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The News, November 18, 1944
PVT. GEORGE D. JENKINS, JR., SON OF Mr. And Mrs. George D. Jenkins, of Pleasantville, Md., formerly of Brunswick, was killed in action in France November 3, the War Department has notified the family.
Pvt. Jenkins had been in the armed services for 19 months and overseas since September of this year. He was an infantryman.
He is survived by his parents and two brothers, Donald and Richard Jenkins, both at home.
The News, December 28, 1948
The remains of Pvt. George Dewey Jenkins, Jr., who was killed in action in Reichicort, France on November 3, 1944, will arrive at the home of his parents in Pleasantville, Washington county, this afternoon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon from the late home at 1 o'clock. Burial will be made in Antietam National Cemetery at Sharpsburg. () Frank Shrader and Steadman Keenan Post, American Legion of Brunswick.
A son of George D. and Genevieve Peacher Jenkins, he was a former resident of Brunswick and was aged 20 years., 10 months and 17 days at the time of his death. He graduated from Brunswick High School in the class of 1940 and before military service was assistant manager of the J. J. Newberry store in Brunswick.
Surviving are his parents and two brothers, Donald, of Long Beach, N. Y., and Richard Jenkins, at home.

PFC JAMES CLARENCE JOINES

F1C MELVIN LEROY JONES

The News, August 22, 1944
PFC. JAY JONES Killed in Action on July 31
A former Middletown boy, Pfc. Jay Jones, 25, who at only a few years of age left there when his parents, J. Stanley Jones and the late Mrs. Ella Bowlus Jones, moved to Hagerstown, has been killed in action in France. Pfc. Jones was one of four brothers in the Army, two others of whom have been seriously wounded. His father now resides in Baltimore.
Pfc. Jones died in action in France on July 31. Before the mobilization of the National Guard he was for three years a member of Company B, Hagerstown, and had been employed at the Darner monument works in Hagerstown prior to entering the service.
A brother, Sgt. Charles J. Jones, is in an English hospital with serious wounds received in the invasion of France, while another brother, Kenneth, who had rejoined his outfit after being slightly wounded during the invasion, has been wounded a second time and is also seriously ill. The fourth brother, Cpl. Glenn Jones, is stationed in New Mexico.

The News, July 20, 1944
MARVIN LEE KEENEY, 18, of New Midway, an apprentice seaman, V12A, USNR, was accidentally drowned Wednesday morning in the new outdoor swimming pool of Mt. St. Mary's College, near Emmitsburg, where he was attending a naval school, it was officially announced today.
The tragic accident occurred during a swimming class, it was reported, and the body was later recovered. Dr. W. R. Cadle, of Emmitsburg, the acting medical examiner, returned a verdict of accidental death following an investigation by school officials and Deputy Sheriff R. Paul Buhrman. Young Keeney was understood to be a swimming novice. The young man had entered the school on July 1. He was a graduate of the Walkersville High School, Class of 1943, and a member of Grace Lutheran church, Rocky Hill.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Catherine Keeney Beard; his stepfather, Wilmer Lee Beard, and a halfbrother, Franklin Beard, all of new Midway and his maternal grandfather, Carl L. Keeney, near Woodsboro. The body will be taken to the late home this evening at eight o'clock, from where the funeral will take place Saturday afternoon at two o'clock, followed by services in Grace church at Rocky Hill. Interment in adjoining cemetery. G. C. Barton, funeral director.
The News, July 25, 1944
A military funeral was held Saturday for Apprentice Seaman Marvin Lee Keeney, whose death on Thursday was attributed to accidental drowning in the outdoor swimming pool at Mt. St. Mary's College, in which he was learning to swim as part of his training in the Navy. Seaman Keeney was only 18 years old, a son of Mrs. Catherine Keeney Beard, of New Midway. He was graduated from Walkersville High School in 1943 and was a member of Grace Lutheran church, Rocky Hill, where final services were held with interment in the cemetery adjoining.

