World War II Connellsville Canteen
Posted by PA Heritage Staff on Nov 25, 2013 in | Comments Off on World War II Connellsville Canteen Within days of the declaration of World War II in December 1941, American troops began mobilizing, moving swiftly across the country on their way to the front. Embracing a strong need to be a part of the war effort on the home front, many towns and cities organized canteens at their railroad depots to serve troop trains passing through. At the war’s outbreak, Connellsville, in Fayette...read more