Thanks to a Royal Australian Navy veteran, a Portland soldier’s legacy rises from the battlefield on which he died.
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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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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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South Portland memorial honors a WWII veteran known for modesty, valor
Captured multiple times and awarded a Bronze Star, Barry Scott didn’t speak about his experiences because he didn’t want to ‘brag.’
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Bella Tovey, who bore witness to Holocaust, dies at 92
She survived Nazi labor and concentration camps as a Jewish teenager in Poland, living to tell her story to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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World War II veteran: ‘We went through hell’
Paul Simoneau, 95, of Livermore Falls, who served in the U.S. Navy, was involved in four invasions.