The News, August 5, 1944
SECOND LIEUT. GERALD C. KELLER, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Keller, of near Bolivar, was one of 28 men aboard a C47 transport who were killed Thursday night when the plane crashed near Napler, Nebr., the Army announced today, according to the Associated Press.
The transport was ferrying 24 pilots from Bruning, Nebr. to the Pierre, S. D., Army air base, Cpl D. D. McAllister, Bruning Army air field commander, announced. It is considered possible that Lieut Keller was one of the pilots. He was commissioned at Phoenix Field, Arizona last April.
Cause of the crash is undetermined, it was stated. An investigation board of army officers began to probe into the crash yesterday. There were no survivors.
Bodies were brought by horse and wagon from the wreckage, a distance of over two miles. The scene of the crash was a hilly section of north central Nebraska not easily accessible. The high prairie country and flooded creeks, with deep gullies near the Niobrara river, impeded rescue work.
Lieut. Keller was educated in the Middletown schools and worked for a year and a half at the Fairchild airplane plant in Hagerstown before entering the Army. He has been in service for over a year and for a time had been stationed with the 96th College Training Detachment at Oshkosh, Wisc.
His brother, Kermit, was honorably discharged from the Army because of wounds suffered at Casablanca in the African invasion. Lieut. Keller's grandfather, E. B. Keller, also resides near Bolivar.

The News, August 18, 1944
PVT. CHARLES D. KEMP, SON OF Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Kemp, 421 West South Street was killed in Burma, reports say.
The first Frederick boy to be reported killed in the Burma theater of war, Pvt. Kemp, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Kemp, was said to have died there on July 30 of wounds received in infantry action, according to the War Department telegram received by his parents this morning. There were no further particulars.
Pvt. Kemp was well known among the younger set in Frederick. Aged 21, he was graduated in 1941 from Frederick High School, where he was particularly prominent in sports. He was a member of the varsity basketball team and participated in softball and other athletics. He was also outstanding in DeMolay sports activities.
After graduation he was a truck driver for Callan and Cramer, auto wholesalers, until he entered the Army o March 1, 1943. He took most of his training at Camp Swift, Tex., and then transferred to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., before sailing overseas. He was in both India and China before going to Burma about four months ago. His parents received their last letter from him on Monday. There was nothing particular to tell them, he said. Pvt. Kemp made the trip across with some other Frederick men, it was understood, but as far as his parents know was no longer with them.
He is survived by his parents, one sister, Mrs. Evelyn Virginia Schattenberg, at home, his maternal grandmother, Mrs. James Hildebrand, of Monrovia, and his stepgrandfather, James Hildebrand, Monrovia.
The News, March, 1949
Military honors were accorded Pvt. Charles D. Kemp Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the funeral home, 8 East Patrick street. Services were conducted by Rev. Dr. J. Franklin Haas, pastor of Calvary Methodist church. Services were largely attended and numerous beautiful floral emblems were presented.
The firing squad, in charge of Lieut. Willard Horme, was composed of the following members of the Maryland National Guard: Sgt Meredith Keefer, Sgt. Paul Crum, Sgt. Robert Edwards, Cpl. Jack Forney, Cpl. Robert Strine and Pvt. Carl Culler. Casket bearers, all veterans of World War II, were Oliver Englebrecht, Jr., Donald Hiltner, James Willard, William A. Kennedy, Charles Staley and James Waldschmidt. Interment was made in Mount Olivet cemetery. C. E. Cline and Son, funeral directors.

