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Norman Lewis
The Providence Journal, Aug 31, 1944
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Providence, Rhode Island
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Pawtucket, Rhode Island
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Joseph Flinn, pallbearer
Not sure if this is my grandfather, but a Joseph Flinn served as a pallbearer on May 18, 1941. While in the Providence Journal, the page itself is labeled “News from Fall River” (MA)
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