The ceremony brings together representatives of St. Catherine’s, South Paris’ First Congregational Church, Bolster’s Mills Methodist Church and Auburn’s Temple Shalom.
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World War II ‘Code Girls’ recognized on 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack
Jane Case of Scarborough and Leona Wright of Cornish were among the Navy cryptologists who helped the Allies win the war and blazed a path for women in the military.
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A former sailor who is now 101 returns to Pearl Harbor to remember those lost
Pearl Harbor survivors and World War II veterans are gathering in Hawaii this week to remember those killed in the attack on Dec. 7, 1941.
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Remains of World War II pilot from Maine finally back home
Ernest Vienneau was killed in 1944 and his body lost at sea. On Saturday he was brought home to Millinocket, where he will be buried on Oct. 9.
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Author’s journey connects her with Maine veteran and World War II pilot
Loretto Thompson says the more than 500 letters her father wrote during his service in the Army Air Corps led her to Roger Sundin, a.k.a. ‘Big Sundin,’ the man she credits with saving her father’s life in May of 1945.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Alert reader pegs location in photograph at heart of mystery
A photograph that might show the daughter of a World War II Royal Navy sailor was apparently taken in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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Searching for a sister he’s never known
Did a World War II Royal Navy sailor from England have a secret daughter in Lewiston? His son hopes to find her.
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PHOTOS: Farmington American Legion Post 28 presents World War II veteran with quilt of valor
Kenneth Jones Sr., 95, of Temple was a U.S. Army Ranger who served in the South Africa and Italy campaign.
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Mexico family receives missing dog tags for brother who died in WWII
French group who specializes in searching crash sites, recently discovered the items of John Waite Jr., who died during a bombing mission on Aug. 7, 1944, in France.
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Winthrop American Legion honors its World War II members
Central Maine veterans share experiences of fear and humor while fighting in World War II.