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Item 18301

Military personnel, Bangor Fair, 1944

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1944-08-01 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 18229

Dow Field military personnel, Bangor, 1944

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1944 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 10615

Parade with military personnel, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Media: Postcard

Online Exhibits

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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator

George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.

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Hyman Deletetsky note to family from boot camp, Florida, 1944

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

Fight or buy bonds, World War I poster, 1917

World War I and the Maine Experience

With a long history of patriotism and service, Maine experienced the war in a truly distinct way. Its individual experiences tell the story of not only what it means to be an American, but what it means to be from Maine during the war to end all wars.

Site Pages

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

"… Strategic Missile Wing employed 1200 military personnel and 300 civilians at an annual expenditure of $8 million per year."

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Harold Gordon with 'Flying Torah,' Bangor, 1945

Life on a Tidal River - The Flying Torah

"… Gordon performing a service for Jewish military personnel as he did many times with the Torah given to him by Beth Israel Synagogue."

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Casco Engine Co. No. 1 firemen's muster and parade, Portland, 1846

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"… department appeared to be in good order, and the personnel are certainly most promising. A more invincible body of men could not be readily found."