"Mr. STANLEY ALUKONIS was born in a blizzard in his family home in Hudson in 1918, and was a 1935 graduate of Nashua High School. Stanley Alukonis lived a full and rich life for his 88 years with us. During the raging floods of 2006 Mr. Alukonis’ life ended at home with his family. Not many people can say they were born in Hudson and fewer still have died in the same place as their birth. Mr. Alukonis leaves behind many things to his family and the community. He leaves us with respect, courage, dignity, a strong desire to serve others and be the best you can be. His life was filled with all of those attributes and many more.

His service to the country during World War II proved his courage flying missions over Germany and providing leadership to his men. He served with the Eighth Air Force as a co-pilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress and was assigned to the 305th Bomb Group in Chelveston, England. His aircraft was shot down while on a mission to bomb the city of Schweinfurt in Germany. Of his crew, seven were taken prisoner, one was shot while parachuting and two evaded capture. Mr. Alukonis evaded capture, with the assistance of Dutch family of Bemelmans, the French, and Spanish patriots, was able to reach Gibraltar, and British troops, in January 1944..."

Addition on 13 April 2022 : see the full story of Stanley Alukonis' evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/falukonst.html