My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
Thursday, July 12, 2018
The DeKalb Township Honor Roll Dedicated in 1943
From the June 27, 2018, MidWeek "Looking Back."
1943, 75 Years Ago.
"Yesterday afternoon at 5:00 o'clock the DeKalb Township Honor Roll which was erected on the Lincoln Highway near Fourth Street was unveiled at a dedication ceremony.
"The ceremony was planned as a part of the Army salute to this country and an honor guard from the 740th Military Police Battalion took part in the dedication."
This was a list of names of those serving in the Armed Forces from DeKalb Township. The military police were in DeKalb County to guard the war industries.
--GreGen
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