The News, August 29, 1944
PCT. CHARLES F. KENNEDY, son of Bernard J. Kennedy, 217 East Church street, was killed in action in France on August 10, his father was advised in a War Department telegram received Monday afternoon.
Pfc. Kennedy, a cousin of Pfc. Francis Leo Kennedy, previously reported killed in action, and Lieut. John Robert Kennedy, recently reported missing in action over Germany, left Frederick with Company A in 1941 and has remained with the former National Guard unit through training in England and the campaign in France.
A former student at St. John's High School, Pfc. Kennedy was a plumber for the T. F. Kennedy firm before being mustered into Federal service. He was 24 years of age. Surviving are his father and two brothers, Bernard J. Kennedy, Jr. and Marvin E. Kennedy, both at home.
The News, October 24, 1945
Bernard J. Kennedy, 217 East Church street, has received the Silver Star posthumously awarded his son, Pfc. Charles F. Kennedy, Infantry, who was killed in action in Normandy on August 9, 1944. The family received official notification of his death the following August 28.
Accompanying the posthumous award was the following citation :
"For gallantry in action against the enemy in Normandy, France. On 9 August 1944 near St. Germain, Private Kennedy, although fully aware that all supply routes had been severed by the enemy, volunteered to deliver ammunition to the front line troops. While on this dangerous mission, it became necessary for Private Kennedy to dismount from his vehicle and repulse the enemy with fire in order to continue his mission. Shortly thereafter while on a return trip to the front, Private Kennedy encountered enemy tanks which were firing on a nearby rifle company. Without hesitating Private Kennedy, with complete disregard for his own safety, dismounted from his vehicle and quickly disabled the tank with rifle grenade fire. While in the performance of this brave act, Private Kennedy was mortally wounded by fire from a second enemy tank. By his heroic decision to complete his mission regardless of the consequences, Private Kennedy rendered a great service to his unit, reflecting great credit upon himself and the Military Service."
The letter containing notice of the award and citation was sent to the family by Major General Edward F. Witsell, from the Adjutant General's Office, War Department, and forwarded by Major W. A. Anderson, Asst. Adj. Gen., Army Service Forces, Headquarters, Third Service Command, Baltimore.
Two other sons are in Army service, Pvt. Marvin E. Kennedy, at Camp Croft, S. C., and Pvt. Bernard J. Kennedy at Camp Blanding, Fla.
The News, October 1, 1948 See below Triple Funerals Here for Cousins Who Died in Battle
Killed in action while in France on August 10, 1844, Pfc. Charles Kennedy left Frederick with Company A in 1941 and remained with the National Guard unit through training in England and the campaign in France. A former student at St. John's High School, he was a plumber for the T. F. Kennedy firm before being mustered into Federal service. A member of St. John's Catholic church, he also belonged to the Holy Name Society.
He is survived by his father and two brothers, Bernard Joseph, Jr., and Marvin E. Kennedy.

The News, April 20, 1943
PFC. FRANCIS L. KENNEDY, JR. Loses Life in Battle on African Front, Parents Told
Word of the death of Pfc. Francis Leo Kennedy, Jr., 25, son of Francis L. and Floranzo Victoria Marsh Kennedy, 219 East Church street, reached Frederick this morning by telegram from the Ward Department.
According to the telegram, from the Adjutant General, which stated that a letter would follow, Pfc. Kennedy, known to his friends as "Skippy", was killed in action March 31. He was serving with the First Division.
Pfc. Kennedy was a graduate of St. John's High School, class of 1934, and had worked with his father at Kennedy's Stove House until he was drafted January 28, 1942. He was stationed at Camp Wheeler, Ga., before being sent to England last August. After several months in England and Scotland he was sent to North Africa with the invasion forces last November.
The last letter received by his parents from him was written March 14, but not mailed until March 25. It is believed that he was at a base camp at that time between tours of duty at the front.
He is survived by his parents and six brothers and sisters, Margaret Elizabeth, Baltimore; Aviation Cadet John Robert Kennedy, who recently enlisted in the Air Corps and is now stationed in Nashville, Tenn.; William Chester, Nancy Rebecca, James Richard, and Phillip Marsh Kennedy, all of this city.
The News, October 1, 1948 See belowTriple Funeral Here for Cousins Who Died in Battle
Pfc. Francis Kennedy was killed in action March 31, 1943 on the Tunisian front in North Africa. He was a graduate of St. John's High School and formerly employed by his father at the Kennedy Stove House. He was also a member of the Catholic church and of the Holy Name Society.
Surviving besides his parents, are the following brothers and sisters: John R., West Laffayette, Ind; William C., James R., Phillip M. Nancy P. and Margaret E., of Baltimore.

