We've always been fascinated with World War II, the events that led up to it, and that final year in 1945 when Germany and Japan surrendered. Over the next few months, we'll feature newspaper items culled from the Spring and Summer of 1945, courtesy of THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Click on the images below for two articles:
CROTON BROTHERS MEET IN LONDON, MALCOLM & DONALD MACDOUGALL
AND
CROTON ROTARIANS SWEAR IN A WAC, CATHERINE DAILEY
You may also have an interest in
SPRING 1945: CROTON RAILROAD MEN IN INDIA http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/06/1945-croton-railroad-men-in-india.html
AND JOE AGOSTA MEETS JOE AGOSTA http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/06/spring-1945-crotons-joe-agosta-meets.html
WWII, MORE CROTON MEMORIES, THE WOMEN WHO SERVED http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2011/09/more-croton-memories-wwii-women-who.html
AND A RECENT LETTER TO THE GAZETTE FROM PATRICK CALCUTTI http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/06/by-special-request-on-veterans-tax.html
What a time. Thank you for this series. It's been fun to see the friends and family I heard about growing up.
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