All City Fields Closed Today

All City Fields Closed Today

According to its website, the city of Concord’s athletic fields will be closed today due to rain.”There will not be any soccer games or practices held today Thursday October 16th,” the website says.Check back here at Around...

How U.S. Merchant Marine Fared During WWII

Insightbron the News, January 3, 2000 by Daniel HorodyskyMost Americans consider Pearl Harbor Day as commemorating the start of World War II, but for the U.S. Merchant Marine, the war started long before. On Oct. 9, 1939, a U.S. ship was commandeered in the...

Rodman Wilson – World War II Veteran

Rodman Wilson, who served as a helmsman in the Pacific with the Merchant Marine, says of all the horrors, the kamikaze planes were the scariest thing for him. You never knew where or when they would strike. His group lost three ammo ships to these suicide pilots.The...
Paul Proulx – World War II Veteran

Paul Proulx – World War II Veteran

Continued from the Fall 2014 Issue of Around Concord Magazine…Paul’s Training & MissionsTraining Class – 4 (12-12-42)Training Class – 4 Terminated (3-15-43)Assigned to Ariel Gunnery Combat School, Chanute Field, IL (2-20-43)Graduated and...