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
Honor Roll - Private William Short ... May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 Phil Martin The son of Albert Marvel and Minnie Carey Marvel, William Short Marvel (2/26/24 ... READ MORE
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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