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Six years that changed the world 1939-1945 ; Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster New Era, Sunday News

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17681
Date of Publication
c1992.
Call Number
940.53 S625 Oversize
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Historical Briefs,
Date of Publication
c1992.
Physical Description
1 v. : chiefly ill. ; 36 cm.
Notes
Cover title: Special edition; World War II--six years that changed the world 1939-1945.
Summary
Reflects the war as recorded in the Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster New Era and Sunday News (Lancaster newspapers).
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945 - Pictorial works.
World War, 1939-1945 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
World War, 1939-1945 - Newspapers.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
940.53 S625 Oversize
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Distinguished military men : Word Portraits of Eight of Columbia's Finest

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16843
Author
Von Stetten, Wayne ,
Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
923.5 V945
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Author
Von Stetten, Wayne ,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Minuteman Press ,
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
218 p. : parts. ; 23 cm.
Summary
This book discusses eight successful military men who all grew up in Columbia, Pennsylvania. Chapters: Brigadier General Thomas Welsh, Major General Edward Shannon, Lieutenant General Daniel Strickler, Vice Admiral Charles Mason, Brigadier General Charles Supplee, Rear Admiral Richard Kern, Major General Richard Snyder, and Major General Frank Smoker. No bibliography
Subjects
Welsh, Thomas , - 1824-1863.
Shannon, Edward Caswell , - 1870-1946.
Strickler, Daniel B. , - 1897-1992.
Mason, Charles Perry , - 1891-1971.
Supplee, Charles L. , - 1895-1971.
Kern, Richard , - 1891-1982.
Snyder, Richard , - 1912-1981.
Smoker, Frank H. , - Jr. - 1925-
World War, 1914-1918 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
World War, 1939-1945 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Korean War, 1950-1953
Mexican War, 1846-1848 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Spanish American War 1898 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Military biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 V945
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The war that started one hundred years ago : Mount Joy men in WW1

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19246
Author
Albert, Vera E.
Date of Publication
2014.
Call Number
974.815 MOJT H673 v. 19 # 1
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Alternate Title
War that started 100 years ago
Responsibility
by Vera E. Albert.
Author
Albert, Vera E.
Place of Publication
[Mount Joy, PA?]
Publisher
Mount Joy Area Historical Society,
Date of Publication
2014.
Physical Description
ii, 36 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Vol. 19, no. 1, 2014.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 36).
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945.
Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Mount Joy (Lancaster County)
Mount Joy (Lancaster County, Pa.) - History - World War, 1939-1945.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 MOJT H673 v. 19 # 1
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Standing together : Mount Joy's greatest generation

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14149
Date of Publication
2001.
Call Number
974.815 MOJT J673 v.6 #1
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Responsibility
Jean H. Ellis, editor and research.
Place of Publication
[s.l.]
Publisher
Mount Joy Area Historical Society ,
Date of Publication
2001.
Physical Description
104 p. ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
World War, 1939-1945 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Mount Joy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 MOJT J673 v.6 #1
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A surgeon's duty : The World War II memoir of John L. Farmer, M.D

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Author
Farmer, Andrew H.
Date of Publication
20 cm.
Call Number
940.5481 F233
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Responsibility
by Andrew H. Farmer.
Author
Farmer, Andrew H.
Place of Publication
[s.n
Publisher
s.l.]
Date of Publication
20 cm.
Physical Description
vii, 155 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Bibliography : p.151-155.
Summary
"In the 50 days that followed the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, John L. Farmer put his civilian surgical practice on hold to join a hastily organized U.S. Army evacuation hospital that was one of the first medical units to go overseas. Letters and diaries written during the three and a half years Farmer was in the Pacific record his experiences from the hectic days assembling the hospital in early 1942 through the campaign to retake the Philippines in 1945." [from Amazon.com]
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Letters.
United States - History - World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives.
Additional Author
Farmer, John Lawrence
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
940.5481 F233
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"Greatest Generation" stories of Lancaster Rotarians about World War II and the Great Depression

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15097
Date of Publication
2007?
Call Number
367 R843g
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Responsibility
collected and edited by William A. Mohler, Jr.
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.]
Date of Publication
2007?
Physical Description
[28] p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
"Based on the Lancaster Rotary Club meetings on May 28th and November 26, 2003"
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945 - Pennslvania - Lancaster
World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives, American.
Depression, 1929 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
367 R843g
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What's cookin' among our boys and girls in the Armed Forces : the Cocalico Valley and World War II : Volume I - December 1941 through April 1944, Volume II - May 1944 through December 1945