The News, October 1, 1948 "Triple Funeral Here for Cousins Who Died in Battle"
The bodies of three Fredericktonians, all cousins, who were killed in action in Europe or Africa, will be returned to Frederick on Monday afternoon for reinterment in the Memorial Plot at Mount Olivet cemetery on Tuesday morning, it was learned today.
They are:
Pfc. Francis Leo Kennedy, aged 25, son of Francis L., Sr. and Floranzo V. Marsh Kennedy, 219 East Church street. Pfc. Charles Francis Kennedy, aged 24, son of Bernard J. Kennedy, Jr. and the late Myrle B. Willard Kennedy, formerly of 217 East Church street. His father now resides at Linden Hills.
Lieut. Ignatius Benson Keyser, aged 24, son of Mrs. Mary L. Kennedy Keyser and the late Calvin Keyser, 227 West Patrick street.
Upon arrival in the city, the bodies will be taken to the funeral home, 106 East Church street, where prayers will be said Tuesday morning at 8:30 o'clock, thence to St. John's Catholic church where low requiem mass will be intoned at nine o'clock. Full military honors will be rendered at the Memorial Plot in Mt. Olivet cemetery. M. R. Etchison and Son, funeral directors.

The News, July 16, 1944
PRIVATE CHARLES E. KERCHNER, 36, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Kerchner, of Walkersville, has been killed in action in France, the War Department notified members of the family by telegram late Sunday. The brief message said only that Private Kerchner was killed on June 21.
It was the fifth death reported in the county as a result of the French invasion and the first in Walkersville.
The last letter from Private Kerchner to his parents, dated June 14, came from France and said that he was safe and well. It is believed that he was with some of the first infantrymen to enter France. He was not with the 29th Division, it was said, but was a member of another unit.
Private Kerchner had nine years of service in the Army before the war began, being stationed in Hawaii at one time. He was also a former National Guard member. He was in the sales department of the Glade ValleyGarber Baking Co. when he enlisted in October of 1942.
The Walkersville, man, who attended school in his home town, was also at one time assistant manager of the Singer Sewing Machine Company in this city and a former manager of the same company's office in Fredericksburg, Va.
After enlisting in the Army in 1942 he was stationed at Camp Atterbury, Ind., and later in Tennessee and Kentucky before going to Camp Gordon Johnson, Fla., his last assignment in this country before going overseas. He had been overseas since the first of January of this year.
Three brothers are also in service. Unmarried, Pvt. Kerchner is survived , in addition to his parents, bu the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Leo Krantz, this city; Miss Janet Kerchner, at home; Leonard and john Kerchner, both in the U. S. Navy; Robert Kerchner, this city; Sergt. Howard R. Kerchner, with the U. S. Army overseas.
The News, June 26, 1948
The remains of Pvt. Charles E. Kerchner, 36, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Kerchner, of Walkersville are being returned from Europe aboard the U. S. Army Transport Greenville Victory, his family has been advised by the Department of the Army.
Arrival of the vessel will be announced by the New York Port of Embarkation. The remains will be returned upon instruction of relatives residing in Maryland, who will be notified after arrival of the remains at the regional Distribution centers of the American Graves Registration Service.
Pfc. Kerchner was killed in France on June 21, 1944. He had previously had nine years service in the Army, having at one time been stationed in Hawaii. A former National Guard member, he was once associated with the Singer Sewing Machine Company, and worked for the Glade Valley Garber Bakery when he enlisted in October, 1942. He was unmarried..
The News, July 6, 1948
The remains of Pfc. Charles E. Kerchner, son of mr. and Mrs. Charles Kerchner, Walkersville, will arrive Thursday morning in Walkersville. Pfc. Kerchner, a member of the Fourth Division, Eighth Infantry, died in action in France on June 21, 1944. He enlisted in the service in 1942 and was stationed at Camp Atterbury, Ind., and at camps in Tennessee and Kentucky before being sent to Camp Gordon Johnson, Fla., for embarkation. He had been overseas six months before his death.
Pfc. Kerchner spent nine years in the Regular Army and served some time in Hawaii. Before entering the service he was employed by the Singer Sewing Machine Company and the Glad ValleyGarber Bakery in Walkersville. Surviving are his parents, two sisters, Mrs. C. Leo Krantz, Braddock, and Miss Janet L. Kerchner, Walkersville; and three brothers, Leonard S. Kerchner, Littlestown, Pa.; Howard L. Kerchner, Frederick; and John H. Kerchner, Walkersville.
The remains will be taken to the G. C. Barton funeral home from where a full military funeral will be held Sunday at 2 o'clock. Interment will be made in Mt. Hope cemetery, Woodsboro.

