This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Invasion era dispatches from WWII families
Jackie Bryan an 18 year old Wynantskill native served 15 months in the Navy and took part in Sicily Pantelleria Tunis Algiers and Oran missions. Letters tell of relief efforts sharing supplies with locals and pride in upcoming pins from his uncle. The column also notes many other servicemen from the area including Walt Hart Ned Hart Art Zerian and Mike Daniels with postings from Iceland Santa Rosa and the South Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Jackie Bryan
Wynantskill
Alice Bryan
Creil Avenue
Sicily
Pantellera
Pantelleria
Jackie
Mom
Jean Brownllett
Tunis
Algiers
Oran
Mont
Walt Hart
James E. Hart
17Th Street
Iceland
Reykjavik
Walt
Ned Hart
Air Corps
Hamilton Field
Cal
Santa Rosa
Aleutians
Lansingburg High
Art Zerian
Seabees
Mike Daniels
Felix J. Notto
Federal Street
Marines
Mike
South Pacific
Samoas
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Frank Daniels
Bainbadge
Pat Denier
Camp Livingston
John Dender
West Point