• John Searle at Mt. St. Michel, France, April 1946. Photo was taken by his Red Cross girlfriend, Gay Smith. Below, Mr. Searle displays his library at his apartment in Kingston.
    John Searle at Mt. St. Michel, France, April 1946. Photo was taken by his Red Cross girlfriend, Gay Smith. Below, Mr. Searle displays his library at his apartment in Kingston.
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    742.4616 Way Public Library’s veterans history project interviews J

    One of the ways Perrysburg recognizes its veterans is through the Way Library’s participation in the Library of Congress Veterans Project. Its purpose is the preservation of veterans’ service memories.

    Recently, the library recorded an interview with Perrysburg resident John Searle. Reverend Searle became a United Methodist minister after World War II, but served in the U. S. Army Infantry during t…