by Christina Forristall | Aug 24, 2022 | News
This small town of Saybrook, as we were known then, sent 416 young men and women off to war. Eighty-five families sent more than one son or daughter. Anna Miezejeski had six stars hanging on her kitchen door for her five sons and one son-in-law. That’s a lot of worry...
by Christina Forristall | Aug 18, 2022 | News
In March of 1943, a group of 13 Deep River “Boys” left together and formed a Combat Engineers Unit which kept them together throughout the war. Stanley Stopa enlisted at the age of 19 years in the U.S. Army. Stan left by bus from East Hampton, CT with 13 other...
by Christina Forristall | Aug 3, 2022 | News
Eighty-five families sent more than one son or daughter to war. This week we take a look at the Adamcyk family, John, Ray, and Stanley. John was the oldest of the three brothers at age 38 years and served the shortest time in the U.S Army. Having been inducted...
by Christina Forristall | Jul 27, 2022 | News
Stanley Charles Waz, son of Mrs. Anna Waz, of Warsaw St. He was born on June 19, 1919, and was 23 years old at the time of his enlistment in 1942 in the U.S. Army. Lieutenant Stanley Waz, was one of the first “ boys” from Deep River to be called into the armed...
by Christina Forristall | Jul 19, 2022 | News, Uncategorized
Edith May Anderson is one of seven women who enlisted during WWII from (Saybrook) Deep River. She enlisted in the U.S. Navy and earned the rank of Yeoman 3rd class. Prior to enlisting, Edith worked as the secretary of R. W. Stevens in the procurement department...
by Christina Forristall | Jul 13, 2022 | News
At age 29 Vic enlisted in the Army in 1943 and was stationed at Fort Blanding, Florida. He described his stay there like this, “The weather is very hot. We start off at 7:45 am for our basic training, and at 5:45 pm we have retreat. I am with a swell group of...
