His first wife, Nancy Gardiner Billings, died in 1995. He was a 2004 graduate of Grove City High School. Feb 22, 2023. GROVE CITY A pizza shop, greenhouse and more are in the works for Grove City borough. Vodyanoy was born to Jacob and Vera (Resnik) Vodyanoy in Kiev, Uk. Lyle E. Ebersprecher, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum, 2013.495.970. Performance & security by Cloudflare. 2023. August 6 The US 1st Infantry Division takes Troina as the Germans evacuate and continue their retreat to the northeast of Sicily. Linda grew up in Cedar Rapids. 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. But, he added, So many people, deserving people, are not here anymore. 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. Van Til on June 13, 1992. Born Oct. 28, 1951, in Franklin, he was a son of the late Michael and Alma Lowers Geary. Glenn P., 89, of Grove City. (Grove City, Pa.) 1921-1926, Grove City: Grove City Reporter-Herald. 504-528-1944, Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy, Black Volunteer Infantry Platoons in World War II, Kasserine Pass: German Offensive, American Victory, Gallantry against Great Odds: LTC George Marshall and Operation RESERVIST, Prelude to Liberation: Genesis of American Amphibious Assault in the ETO, Black Thursday October 14, 1943: The Second Schweinfurt Bombing Raid, An Exercise in Depravity: The Establishment of the Warsaw Ghetto, Unsung Witnesses of the Battle of Stalingrad, Stalingrad: Experimentation, Adaptation, Implementation. September 8 Eisenhower announces that the Italian government under Badoglio agrees to an armistice with the Allies (through General Giuseppe Castellano in Cassibile, Sicily)and that Italy will have the status as a co-belligerent against Nazi Germany. Glenn was born in Cochranton, Pa., on Sept. 8, 1933, to Joseph S. and Anna I. Low 38F. As many as 3,000 people are killed in the raid. American troops of Pattons Seventh Army win the race to Messina, arriving hours ahead of British and Canadian troops under Montgomery. He is survived by his parents, Justin V. Thomas Paul Lizzie, age 77, formerly of the village of Leesburg, passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at his home in Phoenix, Ariz. Learn more. Like our page to stay informed about passing of a loved one in Richmond, Virginia on facebook. 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. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday (2-23-23) in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City. "Skip" and Esther M. "Essie" (Robson) Owen. She attended Farrell High School and graduated in 1957. They comply with Kapplers demand two days later. Marshal Pietro Badoglio, former chief of the Italian general staff and member of the Fascist Party, replaces Mussolini as prime minister and declares on the radio that Italy will remain loyal to Germany. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers. More succumbed later to the effects of mustard gas exposure from a secret cargo of the toxic chemicals aboard SS John Harvey, an American Liberty ship destroyed during the raid. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. He graduated from Grove City High School in 1969. (Greenville, Pa.) 1975-1985, Greenville: Record-Argus. First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. He was born in Mercer in 1931. 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. (Farrell, Pa.) 1939-1973, Farrell: Farrell Sentinel. Online condolences at cunninghamfhgc.com. Mark was born on April 23, 1958, in Grove City, to Robert J. Their two armies comprise the Fifteenth Army Group, led by British General Harold Alexander. Greenville Shenango Valley Argus (1874 - 1877), Obits: Sep-Dec 1997, Mentioned in The Herald, Sharon, Good Hope Church : Lutheran and Reformed : West Salem Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania : parish records, 1805-1861. The village of Boves in the province of Cuneo is destroyed and the villages mayor and parish priest are burned alive. West Lawn, PA. Kathleen M. (Koch) Pisco, 77, of West Lawn, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at the Mifflin Center, Shillington, PA. She was the wife of David Pisco. August 7 Major General Allen relinquishes command of the US 1st Infantry Division to Major General Clarence R. Huebner. Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 Ancestry, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current Ancestry, Record of administrators, deaths, marriages, etc., collected from Mahoning Valley newspapers, 1839-1863. Wade Blake; Updated 1 hr ago; Facebook; Twitter . President Franklin D. Roosevelt pins the Distinguished Service Cross on General Mark Clark, commander of US Fifth Army, at Castelvetrano, Sicily, December 10, 1943. WILMINGTON TOWNSHIP A New Wilmington man died in a horse buggy crash Saturday in Wilmington Township. His mother was a homemaker, and his father was a millwright who took Mr. Billings for his first flight as a third birthday present. German 1st Mountain Division, under the command of General Hubert Lanz, is responsible. December 1 German line on the Sangro is broken. Allen G. "Big Al" Alwine, 69, of Butler passed away on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. September 18 German evacuation of Sardinia is completed. She was born on Dec. 14, 1927, in Sandy Lake, to Harry and Ruth (Davis) Henderson. He was a 1951 graduate of Cochranton High School and a Rachael A. Adams, 82, of Grove City, passed away on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in AHN-Grove City, following a brief illness. Willard Morse, visitation pastor of Grace United Methodist Church, Grove City, officiating. Burial: The National Cemetery of The Alleghenies, Bridgeville, Pa. The less people that know, the safer it is for all of us, he told CNN in 2016. Greenville Advance Argus (1878 - 1887) Newspaper Archive. 