Flashes and Fragments of World War I by Elton E. Mackin
Elton E. Mackin recalls Western Front battles from June through November 1918 and writes of fear, death, and resilience. His 110 articles formed a memoir created during 1940 while recovering from a broken knee and reveal his wartime diary, observations, and critique of politicians. He served with the First Battalion Fifth Marine Regiment in the Second Division. He later lived in Norwalk and worked at Mackin Appliances and the Huron County Draft Board before becoming a houseparent at the Huron County Children’s Receiving Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton E. Mackin
Mackin
Fifth Marine Regiment
67Th Co
Norwalk
Huron County Draft Board
Mackin Appliances
Huron County Children’s Receiving Home
Benedict Ave
Harold F. Schnee
Harold Fredrick Schnee
Monroeville
Schnee
Lucille
Roy
Richard Schnee
Hollis Ensminger
Viola McDonald
Bellevue
No Man's Land: A Night With the 17th Company
A wartime reminiscence following a small detail assigned to cover the 17th Company's left flank. The narrator describes tense moments in a ditch, constant danger, and a wary sergeant as darkness approaches and the outpost fights continue nearby.
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Heinie
No Man’s Land
Baldy
Sarge
Weekend collisions claim three lives and injuries across Ohio
Weekend reports from Huron Crawford and Willard detail Jane Dean 27 New London killed after swerving to avoid animals on Route 60. COLEY V. WICKER 28 Wooster and Rodney Owens 18 Willard rushed to hospital after crashes on Young Road and Ridge Road. Additional injuries include Joyce Wicker 25, Vernon 9 months, Terry Beck 16 and Jeanette Vaughn 15. Hospital care and patrol investigations follow complex weekend incidents.
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Coley V. Wicker
Wooster
Young Rd
Crawford Co
Route 298
Joyce
Vernon
State Highway Patrol
Rodney C. Owens
Willard
Fisher - Titus Memorial Hospital
Ridge Rd
Terry Beck
Jeanette Vaughn
Driver Cited After Route 61 Collision Near Norwalk
Jeff E Jeffery 40 of Main was cited for failure to clear a passed vehicle after a two car crash on Route 61 1.4 miles south of Norwalk at 4 50 p m. He was southbound past Frank Supczak 69 of Mansfield when the collision occurred. Minor damage and no injuries. Reckord treated and released for forehead contusions. accident under investigation.
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Jeff E. Jeffery
Main
State Highway Patrol
Norwalk
Jeffery
Frank Supczak
Mansfield
Obituaries from Milan to Greenwich area
Obituary notices report Louise Hawley 95 of Milan died after a long illness in Norwalk. She served 33 years as Milan Public Library librarian and was a Fortnightly Travel Club founder and president in 1906. Also listed are memorials for Mrs. Frank W. Boughton 95 and Mary J Rosa Wakeman 69, with funeral details and survivors. Additional notices cover Daisy E Welch Wakeman 74 and Lawson E Speer 86 in Greenwich with service plans and burial locations.
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Louise A. Hawley
Milan
Starkey Nursing Home
Norwalk
Avery
Milan Public Library
Fortnightly Travel Club
Rawle Funeral Home
Francis Moyer
Milan Presbyterian Church
Milan Cemetery
F. W., Boughton
Frank W. Boughton
Cleveland
Howard E. Claire
Charles D. Simmons
Warren
Mary J. Rosa Wakeman
Mary J. Rosa
Wakeman
Putnam County
Ohio
Birmingham
Birmingham Methodist Church
WSCS
Daisy E. Welch
Went Road
Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital
Wayne County
Clarksfield
Orval J. Welch
C. W. Shaffer
Greenwich
Ivadell Meyers
New London
Frank Myers
Edna Farner
Wellington
Florence Fortney
Ashland
Ross
True Weaver
Poke
John Weaver
Don Weaver
Sidney Weaver
West Salem
Gerber and Son
Lawson E. Speer
Market St
Willard Municipal Hospital
Pennsylvania
Myers Funeral Home
Stanley Robinson
Greenwich Greenlawn Cemetery
Dinner Tonight Willard Women of Trinity Hold Supper
The Women of Trinity Lutheran Church in Willard will host a cooperative supper at 6 30 p m in the church social room as part of their annual Thankoffering Service.
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Willard
Trinity Lutheran Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jane Dean
Huron County
Dean
H Reckord
Aluminum
Gene Widman, Inc
Ee Saa
Meray
Gusatin
of Court House
Widman, Inc
Geni
Aluminum Awnings, Inc
Gene Widm
ENE Widman, Inc
Ray Balderson
I, Inc
NORWA
Clyde
Robert Herbst
Curtice
Carl Schurr
Portage
Carl Rosa
US Air Force
Tokyo
Japan
Paul Rosa
George Bender
Elwyn Owen
Wakeman Congregational Church
Grove Street Cemetery
Heuston Funeral Home
P.J. Garcia
St. Joseph Cemetery
Benedict
Economy Savings & Loan Company
Econoavin’ Post
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