The News, January 15, 1945
LIEUT. IGNATIUS KEYSER, youngest of three brothers in Army service overseas, was killed in action in Belgium on Christmas Day, his mother, Mrs. Mary L. Keyser, 227 West Patrick street, was informed Sunday evening in a telegram from the War Department. He was 22 Years old.
He had been in command of an infantry unit in Belgium after having returned to the European theater last August.
Lieut. Keyser left Frederick with Company A, went through training in this country and went to England with the Frederick units of the 29th Division. While in England, he qualified for officer training and returned to this country. He received his commission last year and volunteered for combat duty.
He had recently reported meeting his brother, Capt. Louis V. Keyser, in England. The latter has been hospitalized in England with injuries not sustained in combat. Another brother, Pfc. James Keyser, is also in Europe.
In addition to his mother and two brothers, Lieut. Keyser is survived by four sisters: Mrs. Paul Staley, Mrs. Donald Delauter and Miss Connie Keyser, this city, and Mrs. Robert Saum, Hagerstown.
The News, October 1, 1948 See above "Triple Funeral Here for Cousins Who Died in Battle"
Lieut. Keyser was killed in action in Belgium on Christmas Day of 1944. He left Frederick with Company A, went through training in this country and went to England with the Frederick units of the 29th Division. While in England, he qualified for officers training and returned to this country. He received his commission and volunteered for combat duty. He was the youngest of three brothers in military service. A member of St. John's Catholic church, he belonged to the Holy Name Society.
Among the survivors besides his mother, are Louis V. Keyser, this city; Mrs. Robert Saum, Hagerstown; Mrs. Donald DeLauter, Beltsville; James B. Keyser, this city; Mrs. Paul Staley, this city; and Mrs. Casper Moore, Jr., Urbana, brothers and sisters.

The News, July 1, 1944
CPL. CHARLES D. KIDWILER, familiarly known as Tommy Duble, son of Mrs. Ruth Kidwiler and grandson of Mrs. Theresa Duble, both of Brunswick, was recently killed in Andover, England, while serving with the Army Air Corp.
The News, December 17, 1948
The remains of Pvt. Charles D. Kidwiler, of Brunswick, who was killed in an airplane accident in England in 1944, have arrived in Brunswick and are at the home of his mother, Mrs. Ruth M. Kidwiler, 180 East B street. Funeral services will take place Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the M. E. church on New York hill in charge of Rev. Mr. Saey. SteadmanKeenan Post, American Legion of Brunswick, will conduct a military funeral. Interment in Knoxville cemetery. C. H. Feete and Bro., funeral directors.
Pvt. Kidwiler, who is survived by his mother, was familiarly known as Tommy Duble in Brunswick since he and his mother made their home with his grandparents, the late Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Duble, following the death of his father, Charles R. Kidwiler.
Pvt. Kidwiler, 21 was a graduate of Brunswick High School and enlisted in the Ari Corps in October, 1942. He had been overseas for 10 months, stationed in England, prior to his death.

The News, February 20, 1945
PVT CARROLL M. KLINE
Pvt Carroll M. Kline, husband of Mrs. Dorothy Kline, of Smithsburg, and son of Mr. And Mrs. Ira Kline, of Wolfsville, was killed in action in Belgium on January 18. He had been overseas since December 1944.
Private Kline, who entered the service in June 1944, was a member of the United church of Wolfsville, and a former employee of the Landis Tool Company, Waynesboro.
Surviving besides his wife and parents are a daughter, Carol Ann; four sisters, Mrs Evelyn Grossnickle, Mrs. Katherine Smith, Mrs. Margaret Hessong, and Miss Elva Kline, all of Wolfsville; and two brothers, John Kline, of Wolfsville, and Ira Kline, Jr, in the U.S. Army in Italy.

