The Inspiration Behind Our Hobby
The overall goal of East Penn Re-enactors Group is to tell the story of the American GI during WWII through living history. The creation of the Group was heavily inspired by the service of John Krall of Myerstown, PA and John Rittle of Lebanon, PA.  John Krall is the grandfather of group founder Ethan Krall and John Rittle is the great-grandfather of co-founder Luke Newmaster.

Below are profiles which highlight the service of each among numerous other World War II veterans near and dear to the group, family and friend alike, organized in alphabetical order by surname.
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Our Heroes

Combat Engineer, Equipment Operator
​Company B
​114th Engineer Combat Battalion
​Pacific Theater of Operations
​Buna | Sanananda | Saidor | Aitape
​1941 - 1945
Rifleman, Automatic Rifleman
Company E, 126th Regiment
New Guinea | Leyte | Luzon
​1945 - 1945
Rifleman, Signalman
​HQ Company, 350th Regiment
​Mediterranean Theater of Operations​
​Occupation of Italy
1945 - 1947
Litter Bearer, Clerk
​HQ Company
​145th Regiment
​Pacific Theater of Operations
​New Georgia | Bougainville | Luzon
1942-1945
Combat Engineer, Rifleman
​4th Infantry Division; 531st Engineer Special Brigade; 70th Infantry Division
Normandy | Northern France | Ardennes - Alsace | Rhineland | Central Europe
​1944 - 1945
Combat Engineer, Equipment Operator
​Company B
114th Engineer Combat Battalion
American, ​Pacific Theaters of Operations
​Buna |Sanananda | Saidor | Aitape
​1941 - 1945
Aidman
​Medical Detachment
​Mediterranean, European Theaters of Operations
Anzio | Naples - Foggia | Rome - Arno | Southern France | Ardennes - Alsace | Rhineland | Central Europe
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Machinist, Mechanic
​442nd Ordnance Heavy Automotive Maintenance Company
​European Theater of Operations
Rhineland | Ardennes - Alsace | Central Europe
​1943 - 1946
Rifleman
​Company G
​18th Regiment
European Theater of Operations​
Ardennes - Alsace | Rhineland
​1944 - 1945
Pilot, B-17G Flying Fortress ("Boobie Trap")
96th Bomb Group
​European Theater of Operations
​1944 - 1945
Rifleman
​Company B; Company C (Ranger Platoon)
157th Infantry Regiment
​​Mediterranean, European Theaters of Operations
​1943 - 1945
Anzio | Naples - Foggia | Rome - Arno | Southern France | Rhineland | Ardennes - Alsace | Rhineland | Central Europe
Rifleman, Squad Leader
Company G
161st Infantry Regiment
Pacific Theater of Operations
Luzon 
​1945