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Article: A small town's big sacrifice: 33 war deaths ; A historian takes pains to keep alive the memories of service members from Skowhegan killed during World War II.
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- Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)
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- November 9, 2009
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Portland Press Herald (Maine)
11-09-2009
A small town's big sacrifice: 33 war deaths ; A historian takes pains to keep alive the memories of service members from Skowhegan killed during World War II.
Edition: FINAL
Section: Local & State
Type: News
Memo: "Can you imagine giving your life for this country and years later no one even knows your name?" David Harville historian
SKOWHEGAN --
Of the 2,500 U.S. servicemen from Maine who were killed during World War II, 33 of them were from the town of Skowhegan. That's an extraordinary number, given Skowhegan's population of 5,000 at the time, says local historian David Harville.
Two of the soldiers, he said, were killed even before war was ...