The News, April 19, 1945
SEAMAN 1/C JOHN FRANKLIN W. KNOTT, has been killed in action with the U.S. Navy, his wife, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Knott, East Main street, Thurmont, learned Wednesday.
Mrs. Knott was not advised where her husband was killed or under what circumstances.. Vice Adm. Randal Jacobs, Chief of Navy Personnel, merely notified her that he was killed in the service of his country, conveying the sympathy of the department.
No information is available as to the disposition of his remains, Mrs. Knott was informed, "but under existing conditions, it is assumed that burial was made at sea near the location of his death. When further details are available, you will be informed" the telegram concluded.
The News, September 16, 1944
STAFF SGT. EDWARD KOONTZ (SEILER), son of Ralph Koontz, Jefferson, died at an undisclosed hospital from wounds sustained in action in France on August 6, his father has been notified by the War Department. The telegram did not state the date of young Koontz's death, nor did it give any particulars concerning his wounds, but the family had previously been notified that he had been wounded.
Sgt. Koontz, aged 24 years, had been in the Army for about two years and overseas for a year. He was a member of the 678th Regiment, and has two brother in the service, both of whom are overseas. Ralph Lee Koontz is with the Army in England, and Robert Koontz is stationed in Hawaii with the Army.
In addition to his parents, and the two brothers mentioned, he is survived by a number of other brothers and sisters. His grandmother, Mrs. Nettie Koontz, and an uncle, Frank Koontz, reside in Middletown.
The News, September 23, 1944
Relatives in this section have learned of the death of Staff Sgt. Edmond Koontz Seiler, of Baltimore, formerly of Jefferson, who died August 8 in a hospital in France of wounds suffered in action there two days earlier. Staff Sgt. Seiler had been in the service since July 15, 1942, and overseas since November, 1943. He had 14 months training at Camp Forrest, Tenn., and then was sent to Camp Phillips in Kansas. Before going across he had a 15day furlough which he spent with his stepfather and his mother, Mr. and Mrs. George Seiler, 1611 Clarskton street, Baltimore, with whom he had made his home before going into the Army.
The sergeant, who resided I Jefferson as a child, was 26 on his last birthday, March 28. He was attached to an air division.
In addition to his mother and stepfather, Staff Sgt. Seiler is survived by his father, Ralph Koontz, Jefferson; one brother, Charles Seiler, at home; his grandmothers, Mrs. Katherine Pearson, Braddock Heights and Mrs. Netty Koontz, of Middletown; two aunts, Mrs. Elizabeth Sementor, Frederick , and an uncle, Franklin Koontz, of Middletown.

The News, July 27, 1944
SGT. ROY C. KOONTZ, the seventh Frederick county soldier to have been reported killed in action in France, has been reported by War Department telegram to his family today.
Sgt. Koontz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon J. Koontz, of Mt. Pleasant, met his death on June 29, being a member of an Army brigade, the War Department telegram stated.
Sgt. Koontz has been in service for slightly over three years, entering the Army May 29, 1941. He had served an enlistment of about two years and eights months in foreign service in Hawaii prior to the present war. Only recently, he had been reported in England.
Besides his parents, he is survived by his wife, who resides in Reading, Pa.;, two brothers, Vernon, in service in Italy, and William, Woodsboro; two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Clipp and Mrs. Margaret West, both of this city. He was home on a furlough about a year ago.

The News, September 11, 1944
MAJOR R. A. LANE, who was with the Second Armored division, was killed in action in France on August 23, the War Department today notified his wife, who resides at 910 North Market street, by telegram.
Major Lane, who was connected with the Soil Conservation Service here prior to the war, may have been with the forces of Lieut. Gen. Patton, it was believed. The last letter from him was dated August 17. He entered the service in November, 1941, and had been overseas nearly two years.
Formerly from Ohio, the family moved here from Connecticut several years ago. There are three children who reside here with their mother: Marilyn, Carl Allen and Sandra Lane.

