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Of Paper and People (A Story of the Eastern Corporation of Bangor, Maine)
Get PDFThe Eastern Corporation owned paper mills in Brewer, Orono and Lincoln, Maine. The company began in the 1880s in Brewer as a sawmill, with a sulfite pulp mill built in 1889 to use waste products from the sawmill. In 1896, the company, now called the Eastern Manufacturing Company, began to make both chemical wood fiber and rag paper at the site, later changing the emphasis to the manufacture of fine business papers. In 1915 the company acquired the Katahdin Pulp and Paper Company in Lincoln and in 1930 purchased the Orono Pulp and Paper Company. In 1939 the company was reorganized as the Eastern Corporation, with executive offices in Bangor and sales offices in Boston, New York, Chicago and Atlanta. Eastern Corporation became the Eastern Fine Paper and Pulp Division of Standard Packaging Corporation in 1958. [Description courtesy Raymond H. Fogler Library, Special Collections, University of Maine].https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1261/thumbnail.jp
My Battalion , World War II / 795th AAA AW BN
Get PDFMen who go to war live strongly during every day of their anxiety and peril. What they experience both in joy and in sorrow strikes deep roots into their hearts and minds. War makes memories.
Following the collapse of Germany and the ultimate surrender of Japan, members of our Battalion began to think back over the war and the part they played therein.
The mental and physical release brought on by peace helped them to recall the many and varied incidents that typified their military days.
They found themselves trying to remember in the proper sequence where they had been and the outstanding events connected with each location. Some saved snapshots while others compiled itineraries. In each effort the theme was the same: to make a milestone in their memory of the events they would want to remember and relate when they returned home.
The natural outgrowth of all these individual endeavors was the compilation of this Battalion History.
Once conceived the idea of a beautiful and permanent record required hard work and skillful leadership. Special acknowledgement should be given the following members of our Battalion who made major contributions toward the successful publication of this volume: Edward Harris, James De Vita, Anthony Cocco, Daniel Botkiss, William Ross, Joseph Schimmler, Donald Leach, Bob Becker, Donald Walden and Leslie Williamson. To these and the many others who also helped I offer the official thanks of the Battalion.
May this book be a cherished possession of every member of the 795th AAA A W BN, that it foster and preserve many happy memories of our collective achievement in a great and victorious conflict.
John D. Betley, Lt. Colonel, U.S. Armyhttps://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1074/thumbnail.jp
The 393d Engineer S.S. Regiment
Get PDFThe history of the 393rd is a story of a hard working organization. It was not the fortune of the 393rd to become distinguished in combat. Its record is a good one made so because of the work it did. In the story of such units as the 393rd we see part of the work of a great Corps and even then we see the Corps as itself part of a great Army. It was and is the contributions of all the parts that made Victory possible.
It is difficult in such a volume as this to pick out individuals for special mention. Our purpose is to tell the story of the Regiment. All members have contributed to that story. There was the work of those who had the problem of planning and leadership. There was the work of the men, those whom we call privates but without whom no work would ever be done. Out of all this, the editor assumes to dedicate this volume to the Junior Officers of the 393rd. The burden of adverse conditions fell upon them and it was because of their resourcefulness and labor and leadership that the work always moved forward.
In compiling this history, the chief source has been the secret log of the regiment. Major Carleton and Captain Gurney deserve recognition for their work in keep this log . Captain Gurney must also be mentioned for the work of his sketches. To Sgt. De Angelus goes mention for his work in photography and to T/4 Edward H. Owen for the use of his, History of Company D.
The Chaplain -- Editor, Harold A. Mercierhttps://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1079/thumbnail.jp
The history of the 487th Bombardment Group, 22 September 1943 to 7 November 1945
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The casualties sustained by the men of the 487th Bombardment Group are not, perhaps, greatly significant in a world at war ...
It is the gallant and indomitable spirit of these several dead, missing, and wounded that is significant in its illboding for all oppressors, in its promise for a better world without war ...
We dedicate this day to those who contributed without reservation to our common effort ... who cannot be among us to share the commendation they so richly merit.
Author unknownhttps://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1132/thumbnail.jp
Indians in the war: burial of a brave
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The material in this pamphlet was collected for the 1945 Memorial Number of Indians at Work, before the magazine was discontinued because of the paper shortage. Many devoted workers spent much time and effort to get these stories, and the photographs which accompany the lists were loaned by the families of the boys whose names will be found here. We wish to express our gratitude to all of those who made this record possible.
