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Roll of Honor & Memories - WWII Obituaries The place to collect memories of those who served in the Second World War. If you see a relevant news article, post it here.

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Old June 29th, 2007, 07:43 AM
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I thought it would be a good idea to start collecting the memories of the men and women who served in the Second World War in one single Forum. There are plenty floating around the Forum, and I'll move them into here as I find them.

Please use the following format when posting an obituary here:

1) Create a new thread for each person. Use the full name of the deceased in the thread title, followed by the nation and branch, followed by other info if any, each separated by semi-colons.

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-Johnny Q. Public; US Navy; Assisted in capture of U-505

-Alan Smithee; RAF; DFC
2) Be sure to mention the original website and include a link to the original article, including the date of the article. Always include the author and the title of the article.

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- Boston Globe, Boston Veteran Served in Merchant Marine, June 26, 2007. Steven S. Stevens.
3) Cut and paste the full article. I know this might raise some copyright issues, but in this case I don't care. Many publications delete this important data after a short period. In my opinion it is more important to honor and remember these people than be concerned with copyrights. This is the only time I condone copying information not produced here.

4) Leave the first post just for the article, save any comments in your next post. It is better to make a good complete post about a veteran, and then make a second, follow up post with personal comments. This is not a forum for idle banter, do not start up threads unless they are releveant, off-topic threads will be deleted or moved. Feel free to leave positive reputation for those members that contribute a thread to this Forum.
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Otto,

Are these only obituaries after this thread started, or can it also include obituaries from earlier times?

Thanks, Michelle
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Michelle I'm sure Otto would be happy to include older obituaries too.
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How about personal stories from those who served say from other sites?
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Michelle, any and all obituaries are welcome, the more info the better. Sloniksp, like I said, any and all obits are welcome here, just be sure to credit the source.

Thanks to all who are contributing to this section, each post is like a small tribute to the service of these noble souls.
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