Keywords: Military and War Military Service Navy
Item 102276
Young men wanted for U.S. Navy World War I poster, ca. 1917
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Media: Ink on board
Item 149062
Three sailors on the U.S. Navy docks, seen from overhead, Portland, ca. 1944
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1944 Location: Portland Media: Film negative
Exhibit
Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island
Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.
Exhibit
George Henry Preble of Portland, nephew of Edward Preble who was known as the father of the U.S. Navy, temporarily lost his command during the Civil War when he was charged with failing to stop a Confederate ship from getting through the Union blockade at Mobile.
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War
"… hometowns and traveled south to serve in the US military at some point during the war. Fred Titcomb's horses, load of hay, Falmouth Corner…"
Story
Service in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan by MAJ Adam R. Cote
by Adam R. Cote
Military Service has had a deep impact my life
Story
How 20 years in the Navy turned me into an active volunteer
by Joy Asuncion
My service didn't end when I retired from the Navy
