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September 19, 1945
Get PDFSoldiers and civilians written about and photographed in this issue include Captain Charles Horvath, Mr. Hobart H. Conover, First LT Merlin C. Benninger, CPL Jay C. Kemper, PFC Donna Purdie, SGT Lester F. Sorenson, PFC Odysseus A. Liakakes, Captain Claude M. Maer Jr., PFC Doris Ramer, and two-year old Sharon Lee Sherman, daughter of Aircraft Maintenance crew member A.C. Sherman.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/dowfieldobserver/1110/thumbnail.jp
History of the 902nd Ordnance Heavy Automotive Maintenance Company, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945
Get PDFThis is the story, the history, of a group of men; organized out of all walks of life; from the hills and the mountains; the valleys and the plains; from the farms and the cities; from the rich and the poor organized for war. This is a tale that lives deep in in the hearts of these men; their wives, their mothers, sisters and brothers; their children. Written out of toil and sweat; oils and grease; nuts and bolts -- engines, wheels and axles; the things that made modern war possible and hastened its end.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1001/thumbnail.jp
Move out, verify: the combat story of the 743rd Tank Battalion
Get PDFA Battalion truck was driven hundreds of miles through Germany to locate and haul a linotype machine so that type could be set for this book. This is just one of the sometimes fantastic difficulties overcome during the manufacture of these pages in the bomb-devastated city of Frankfurt-on-Main in July 1945. That the book did get printed at all is astonishing to its author. 1st Lt. John D. Hess, aided by German-speaking Tech Sergeant Frank Gartner, looked after the considerable details of publication. The 21 chapter illustrations are by Pfc. Norman E. Hamilton. The writing is by Pfc. Wayne Robinson, who here wishes to acknowledge the great help given by so many, from tank commanders to cooks to personnel clerks, in getting the facts for this combat story.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1069/thumbnail.jp
Battalion history, 963, 1944-1945
Get PDFThe 963rd Field Artillery Battalion originated as a component of the Connecticut Militia, which consisted of companies formed in 1639 to protect the original colonies. These companies were in turn organized in the year 1739, into the 3rd and 4th Infantry Regiments of the Connecticut Militia, which remained in colonial service until 1776. In that year they became part of the State Militia of Connecticut and served during the Revolutionary War in such historic campaigns as those around New York, The Danbury Raid, and the Battle of Saratoga.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1085/thumbnail.jp
14th Combat Bombardment Wing (H)
Get PDFThe 14th Combat Bombardment Wing was activated on 13 September 1943, at AAF Station 115, better known as Shipdham, Norfolk, with Colonel Leon W. Johnson, the former commanding officer of the 44th Bombardment Group, in command.
The Wing had been in operation as the 202nd Provisional Combat Bomb Wing since 3 September 1943.
The Wing was formed from personnel of the 44th Bombardment Group, on whose station the Wing was located, and the 392nd Bombardment Group, which was located at Wendling, Norfolk.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1106/thumbnail.jp
The history of the 398th Bombardment Group (H)
Get PDFDedication
The casualties sustained by the men of the 398th 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 ill-boding 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.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1126/thumbnail.jp
Program for the 9th Annual Meeting of the Quarter Century Club of the Bangor Hydro Electric Company
Get PDFThe program for the 9th annual meeting of the Quarter Century Club of the Bangor Hydro Electric Company. The Quarter Century Club was open to members of the Bangor Hydro Electric Company with over 25 years of service to the company. Event was on April 24, 1945, at the Penobscot Valley Country Club in Orono, Maine. Photographs of eighty-one employees with the quarter century of service are featured. Turkey and stuffing were on the menu.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/bangorhydro_news/1053/thumbnail.jp
Keys to World Peace Christian Books
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Serve Those Who Served, Nurses Are Needed In Veterans Administration Hospitals
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Hammond Street and Main Street viewed from Kenduskeag Stream Bridge, Bangor Maine Circa 1945
No full textThe intersections of Main and Hammond Streets in downtown Bangor, Maine, circa 1945.
Business visible with a zoom-in and included in the 1945 Bangor City Directory include:
Merrill Trust Co. at 2 Hammond Street.
Buckley Drug Co. at 16 Hammond.
D. Braidy Co. at 14 Hammond. David Braidy, a clothier.
Carroll\u27s Cut Rate Perfumer at 28 Hammond. Samuel R. Lieberman proprietor.
D. Goldberg the Tailor. David Goldberg 7 Hammond.
Corey\u27s Bangor Billiard Hall. Also at 7 Hammond. Richard A. Corey proprietor.
Liggett Drug Co. at 1 Main Street. Charles W. Freeman manager.
Paul\u27s Beauty Salon at 7 Main Street. Herman T. Lewis proprietor, Helen C. Braverman manager.
Smart & Thrifty Dress Shop at 9 Main Street. Stella M. Sirabella manager.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1189/thumbnail.jp