WW1 Chateau Thierry Casualty: Manchester NH’s Pvt. Herman Francis Little (1893-1918)

Posted on 10 May, 2014 by Janice Brown

On  October 1st of 1940, the Mayor and Board of Alderman of the City of Manchester,

Photograph of Herman F. Little recognition plaque, located in Manchester NH at the corners of South Main and Granite Streets. Copyright of Martin Miccio for the City of Manchester, and used here with permission.

passed an ordinance: “That the Square located in West Manchester, where Granite and Main Streets intersects and commonly referred to as Granite Square, be officially designated and known …as “Herman F. Little Square.”  A bronze marker was created and placed there, situated at the southwest corner of South Main and Granite Streets.  It reads: ” PVT. HERMAN F. LITTLE. Co. B –103RD INF. 26 DIV. KILLED JULY 20, 1918.  AT CHATEAU THIERRY.”

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WW2 Training Mission Casualty: Manchester’s Sgt. Robert W. Lewis (1922-1942).

Posted on 9 May, 2014 by Janice Brown
Photograph of Francis P. Lally recognition plaque, located in Manchester NH at the corner of South Main and A Streets. Copyright of Martin Miccio for the City of Manchester, and used here with permission.

Photograph of Sgt. Robert W. Lewis recognition plaque, located in Manchester NH at the corner of Massabesic Street and Mammoth Road. Copyright of Martin Miccio for the City of Manchester, and used here with permission.

Another Military Square was added following World War 2, the ordinance passed on 16 December 1947 and signed by Mayor Joseph T. Benoit as follows: “That the square located where Massabesic Street, Hayward Street, Candia Road, and Mammoth Road intersects, be official designated … as Robert W. Lewis Square.” The plaque reads: “SGT. ROBERT W. LEWIS. Born May 6, 1922. Died November 2, 1942. Lakeland, Florida. ” Continue reading →

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WW2 Day of Infamy Casualty at Hickam Field: Manchester NH’s Pvt. Maurice J. St. Germain (1921-1941)

Posted on 8 May, 2014 by Janice Brown
Photograph of Maurice J. St. Germain's recognition plaque, located in Manchester NH at the south side of Amory Street opposite Coolidge Avenue. Copyright of Martin Miccio for the City of Manchester, and used here with permission.

Photograph of Maurice J. St. Germain’s recognition plaque, located in Manchester NH at the south side of Amory Street opposite Coolidge Avenue. Copyright of Martin Miccio for the City of Manchester, and used here with permission.

The City of Manchester’s Board of Alderman passed several ordinances on 16 December 1947, signed by Mayor Joseph T. Benoit. One stated as follows: “That the square located where Amory Street, North Main Street, and Coolidge Avenue intersects be officially designated and hereinafter known on all official records…as ‘Maurice J. St. Germain Square.’” The bronze plaque reads: “SGT. MAURICE ST. GERMAIN. BORN JULY 15, 1916. DIED DECEMBER 7, 1941. HICKAM FIELD HAWAII. Continue reading →

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WW2 USS Liscombe Bay Casualty: Manchester NH’s Francis P. Lally S.K.2/c U.S.N. (1919-1943)

Posted on 7 May, 2014 by Janice Brown

The ordinance approved 20 February 1945 proclaims: “That the square located in West

Photograph of Gerald R. Helmich recognition plaque, located in Manchester NH at the corners of Second and West Hancock Streets. Copyright of Martin Miccio for the City of Manchester, and used here with permission.

Photograph of Francis P. Lally recognition plaque, located in Manchester NH at the corner of South Main and A Streets. Copyright of Martin Miccio for the City of Manchester, and used here with permission.

Manchester, where South Main, Boynton, and Woodbury Streets intersects, be officially designated … as “Francis P. Lally Square.” The document was signed by Mayor Josaphat T. Benoit, and a sign was duly prepared and erected with ceremony.

The plaque officially reads: “Francis P. Lally S.K.2/c U.S.N.. Escort Carrier Liscombe Bay. Born Aug 26, 1919. Died Nov. 24, 1943. Off Gilbert Islands.”

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Merrimack New Hampshire Goes Seismic

Posted on 6 May, 2014 by Janice Brown

You would not think of bucolic Merrimack, New Hampshire as being in the epicenter of

The public seismograph at the Merrimack (NH) Public Library. Photo courtesy of the library.

The public seismograph at the Merrimack (NH) Public Library. Photo courtesy of the library.

earthquakes–but it is now, sort of.  The town’s public library now (as of April 4, 2014) owns New Hampshire’s first and only public seismograph.  The Merrimack Public Library is also the first library to participate in the Boston College Educational Seismology Project (BC-ESP).

Because of the generosity of many donors, the library has completely paid for this project. I stopped in to make my own donation, and get a personal tour.

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