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on line - 1972
Digital Equipment Corporation
Corporate Communications Department, 146 Main Street, Maynard, Massachusetts."
Shown is the cover of November 1972 issue with Chris…
online - 1971
Digital Equipment Corporation
Corporate Communications Department, 146 Main Street, Maynard, Massachusetts."
Shown is the front cover of the June 1971 issue showing…
George Whitney Military Service Portrait
Sgt United States Army Air Corps
533rd Bomb Squadron
381st Bomb Group
8th Air Force
Born:
Died: Jan 11, 1944
George entered the serviee at Fort Devens in October 1942. He graduated from Armament School, Lowry Field,…
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Eino Wattu Military Service Portrait
S/Sgt United States Army
350th Infantry
88th Division
Born: Dec 17, 1920
Died: Apr 17, 1945
In October 1943, Eino was at home on Tremont Street, on furlough from Fort Sam Houston, Texas, visiting friends and…
Tags: hometown hero, veterans, war casualty, World War II, WWII
Adolfe Waluck Military Service Portrait
S/Sgt United States Army Air Corps
563rd Bomb Squadron
388th Bomb Group
8th Air Force
Born: 1916
Died: Apr 9, 1944
Adolfe was a B-17 right waist gunner who died on a mission over Germany. He was 28 years old. After a bombing…
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John Veleno Military Service Portrait
PFC United States Army
A Company
12th Infantry
4th Division
Born: 1910
Died: Aug 9, 1944
John enlisted in February 1941 at Fort Devens. He was home on a short furlough, visiting his parents at 2 Colbert Avenue in August…
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John Utkewicz
Corporal United States Army Air Corps
523rd Fighter Squadron
27th Fighter Group
12th Air Force
Born:
Died: Sep 11, 1944
John was a radio communications technician.
While moving from southern France to a location…
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Stanley Tomyl Military Service Portrait
PFC United States Army
L Company
17th Infantry
7th Division
Born:
Died: Jan 1, 1945
A letter from a Company Commander indicated that Stanley's patrol had been ambushed. He sacrificed himself by drawing enemy fire away from…
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James Tobin Military Service Portrait
Private United States Army Air Corps
2505th Base Unit
Born: Dec 3, 1923
Died: Sept 9, 1944
James was married on June 11, 1944. He died of appendicitis in a midwest training camp.
The portrait is on display in the Maynard…
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Frank Spence Military Service Profile
ARM3 United States Navy Reserve
Born: July 2, 1925
Died: June 29, 1945
Frank was lost at sea. He was trapped in a damaged aircraft that, upon landing approach, missed the carrier and crashed into the sea. The pilot was…
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John Scaccotti Military Service Portrait
S/Sgt United States Army
181st Infantry
26th Division
Born;
Died: May 6, 1942
John died at Camp Edwards on Cape Cod of bronehial pneumonia following an operation and several weeks illness.
The 181st Infantry was broken…
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Frank Riley Military Service Portrait
S/Sgt United States Army Air Corps
723rd Bomb Squadron
450th Bomb Group
15th Air Force
Born: 1923
Died: May 30, 1944
Frank was born in 1923 and lived with his parents at 9 Vernon Street. He reported for duty at Fort…
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Peter Popienuck Military Service Portrait
Private United States Army
C Troop
121st Calvary Reconnaissance Squadron
106th Cavalry Group
Born:
Died: Apr 1, 1945
The 106th Cavalry Group was attached to the 15th Corps, 7th Army during the period of October 1944 to May…
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William Palmer Military Service Portrait
PFC United States Army
F Company
182nd Infantry American Division
Born: 1919
Died: Nov 21, 1942
Bill had been in the Army almost two years, having joined in March 1941. In the last letter to his motlier, dated October 30,…
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William O'Toole Military Service Portrait
Private United States Army
D Company
121st Infantry
8th Division
Born:
Died: Sep 16,1944
Bill enlisted in December 18. 1943. He enjoyed his first furlough with his wife and children on Sudbury Street in May 1944. He then…
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Frank Novick Military Service Portrait
Private United States Army
12th Engineer Combat Battalion
8th Division
Born: 1921
Died: Aug 9, 1944
Frank was 23 years old and had been in the Army for two and a half years. His parents, who lived at 13 Florida Road, had…
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Raymond Loija Military Service Portrait
T/Sgt US Army Air Corps
334th Bomb Squadron
95th Bomb Group
8th Air Force
Born:
Died: Dec 29, 1943
Ray entered the service in June 1942. He flew the B-17 Flying Fortress as a Radio Operator.
He came home for a short…
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Charles Linkiewicz Military Service Portrait
PFC United States Army
311th Infantry
78th Division
Born: Sep 25, 1919
Died: April 8, 1945
Charles is buried in the family plot at the Polish cemetery, Lowell, Massachusetts.
Early information was that he, along with…
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Aubrey Leard Military Service Portrait
PFC United States Army
L Company
377th Infantry
95th Division
Born: Nov 12, 1912
Died: Nov 16, 1944
Aubrey had been in the service for nine months. He had anine day furlough in May, and another short one in July, before…
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Thomas Lanigan Military Service Portrait
Private United States Army
182nd Infantry
Americal F Division
Born: 1911
Died: Nov 28, 1942
Tom was 31 years old and graduated from Maynard High School class of 1931.
Tom was a company cook. Per consensus of a number of…
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