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Lost invicemen' / **Maynard—-Memorial, services were held Sunday to pay tribute to Private First Class William Palmer, Maynard's'- * t lt;* a *second .reported war-casualty, who was kilted in the .line of* » * ' service while |n action In the Pacific war area.Word that he had been lost ini ■ iecti'on was received a week ago by his parents, ^r. and Mrs Fred PU liner cif 15 Ganfleld street, {'hrougih a letter received' 'from Private Palmer’s captain’Private Palm-er was a native of iMaynurd and attended local schools, gitudua'tin.g from Maynard Hygli fch'ool in 1,037. “Billie” was popular with his fellow classmates « 1 % • ^ and was treasurer of .his class. An ►apt student and talented youth, he was also •editor of the seiho *l’s magazine, tlhe Screech Owl” dur-aynaic®?acfoingh:.s senior year.On graduation fro.m M’ayna higih, he attended Veper- Gem*School o;f Art a-t Boston for tin years, graduatinig in May Off 194 The following January, he ehter the Army. After a pevis’d Otf train ing, he was assigned oversea's active duty and when last he a from was stationed with America* *troe.ps in New, Caledonia.The loss of Private Palmer the ^second war casualty for My nard. Several- -weeks ago, Tlipma Lanigan /was reported lost in ac tion.Tlie memorial service was con«ducted at St. George’s church a 2.30 o’clock iby the Rev. Hhlsey Andrews, rector. *At the morn I service cif that day, a service fla« *was dedicated to honor 26 .parish ioners jn ..the service. ' one cif t stars becoming* a gold stiar i lt memory of Pdva'te Palmer.
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Acton Concord Enterprise
Acton, Massachusetts, US
Thu, Jan 07, 1943
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