Sentimental Journey honors WWII veterans at Loray Mill event
Nine Gaston County World War II veterans returned to their service era at Loray Mill Penegar Event Hall for a 1940s style cocktail party and dance. The Kessel History Center and Preservation North Carolina organized the Salute to the 40s, marking the Firestone mill’s 1944 Army Navy Award milestone and its governor observed ceremony.
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Gaston County
Loray Mill
Penegar
United States
Kessel
Army-Navy
North Carolina
J. Melville Broughton
Loyd Rose
Barbara
Veteran recalls WWII winter in Italy and his sacrifices
Seventy five years after James Brevard Joye fought Nazis in Italy he nears 95th birthday. He recalls the shell blast that wounded his leg and frost bite that left his feet aching. His faded photos and medals symbolize a life marked by war and the sacrifices of the Greatest Generation.
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James Brevard
Red
Joye
Italy
Germany
South Point Road
Europe
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