The News, July 6, 1945
PFC. MERHL E. LEATHERMAN died of wounds on Mindanao, Philippine Islands, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Leatherman of Myersville have been notified by the War Department. His death occurred on June 10, they were informed, but no further details have been received.
He was 24 years old and entered the service on October 3, 1942. He received his basic and amphibious training at Camp Shelby, Miss., and Camp Pickett, Va. He spent 17 months in training before going overseas in February of 1944.
He was first stationed in New Guinea, where he was reported slightly wounded on August 26, 1944. He later saw service in the Netherland East Indies and Halhamera before being sent back to New Guinea for Patrol duty.
Last April he was sent to the Philippines, where he had been in combat most of the time prior to being fatally wounded. His parents had anticipated that he would be discharged under the Army point system. He was with the 31st Division, 167th Infantry.
Born and raised near Myersville, Pfc. Leatherman was single. He was engaged in farming before being called to Army service. He was active in church work and was well known in his home community.
Besides his parents, he is survived by a brother, Pvt. Arthur Leatherman, now in training at Fort McClellan, Alabama.
The News, August 14, 1948
Remains of Pfc. Mehrl E. Leatherman, son of Elmer D. and Carrie Brandenburg Leatherman, Myersville, were among the 3,961 being returned from the Pacific area aboard the United States Army Transport Dalton Victory, the Department of the Army announced today. Arrival of the vessel will be announced at the San Francisco Port of Embarkation.
Pfc. Leatherman, a member of the 31st Division, 167th Infantry, died of wounds on June 10, 1945. He was wounded in fighting on Mindanao in the Philippine Islands. He had previously been slightly wounded in fighting on New Guinea on August 26, 1944.

The News, February 24, 1945
LIEUT. JOHN FRANCES LEATHERWOOD, son of Mrs. Lillian B. Leatherwood, succumbed on January 30 to wounds received in France.
Lieut. Leatherwood was a member of the 82nd Airborne Division, a paratroop unit. When inducted in 1942, he was employed by the First National Bank of Mt. Airy. He was stationed at bases in Florida and Georgia before being sent overseas last July after receiving his commission.
Hos mother and two sisters, Mrs. Raymond Simpson, and Mrs. John M. Wilbur, Nashville, Tenn, survive.
The News, December 17, 1947
Private funeral services will be held Thursday for Second Lieut. John F. Leatherwood, son of Mrs. Lillian B. Leatherwood and the late Bradley C. Leatherwood, Mt. Airy, who was fatally wounded in France on January 30, 1945. Private burial services will be held at Pine Grove Cemetery, Mt. Airy, in charge of C. M. Waltz, funeral director. The body of Lieut. Leatherwood arrived Tuesday, accompanied by Lieut. Bernard Mackell.
Lieut. Leatherwood, formerly employed at the First National Bank in Mt. Airy, was inducted into service at Fort Meade on February 6, 1942. After training at camps in Florida and Georgia he was commissioned and assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, a parachute infantry unit.
Lieut. Leatherwood was buried in Henri Chappelle cemetery in Belgium and his body was among those that arrived in the United States last November 25 aboard the USAT Robert Burns. Memorial services were held in Calvary Methodist church, Mt. Airy, on March 25, 1945, by Rev. Ralph Sharpe and Rev. Phillip Edwards. In addition to his mother, he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Genevieve Wilbur, Nashville, Tenn., and Mrs. Helen L. Simpson, Mt. Airy.

The News, February 22, 1946
PFC JAMES THOMAS LEE
Pvt James Lee, son of Mrs Carrie Lee, 414 Middle Alley, died in Germany on Feb. 2, at Nurenburg. Details of his death are not yet available at the War Department.

The News. August 30. 1943
CPL. MERHL G. LEE, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Lee, of Adamstown, was inducted into the Army December 6, 1941, and is stationed somewhere in India.
The News, May 27, 1948
The remains of Sgt. Mehrl Grayson Lee, colored, son of John W. and Helen Grayson Lee, of Hope Hill, who died in India October 4, 1944, at the age of 25 years, will arrive in Frederick Friday afternoon and will be removed to the funeral home, 106 East Church street. Sgt. Lee entered the service December 8, 1941. Military services will be held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock at the funeral home. Interment will be in Hope Hill cemetery. M. R. Etchison and Son are the funeral directors.
Besides his parents he is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Ida May Bundy, Mrs. Helen L. Long, William Albert Lee, all of Brooklyn, N. Y.; James F. Lee, Towson; William O. Lee, Herman W. Lee, Raymond A. Lee, all of Washington; Robert H. Lee and Paul R. Lee, both of Frederick.

