MEMORIALS AND TRIBUTES TO THE FIVE LILJA BROTHERS

   The Lilja Elementary School, Bacon St. Natick, Ma., dedicated 1950 and rededicated in 2011 to all five Lilja Marines      

Fascade of the Lilja School shown above

Presidential citation from William Clinton to Shirley Lilja upon the passing of Verner Jr.

George "Lucky" Lilja and wife Norreen on A public bench, located at the Shell Point Park in Onset, MA., with Verner Jr and Shirley Lilja memorial plaque attached.

In honor of Effie Hall's husband and brothers-in-law in front of the Hall family house

Upon Edwins passing

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                                       The American Memorial Park, located in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

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                  The Dennis J Moran Memorial Square lists Ralph and George Lilja on the WWII Killed In Action memorial. ​

The Memorial Wall, located at the Morse Institute library, list Ralph, George, Edwin, and Verner Jr Lilja in the WWII section; and Robert Lilja in the Korean Conflict section.


            "ALL GAVE SOME BUT SOME GAVE ALL"(1)


​(1) From a song by Billy Ray Cyrus 1989

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                                                                   A daughter's Tribute to her Dear Father
                                                             (Double click on the image to enlarge)

 clicking on the link below you will be taken to a page devoted to; 
​                   Introduction page
                   Military History:
​                    Genealogy;
                          Family Tree
​                        Family Album  collaged below the data 
                          Historical Family Documents back to Sweden
                         Effie reflects on her four cousins - scroll to two videos of Effie down the page
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The battle order for Saipan is available in a 50th anniversary commemorative series by clicking here.