LEWISTON — A World War II Medal of Honor recipient at Iwo Jima will join the festivities Sunday in Lewiston at a groundbreaking ceremony for a Gold Star Families Memorial Monument at Veterans Memorial Park. Hershel “Woody” Williams, the fourth-oldest living Medal of Honor recipient at age 95, is spearheading an effort to honor Gold […]
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Kenneth ‘Ken’ Gilman
1922 – 2015 WEST PARIS — Kenneth “Ken” Gilman, formerly of West Peru, passed away at the Ledgeview Living Center in West Paris on Saturday, Aug. 22, after a period of deteriorating health. Ken was born on Aug. 25, 1922, in Johnson, Vt., to Forrest Madison Gilman and Margaret Idella Gilman. On Aug. 24, 1946, […]
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Stillman ‘Mat’ Matott
1927 – 2015 Canton—Stillman “Mat” E. Matott, a resident of Canton, passed away at his home Tuesday, March 24, with his beloved wife, Carolyn, at his side. He was born on April 14, 1927, in Concord, N.H., the son of Faber Matott and Agnes (Matthews) Matott. He grew up in the Portsmouth and Rye Beach, […]
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R. Miller: Remembering Iwo Jima
I was a Marine on Iwo Jima for 35 days and saw the flag go up. I read Austin Bay’s column (Feb. 27) about the battle there at Iwo Jima. Then I cried. Raymond Miller, Paris
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Austin Bay: Remembering the price paid at Iwo Jima
From Feb. 19, 1945 (when U.S. Marines assaulted its beaches) to March 27 of that year (the day combat officially ceased), the island of Iwo Jima was hell on earth. In 2009 I began writing occasional columns commemorating the 70th anniversary of key World War II battles and events. I dedicated them to the WW2 […]