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PublishedOctober 10, 2021
Remains of pilot lost at sea during WWII are buried in Maine
U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Ernest N. Vienneau was laid to rest next to his parents at Saint Martin of Tours Cemetery in Millinocket.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2021
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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PublishedSeptember 19, 2021
History lesson: A Maine native’s play about a witness to the Holocaust is poised to embark on national tour
'Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski' was co-written by Deering High School graduate Clark Young and stars acclaimed actor David Strathairn.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2020
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.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2020
Augusta man pegs Portsmouth Naval Shipyard as location in mystery photo
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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PublishedNovember 15, 2020
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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PublishedNovember 11, 2020
Maine Voices: Shore leave welcome break for young sailors in World War II
A Mainer who served in the Pacific Theater remembers everyone sprucing up for time on liberty – and coming back to tell their tales.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2020
Bill Nemitz: He picked up a WWII dog tag – and couldn’t let go
Thanks to a Royal Australian Navy veteran, a Portland soldier's legacy rises from the battlefield on which he died.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2019
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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PublishedNovember 17, 2019
Winthrop American Legion honors its World War II members
Central Maine veterans share experiences of fear and humor while fighting in World War II.
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