Lt. Timothy Ivory (Tuskegee Airmen)
By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Board Member & Volunteer Timothy Ivory was born in Youngstown, Ohio (OH), on September 2, 1922. His family moved from Youngstown to New Castle, Pennsylvania…
Sgt. William T. Hunt (Tuskegee Airmen)
Text provided by the Family of Sgt. William T. Hunt. Edited and adapted by Kathleen Mooney (LCHS Webmaster).William Thomas Hunt (Tom) was born January 25, 1920, in Newport News, Virginia…
OOHRAH – Brig Gen William C. Chip
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) William C. Chip was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, on July 26, 1919. His father was the famed George Chip, former middleweight boxing champion…
Brigadier General James Van Gorder Wilson
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) Another top brass of the military that hailed from Lawrence County is James V. G. Wilson who was born in Ellwood City, Lawrence County,…
Brig Gen Ralph Pope
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) Ralph Michael Angelo Papa (Pope) was born in West Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on July 22,1920 to Italian immigrants Raffaele “Ralph” and Rose (Santina) Papa. Ralph…
THE ACE – Brig Gen Victor N. Cabas
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) Victor Nicholas “Vic” Cabas was born January 15,1920 in New Castle, Pennsylvania, to Louis J. and Elizabeth (Tetu) Cabas, Romanian immigrants. He attended West…
Rear Admiral George R. Muse
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) Navy Rear Admiral George Read Muse was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, on September 21, 1915 to Mr. & Mrs. George W. Muse. His…
Wampum’s Pride: General McBride
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) The highest military rank to have been achieved by a Lawrence County resident is that of a four star general, held by General William…
Thomas J. Rocks
New Castle High School
1924
New Castle High School
1924
Martyred – WWII the Phillipines
By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Volunteer Fifteen Years to Priesthood Thomas J. Rocks, seen here in his 1924 high school graduation photo, was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, to Hugh…
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) The December 7, 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor resulted in the death of a local man. James McClintock of Wampum is believed to be…
PFC Everette A. Davis
92nd Chemical Battalion, Company B
US Army, WWII
92nd Chemical Battalion, Company B
US Army, WWII
All Graves are Adopted: PFC Davis at Margraten
PFC EVERETTE A. DAVIS – Netherlands American CemeteryBy Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer)Every Memorial Day we visit our local cemeteries to honor our men and women who died in the…
Lt. Col. John Brettell, US Army, WWI and WWII
Died Aboard a Hell Ship: John B. Brettell
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) Jack Morgan (see May 24, 2013 post) was not the only New Castle son subjected to the Hell Ships. While it is not known…