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Town of New Haven |
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New Haven's Military Contribution |
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New Haven has had Veterans in every war. Some came after they served and many were born here. In the Revolutionary War, we had a Captain who
came here after serving his country. In our files we have: In the War of 1812, we had 12 Veterans that we know of: Spanish American War: Thomas Copeland In the Civil War we sent 175 men and 44 were killed or died
of wounds. In 1870 a monument was erected in the New Haven Cemetery in honor of
the men who died for their country. G.A.R Post #591 was names for the Doyle’s Clarence Hamlin In World War II we had many who answered the call. We have a book out on the World War II Veterans that can be purchased at the New Haven Town Hall in the County Clerks office for $15.00. We were fortunate that all our P.O.W’s came home. We had one boy who grew up in New Haven but had moved away was killed in France. He is buried here in New Haven. For a small town we have answered the call for all military engagements; Korea, Vietnam, Peacetime Military, Grenada, Panama, Desert Storm, Persian Gulf and Iraq. As of now only World War II has been put in book form to sell, others will be done as time goes on. |
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