As the nation pauses today to reflect on and honor those men and women of the U.S. military who gave their lives in the service of this country, we turn the clock back to this Toledo Blade photo published on May 30, 1942. At that time, World War 1 was simply referred to as the World War, and World War II was referred to as the new war, or present war.
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These men saluted the memory of those who had died in three previous wars and those who were keeping the American flag proudly aloft in the new war.
They are, from left: Jacob Rinebolt, Walbridge Avenue, Civil War; Louis Benica, Perth Street, Spanish-American War; Corp. Eugene Mehling, Fremont, attached to the staff of the Toledo induction center for the present war; Steve Frankowski, Everett Street, World War, and William L. Lawrence, Maumee, attached to the Toledo Naval Recruiting Station.
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First Published May 25, 2015, 4:00 a.m.
