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Tag Archives: Korea
Korean War Casualty, POW at Battle of Unsan: Swanzey NH’s Reginald Ernest Frazier (1932-1951)
He paid the ultimate price. While still a boy at age 18, he enlisted with the U.S. Army in April of 1850, and arrived in Korea in August of the same year [per Sentinel newspaper article]. He was taken prisoner … Continue reading
New Hampshire’s 2016 Memorial Day
As I mentioned in an article of last year, New Hampshire’s special day to remember our FALLEN military was originally called DECORATION DAY. It was a custom that began following the Civil War, when many of the dead never made … Continue reading
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Tagged 1812, 2016, Air Force, American, army, celebration, Civil War, Col, Colonel, Day, decoration, flag, holiday, I, II, June, Korea, marines, memorial, military, monument, navy, nun, nurse, plaque, remember, Spanish, war, WASP, world, WW1, WW2
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First American War Vessel Named after Manchester NH: USS Manchester (CL-83) 1946-1960
The Portsmouth Herald newspaper of March 5, 1946 proclaimed the launching of a new light cruiser that honored the City of Manchester, New Hampshire. The Quincy Massachusetts shipyard of the Bethlehem Steel company was responsible for building her.
Posted in Genealogy, History, Military of New Hampshire, New Hampshire Women, Really Old News
Tagged cruiser, Korea, Korean War, Manchester, navy, ship, USS, USS Manchester
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