“As I stood in front of our finished product the tears of joy ran down my face. I had to touch each plaque with deeply revered honor. My Grampa and Dad would be so proud. Thanks for letting me play a small part in such a wonderful project.” ~Joe Franklin “To all that worked …
The Company F Memorial Fund received a generous donation accompanied by the following letter by a former Medina resident, November 2007. We are especially grateful to Mr. Smith for this most moving letter and generous contribution: “Dear Mr. Menz, I was very happy to read in The Journal Register the …
I was a draftee and due to age did not get into WW-II action until June 1943, but in reading the profiles of these noble Guardsmen (in this section) I have poignant memories. When out draft contingent left for Fort Niagara in ’43 we were hustled to the City Hall …
