Page 6 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, NOVEmbEr 1, 2024 MEG Foundation salutes a fallen hero T Volunteers honor medal of Honor recipient DeFranzo with a tree in his memory for the annual Christmas Tree Festival Need a hall for your special event? The Schiavo Club, located at 71 Tileston Street, Everett is available for your Birthdays, Anniversaries, Sweet 16 parties and more? For more info, call (857) 249-7882 he MEG Foundation’s 2024 Christmas Tree Festival will feature a tree honoring the late Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sergeant Arthur F. DeFranzo when it opens on Nov. 8. Three young Saugonians – Loranzo Keegan, Tommy Jarosz and Zackery Kahn – are decorating the tree that pays tribute to DeFranzo, who was born and brought up on 16 Prospect Ave., graduated from Saugus High School in 1938 and joined the Army in November of 1940. On June 10, 1944, he was near Vaubadon, France, when he was wounded while rescuC’mon Down and Visit Chris & His Associates! Dan - 1972 We Sell Cigars & Accessories! MAJOR BRANDS AT DISCOUNT PRICES! Singles * Tins Green Label Sale Buy 2 Cigars, Get One FREE! Starting at $18.95 * Bundles * Boxes Many Types Starting at $49.95 Starting at $95.95 * Travel Humidors * Desk Top Humidors * Many Types of Lighters * Ash Trays * Juuls * Vapes * Glass Pipes * Rewards Program * CBD Infused Products * GIFTS UNDER $30 - GIFT CERTIFICATES HOURS: OPEN SUN. - WED. 9 AM - 6 PM / THURS. - SAT. 9 AM - 7 PM R.Y.O. TOBACCO & TUBES ON SALE! Humidor Special! Model A holds up to 25 cigars incl. ash tray, humidifier, hygrometer, cigar cutter and leather pocket holder! Special Price! $99.95 WE MAKE HOUSE KEYS! A.B.C. CIGAR 170 REVERE ST., REVERE (781) 289-4959 Chris 2024 ASSEMBLING THE TREE: Left to right: Loranzo Keegan, Tommy Jarosz and Zackery Kahn volunteered to prepare this artifi cial tree to honor the late Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sergeant Arthur F. DeFranzo at the MEG Foundation’s upcoming 2024 Christmas Tree Festival. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) ing an injured man from hostile fi re. Despite his own injuries, he led an attack on the enemy and continued to advance and encourage his men even after being hit several more times. He destroyed an enemy machine gun position just before succumbing to his wounds at 25 years old. For his heroic and selfless action, DeFranzo was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor seven months later on Jan. 4, 1945. His body was returned to the United States in 1947 and laid in state at the Saugus Town Hall for four days, and then was given a military funeral at Riverside Cemetery. The 14th Annual MEG Christmas Tree Festival gets underway at 3 p.m. next Friday (Nov. 8) at the Marleah E. Graves (MEG) Building (54-58 Essex St.) and will last through 8 p.m. The festival continues on Nov. 9 from 3–8 p.m., Nov. 10 from noon–5 p.m., Nov. 15 from 3–8 p.m. and Nov. 16 from 3–8 p.m. The Christmas trees are the main event of the MEG Christmas Tree Festival, a growing tradition that raises money for the MEG Foundation. Marleah E. Graves was a beloved Saugus educator who taught at the old Cliftondale School for 47 years. The school and the foundation were named after her. A TREE OF HONOR: This tree, which will be among those to be raffl ed off at the 14th Annual MEG Foundation Christmas Tree Festival, which gets underway next weekend, pays tribute to late Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sergeant Arthur F. DeFranzo. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate)
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