CARBON COUNTY, Pa. — The story of a Carbon County veteran's heroic actions during World War II is going to be made into a movie.
Clarence Smoyer from Lehighton was the focus of the best-selling book "Spearhead".
It tells Smoyer's story of being a tank gunner during some of the fiercest battles in Europe.
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The author of the book, Montoursville native Adam Makos, says it is now being turned into a film.
The writer, now adapting the story, also wrote the movies Outpost, Patriot's Day, and The Fighter.