The casualty lists and the lists of awards and decorations continue those begun in Indians at Work for May-June 1943 and carried on in the November-December 1943, May-June 1944, and September-October 1944 issues. They are not complete, and it is hoped that when the peace has come, the whole story of the Indian contribution to the victory may be gathered up into one volume.
Awards of the Purple Heart have not been indicated here because every soldier wounded in action against the enemy is entitled to the decoration, and the award should be taken for granted.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1140/thumbnail.jp
The story of the 73rd: the unofficial history of the 73rd Bomb Wing
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Before leaving Saipan a number of men with the 73rd Wing and its units expressed a hope that some sort of a history of our organization would be published and made available to all Wing personnel. The Wing historical officer seemed the logical person to do this since he had handled the official history of the Wing which is now on file in Washington. In response to this demand, as well as to other requests received since returning to the States, this volume is prepared. While material in the book is partly borrowed from the official history, it is mostly written and collected now after a few months in the States have mellowed our memories of the Marianas.
The 73rd Wing, as a whole, was a homogeneous, hard-working organization. Its personnel were cooperative with one another and did a tremendous piece of work on and from Saipan. The Wing was not only the first 20th Air Force organization to hit Tokyo but it also dropped the largest number of bombs on the Japanese Empire and flew the most missions of any of the 20th\u27s five wings.
To the 15,000 men who went through the months on Saipan, those months were long and hard. While these men may not have actually been in the front lines, the Wing\u27s casualty list of both men and airplanes show that we were a fighting organization. Also our living conditions were far from comfortable most of the time. Our food was sometimes inferior and our quarters were not too good. We were subject to Japanese raids during the early part of the period. Nevertheless, our memories of Saipan will always be close to us.
While this volume is written primarily from the point of view of the Wing Headquarters itself it should be of interest to all personnel of the Wing\u27s organizations. After all, the Wing did operate as a single unit from Saipan and the groups never did operate independently. The statistics and figures included have to do with the Wing operation as a whole rather than any particular organization. This history will necessarily lack the personal touch that the story of a smaller unit might have. Personalities are pretty much lost in the over-all picture.
These 73rd Wing organizations included the four tactical groups-the 497th, the 498th, the 499th and the 500th Bombardment Groups. Also there were the four Air Service Groups -- the 65th, 91st, 303rd and 330th. Without these maintenance and engineering specialists and the Service Centers they manned, the Wing would surely have failed.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1155/thumbnail.jp
147 NCB: U.S. Naval Construction Battalion
Get PDFCovers primarily the 147th Naval Construction Battalion\u27s time in Okinawa during 1945. Includes a roster of soldiers serving in the battalion.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1219/thumbnail.jp
549th engineer light ponton company
Get PDFOne of the war\u27s famed Engineer Light Ponton Companies was born on paper in Washington, D. C. on 14 January 1943, a full five months before its first soldier opened the door of the orderly room at Camp Hood, Texas.
Never then realizing what a great part he would play in World War II the 549th Engineer knocked the dirt from his spikes and got ready for the great race across the States and half way \u27round the world. It was indeed to be history · and now the curtain opens on the big show ...https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1007/thumbnail.jp
The story of the 310th infantry regiment, 78th infantry division in the war against Germany, 1942-1945
Get PDFThe 310th Infantry Regiment has fought in more than one war. This history is primarily an account of the present 310th Infantry Regiment in World War II, but there is a story to tell of an earlier 310th Regiment which carried the same Regimental Colors into battle against the German enemy in World War I.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1038/thumbnail.jp
377th Infantry Regiment
Get PDFThis is a history made by the men of the 377th Infantry Regiment. It\u27s a story of men who served their country and served it well. Men who underwent the toughest, most rigorous, most backbreaking training that the Army could hand out. And men who, after two hard years of this training, went across to the field of battle in Europe, met the enemy, and defeated him at his own game -- war.
It all began on the sandy flat of the recreational area at Camp Swift, Texas, a typical Army camp located about 30 miles from Austin, with the usual training-center panorama of red-and-white water towers, white wooden barracks, and green recruits. There, under the blazing hot sun of July 15, 1942, the 377th Infantry Regiment was activated, along with the rest of the 95th Infantry Division.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1059/thumbnail.jp