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RECORD OF AURORA, lllINiS WAR! WORLD J. W. Grentwa; ramOTS HISTORICAL SURVBC Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign http://archive.org/details/recordofaurorainOOgree Sewed Keep ta *1keif tUe Nation hiam tliU A WORD ABOUT THE AUTHOR J. W. Greenaway was born in Aurora on May 6, 1873 and has been a resident of Aurora ever since. During that time he has proven to be one of the most civic-minded and out- standing citizens of our Community. He is probably the oldest employee of the City of Aurora. In 1903 he started to work as a fireman in Aurora and served in that capacity for six years. At the same time he was appointed Deputy Clerk of the City Court and at the expiration of his first term he was elected as Clerk of the City Court which position he held for 17 years. It was in 1909 that he was made a Judge. He then worked in the City Engineering Dept. and was in charge of changing all the street numbers in the city. After this job was completed he spent six or eight months compiling a catalog of all the new numbers for all the various clubs and organizations in the city. — The Judge was a member of the Aurora Zouaves joining this organization in 1892. In 1896 the drilling team of the Aurora Zouaves won the World Championship in Savannah, Georgia. The Judge took many trips with the Zouaves all around the United States winning many awards and honors and he even made two trips to Europe with them. The Judge has written a small history of the Zouaves. After World War I he published a historical record of Aurora's participation in World War I which was very well received by our local citizens as it was the best all-inclusive history of Aurora in World War I that anyone could have published. During World War II, the Judge originated the idea of the HOME FRONT NEWS and was personally responsible for the writing and mailing of the 120,000 copies of this little paper containing local news that was mailed to our boys and girls from Aurora who were stationed in all parts of the world. The Judge has spent the past six years compiling facts and figures and collecting out- standing incidents and numerous pictures that have gone into this volume to make it the most complete single record of Aurora's cooperation in our nation's defense during World War II. The Judge lives with his wife, Frances "Maud" at 15 North Anderson Street in Aurora. They have one daughter, Mrs. E. E. Lamphiear who lives in Wheaton and two grand- daughters. RECORD OF AURORA WORLD WAR IN II by Judge W. Greenaway J. Copyright 1952, by J. W. Greenaway (First Printing—July 1952) Quotations and extractions permissible if credited to the author. Published and Distributed by RECORD OF AURORA IN WORLD WAR II Judge W. Greenaway, Author J. Greenaway War Publications 2 South Broadway Aurora, Illinois $8.00 per copy Printed by Bound by WARRENVILLE NEWS GEOGRAPHICAL PUBLISHING CO. Warrenville, Illinois DeKalb, Illinois Introduction ^HE BELIEF that every iu/en of Aurora, Illinois, may c / well be proud of the glorious record of our city and town, during the World War II, and that its achieve- ments deserve to be perpetuated in the years to come, has caused this book to be compiled. Nearly twelve thousand men and women, twenty-six per cent of its population, not only answered the call to arms, but performed deeds of valor on land and sea, in the air and under the sea and in hospitals in every part of this great world, even to the extent of giving their lives for the preservation of our beloved nation. Aurora men and women took an active part in all branches of the service, in high positions and lower ranks, besides being engaged in every line of important work con- nected with the successful ending of the most terrible war the world has ever seen. At home, the second line of defense was maintained by such a high degree of patriotism toward the whole nation and loyalty to its warriors on the field that all may point with pride to the fact that every proposition, tending in the slightest degree to "finish the job" to the satisfaction of the American people, was quickly and effectively put "over the top" in record time. The author gratefully acknowledges the valuable assistance • rendered by many Aurora citizens in the work of preparing this book. It has been the author's earnest endeavor to compile a complete and correct history of Aurora's part in the war and to omit nothing, but if anything worthy of commendation has been overlooked, it is due to inadvertance and not intention. W. Greenaway. J. Copyrighted 1952 By W. GREENAWAY J.