For anyone interested in WWII, you might be interested to learn that a Harry Masters was selected to represent the State of Maine in the Veterans Memorial Museum in Branson, Missouri as one of the 50 life-sized statues created to comprise a 70-foot long bronze sculpture (the largest war memorial bronze in the world.) If you would like to see a picture of this sculpture, go to the Veterans Memorial Museum Branson website at: http://www.veteransmemorialbranson.com/ He is the third or fourth man in the sculpture. There are numerous articles in Maine papers (such as the Lincoln County News and the Portland Press Herald) recounting Harry Masters exploits in WWII. These articles can be accessed online through the websites archives. One article can be found at this address: http://www.mainelincolncountynews.com/index.cfm?ID=965 There is also a plaque in Round Pond, Bristol, Lincoln Co., ME. in the field Harry landed in July, 1943 when he parachuted out of a C-47 (civilian D-3) in order to attend his brother William�s funeral. William Masters� ship was torpedoed off the coast of Cape May, New Jersey on June 24, 1943 by a German sub. There is also a large scrap book compiled by Harry Masters himself which now resides in the Skidompha Library in Damariscotta, Lincoln Co., ME. It contains the stories listed above plus his other exploits while in the 82nd and the 505. The library's address is http://www.skidompha.org/ Harry's father was Harry O'Brien Masters b. 23 Jun 1875 in Thomaston, Knox, Maine. He later resided in Round Pond with his wife, Eva M. Sherman b. 16 Jun 1882 in Fall River, Mass. d. 27 Oct 1970 in Bristol and buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Round Pond, Bristol, Lincoln Co., Me. They had nine children. Harry O�Brien disappeared around 1920 and was never heard from again. Supposedly, they found his coat in either New Haven, Connecticut or Springfield, Massachusetts. The details of his disappearance are sketchy. Harry was an electrician by trade but had to travel outside of the area to find work. His wife Eva M. Sherman was a school teacher. Hope this was of interest --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now