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November 3, 2025 · 1 min read

Dear Mama, Papa All - Remembering a World War I Marine From Jefferson Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice

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JEFFERSON - Last Sunday the Jefferson Historical Society presented Dear Mama, Papa & All — Through the Eyes of a Jeffersonian World War I Marine — Remembering a World War I Marine From Jefferson Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice. The production was a reading of letters to and from Carl Skidmore who died from war wounds in a French hospital ten days before the end of World War I.

Bob Glas — Narrator in the production, Jefferson Historical Society member and Planning Board member hands out tissues to the audience as folks arrive.

The Dear Mama, Papa & All Company, (left to right) Bill — Kevin Berner, Papa — Nick Petron, Mama — Bonnie Dailey; Carl — John Ruquet, Pastor Tamblyn/Chaplain Hearn — David Savatteri, Major General John LeJeune — Paul Trotta, Nurse — Shannon Finn.

Carl reads one of his letters home from the war in France.

Chaplain Hearn reads one of his letters, written after Carl (facing the window) was killed in the war.

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