Keywords: army base
Item 13527
Houlton Army Air Base parachute and operations buildings., 1941
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1941 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Item 13519
Houlton Army Air Base Fire House, 1941
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1941 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Item 150229
Presque Isle Army Air Base NCO Club alterations, Presque Isle, 1944
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944 Location: Presque Isle Client: Presque Isle Army Air Base Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
Exhibit
Passing the Time: Artwork by World War II German POWs
In 1944, the US Government established Camp Houlton, a prisoner of war (POW) internment camp for captured German soldiers during World War II. Many of the prisoners worked on local farms planting and harvesting potatoes. Some created artwork and handicrafts they sold or gave to camp guards. Camp Houlton processed and held about 3500 prisoners and operated until May 1946.
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.
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic
"The Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternal organization made up of Civil War veterans from the Union Army."
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Story
August 12, 1967 was the most significant day of my life
by Bob Small
How the Vietnam war affected my life
Story
Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey
MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR
