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World War II
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Showing posts with label
World War II
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Friday, November 22, 2024
Windham’s last surviving World War II veteran Carroll McDonald dies at 99
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By Ed Pierce And then there were none. Carroll McDonald, the last surviving World War II veteran living in Windham, died at the age of 99 on...
Friday, May 24, 2024
Not forgotten: Memorial recalls loss of two World War II British pilots in Sebago Lake
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By Ed Pierce A gathering in Raymond 80 years and one day after a fateful crash during World War II remembered two British Royal Navy pilots ...
Friday, March 1, 2024
Windham resident to receive Congressional Gold Medal for late father’s service as ‘Ghost Army’ officer
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By Ed Pierce If he were still alive, former U.S. Army Captain William Barton Skelton, Jr. would shrug off being awarded the Congressional Go...
Friday, July 7, 2023
Don Rogers Scholarship Dinner nearing in Windham
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By Ed Pierce Those who knew Don Rogers of Windham admired him greatly and although he’s no longer with us, his spirit of kindness and willin...
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Love of flight propels Windham veteran’s service
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By Ed Pierce Carroll McDonald never thought that something he saw while playing outside on his family’s farm in South Windham at the age of ...
Friday, June 3, 2022
Service to community legacy of Windham WW II veteran
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World War II veteran Bob Miele of South Windham has died at the age of 99. He was a graduate of Windham High School and served as a volunte...
Friday, March 5, 2021
Quilts of Valor recognize trio of local ‘Greatest Generation’ veterans
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Members of the Maine Quilts of Valor organization presented quilts to three local veterans honoring their military service during World War ...
Friday, January 29, 2021
South Windham parade salutes World War II veteran’s 98th birthday
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By Ed Pierce Of the 16 million Americans who wore the uniform of the United States during World War II, Bob Miele of South Windham remains p...
Maine family seeks help with World War II photographs
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U.S. Army Tech Sergeant Richard Perkins of Maine is shown at Fort Shafter, Hawaii during World War II. When Perkins died at age 92 in 2014,...
Friday, July 10, 2020
American Legion Field-Allen Post 148 hosting Don Rogers Scholarship benefit, bean supper
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The late Don Rogers of Windham served the American Legion Field-Allen Post 148 for 61 years. A new scholarship to benefit area student...
Friday, May 29, 2020
Working on the home front: 'Rosie the Riveter’ shares memories, experiences
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Dorothy "Dot" Skolfield, who lives in Windham with her daughter, enjoys a recent spring day in the backyard. Here she is spo...
Friday, June 21, 2019
World War II pilot’s remains found after 75 years: Memorial services to be held in Windham on Tuesday
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Burleigh Curtis By Lorraine Glowczak Pearl Grant, a resident of Windham for the past 93 years feels some closure now that her cous...
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