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Book, quest spotlight Franklin Borough soldier who helped rescue servicemen from Yugoslavia A heroic military rescue operation in 1944 has inspired a local mission in 2009. John R. Wilson of Johnstown is working to get native son George Musulin honored for his part in one of the most daring rescues in U.S. military history. Musulin, who grew up in Franklin Borough, was one of the key players in the successful extraction of hundreds of American servicemen from Yugoslavia – right out from under the noses of Hitler and Nazi Germany. The courage and conviction showed by Musulin and others inspired...

On May 13, 1946, the Committee for a Fair Trial for General Mihailovich announced that a Commission of Inquiry had been established in New York for the purpose of taking testimonies of American officers and airmen whose request to be heard as witnesses at the trial of General Draza Mihailovich in Belgrade, Yugoslavia had been refused by the Tito government.The following is a transcript of Captain George S. Musulin’s testimony before the Commission of InquiryPROCEEDINGS ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1946 Committee for a Fair Trial for Draza Mihailovich Commission of Inquiry in the Matter of Depositions of American and Allied...