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Historical Items

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Item 9545

Dow Air Force Base F-84s, Bangor, 1948

Contributed by: Maine Aviation Historical Society & Maine Air Museum Date: 1948-02-25 Media: Photographic print

Item 16747

Actress Marla English, Presque Isle Air Force Base, 1952

Contributed by: Presque Isle Air Museum Date: 1952 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Item 23020

Buildings for Presque Isle Air Force Base, 1944

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: 1944 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 150071

Dow Air Force Base, Bangor, 1948-1954

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1948–1954 Location: Bangor Client: United States Air Force Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Item 150064

Limestone Air Force Base bakery & engine buildup building, Limestone, 1951

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1951 Location: Limestone Client: United States Air Force Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
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Item 150063

Limestone Air Force Base training & briefing building, Limestone, 1950-1951

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1950–1951 Location: Limestone Client: United States Air Force Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Fallen Heroes: Those Who Gave Their Lives: World War II

At least twenty-three Jewish men from Maine died in the military during World War II. Photographs and other memorabilia are available for fewer than half of them. Read more about them.

Exhibit

Fallen Heroes: Last of the Jewish WWII Veterans

Listen to recordings from the last of the World War II Jewish veterans.

Exhibit

Fallen Heroes: Maine's Jewish Sailors and Soldiers

Thirty-four young Jewish men from Maine died in the service of their country in the two World Wars. This project, including a Maine Memory Network exhibit, is meant to say a little something about some of them. More than just names on a public memorial marker or grave stone, these men were getting started in adult life. They had newly acquired high school and college diplomas, they had friends, families and communities who loved and valued them, and felt the losses of their deaths.

Site Pages

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Presque Isle Air Museum

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Site Page

Presque Isle: The Star City - Governor's Potato Plot, Presque Isle, 1959

"… was then being installed at the Presque Isle Air Force Base and was a great source of pride for the community."

Site Page

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"… emphasizing a reliance on the need for Allied forces. The following are but a small selection of Centennial photographs found within the Portland…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

How I broke the mold for women to serve in the military
by Mary D. McGuirk

My life and career as a USAF Nurse

Story

Paul Gagne: Living a life fully engaged in his community
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A man with a wide range of skills and talents shares them for the benefit of his community

Story

Welcome home Sgt. Cunningham
by Donald C Cunningham

It was great to be back in Maine.