Boston residents were saddened, angry, and confused this week over someone’s decision to vandalize a World War II memorial.
Police are investigating the South Boston crime, which was first reported Monday near Castle Island.
“When I first saw it, I was angry,” Tom Troy told the Boston Herald Tuesday. “You almost wish you had seen the perpetrator, caught up with them and squared up.”
Mr. Troy’s uncle, Eddie, has his named inscribed on the memorial along with 215 other locals who were killed during World War II.
Eddie Troy was a member of the Army Air Force. His plane was shot down over Belgium.
“To have his memorial desecrated now is terrible,” Mr. Troy told the newspaper.
Cleaning crews unsuccessfully tried to remove an oily substance desecrating the memorial.
“It’s terrible, it’s like going to a cemetery and seeing someone’s headstone desecrated,” Boston resident Dennis Martin said.
• Douglas Ernst can be reached at dernst@washingtontimes.com.
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