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Gary McDonough returns from military service, 1964

Also March 1964 Gary McDonough homecoming

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1964-03
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Locator map: Beaver Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Beaver IslandLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
circa 1964-03
Kind
Migration
Where
Beaver Island
Participants
Gary McDonough (traveler)
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communitymigration
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The March 1964 Beaver Beacon welcomed Gary McDonough home after four years in military service. It reported travel from Italy to New York, Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Charlevoix before his return to Beaver Island.

Evidence and limits

The notice supports a reported homecoming and route. It does not provide a service record, unit history, discharge document, or exact arrival date.

Sources

  1. Reports Gary McDonough returning after four years in the service, traveling from Italy through New York, Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Charlevoix before reaching Beaver Island; it does not identify his unit, discharge document, or exact arrival date.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held seven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1964-03_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Gary McDonough returns from military service, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/gary-mcdonough-military-return-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1964, “Servicemens News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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