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo18328
Date of Publication
2013-2014.
Call Number
974.815 EPHB W555
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Responsibility
compiled by Clarence E. Spohn in cooperation with The Ephrata Review.
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ,
Date of Publication
2013-2014.
Physical Description
v. ; ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
"This two-volume set of books is dedicated to all of the brave men and women from the Cocalico Valley who served during World War II."
Includes index.
"197 of Limited Edition of 1,000 copies."
Summary
"A second volume, picking up where Volume I left off, which continues to tell the stories of the men and women from the Cocalico Valley who served their country during WWII, as told by newspaper articles published in The Ephrata Review from May1944 through December 1945. The newspaper articles include letters written home by those in the military, along with articles found in the paper's weekly columns, "What's Cookin' Among Our Boys in the Armed Services," the weekly Denver column, "With Those in the Service," and extracts from community "Personals" and news columns relating to individuals in the military. Also included are articles on those killed and wounded in the service of their country. Each chapter begins with an abbreviated time-line of the War during the period covered by that chapter. The volume is indexed by surname." [from the Journal of the Historical Society Of The Cocalico Valley]
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Author
Spohn, Clarence E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 EPHB W555
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World War II: a young man's experience

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16831
Author
Whigham, Biddle A.
Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
940.5481 W572
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Responsibility
by Biddle A. Whigham.
Author
Whigham, Biddle A.
Place of Publication
Computer printout
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
Unpaged : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives, American
Additional Author
Whigham, Biddle A.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
940.5481 W572
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Citizen soldier 1944-1945 : PFC George k. Myers, Sr. s/n 33 874 847

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Date of Publication
n.d.
Call Number
940.544 M996
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Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s. n.]
Date of Publication
n.d.
Physical Description
20 p. : ill. , 28 cm.
Notes
Obiturary of Mr. Myers laid in back of document.
Subjects
Myers, George, - Sr. - 1906-2003.
Gavin, James M. - 1907-1990.
Myers family.
World War, 1939-1945 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives, American
Hurtgen Forest - Germany
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
940.544 M996
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Wild blue, memories of flying and war

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15344
Author
Bulleit, Fredric E.
Date of Publication
2004.
Call Number
940.544 B936
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Responsibility
by Fredric E. Bulleit.
Author
Bulleit, Fredric E.
Place of Publication
Lititz, Pa
Publisher
Sutter House ,
Date of Publication
2004.
Physical Description
vi, 120 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945.
World War, 1939-1945
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
940.544 B936
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Lancaster County : the red rose of Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo138
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1994.
Call Number
974.815 LACO L863L
974.815 LACO L863La
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Responsibility
John Ward Willson Loose ; "Partners in Progress" by Gary G. Martin and Donald L. Collins.
ISBN
1884166032 :
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Canoga Park, CA
Publisher
CCA Publications,
Date of Publication
1994.
Physical Description
[6], 158 p.: ill., some col. ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Chamber of Commerce (Lancaster, Pa.).
Lancaster County Historical Society (Lancaster, Pa.).
Lancasater Malleable Castings, Co. (Lancaster, Pa.).
J. Walter Miller Company (Lancaster, Pa.).
Raub Supply Company (Lancaster, Pa.).
Alumax Mill Products (Lancaster, Pa.).
High Industries, Inc. (Lancaster, Pa.).
Federal-Mogul Corporation (Lancaster, Pa.).
Serta Mattress Company (Lancaster, Pa.).
Cassey Engineering (Salunga, Pa.).
Lancaster Labratories (Lancaster, Pa.).
Ford New Holland (New Holland, Pa.).
Liberty Sign and Can Company (Lancastaear, Pa.).
J. L. Clark, Inc. (Lancaster, Pa.).
Simon Ladder Towers, Inc. (Leola, Pa.).
Lancaster Paint and Glass (Lancaster, Pa. ).
Wickersham Construction and Engineering, Inc. (Lancaster, Pa.).
SICO Company (Mt. Joy, Pa.).
Denver and Ephrata Telephone and Telegraph Company (Pa.).
Bank of Lancaster County (Pa.).
Fulton Bank (Lancaster, Pa).
CoreStates Hamilton Bank (Lancaster, Pa.)
Dauphin Deposit Bank (Pa.)
Ross, Buehler, Falk and Company (Pa.).
Community Hospital (Lancaster, Pa.).
Lancaster General Hospital (Lancaster, Pa.).
St. Joseph Hospital (Lancaster, Pa.)
Corporate Healthcare Strategies, Inc. (Pa.)
Warner-Lambert Company (Pa.).
Lancasater Bible College (Lancaster, Pa.).
Franklin & Marshall College (Lancaster, Pa.).
Acorn Press (Pa.).
Lancaster Newspapers (Lancaster, Pa.).
John Cope's Food Products (Pa.).
Dutch Gold Honey (Pa.).
Kellogg Company (Pa.).
Stauffers of Kissel Hill (Pa.).
Hammond Pretzel Bakery (Lancaster, Pa.).
Zimmerman Foods (Pa.).
Turkey Hill Dairy (Pa.).
Wilbur Chocolate Company (Lititz, Pa.)
Groff's Farm Restaurant (Pa.).
Hotel Brunswick (Lancaster, Pa.).
Eden Resort Inn (Lancaster, Pa.).
Bulova Technologies (Lancaster, Pa.)
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO L863L
974.815 LACO L863La
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The Army has a heart : a war incident in Lancaster County

