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Houlton Army Air Base parachute and operations buildings., 1941

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1941 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Houlton Army Air Base Fire House, 1941

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1941 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Presque Isle Army Air Base NCO Club alterations, Presque Isle, 1944

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944 Location: Presque Isle Client: Presque Isle Army Air Base Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Passing the Time: Artwork by World War II German POWs

In 1944, the US Government established Camp Houlton, a prisoner of war (POW) internment camp for captured German soldiers during World War II. Many of the prisoners worked on local farms planting and harvesting potatoes. Some created artwork and handicrafts they sold or gave to camp guards. Camp Houlton processed and held about 3500 prisoners and operated until May 1946.

Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island

Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"The Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternal organization made up of Civil War veterans from the Union Army."

Presque Isle Air Museum

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August 12, 1967 was the most significant day of my life
by Bob Small

How the Vietnam war affected my life

Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR