Maine Memory Network

Purple Heart citation for John Edward Barry, 1947

Contributed by: Mexico Historical Society Date: 1945-01-02 Location: Newburgh Media: Text

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Sgt. Louis Wilbur Trafton, Guilford, 1943

Contributed by: Guilford Historical Society Date: 1943 Location: Guilford Media: Photographic print

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.

Fallen Heroes: Jewish Soldiers and Sailors, The Great War

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.

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… States Naval Service.” He also received the Purple Heart for wounds received during this engagement On Iwo Jima Island, now “Sergeant” Trafton…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Elizabeth Mantis Spiliopoulos: passion for life & Greek heritage
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A spunky 99-year-old shares her crystal-clear recollections of all the changes in her lifetime