The End of World War II - 80th Anniversary
This is the 80 th Anniversary of the End of World War II. It is estimated that 21-25 million military personnel died in World War II worldwide – more than 400,000 of those were Americans. More than 1.5 million residents of New York State served in World War II, and 31,215 of them died in service . Newsday's front page headlines proclaiming Victory in Europe Day Babylon Leader, May 10, 1945 describing local events following V-E Day It is hard to estimate how many total Town of Babylon residents served in World War II. There are honor rolls and newspaper articles that documented the names of people who served, but those typically only listed people who were Town residents during the time of their service. The postwar population boom increased the Town of Babylon population from 24,297 in 1940 to 45,556 in 1950, and then to 142,309 residents in 1960. A population increase of 485% in just 20 years. Most of the families that settled here included at least one...