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Winchendon man among three locals killed on USS Birmingham
The Gardner News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWINCHENDON — On Oct. 24, 1944, the light cruiser USS Birmingham was seriously damaged by explosions...
Winchendon man died in Normandy invasion; another died on the USS Buck during WWII
The Gardner News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWINCHENDON – The parents of Private Kenneth Clapp felt there was something amiss when they are...
Winchendon honored those who sacrificed everything in World War II
The Gardner News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWINCHENDON – The World War II Honor Roll of Winchendon, located on the town common at the...
Remembering Local World War II Heroes: Rene Therriault, James Wilson
The Gardner News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWINCHENDON – Things could not have been going much better in the life of 22-year-old Rene Therriault...
Who had the best performance in Week 7 of Greater Gardner high school football?
The Gardner News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWeek 7 could have been referred to as Rivalry Week, given the two double-local contest on the...
Remembering Local WWII Heroes: Laurence St. Laurent, Henry St. Pierre
The Gardner News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWINCHENDON – It has been said the ultimate sacrifice a young man may make as a soldier is when he...
Remembering local World War II heroes from Winchendon; one died on his way home
The Gardner News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWINCHENDON – World War II had come to an end in August of 1945, and yet many soldiers still needed to remain at their station until officially called home. Sgt. William B. Occhialini was one ...
School's out for summer - here are the last day of classes for Greater Gardner students
The Gardner News via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoWith the official start to summer just a few short weeks away, students across Greater Gardner are looking forward to putting away their books and pencils and enjoying a few months away from ...
One Winchendon man learns of his brother's WWII death in the newspaper
The Gardner News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWINCHENDON – Pfc. Paul F. Laperriere was stationed with the U. S. Army in England and reading the latest edition of The Stars and Stripes, dated April 28, 1944, when something caught his eye ...
Remembering local WWII heroes: Albert Plouffe, Francis Reardon of Winchendon
The Gardner News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWINCHENDON – The month of April 1945 was a major turning point during World War II. The world was shocked on April 12, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt suffered a stroke and died of a cerebral ...