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World War I Veterans - 1975
Some of the last of Maynard's World War I Veterans. Picture taken on Veterans Day, November 11, 1975 at Memorial Park.
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George Jamieson, Bill Sweeney, Jim Whalen, Bill Baron, Joe Dineen
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George Jamieson, Bill Sweeney, Jim Whalen, Bill Baron, Joe Dineen
World War I Medal
A welcome home celebration occurred on July 4th, 1919 for the returning servicemen from WWI. There was a parade, speakers and presentation of the medal to each service man.
Photos of the medal and of a medal made into a keyring.
Photos of the medal and of a medal made into a keyring.
Victory Girls/ United War Work Campaign
A certificate was awarded to Pearl McAuslin of Maynard for donating one dollar to the United War Work Campaign for WWI, 1918.
Sixth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia - 1917
On Sunday July 27, 1917 the entire Sixth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia was marching through Maynard on the way to Fort Devens, Ayer. Two months later they were on the way to France as the 26th or Yankee Division. About 40 Maynard…
Silk Handkerchief 1919
A silk handkerchief, a souvenir of France, with 1919 stitched upon it. It was donated by Sgt. William Baron who served in France during WW I.
Roy Gray World War I Journal - 1919
Bill for Delivery of Muriel Gray - 1924
A record book given to returning WWI soldiers by the American Woolen Company because "It is a duty incumbent upon upright and creditable men of all ranks, who have performed anything noble or praiseworthy, to truthfully record, in their on writing,…
Reunion and Reception Program - April 23, 1919
St. Bridget's Roman Catholic Church
An agenda for a celebration honoring World War I returning soldiers and sailors from St. Bridget's Parish, Wednesday, April 23, 1919.
Military Funeral of Anthony Dzerkacz - ca 1920
Killed in action during World War I
Top photo, left
Front, l to r: Percy Taylor, Jack Higgins, Don Connors, John Gibbons
Back, l to r: James Cronin, Pat Kane, Ray Smith, Eden Tobin
Front, l to r: Percy Taylor, Jack Higgins, Don Connors, John Gibbons
Back, l to r: James Cronin, Pat Kane, Ray Smith, Eden Tobin
Maynard World War I Veterans - 1975
Picture taken at Memorial Park on November 11, 1975.
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Joseph Dineen, William Baron, James Whalen, William Sweeney, Ralph (George?) Jamieson
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Joseph Dineen, William Baron, James Whalen, William Sweeney, Ralph (George?) Jamieson
Maynard Soldiers of World War I - ca 1919
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First Group:
Sgt. Charles E. Dyson, Co 3 FMS; Edward Ledgard (2)
Second Group:
Top - Lt. Ralph C. Shattuck, Engineer's Corp; Pt. Albert N. Hodgess, 73 CAC
Bottom - Pt. Roy C. Nelson, 104th Infantry; Corp. Walter R.…
First Group:
Sgt. Charles E. Dyson, Co 3 FMS; Edward Ledgard (2)
Second Group:
Top - Lt. Ralph C. Shattuck, Engineer's Corp; Pt. Albert N. Hodgess, 73 CAC
Bottom - Pt. Roy C. Nelson, 104th Infantry; Corp. Walter R.…
Maynard Overseas Committee
World War One
A greeting card evidently placed in a gift package sent to the Maynard soldiers during the war.
Massachusetts Food Administration Appointment - 1918
Joshua Edwards
Recognition of Joshua Edwards by Gov. Samuel McCall of service during WWI .
Hartwell Flood & Guyer Fowler - 1918
France - WWI
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Hartwell Flood, Guyer Fowler, __?
Picture taken at a military hospital in France. They had joined up with a group from Harvard College and were attached to the Ambulance Corp during the war.
Guyer Fowler was a grandson of Henry Fowler,…
Hartwell Flood, Guyer Fowler, __?
Picture taken at a military hospital in France. They had joined up with a group from Harvard College and were attached to the Ambulance Corp during the war.
Guyer Fowler was a grandson of Henry Fowler,…
Fourth of July Parade - 1919
This was a welcome home parade for the men who had served in WWI. The men are marching up Summer Street in front of the Riverside Cooperative building with the library entrance decorated. The windows on the upper floor are the Cooperative Hall.
File folder for World War I
Town of Maynard
Three folders that contain WWI information relative to Maynard including: Notes by Ralph Sheridan for the History of Maynard Book, lists of Maynard residents who served in the war, newspaper clippings, Ralph Sheridan's musings about a radio…
Company I, M.V.M., Concord, Mass. at Washington,D.C. in March 1917
The company went to Washington to march in the inauguration parade of Pres. Woodrow Wilson. Congressman John Jacob Rogers of Lowell in center of picture. Maynard men with the company-Edward Ledgard, John J.Gallagher, William Coulter and Ernest…