I am doing my Local History Project on my four great-uncles: George (Joe), Cecil, Maurice (Tony) and Frankk (Harvey) Caldwell. They al fought in World War II. Cecil and Tony died on the same day fighting in the Philippines. Harvey died fighting in Germany two years later. Joe was hospitalized in England for six months, but returned home safely.
The Caldwells were originally from Hallowell, where they are on the Honor Roll and the American Legion Hall and their old church that they went to are both dedicated to them. They are buried in the Warren Hill Cemetary in Palmyra. It is possible that they are the only family in Maine to give so many sons to the war.
I am going to make a "documentary". I'll interview my grandmother and another person from Palmyra who didn't know them. I'll also get a teenagers perspective on the subject. I'm going to go to Hallowell to show their memorials on the video, too. I'm going to make a scrapbook of the Caldwell family, including their military pictures.
The purpose of my project is to teach people about not only my Uncles, but how so many people died but they are not remembered. Not many people now know about my Uncles and how important they were to our country. They died for our freedom. Hopefully I can get my point across and either re-open the church or make it into a memorial to them.
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I saw your album and It looks great!! Good luck with the rest of your project
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