Robert E. Isbitski, 88, of Glenmaura Senior Living, Moosic, and formerly of Plains Twp., Bear Creek and West Wyoming, passed into eternal life Thursday morning, Jan. 26, 2023, in Geisinger
Stephen Ambrose, author of more than 30 books including New York Times bestseller “Band of Brothers,” said Lt. Robert “Bob” Mathias “was the first American officer killed by German fire on D-Day” after being hit by a shell burst as he prepared to jump from a C-47 during the invasion of Nazi-held Normandy.