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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Mary Forni

Hometown

Bangor, Maine

Honored By

Joseph A. Michaud

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SPOTTED TWO GERMAN SPIES AFTER THEY ARRIVED BY U-BOAT ON NOVEMBER 29, 1944. THEY WERE TRAINED IN THE USE OF EXPLOSIVES AND SPY CAMERAS IN GERMAN SPY SCHOOL. THE MEN WERE CAPTURED AS SPIES IN NEW YORK CITY AND FORNI WAS HAILED AS THE FIRST TO SOUND THE ALARM THAT THE GERMANS HAD LANDED.