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About Leo Caisse

Leo Caisse

Leo Caisse earned a BA in history and MA in American History from Providence College. He has authored ten historical articles published in the Barrington Times, Pawtucket Times, the East Providence Historical Society Gazette and America in WW II Magazine. The latter article, "Ears on the World: Stateside Radio Agents Snoop on Axis Spies," focused on the World War II listening post at Chopmist Hill in Scituate.
Latest Posts | By Leo Caisse
The Civilian Conservation Corps in Rhode Island, 1933-1942
7 years ago

The Civilian Conservation Corps in Rhode Island, 1933-1942

By  •  Rhode Island - General

The stock market crash of 1929 sent America into the throes of the Great Depression.  The levels of unemployment and suffering among ordinary Americans were unlike anything that had ever …
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Welcome Aboard the USS Rumford
7 years ago

Welcome Aboard the USS Rumford

By  •  World War I Rhode Island

When the United States declared war on Germany and Austria-Hungary on April 6, 1917 and entered the Great War, it created an urgent need to train members of the armed …
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