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Year: 2021

Honor Roll - Seaman 1st Class Reube...

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021
Phil Martin
Son of farmer Enoch Donovan and Martha K. Steelman, Reuben Donovan (5/24/1915 – 4/6/1945) grew up on a farm between Milton ... READ MORE
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Honor Roll - Private William Short ...

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021
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        The son of Albert Marvel and Minnie Carey Marvel, William Short Marvel (2/26/24 ... READ MORE
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Honor Roll - Corporal John E. Johns...

May 22, 2021April 26, 2023
Phil Martin
John E. Johnson (1/19/1911 – 3/5/1945) resided in Ellendale, Delaware, at the time of his induction into the Army. The son of ... READ MORE
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Honor Roll - Pvt. Charles Madjarosy

May 16, 2021May 16, 2021
Phil Martin
The latest post in the Honor Roll series is the story of Private Charles Madjarosy (1924 – 1944), killed during WWII on ... READ MORE
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Honor Roll, Franklin K. Edginton, U...

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021
Phil Martin
The Honor Roll stories continue with that of Milton resident Franklin Kenneth Edginton (3/14/1921 – 6/1/1944). Among ... READ MORE
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Honor Roll: Joseph T. Winn Jr., Mer...

March 18, 2021March 18, 2021
Phil Martin
This post is about Joseph T. Winn Jr. (1923 – 1943), the second Merchant Marine seaman to lose his life to a U-boat ... READ MORE
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Honor Roll: William Yeates Conwell,...

March 16, 2021March 16, 2021
Phil Martin
In my previous post, I provided an overview of the American Legion Honor Roll of 1949. First installed in front of the Post ... READ MORE
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Honoring The Ultimate Sacrifice

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021
Phil Martin
In a previous post, I made note of the Blue Star banner that was hanging over the Milton Grace UMC Church’s chancel. ... READ MORE
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The House That Went Missing

February 28, 2021February 28, 2021
Phil Martin
William and Lydia Fearing’s House on Union Street In the spring and summer, the flower garden at the northeast corner ... READ MORE
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Grace Church in wartime

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021
Phil Martin
History detective investigates an old photograph The above is a photograph of the interior of Grace UMC (United Methodist ... READ MORE
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