St. Patrick's Day Parade Scranton St. Patrick's Day Parade Scranton The St. Patrick's Parade Day in Scranton is one of the largest Saint Patrick's Day parades in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is held in Scranton, Pennsylvania every year on the Saturday of the weekend before St. Patrick's Day - even if St Patrick's day falls on a Saturday or Sunday. For Example, in 2013, St. Patrick's Day was on a Sunday, and the Parade was held on the Saturday of the previous weekend - March 9 The date of the parade is commonly referred to as "Parade Day". Festivities begin with a mass at 10:00 am
Karl S. Day 1944. Karl S. Day was born on May 30, 1896 in Friendship, Indiana as the son of Franklin G. and Edith R. Day. Following the high school, Day enrolled the Ohio State University in Athens, Ohio and graduated with Bachelor degree in 1917. He entered the Marine Corps service in May 1917 and was commissioned Second lieutenant. Day was subsequently sent to the Officer School at Quantico for further training and following the graduation, he was ordered for the flight training. He was meantime promoted to the rank of First lieutenant. Day sailed to France in July 1918 as recently