World War II

May 26, 2011
Mary

War Widow Returns Home to Remember

Mark Alan Lovewell
Mary Carr, 88, made a journey back to the Vineyard last Friday. The last time she was here, 67 years ago, war raged in Europe and in the Pacific. It was a time in the nation’s history when people all around her made huge sacrifices. In that year, she lost her husband. For Mary, this two-day Vineyard visit was a rekindling of fond memories. It was also about Memorial Day and loss and sharing her personal story with others.
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May 27, 2010

Ted Morgan on World War II: “You Just Don’t Know What to Expect”

The password for that drop was George Washington. If you heard a rustling and you didn’t know who was there you would say “George,” and if you received the password “Washington,” then you knew it was your own troopers.
World War Two
May 27, 2010
Elmer Albert

World War II Exhibit Comes to Martha's Vineayrd Museum

They were Islanders and they served their country in World War II, in all branches of the armed forces, men and women, most of them barely beyond their teens.
World War Two
April 29, 2010
betty bill

An Island Girl’s War at Camp Edwards

Rationing, blackouts, prisoners of war and air raid drills — all were very real facts of life for Islanders during World War II. In an ongoing exhibit the Martha’s Vineyard Museum has captured some of the many recollections of Vineyarders from those years, both at home and abroad. Titled Those Who Serve — Martha’s Vineyard and World War II, the exhibit features oral histories, photographs, film footage and artifacts. The exhibit will be expanded into a second part on Memorial Day weekend.
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July 30, 1999

Distant Blazes of War Engulfed Island

Ethan Kelley
For the sheep grazing in pastures above Vineyard Sound, the patches of weathered canvas beating toward Holmes Hole were barely worth a glance away from meals of September grass.
Wars
Revolutionary War
Civil War
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December 20, 1991

Remembering Pearl Harbor, Island Veterans Gather

Virginia Poole
Fifty years after the sinking of the United States naval fleet at Pearl Harbor, a group of Island veterans and their supporters gathered Dec.
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Pearl Harbor
December 13, 1991

Historic Date Ended an Era Of Innocence

W. C. Platt
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941, is a landmark in the life of this nation, by which we judge where we are and where we were.
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Pearl Harbor
June 8, 1984

D-Day: A Day That Will Live Forever with Honor Through Memory

Michael F. Bamberger
Linwood J. Belisle of Edgartown — you’ve seen his Lin’s Lawn Mower Repair shingle on the Vineyard Haven Road — enlisted as a parachuter 42 years ago looking for adventure and some extra cash.
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D-Day
December 8, 1961

Things Insular: Pearl Harbor Memories

Vineyard Gazette
There is not a particle of doubt that Vineyarders who were alive and understanding of world events on Dec. 7.
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Pearl Harbor
January 18, 1946

Peaked Hill Deserted

Vineyard Gazette
The barracks at Peaked Hill are de­serted.
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Peaked Hill
August 17, 1945

Improptu Parades Feature Jubilee

Vineyard Gazette
Enthusiasm of a variety that was wild by Island standards followed the 7 o'clock broadcast on Tuesday night that Japan had surrendered.
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August 10, 1945

A Cheer and a Prayer for the Impending Arrival of V-J Day

Vineyard Gazette
This looks like V-J Day as the Gazette goes to press in a sunny and remarkably invigorating atmosphere.
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