially using bases at Foggia, includes seven fighter groups (among them the Tuskegee Airmen of the 332nd Fighter Group) and 21 bomb groups, carrying out missions over northern Italy, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and France. German General Bodo Zimmermann entrusted with putting down the strike. She was born on Dec. 14, 1927, in Sandy Lake, to Harry and Ruth (Davis) Henderson. 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. Charles was born in Grove City June 12, 1939, to LeRoy J. and Emma B. (Sharon, Pa.) 1876-1890, Sharon: Evening Edition of the Tribune. (Sandy Lake, Mercer County, Pa.) 1963-1960s, Sandy Lake: Sandy Lake Breeze. WILMINGTON TOWNSHIP A New Wilmington man died in a horse buggy crash Saturday in Wilmington Township. Dennis was born on Nov. 14, 1949, in Grove City to Walter G. and Cora E. (Mowrey) Morgan. He was born in Mercer in 1931. 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. Information 68, of Slippery Rock. Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday (5-9-17) in the funeral, with the Rev. Burial: None. 945 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 (Mercer, Pa.) 1864-1865, Sandy Lake: Allied News The Lakeview Breeze. Official US Coast Guard photo, gift of Jeffrey and Mary Cole, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum, 2002.119.025. Richard McEwen passed away recently from natural causes in St. Marys, Ohio, at the age of 81. 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. (Mercer, Pa.) 1896-1944, Mercer: Mercer Dispatch. Robert "Bob" was born June 12, 1926, in Clintonville, Pa., to Jane (McQuistan) and Raymond Hoffman. The oldest of three children, John Malcolm Billings was born in Winchester, Mass., on Aug. 7, 1923, and grew up in Scituate, a coastal town south of Boston. Top image: US Servicemembers take cover on a beach at Paestum, south of Salerno, September 9, 1943. July 25 King Victor Emmanuel III meets with Mussolini, removes him from office, and has him arrested. 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. The cause was congestive heart failure and renal failure, said his wife, Barbara Billings. The Badoglio government secretly signs an armistice with the Allies. Charles was born in Grove City June 12, 1939, to LeRoy J. and Emma B. Tribute will contact you if there are any issues. September 3 Montgomerys Eighth Army launches Operation Baytown, an amphibious operation at Reggio di Calabria, the toe of the Italian peninsula. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. 90, Karnes City, formerly of Boyers. As many as 3,000 people are killed in the raid. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. Richard Henry McEwen was born in Grove City on June 8, 1942. GROVE CITY A pizza shop, greenhouse and more are in the works for Grove City borough. His mother was a homemaker, and his father was a millwright who took Mr. Billings for his first flight as a third birthday present. He was a graduate of the Grove City College Class of 1952, earned a Master's Degree at Michigan State University, and a 1938 She married Seth J. Montgomerys mission to seize Messina, on the northeastern tip of Sicily, is slowed by stiff resistance from the German Hermann Gring Parachute Panzer Division. 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. Browse The Valley News Dispatch obituaries, conduct other obituary searches, offer condolences/tributes, send flowers or create an online memorial. Greenville Advance (1871 - 1876) Newspaper Archive. (Farrell, Pa.) 1913-1930, Greenville: Advance Argus and Mercer County News. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members pending proper verification of the death. Linda grew up in Cedar Rapids. She grew up in Indianapolis and attended high Adda Mae Perry, 95, of Grove City, passed away on Monday evening, Jan. 23, 2023. Authority in the liberated provinces of Taranto, Lecce, Brindisi, and Bari is ceded to the Badoglio government but under the oversight of an Allied Commission, directed by Noel Mason-McFarlane, former British governor of Gibraltar. 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. The top-secret mission would require him to fly deep behind German lines at night, avoiding enemy planes and antiaircraft guns, and drop three Allied spies over a frozen lake in the Austrian Alps, 10,000 feet above sea level. 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