Military Records

Malden Boy Scout uncovers history: D’Entremont compiles data on the 40 soliders buried in Bell Rock Cemetery for Eagle … (Malden Observer) – A little piece of history has found its way from obscure records to a comprehensive binder thanks to local Boy Scout Cory D’Entremont.

• (Washington Post) – WASHINGTON — Military inspectors are racing to examine 90,000 U.S.-run facilities in Iraq with the goal of repairing electrical problems before more troops are electrocuted or shocked while showering or using appliances.

• (KOAA-TV Colorado Springs – Pueblo) – The military is racing to inspect more than 90,000 U.S.-run facilities across Iraq to reduce a deadly threat troops face far off the battlefield: electrocution or shock while showering or using appliances.

• (Washington Post) – A federal judge today ordered the release of detainee who has provided incriminating information against scores of other men confined at the U.S. military prison at U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

• (Salem News) – LISBON – Only veterans and special groups will be allowed to completely view military discharge records on file at the Columbiana County Recorder’s Office because of a change in the law.

• (Baltimore Sun) – Defense Dept. holds session on finding MIAs Calvin and Kenneth Bayne, 81-year-old twins, can easily recall boxing lessons and camping trips with their big brother Robert. Also etched into their boyhood memories is the day in 1945 that a telegram arrived, telling them that Pfc. Robert Bayne, then 26, was missing in action near Mannheim, Germany. His remains were never recovered.