PAWV Post 1 WWII newspaper scrapbook (2)

PAWV Post 1 WWII newspaper scrapbook (2)

1943-1945

Collage of cut-out newspaper articles containing information about soldiers related to the Portuguese American War Veterans Post 1. This page contains the articles "Memorial Service Honors Army Men at St. Vasilios Church in Peabody," "Corp. O'Brien, Peabody Marine, Iwo Jima Victim," "Completes Boot Training, Graduates from P.H.S.," as well as additional articles about Sergeant James A. Bettencourt's return home after being wounded in France, Joseph Manuel Ortins's return home with a medical discharge, Robert E. Gravel's promotion to corporal, and Private James Lobao's award ceremony for receiving the Brazilian Campaign Medal.

Donated by John Silva from the Peabody PAWV Post 1 archives.

UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History

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