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Beaver Island remembers World War II veteran Paul Neumann in 2013

Also Paul Neumann Beaver Island obituary 2013

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TypeEvent
Date2013-07-03
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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2013-07-03
Kind
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Modern era
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deathfamilycommunitymilitary
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Beaver Island

Summary

The August 2013 Beaver Beacon reports that Paul Neumann died peacefully on July 3, 2013, a few weeks before his ninety-first birthday. A July forum thread preserves the initial community notice and a link to an MLive obituary. The Beacon obituary records his World War II Air Force service, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medals, Presidential Citation, and the Island community’s recognition of his service. The September issue publishes his family’s thanks for the memorial service and community support.

Evidence limits

The entry preserves the obituary and memorial-service account without inferring a place of death beyond the source.

Sources

  1. The forum records the initial community death notice and later links to an MLive obituary. The held Beaver Beacon obituary and later family thank-you remain the primary sources used for the biographical and memorial account.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 06 · t006428
  2. Beaver Beacon, August 2013, "In Memory: Paul Neumann."
    Reports that Paul Neumann died peacefully on July 3, 2013, shortly before his ninety-first birthday, and describes his World War II Air Force service, decorations, and Beaver Island remembrance. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2013-08_Beaver-Beacon
  3. The held August issue scan confirms the obituary.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2013-08_Beaver-Beacon
  4. Beaver Beacon, September 2013, "Thanks."
    Publishes the family's thanks for Paul Neumann's memorial service, including the AmVets veterans memorial work, Island Air flyover, churches, video, and community support. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2013-09_Beaver-Beacon
  5. The held September issue scan confirms the memorial-service thank-you.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2013-09_Beaver-Beacon
  6. AMVETS announced a military memorial at Veterans Memorial Park, a church memorial service, luncheon, weather contingencies, half-mast flags, a four-aircraft flyover, and the text of the military-service remarks. These are first-party memorial-organizer details; the service text contains family/community recollection and is not treated as an independently audited military record.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 06 · t006552

Added 6 August 2026 · revised 7 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island remembers World War II veteran Paul Neumann in 2013”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-paul-neumann-death-2013/, accessed [date], citing Marie LaFreniere, “Paul Neumann RIP,” Beaver Island Forum, July 4–7, 2013. (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

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