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World War II Casualties Database
In partnership with the Mahoning Valley Historical Society
The World War II Casualties Database has been a resource in the making. Stemming from the finding of roughly 10,000 individualized cards recounting the sacrifice that has been made by many from the Valley.
The Vindicator was in the process of moving from two offices into one. Two boxes, roughly the size of pizza boxes but deep enough to hold index cards, were plucked from a back closet. The cards were in almost perfect condition — all in alphabetical order and all cards perfectly legible.
Their scope of coverage for this was large — west to Akron, north to Lake Erie and east to Oil City, Pa. The notes are meticulous, including many updates about how wounded soldiers made their way back. What day articles were in the paper, which page and which column.
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Operation volunteer
Associated Press BOLIVAR, Pa. Rus Davies and Greg Clark have never served in the military, but
WWII vet tells Rotary Club about fighting Battle of the Bulge
As he lay in a ditch alone, bleeding from where a piece of shrapnel had torn through his leg, Howard Friend had no way of knowing if help was on the way.
Continuing the search
Associated Press Nearly 75 years after Brig. Gen. Kenneth Walker disappeared during a bombing
Valley WWII, Vietnam veterans to be inducted into HOF
Two area military veterans, James W. Campbell of Howland and Howard B. Friend of Poland, are among 20 men and women to be inducted Thursday into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame.
WWII experiences are priceless
Opinion: It is estimated by the end of 2017 only about 500,000 of the World War II veterans out of the
Neo-Nazis in the US insult all who perished in WWII
Editorial: Every year on the last Monday in May, patriotic Americans visit cemeteries and memorials and attend
Staff Sgt. Thomas L. Baker’s drawings captured the horrors of war in Europe
Staff Sgt. Thomas L. Baker’s drawings captured the horrors of war in Europe
VIDEO | Vindicator’s stashed WWII files lay to rest man’s questions
Opinion: For Dale Rhinehart, three veterans’ graves in Lake Park Cemetery are special. One is that of his dad, Jay, who served in World War II. Another holds a friend, John Pape, also a WWII vet. The third grave? Well, that has been of interest to Dale for 45 years, mainly because it’s been a mystery for all that time too. It’s the grave of William C. Roble.
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The Print Connection
On some of the cards, not all, there may be a text layout similar to the card to the above
7-19-44-12-1
That would translate to:
July 19, 1944, Page 12, Column 1
You can use the Google Archives link below to find the corresponding print edition.
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Youngstown Vindicator
25,141 issues Apr 22, 1807 - Aug 31, 1984
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