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Howard Townsend
Born Stockton IL – 24 September 1935 Died Port Orchard WA – 21 December 2014 Family confirm Howard served in the US Navy from 1954 – 1969 as a Radioman Second Class. Among the places his duty took him was Antarctica where this picture was taken. Records show he continued service in the Navy Reserve…
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Howard Clark
Born Kensal ND – 2 January 1921 Died Holly WA – 8 April 2015 Howard served his country in the Navy for three years during World War Il. Family report he was a gunner on a merchant ship that transported troops and supplies from the states to the South Pacific.
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Gordon Vettleson
Born Moose Lake MN – 8 October 1924 Died Silverdale WA – 15 April 2010 Inducted into the US Army on 5 June 1943 at age 18, Sergeant Gordon V Vettleson departed the US for the Pacific theater on 10 December 1943 after basic infantry training at Camp Roberts, CA. He served as a squad…
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Edward Simpson
Born London England – 1845 Died Seattle WA – 23 October 1900 While the picture above is not of Edward B. Simpson, it evokes his time as one of the 90,000 young men from Michigan who volunteered for the Union Army during the Civil War. He enlisted in Detroit, Michigan on 12 April 1861 when…
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Alfred Lewless
Born Royal Oak MI – 2 April 1846 Died Holly WA – 8 February 1903 At age 17, Alfred Lewless answered President Abraham Lincoln’s call to arms. He enlisted in the Union Army in Detroit on 17 October 1863. He initially served as a Private in Company G, 15th Regiment Infantry Michigan; then as a…
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Thomas Frank Rosendale
Born Bremerton WA – 4 March 1946 Died Holly WA – 27 April 2012 Tom served in the Peace Corps in Guatemala 1970-1974. After 3 months of technical training in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Tom was sent to La Maquina, Guatemala. A neighbor recalls “Tom obtained a pilot’s license and flew people/ cargo to remote places…
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Alfred Lewless of Holly
2 April 1846–18 February 1903
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A Holly Winter, c.1900’s
This is a wintertime photo of Holly in the early 1900’s. In the center of the picture is a combination Shingle Mill & Can Opener/Scissors Factory that was built between 1902 & 1905. To the right & behind this building is the Robert Wyatt Sr. home which was built in 1890. The white house with…
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4th of July, c.1913
A Holly community 4th of July picnic is gathered here in front of the Bourke’s Point Post Office & Store. This store, Holly’s second (Robert Wyatt Sr. previously had one on the main floor of his home), was started by John Youngblood and his wife Minehaha in 1900. The Youngblood’s sold it to Fred Wyatt…
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High School Students, c.1932
In 1931, students attending high school commuted on school buses like this one between Holly & Silverdale. Many other students rode the bus along the route but pictured here are mostly Holly residents (See notation beside each student’s name). Photograph donated by Frieda Wyatt