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.
Posted inMaine, News
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.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
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.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
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.
Posted inNews, River Valley
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.
Posted inMaine
Winthrop American Legion honors its World War II members
Central Maine veterans share experiences of fear and humor while fighting in World War II.
Posted inPerspective
Warship discovery lays to rest one of the final mysteries of the unheralded war on Portland’s doorsteps
The revelation just a few days ago that the wreckage of the Navy’s USS Eagle 56 lost 5 miles off Cape Elizabeth in the final days of World War II has now been located is an occasion to recall one of the more vivid personas associated with the episode. Meet The Rev. G. Ernest Lynch. […]