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Category Archives: New Hampshire Aviation
New Hampshire in WWI: Heroes of Raymond
The year 1917 was an especially difficult one for the Town of Raymond in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. A month before the United States declared war the town hall burned down (13 March 1917). According to the book, Images of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Military of New Hampshire, New Hampshire Aviation, NH WW1 Military
Tagged 1, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1926, action, Dudley, Emerson, engraving, Escadrille, Europe, France, Gilman, I, installed, killed, killed in action, Lafayette, Library, Maple, memorial, monument, One, plaque, transcription, Tucker, unveiled, war, world, WW, WW1, WWI
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New Hampshire’s First Flights and Early Aviators
A story on aviation was reported in the Portsmouth Herald on 13 September 1940. At that time the New Hampshire State Planning and Development Commission for state airport development provided a basic listing of aviation firsts along with their recommendations … Continue reading
Nashua New Hampshire’s Secretary, World War 2 WASP Aviatrix and Carmelite Nun: Anita L. Paul aka Sister Teresa (1924-2010)
Anita L. Paul was born in Nashua into a working class family, her father being a fireman for the Boston & Maine Railroad. She grew up on the family farm in Hudson, New Hampshire, studying in the local schools, and … Continue reading
U.S. Airmail Service Casualty: Manchester NH’s 2nd Lieut. Jean Donat Grenier (1909-1934)
Jean Donat Grenier was born in November 24 1909 in Manchester, New Hampshire, the son of Canadian immigrants, Alphonse and Ursula Nora (Gadbois) Grenier. He grew up at 302 Cartier Street, and then later 370 Rimmon Street, receiving an elementary … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, Military of New Hampshire, Military Squares, New Hampshire Aviation, New Hampshire Men
Tagged 2nd, air, airmail, base, boxer, Cartier Street, cemetery, Field, Grenier, Hevey School, Jean, Lieut., Lieutenant, mail, Manchester, military, Mt. Calvary, New Hampshire, NH, Rimmon Street, Second, UNH, University, West High School
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WW2 Anti-Sub Gunner Killed in Action, Bay of Biscay: Manchester’s S/Sgt. Joseph H. Wilfred Roux (1921-1943)
On December 16, 1947, the city of Manchester’s Mayor and Board of Alderman approved an ordinance: “That the square located where Amory Street, Montgomery Street and Bartlett Street intersects, be officially designated… as Joseph H.W. Roux Square.” The memorial plaque … Continue reading
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Tagged 1943, 2, Anti-Sub, Cornwall, England, II, Joseph, KIA, MIA, military, Military Square, missing, Purple Heart, Roux, Uboat, World War, WW2
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