World War II tank gunner Clarence Smoyer, renowned for his courage and deadly aim during the battle for Germany’s “Fortress City” of Cologne, died Friday at his home in Allentown.

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“As I came to interview Clarence, I often wondered how such a gentle man could be such a lethal tank gunner? One day it all made sense. Clarence was one of the greatest gunners of World War II ...

LEHIGHTON, Pa. — A beloved World War II veteran from Carbon County has died. Clarence Smoyer served as a tank gunner in the Army during the war, eventually earning a bronze star for his actions ...

While the armor, weapons, speed, and design of a tank had been and continued to develop during the war, the environment for tank operators was a nightmare. During World War II, American tank ...

a machine gunner, peers out of a Sherman tank hatch in Nancy, France during World War II. Public Domain / mediadrumworld.c Phil Bertelsen, who directed “761st Tank Battalion,” said the ...

World War II veteran Russell L. Scott, comic book hero. Well, sure, why not? The late Scott, a B-25 tail gunner in the U.S ... researched WWII-era uniforms and painted the miniature of Scott ...