Lexingtonians Who Served: Ruth Fullerton & Denis Fullerton
By E. Ashley Rooney Sixty-two Lexingtonians died in World War II, and more than 14,000 enlisted in the military services.
Lexingtonians Who Served: The Adler Family
E. Ashley Rooney
THE ADLER FAMILY By E. Ashley Rooney Twin brothers Paul and Karl Adler and their family moved to 16 Parker St, Lexington, in 1922. After a year, the landlord decided…
Lexingtonians Who Served – James Silva & William J. Wiles
Ashley Rooney
By E. Ashley Rooney James Silva, 1942 LHS, was a P-51 fighter plane pilot, a member of the 160th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Group, 9th Air Force. He…
Lexington to Celebrate 75th Anniversary of WWII
Ashley Rooney
By E. Ashley Rooney This year is the 75th anniversary of the end of WW II. The Lexington Remembers WWII ad hoc committee made up of members of 12 organizations…
WWI Remembrance Planned in Lexington
By E. Ashley Rooney During the fall of 2018, Lexington will be celebrating the end of World War I with expert panel discussions, carefully curated exhibits, the ringing of church…
Father’s Death Leads to Search for Meaning – The Legacy of World War II
COMMUNITY NEWS
Walter Carter was a young boy in Huntington, West Virginia when his father, Norval Carter, a small-town doctor, was killed by a sniper while tending to a wounded soldier, 12…
