Keywords: Onawa Trestle
Item 105937
Soldiers at Onawa Trestle, Morkill, ca. 1943
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1943 Location: Morkill Media: photographic print
Item 105935
Soldiers on watch at Onawa Trestle, Morkill, ca. 1942
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1942 Location: Morkill Media: photographic print
Exhibit
A Convenient Soldier: The Black Guards of Maine
The Black Guards were African American Army soldiers, members of the segregated Second Battalion of the 366th Infantry sent to guard the railways of Maine during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. The purpose of the Black Guards' deployment to Maine was to prevent terrorist attacks along the railways, and to keep Maine citizens safe during the war.
