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Barker, Donald Llewellyn
No full textDonald Llewellyn Barker. Private U.S. Army, Air Forces. 16th Squadron, 27th Bombardment Group.
22 September 1922 - 7 September 1944.
Fought at Manila and Bataan, Philippine Islands, 8 December 1941 until captured, 5 April 1942. Died in the torpedoing of a Japanese prison ship off Mindanao. Student Bangor High School, 1936-1940. Graduated, Higgins Classical Institute, 1940. Enlisted 20 November 1940. Graduated from Wright Aeronautical University. Presidential Citation. Purple Heart.
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Cliff Cottage, Bangor, Maine: 1847-1947
Get PDFDetails the history of the Kenduskeag Avenue, Bangor, Maine, residence of John Edwards Godfrey. Godfrey, in addition to being a judge, was the author of numerous articles on the history of early Maine. Covers Godfrey\u27s family history as told by his granddaughter, Angela Godfrey Clifford.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1304/thumbnail.jp
History of the 120th Infantry Regiment by Officers of the Regiment
Get PDFFOREWORD
This history of how brave men fought and won has been compiled from all available sources. Testimony of many members of the Regiment, official reports, personal observations of the several contributors to this story, and personnel and award files are the most important of these sources.
The history is a narrative of several thousands of men who were brought together in a common cause. It is an attempt to tell where these men went, what they did, and how they lived. It does not attempt to gloss over failures nor to exaggerate the many successful actions. To the best of our knowledge, it is a simple, straightforward story of what actually occurred, with no coloring, padding, nor superlative. The history was written for the most part during combat. Its greatest failure is obviously that it does not mention many, many men who fought with courage and distinction through all or most of the campaigns. We have suffered in knowing that we could not speak of every man who contributed to the record of the 120th Infantry.
This record is outstanding. The regiment never lost a key point. It never failed to capture an assigned objective. During the ebb and flow of battle, several units occasionally were driven backward, but never was a battalion position lost. At times, companies and battalions failed to capture positions on the first attempt, but ultimately all Regimental objectives were reached. Few organizations that fought as many days as did the 120th Infantry Regiment have claim to such a record. We are indebted to those men who achieved this record and to those who helped in recording it.
We hope that this work in some measure may recall the rugged but heroic days, the rough but ready comradeship, of the memorable months when the Regiment was in combat in the European Theater of Operations.
If the purpose of this book were to tell the history of the I 20th Infantry in detail from its origin, one might devote the entire volume, and many more besides, dealing with the fascinating story of its part in the Revolutionary, the Mexican, and the First World Wars. But since this work is of limited scope, the story of the 120th must deal almost entirely with its combat record in World War II. vii
Bangor Book of Honor
Get PDFThe Bangor Book of Honor, pays tribute to the 113 Bangor residents who gave their lives during World War II. Each of the entries gives the serviceman\u27s name, dates, a photograph, and a 52 word summary of his service.
We would like to thank Joel Holcomb for preparing this for the DC.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/book_of_honor/1000/thumbnail.jp
Treworgy, W. Stuart
No full textW. Stuart Treworgy. Private U.S. Army Infantry. Company F, 3rd Ranger Infantry Battalion. 27 February 1925 - 26 January 1944.
Entered the Army from the Maine State Guard. Trained at Camp Wheeler, Georgia. Fought overseas in Africa, Naples, and the Anzio Beachhead where he was fatally wounded. Born at Verona, Maine. Bangor resident from 1931. Studied at Fifth Street Junior High and Bangor High. Enjoyed baseball and softball. Purple Heart.
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Wilson, Nelson Edward
No full textNelson Edwards Wilson. Sergeant U.S. Army Air Forces. 29th Troop Carrier Squadron, 313th General Paratroops.
7 December 1922 - 22 February 1944.
Served in the Sicilian Campaign. Killed north of Tarifa, Cadiz, Spain, in the accidental crash of the C-47 troop carrier airplane on which, as radio operator, he was flying from Sicily toward England. Born in Millbridge (sic.), Maine. Student at Bangor High School and member of its R.O.T.C. Trapper and outdoorsman.
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Spragg, Carl S.
No full textCarl S. Spragg. First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces. Headquarters Company, Combat Command A, 4th Armored Division.
17 July 1922 - 16 April 1945.
At the cost of his own life by sniper\u27s bullets he saved his comrades trapped in a disabled tank at Renez, Germany. Enlisted 1939. Commissioned 1942. Basketball manager, Bangor High School, where he graduated, 1938. Rancher in Wyoming. Purple Heart with three clusters. Bronze Star with two clusters. Silver Star.
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Robinson, Lloyd Kenneth
No full textLloyd Kenneth Robinson. Junior Assistant Purser, Merchant Marine.
30 December 1923 - 18 August 1943.
Began Merchant Marine service October 1942. Attained rating of Junior assistant purser 9 July 1943. Died of illness at Marine Hospital, Brighton, Massachusetts. Studied at St. Mary\u27s School and John Bapst High School. In civil life a clerk in the paper industry in Louisiana. Fond of hunting, fishing, and baseball.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/book_of_honor_images/1027/thumbnail.jp
Watson, George Ellis
No full textGeorge Ellis Watson. Seaman First Class, U.S. Navy-U.S.S. Foote, Destroyer 511.
1 September 1920 - 3 November 1943.
Studied naval radio. Engaged in the Solomon Islands campaign. Died of wounds received in the torpedoing of his vessel off Bougainville. Native of Bucksport. Graduated St. John\u27s School, Bangor, and University of Wisconsin. Engaged in railroading with the Southern Pacific. Boy Scout leader; athlete; author of many poems. Purple Heart.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/book_of_honor_images/1033/thumbnail.jp
Directory of names and addresses of former members of the 401st Bombardment Group
Get PDFRoster of members of the 401st Bombardment Grouphttps://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1127/thumbnail.jp