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Hall moves forward on World War II memorialBy Becky Kramernews@bcrnews.comSPRING VALLEY — Plans are continuing on the World War II Memorial at Hall High School.At the Hall High School Board meeting Wednesday, Oct. 19, board member Paul Quinn and Superintendent Mike Struna recently visited Winding Brook Nursery to buy 24 trees. Struna said he selected many different kinds of•sftrees, so there is a mini arboretum for students to use for science classes.The new trees replace 24 trees that were had to be cut down for the new! school but have since been made into benches for the memorial. In the 1940s, students at Hall planted a tree every time a student lost his life in the military during World War II. A total of 24 men died, and 24 trees wrere planted.Those men who diedand who were memorialized with a tree during that time include Willis .Anderson, John Boroski, Barrett Corneille, Ellsworth Croissant, Vernon De Zutti, Earl Eiberger, Harry Glover, Carl Krayauskas, Eugene Kuhre, Eugene McEl-roy, Joseph Lucas, Blaine Manahan, Albert Mazzaro-na, .Arnold McNally, Fred Nestler, Andrew Robich, Harold Russell, ThomasMemorial Page 4
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