Maine Memory Network

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"Thomas served in the navy during World War I. After his discharge in 1919, he established his own office in Portland, where he practiced until the…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"… attaining the rank of lieutenant commander in the navy. In 1946, he resumed his architectural career, working days for the New York firm of…"

Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"Hall, a former Navy officer, who checked with the Adjutant General of the State of Maine and he concluded that “Surry is acting with proper respect…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"… including a mayor's office, a treasurer's office, assessor's office and the police department."

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"In 1996, the U.S. Navy named a Roll-on/Roll-off cargo ship U.S.N.S. Gordon in honor of Gary Gordon. He received many awards after he died, but the…"

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."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 1 of 2

"… large amounts of timber for the Royal Navy, which he seemingly had no interest in helping with."

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…"

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…"

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."

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…"

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."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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