Ernest P. Paolini, Navy Veteran
Ernest "Ernie" P. Paolini died on 9 February 2014, 5 days after the 92nd anniversary of his birth. He was a proud member of the US Navy having served during World War II. As a 20-year old he enlisted in 1942, becoming a machinist mate. Ernie's USN training and early assignments were at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, advanced machinist training in St. Paul, Minnesota, and the Philadelphia Naval Shipyards. He always remembered his barracks number, 1609, at Great Lakes.