‘notre Onias’: 70 Years Later, French Villagers Honor Maine Soldier’s Singular Sacrifice

Nick McCrea, Bangor Daily News
Sat, 08/30/2014 - 2:30am

BONNETABLE, France — Second Lt. Onias Martin drew his last breath on a narrow French country road flanked by farmland and pastures. A native of Madawaska, he returned to his ancestral homeland a freedom fighter and died a hero in 1944, French newspapers said at the time. The people here …

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‘notre Onias’: 70 Years Later, French Villagers Honor Maine Soldier’s Singular Sacrifice

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