General Government - Town of Meredith

Town Report Dedication
PFC Dunn
Frank with his
daughter Patty
Frank “Digger” Dunn
This year’s Town Report is dedicated to: Frank “Digger” Dunn…
Born December 7, 1917 in Sanbornton, NH. He moved to Meredith at age 4 to one of Prescott Lumber
Companies houses on Railroad Avenue where his stepfather worked.
He began working for Prescott Lumber and Frank Prescott when he was a teenager and was there for
several years. Frank went to California for about a year where he registered for the service. He was
called to active duty in 1941.
Frank did his basic training at Fort Belvoir, VA. He was a PFC with the 20th combat engineers. He was
in invasions in Sicily, Normandy and Casablanca. He was captured by the Germans and was a prisoner of
war at Stalag II A in Neubrandenburg, Germany. He was a POW for a year before he was liberated by
the Russians. He left the service in 1945.
After the war he had a small trucking company where he hauled lumber for Diamond Match Co. among
others. He married Patricia Pettengill on March 8, 1952, who passed away on June 19, 1996.
Digger started the first backhoe business in Meredith in 1959. He did all the digging for the Meredith
Water Department and new where just about any water main was. He did digging for many people and
was always fair. He retired from the backhoe business in the 1980’s.
He has a daughter Patty Denison and her husband Hank. A granddaughter Jen and a great granddaughter
and great grandson.
Digger is 95 years young! Still drives and comes to visit the employees of the Town of Meredith.
He is a character and enjoys meeting people and sharing his stories.
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