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Author
Klein, H. M. J.
Date of Publication
1946
The Army Heart A War Incident tin Lancaster County By H. M. J. KLEIN I HAVE lying on the desk before me all available documents relating to a very interesting and important series of events which occurred in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, shortly after the United States entered the Second World
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Responsibility
by H.M. J. Klein.
Author
Klein, H. M. J.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1946
Physical Description
[129]-140 p. ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 50, no. 6
Subjects
Nissly, Harry N.
United States Army T.N.T. Project.
World War, 1939-1945 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 50, number 6 (1946), p. 129-140Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.50
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Pennsylvania history and morale

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3476
Author
Stevens, Sylvester Kirby,
Date of Publication
1942.
Call Number
974.8009 S846h
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Responsibility
by Sylvester K. Stevens.
Author
Stevens, Sylvester Kirby,
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania Historical Commission,
Date of Publication
1942.
Physical Description
ii, 10 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945 - Pennsylvania.
World War, 1939-1945
Pennsylvania - History.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical Commission.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8009 S846h
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Lancaster county heroes, World War II

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4028
Date of Publication
1947.
Call Number
940.54009 L244
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Published by the Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster New Era, Sunday News,
Date of Publication
1947.
Physical Description
241 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Also available on database in the library.
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
940.54009 L244
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From Lancaster to the moon : recounting the 1960's and 1970's in Lancaster, Pennsylvania through the pages of Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster New Era, Sunday News

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13893
Date of Publication
c2004.
Call Number
070 F931 Oversize
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Alternate Title
From Lancaster to the moon :
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.],
Date of Publication
c2004.
Physical Description
[294] p. : facsims. ; 36 cm.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - 20th century - Sources.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 20th century - Sources.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster Newspapers Inc.
Additional Title
Intelligencer journal.
Lancaster new era.
Sunday news.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
070 F931 Oversize
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Philadelphia remembers World War II

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14615
Date of Publication
c1991.
Call Number
974.811 P545 Oversize
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Place of Publication
Verplanck, N.Y
Publisher
Historical Briefs,
Date of Publication
c1991.
Physical Description
1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 35 cm.
Notes
"Through the pages of the Inquirer, 1939-1945."
The Philadelphia inquirer assisted the staff of Historical Briefs Inc. in the preparation of this book.
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945 - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.
World War, 1939-1945.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - History.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Commerce.
Additional Corporate Author
Philadelphia Inquirer (Firm)
Historical Briefs, Inc.
Additional Title
Philadelphia inquirer public ledger.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.811 P545 Oversize
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Finding the way : the story of a combat navigator in World War II

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Author
Farmer, Andrew H.
Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
940.5491 F223f
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Responsibility
by Andrew H. Farmer.
Author
Farmer, Andrew H.
Place of Publication
Lynchburg, VA
Publisher
Warwick House Publishing ,
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
vii., 235 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-230) and index.
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945 - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
940.5491 F223f
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Victory news

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2441
Date of Publication
[1958?]
Call Number
940.531 N451
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Responsibility
Design, editing and photography by Paul M. Russel.
Place of Publication
New Holland, Pa
Publisher
New Holland Clarion,
Date of Publication
[1958?]
Physical Description
v. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Publication Frequency
Weekly.
Notes
From title page: New Holland's popular World War II service paper which began as a church publication, but grew to embrace all the service men and women of the community.
Contains thirty four issues dated March, 1943 to May 1946 plus two copies of the memorial edition of July , 1958.
Bound in one volume.
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945 - Pennsylvania - New Holland
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
940.531 N451
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We were all soldiers : World War II Posters, an exhibition at the Lancaster County Historical Society

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22286
Author
Michaels, Laura Beth
Date of Publication
2008.
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Responsibility
by Laura Beth Michaels, Barry Rauhauser, and Ariel Kornhauser.
Author
Michaels, Laura Beth
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society ,
Date of Publication
2008.
Physical Description
p. 34 - 41 : 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v. 110, no. 1 (Spring 2008).
Subjects
Exhibitions (Lancaster County Historical Society )
World War, 1939-1945
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 110, number 1 (2008), p. 34-41Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.110
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War production of Armstrong Cork Company 1940-1945

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Author
Dyke, Samuel E.
Date of Publication
1981
responsible for carrying out these achievements. They left their mark in the final tally of what was accomplished by Armstrong during World War II. �All of the records kept by the author and the late Mr. James Grove are being turned over to the custody of the Lancaster County Historical Society. My personal
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by Samuel E. Dyke.
Author
Dyke, Samuel E.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1981
Physical Description
30-47 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.85, no.1
Subjects
Armstrong Cork Company.
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
World War, 1939-1945
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 85, number 1 (1981), p. 30-47Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.85
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