Category: Military & War, Wars, World War II, 1939-1945
Item 12825
WW II Newsletter, Stockholm, 1942
Contributed by: Stockholm Historical Society Date: 1942 Location: Stockholm Media: Text
Item 15650
Durham's World War II Honor Roll, ca. 1946
Contributed by: Durham Historical Society Date: circa 1946 Location: Durham Media: Wood
Exhibit
Black soldiers served in Maine during World War II, assigned in small numbers throughout the state to guard Grand Trunk rail lines from a possible German attack. The soldiers, who lived in railroad cars near their posts often interacted with local residents.
Exhibit
A Convenient Soldier: The Black Guards of Maine
The Black Guards were African American Army soldiers, members of the segregated Second Battalion of the 366th Infantry sent to guard the railways of Maine during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. The purpose of the Black Guards' deployment to Maine was to prevent terrorist attacks along the railways, and to keep Maine citizens safe during the war.
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 2 of 2
"Mills & Paper Industry The Mill Through Time Lincoln Paper & Tissue, 2010 photo courtesy of Roger Stevens X The mill has manufactured…"
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2
"Mills & Paper Industry Beginnings Text by George King, Lincoln Historical Society Sorting gap, North Lincoln, 1910Lincoln Historical Society…"
Story
My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne
Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima
Story
My WWII Navy Adventure starts at age 13
by I. Robert Miller
My love for the Navy, on 10 ships & many battles, on the cover of Naval aviation News magazine
