During World War II, many patrons of the Town Hall Spa (located where the Town
    Common is now) brought photos of family members serving in the armed forces to
    the Spa, where they were displayed on a wall. In the 1990s, the pictures were given
    to the Bancroft Library, framed and hung in a downstairs hallway. There are ten of
    them, with approximately eighteen photos each. In nine, all are identified, but as you
    can see, in the one above, most are not identified. If you recognize any of them,
    please let me know and the name(s) will be added. Here's a link to my email.

    The ones who have been identified were identified long ago. During World War II,
    Hopedale was a place where it wouldn't be too far from the truth to say everyone
    knew everyone. So why were some left unidentified? My guess is that most of the
    unidentified weren't from Hopedale. Probably most of the people who went into the
    Spa lived here, but not all.

    Here's an identification sent in April 2015 by David Noferi. The soldier on the top right
    corner, (in photo at top of this page, and enlarged and a much better view in the third
    picture) standing on a sidewalk with a dark uniform was my dad, Guido D. Noferi.
    This picture was probably taken when he was on leave from basic training from Camp
    Croft in S. Carolina around December, 1943. This was just prior to shipping off to
    Italy as part of the 88th Infantry Div.. BTW, my dad’s sister, Azelia Noferi was married
    to Larry Heron.

    Here's another identification. This one was sent by Mary McAuliffe Crimmins in July
    2015. Danny, I believe the soldier in the last photo on the page (on the right) is
    Gilbert Moore . His daughter, Elaine , graduated HHS in 1961. She has passed
    away.   He also had a son, Skip, who lives in TN.  I checked with my sister and she
    believes it to be him also.


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