Flanders was born in 1921 in Lewiston. He was raised with one older sister. He and his family moved to New Hampshire when he was 8 years old and moved back when he was 10.
He worked in his father’s saw mill until he went into the Army in October 1944. He worked doing demolition and had his own crew of four men and four women.
Flanders served in Japan during World War II and achieved the rank of private first class. He received the WWII Victory medal, Good Conduct medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign medal, Army of Occupation and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
He worked in a number of sawmills over the years.
Flanders married Florence Green in 1940 and they have three children and three great grandchildren. Every summer they traveled to Florida.
He came to the Maine Veterans’ Home in June 2014 and resides on the residential care unit.
Send questions/comments to the editors.
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have a commenting profile? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.