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	[[Image:fss.png\|left\|thumb\|300px\|Staff Sgt. John Danner (left) and Sgt. Kenneth Folsom. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]SPECIAL FORCES. A predecessor of the Green Berets, SEALS and similar unconventional warfare units, the First Special Services was formed in July, 1942. Participants were trained in every conceivable type of warfare close to and behind enemy lines including skiing, shooting bows and arrows, blow up bridges, ~~crawl~~ great distances, parachuting, and spending long hours in water. Maj General Robert T. Frederick asked for volunteers from American and Canadian soldiers. The first training was given at Fort Ethan Allen near Helena, Montana. They were trained in amphibious warfare near Burlington, Vermont. Among the volunteers was Sgt, Kenneth Folsom and Staff Sgt. John Danner, both of Dubuque.		[[Image:fss.png\|left\|thumb\|300px\|Staff Sgt. John Danner (left) and Sgt. Kenneth Folsom. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]SPECIAL FORCES. A predecessor of the Green Berets, SEALS and similar unconventional warfare units, the First Special Services was formed in July, 1942. Participants were trained in every conceivable type of warfare close to and behind enemy lines including skiing, shooting bows and arrows, blow up bridges, crawling great distances, parachuting, and spending long hours in water. Maj. General Robert T. Frederick asked for volunteers from American and Canadian soldiers. The first training was given at Fort Ethan Allen near Helena, Montana. They were trained in amphibious warfare near Burlington, Vermont. Among the volunteers was Sgt, Kenneth Folsom and Staff Sgt. John Danner, both of Dubuque.

	Danner was killed in combat on December 3, 1943 while attacking Germans in the Benedictine monastery near Casino, Italy. Folsom was killed on May ~~321~~, 1944 fighting on Anzio beachhead. He had been seriously wounded earlier in the year.		Danner was killed in combat on December 3, 1943 while attacking Germans in the Benedictine monastery near Casino, Italy. Folsom was killed on May 21, 1944 fighting on Anzio beachhead. He had been seriously wounded earlier in the year.

	On August 14 and 15th, high ranking American, British and Canadian officials attended a memorial in Helena dedicated to the members of the First Service Force. Money for the memorial was provided in part from a collection made of $5,600 from members of the Force during [[WORLD WAR II]]. The soldiers on their first overseas mission had heard the people of Helena were taking up a collection to rebuild the cruiser "Helena" which had been sunk. The War Department, however, refused to allow them to ~~use~~ their money in this way so it had been deposited in a bank in Helena.		On August 14 and 15th, high ranking American, British and Canadian officials attended a memorial in Helena dedicated to the members of the First Service Force. Money for the memorial was provided in part from a collection made of $5,600 from members of the Force during [[WORLD WAR II]]. The soldiers on their first overseas mission had heard the people of Helena were taking up a collection to rebuild the cruiser "Helena" which had been sunk. The War Department, however, refused to allow them to donate their money in this way so it had been deposited in a bank in Helena. After the war, an additional $10,000 was donated by the people of Helena and relatives of deceased members of the First Special Service force.

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[[Image:fss.png|left|thumb|300px|Staff Sgt. John Danner (left) and Sgt. Kenneth Folsom. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]SPECIAL FORCES. A predecessor of the Green Berets, SEALS and similar unconventional warfare units, the First Special Services was formed in July, 1942. Participants were trained in every conceivable type of warfare close to and behind enemy lines including skiing, shooting bows and arrows, blow up bridges, crawl great distances, parachuting, and spending long hours in water. Maj General Robert T. Frederick asked for volunteers from American and Canadian soldiers. The first training was given at Fort Ethan Allen near Helena, Montana. They were trained in amphibious warfare near Burlington, Vermont. Among the volunteers was Sgt, Kenneth Folsom and Staff Sgt. John Danner, both of Dubuque.

Danner was killed in combat on December 3, 1943 while attacking Germans in the Benedictine monastery near Casino, Italy. Folsom was killed on May 321, 1944 fighting on Anzio beachhead. He had been seriously wounded earlier in the year.

On August 14 and 15th, high ranking American, British and Canadian officials attended a memorial in Helena dedicated to the members of the First Service Force. Money for the memorial was provided in part from a collection made of $5,600 from members of the Force during [[WORLD WAR II]]. The soldiers on their first overseas mission had heard the people of Helena were taking up a collection to rebuild the cruiser "Helena" which had been sunk. The War Department, however, refused to allow them to use their money in this way so it had been deposited in a bank in Helena.

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1. "Memories Will be Honored," ''Telegraph-Herald'', August 10, 1947, p. 30

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