Maurice Edward “Red” Logan was born on December 8, 1924, in Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont. He was the son of Andrew James Logan and Alice M. Bernier Logan. He was married to Popzi Logan. He graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy in 1943 and immediately entered the U.S. Army, where he trained as a combat tank crewman. He served in the United States Army with the 740th Tank Battalion in World War II. Known as the “Daredevil Tankers”, the 740th was a separate battalion that fought from Utah Beach all the way to the Baltic Sea in support of various divisions of the US war effort. Logan participated in four major campaigns and was wounded twice in combat.

In December 1944, his battalion fought in the Battle of the Bulge near Neufchateau, Belgium, supporting the 82nd and 99th Infantry Divisions during intense fighting against German forces. He later recalled the harsh winter conditions, constant artillery fire, and heavy casualties experienced by the battalion. After the war, Logan attended the University of Vermont before transferring to the University of Nebraska, where he earned degrees in dentistry and oral surgery. He served in the Army Dental Corps Reserve, eventually retiring with the rank of Colonel. Logan later practiced dentistry in Hanover, New Hampshire, held leadership roles at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and the Veterans Hospital in White River Junction, Vermont, and served as a clinical instructor at Tufts School of Dental Medicine. He died on July 15, 1995, and is now buried in the Hillside Cemetery, Norwich, Windsor County, Vermont, USA.

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