EPVME history (part 4): Seeking relatives of EP veterans with war memorials and names for military service honor roll >

The construction of the E. Prov. Veterans' Memorial Expressway (EPVME) Interstate 195 divided streets so they were renamed as North and South (ex. S. Rose St. and N. Rose St.). The former Division Street, which extended from Broadway to Abby St., and ran parallel to Warren Ave., became a lane of the expressway. The southern side of Abby Street is still Abby St. But the northern side was renamed as Roma St. A two-story house was moved two house lot lengths north to the east corner of Roma St. and Wellington St. Two one story houses were moved just about 100 feet to the south side of Wellington St. Where are the other pre-highway houses in this area located now?
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On the east side of Pawtucket Ave., north of today's former Woods Gas Station, was the Watchemocket Press, Braley's Creameries, Inc. and the former one room Pawtucket Ave. school house. It was last used by the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) as their headquarters. The FOP wanted to purchase the building, but did not. Was this school house moved or demolished?
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On the west side of Pawtucket Ave., the land owned by One Eighteen Western Ave. Corp. was taken to make the freeway and today's Providence bound entrance ramp. To relieve the bottle neck at the I-95 split in Providence and to allow traffic access to the shopping districts on Pawtucket Ave. and Newport Ave., a west bound off ramp (to Waterman Ave. perhaps), between Pawtucket Ave. and the East Shore Expressway, would be ideal.
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There is a matching pair of memorial signs on the south and north side of the bridge over the EPVME on Pawtucket Ave. These signs are in memory of WWII veterans Joseph D. Crowley and Daniel R. Thomas. Notice the eagle and heading, with slanted text, differ from the other memorial bridge signs. Why? It is unknown if these signs are the original 1961 memorial signs. These signs were present before this crumbling bridge's foundation was repaired in 2017.
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Do you know the 2 above veterans, their children, or relatives? Are you a relative? Please contact the families to let them know they (and the public) are invited to the re-dedication ceremony for the new bridge memorial signs and the 60th anniversary of the naming of the expressway for all of our EP veterans on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021 at Pierce Memorial Stadium, 1-3 pm.
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Also a book with short biographies is being written about each of the veterans with individual memorials throughout E. Prov. A list of veteran names is on the website. Family and friends are encouraged to share life and military details and photos with the EPVMER 2021 committee to help document and preserve this EP history.
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View https://sites.google.com/view/EPVMER2021  for more details and to learn about volunteers needed (ex. coordinator of the parade, sound person in the press box) for this special Veterans' Day celebration.
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The "Tribute to EP WWII Veterans", a visual presentation of the Military Service Honor Roll is posted at the end of the above webpage.
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The EP Military Service Honor Roll (version 5) is posted at www.ephist.org.  Please check and email corrections and new submissions to epvme@hotmail.com  EP residents who served in any war or peacetime /reserves event since WWII or are serving now can submit their names. Include "in memory of (dead) " or "in honor of (alive)" last name, rank, first name, middle name or initial, war, or name of the military event served in (or years, country), peace time, active duty, reserves, KIA, POW, MIA, etc., branch of service. Optional: awards, medals, job description, etc. Deadline is Sept. 1. These honor roll names will appear in another veterans' tribute presentation.