Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… and capture of Saipan Island, he was awarded the “Navy Cross”, the second highest award given by the United States."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"Navy. After fifty years of marriage, Faith died in 1990 and Dr. Haigis later married Helen Sluder of Naples, Florida."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… straight boards for the ships of the King’s Royal Navy. Most of the pines measured about a yard across and one hundred feet high and grew so close…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… 28,1942, while serving on the USS Quincy, a Navy cruiser. Surry had been preparing for war as early as 1940, as local citizens raised money with…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… before he was called to duty as a Chaplain in the Navy, and the school experienced such a decline that its doors were finally closed, and remained…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… went out to be used in building the Charlestown Navy Yard. Later shipments included eight columns 28 feet long for the Dutch Reformed Church in New…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"This same ship, donated to the U.S.Navy, was converted to a warship and was the first vessel sunk in the war by German submarines in 1917."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… and American revolutionaries scuttled much of its navy in the Penobscot River, some settlers withdrew to safer areas in southern New England."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"In the 17th century the British Navy required masts constructed from the massive pine trees of Maine."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… skilled school band provided music while the Navy destroyer John Paul Jones was anchored in the harbor."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Army and Navy with more men proportionately than any other state. Citizens from towns all over the state continued to answer the call throughout the…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… coasts working at capacity to supply the Army and Navy with three million, one-hundred can cases per year. Seven new factories were built in Lubec."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"The Blue and Grey turned into Navy Blue & Gold and Farmington students became Cougars. Farmington High School, ca."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… routes and conscripting men into the British navy. Supplies were at a premium, and to offset high costs, islanders frequently took their produce to…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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