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16 sons of Irvington who served during World War II died in service to their country. Remarkably, the 16 came from a village of fewer than than 3,300 per the 1940 U.S. Census. This is a look at each of them and the heroes they became. Each is remembered on the Veterans Memorial that stands on Main Street near the one-time Irvington High School, now the Main Street School. Five more died in World War I. These are their stories ...
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F2 CLAUDE L. BRONNES, WWII: Went down with the Atlanta
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SGT. ARNOLD J. MESZAROS, WWII: Among first to land on Utah Beach
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LT. COL. GEORGE W. BEAVERS, JR., WWII: Re-upped as a private; died on war's eve
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PFC. George Mills Hill Jr., WWII/Korea: Survived Okinawa only to fall in Korea
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PFC. MATTHEW A. SMITH, WWII: Felled by friendly fire in training accident
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