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. Garalynn was born in Indianapolis, Ind., on Dec. 24, 1941, to Garald and Laura (McCain) Hughes. It would have been nice to have them know about it as well.. Montgomerys mission to seize Messina, on the northeastern tip of Sicily, is slowed by stiff resistance from the German Hermann Gring Parachute Panzer Division. Calling hours: 4 to 7 p.m. Monday (5-8-17) in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME, Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City. Online condolences: cunninghamfhgc.com. The war goes on and Italy remains faithful to its word, Badoglio announces. Vitaly VodyanoyJune 2, 1941 - January 28, 2023Vitaly Vodyanoy, MS, PhDDr. Mark R., 64, of Grove City. August 5 First secret negotiations between Eisenhower and the Badoglio government take place to arrange an Italian surrender to the Allies. (Mercer [Pa.]) 1844-1864, Mercer: Mercer Dispatch and Republican. He married Betty J. Waltenbaugh on Sept. 12, 1959. You can click this link to create an obituary. He was born in Mercer in 1931. Services will be held at a later date. She lived in Colorado Springs, Colo., Santa Barbara, Calif., and York. 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. September 3 Montgomerys Eighth Army launches Operation Baytown, an amphibious operation at Reggio di Calabria, the toe of the Italian peninsula. Online condolences at cunninghamfhgc.com. This particular page exists for the purpose of indexing obituaries of individuals born in Italy. (Sandy Lake, Pa.) 1874-1898, Sharon: Evening Eagle. He was a 1951 graduate of Cochranton High School and a Charles Allen Tubbs, Grove City, passed peacefully Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, in Yuma, Ariz. October 3 Troops from the 2nd New Zealand Division arrive in Taranto. Yes, simply click Add a photo located underneath the main photo of the obituary then upload the photos/videos you wish to share. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. He was a graduate of the Grove City College Class of 1952, earned a Master's Degree at Michigan State University, and a 1938 (Mercer, Mercer County, Pa.) 1945-1967, Mercer: Mercer Dispatch. Tom was born in Grove City on April 29, 1945, the son of the late Wendell John and the late Martha Elizabeth Tunstall Lizzie. Limit By Year: Go. October 12 Fifth Army, launching the first of five offensives executed between mid-October and mid-January 1944, establishes bridgeheads over the next four days across the Volturno River, north of Naples. December 24 Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese succeeds Montgomery as commander of Eighth Army. I didnt talk about it to anybody.. However, his sense of humor and famous sayings will live on in the lives of his family and friends. 210.65.88.143 alliednews.com Tuesday, February 28, 2023 Mercer County State Bank to open branch in down Winemakers welcome guests to their table Author's true-story tale of White House cat now Briggs, Graeser. Funeral service: 11 a.m. Friday (2-24-23) in the funeral home. Rain showers this evening with overcast skies overnight. They also dropped spies, notably in Operation Greenup. Even after he was captured and tortured by the Germans, Mayer persuaded the regional Nazi authority to surrender Innsbruck to approaching Allied forces, saving untold thousands of lives, Pinck added. To download this photo, the file name must have less than 255 characters. Local obituaries for San Diego, California 6,654 Results Tuesday, February 28, 2023 Add Photos Add a Memory Betty J. Byrd Betty J Byrd Encinitas Betty Byrd, 92, passed away on February 11, 2023.. Spare on Sept. 24, 1952. The declaration, signed by Victor Emmanuel III, is transmitted to Berlin through the Italian Embassy in Madrid. Greenville Advance (1871 - 1876) Newspaper Archive. Many historians have written about the famous Buffalo Soldiers of the all-Black 92nd Infantry Division, who fought with distinction during World War II. July 9-10 Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily, begins under the overall command of General Dwight D. Eisenhower. German General Bodo Zimmermann entrusted with putting down the strike. (Grove City, Pa.) 1906-1921, Jamestown: Jamestown Sentinel. He was a member of Tower Presbyterian Church, Grove Mark R. Owen, 64, of Grove City, passed under hospice care on Friday evening, Feb. 17, 2023, at home. Once there, the agents could infiltrate nearby towns and acquire crucial intelligence on the movement of Nazi troops and supplies through the Brenner Pass, along the border between Italy and Austria. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. Interment: Slippery Rock Cemetery. September 19 Confrontations between Italian partisans and Germans ensue. After graduating from . May 7 Tunis falls to the British 7th Armored Division, and Bizerte, the last remaining port in North Africa in Axis hands, is taken by troops of the US II Corps. Kendric was a loving child, full of life, loving his brothers and family. Post free classified ads. As Mr. Billings told it, his passengers including sick or disabled children paid for the trips in big smiles and big hugs, with aviation costs covered by him and his co-pilot, Showman, who developed lasting relationships with some of the patients. John Billings is the prototype of an American aviator, retired Air Force Gen. Norton A. Schwartz said last year, just before the publication of Mr. Billingss autobiography. Chance of rain 50%.. (Sharon, Mercer Co., Pa.) 1868-1880, Sharon: Sharon Weekly Telegraph. 13224 Obituaries. Obituaries | The Sharon Herald Featured Sandra Phillips Fabrey Williams 1946 - 2023 Obituary Explore All Latest Obituaries Adam Knapp Obituary Neal Lineman 1934 - 2023 Obituary Darrell. Mr. Billings spent nearly all of his commercial aviation career at Eastern Airlines, where he worked as a pilot before going into mandatory retirement at age 60 in 1983. Burial: Barkeyville Cemetery. Jim Lewis, pastor of the Karns City United Methodist Church, officiating. 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