Memorial Day Services
Well Attended
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A large crowd turned out for the Memorial Day Services held in the Harrisville Auditorium Wednesday morning. A very appropriate program was presented which included music, son, recitation and a Memorial Day address by Ernest H. Chapelle of Ypsilanti.
A resident of Harrisville in his earlier days, Mr. Chapelle recalled a number of similar Memorial Day programs put on here in which he took part. In his discourse he stated that there was only one great Memorial Day address - The Gettysburg Address, - and in his talk he outlined these famous words of The Great Emancipator, Abraham Lincoln.
Following the program at the Auditorium, the crowd assembled at the Memorial Stone at the courthouse park. A wreath was placed on the Memorial in memory of fallen heroes of World War I, and baskets of flowers were placed at the base in memory of William Brenner, Hubert Ferguson and Grover Noyes.
Two beautiful blue spruce trees were planted in the court house park by the Harrisville Garden Club, as a living memorial to Hubert Ferguson and Grover C. Noyes., Harrisville's two World War II casualties. These seven-foot trees were placed on each side of the courthouse building and were dedicated with fitting words by S. K. Erickson, following services at the Memorial Stone. The tree on the north side of the courthouse was dedicated to Grover, the one on the south to Hubert.
short services at each cemetery were conducted by Sidney Townsend.
The committee in charge of this memorial program to our honored dead, deserves a vote of thanks from our community for their successful efforts.
Alcona County has lost nineteen servicemen in the present conflict. Their names follow:

Noble McCollough, U.S. Marines Paratroop Div. first World War II casualty. Died in England of wounds received in action.
Victor Burt, killed in action January 1, 1943, on New Guinea Island in Southwest Pacific.
A-C Malcolm Carnahan, killed in crash at Shaw Field, Sumpter, North Carolina, June 17, 1943.
Coxswain Richard Elmer, Killed in action in the Southwest Pacific area November 20, 1943.
Boatswain's Mate 2-C Melvin Burger, drowned in Thunder Bay, March 6, 1944. Body recovered 16 days after tragedy.
Coxswain Richard J. Bamfield, November 24, 1943. Serving aboard U. S. S. Liscombe Bay.
Technician 4th Grade, Ralph Curl, killed in action February 16, 1944, in Italy.
John LaBaza, of Haynes, killed in action in France June 18, 1944.
Basil Lee, Mikado Killed in action in Normandy on D-Day June 6, 1944.
Manley La Fleur of Curtisville, Killed in action. Word received in August, 1944.
Charles Mayes of Mikado, killed in action in France on November 3, 1944.
Pvt. Steve Bielusiak of Haynes, Killed in Italy October 12, 1944.
Sgt. William Thompson of Harrisville Killed in France, Word received in December, 1944.
Pvt. Hubert Ferguson, of Harrisville dies in hospital in France, December 3, 1944.
Floyd Yuill of Haynes, killed in action in France, December 9, 1944.
Glenn Pamamce, Indian, of Mikado, Killed in Germany, Word received January 16, 1945.
Pfc. Ned O. Wiedbrauk of Curran, Killed in France March 15, 1945.
Richard Mc Guire of Mikado Killed in Italy, April 28, 1945.
Grover C. Noyes, Killed in action April 6, 1945 at Okinawa.