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Photos and stories about the rich history of The Reporter's coverage area. Readers are encouraged to submit their own stories and photos for this blog and the weekly Remember When feature in The Reporter, which runs on Mondays. Contact us by email at citydesk@thereporteronline.com, or write us at 307 Derstine Avenue, Lansdale, PA 19446 for details.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

In the band

When Nancy Jones of Lansdale saw a recent Remember When that featured photos of area servicemen, she thought of a photo of her brother, Ernest.

The Remember When that sparked the memory ran June 21, and featured two photos submitted by Bob Davis of Towamencin. A formal shot showed Alan Yost and Davis; and the other showed Harry Schmeig, Herb Metz, Yost and Davis, all former military men, as they worked at a parking lot at the shore.

Today we feature a photo of Nancy’s brother, Ernest Benner, and friend Bob Davis in the winter of 1944-45.

According to Jones, Ernest had just become a second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps when the photo was snapped.

And, as a little change of pace, we’re also featuring a photo from the September 1946, “North Penn Photo Revue,” which was produced to honor the area’s service men and women who had served in World War II.

Here you see members of the 28th Navy Seabees Battalion’s orchestra.

Paul Bongart, who was from Colmar, is featured as the accordionist in the group.

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