The News, October 1, 1943 Brothers in Army
PVT. ROBERT L. LEWIS, 33556906, APO 448, is stationed with Co C., 347th Infantry, at Camp McCain, Miss., and his brother, Pfc. Gail A. Lewis is stationed with Btry. A., 402nd A.A.A. Gun Bn., Camp Edwards, Mass. The two soldiers are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Russell H. Lewis, Smithsburg, Rt. 1.
The News, March 1, 1944
Pfc. Robert L. Lewis, of Smithsburg, Route 1, was killed in action in Italy on January 31, his mother, Mrs. Russell H. Lewis was notified early this week in a telegram from the War Department. No other information was given. Pfc. Lewis had been in Italy for several months. He was inducted into the Army less than a year ago. Prior to induction, he had been employed at the Fairchild plant in Hagerstown.
The News, July 7, 1948
The remains of Pfc. Robert L. Lewis, whose mother, Mrs. Russell H. Lewis, resides on Smithsburg, Route 1, have been returned to the United States aboard the army transport, Carroll Victory, the Department of the Army announced today.
Pfc. Lewis was killed in action in Italy on January 31, 1944. He had been in Italy for several months and was inducted into the Army less than a year before his death. Prior to induction, he worked at the Fairchild plant in Hagerstown.
The News, August 5, 1948
The body of Pfc. Robert L. Lewis, 20, near Smithsburg, who was killed in action January 31, 1044 on the Anzio beachhead, arrived in Middletown Wednesday for reinterment. Funeral services will be held Sunday.
A son of Mrs. Hallie Tyler Lewis and the late Russell Lewis, Pfc. Lewis was working at the Firchild plant in Hagerstown when inducted February 19, 1943. He trained at Camp McCain in Mississippi and went overseas October 12, 1943. He participated in the North African campaign in General Patton's Third Army with Company L, 15th Infantry.
Besides his mother, he is survived by a brother, Gail, Smithsburg; six sisters, Mrs. Paul Gladhill, Fairfield, Pa.; Mrs. Ralph Willard, Smithsburg; Mrs. Howard Delauter and Mrs. Eugene Kuhn, Lantz; and Misses Pearl and Olive Lewis, at home.
The body is at the funeral home in Middletown, where brief services will be held Sunday afternoon at 1:45 o'clock (DST). Further rites will be conducted in Mt. Bethel church, Garfield, by Rev. William E. Fox. The family requests that flowers be omitted. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The Gladhill Co., funeral directors, have charge of arrangements.
The News, August 9, 1948
Reburial services for Pfc. Robert L. Lewis, killed in action in Italy, January 31, 1944, were conducted Sunday, with brief requiem at the funeral home in Middletown, 1:45 p.m., and final rites, 2:30 p.m. at Mt. Bethel church, Garfield. Rev. William E. Fox officiated. His buddies from World War II serving as pallbearers, were Kenneth King, Gerald, Ralph and Hubert Wegley, Mark Lewis and Harold Harne. Interment was in the church cemetery. Gladhill Co. funeral directors.

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The News, July 6, 1945
PFC. REGINALD RUDELL LINTON, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester G. Linton, 1027 North Market, has been killed in action on Mindanao in the Philippine Islands, the War Department has notified his parents. The brief telegram, received on Independence Day, said only that Pfc. Linton was killed June 16.
Pfc. Linton was a rifleman with an infantry division. A letter was recently received from him, dated June 12, which indicated he was in the Philippines and said he was well at the time. He was with the 31st Division.
In service nearly three years, Pfc. Linton went overseas about 17 months ago and, from letters home, had apparently been in the New Guinea area before going to the Philippines. He had his basic training at Camp Shelby, Miss., and Camp Pickett, Va.
A graduate of Frederick High School, Pfc. Linton was employed by Warner Bros. theaters here before entering service. A brother, Sgt. Lester Linton, who has seen service in a number of Pacific areas, and was most recently stationed at Pearl Harbor, was home on furlough when word of his brother's death was received. Sgt. Linton has been in service about five years.
In addition to his parents and brother, Pfc. Linton is survived by a sister, Mrs. Charles Holland, this city, and his grandmother, Mrs. Alice Staley, also of the North Market street address. Pfc. Linton was well known in the city and had a large circle of friends.
The News, August 14, 1948
The remains of Pfc. Reginald R. Linton, son of Lester G. Linton, 1027 North Market street, Frederick, are among those of the 3,961 being returned from the Pacific area aboard the United States army Transport Dalton Victory, the Department of the Army announced today. Arrival of the vessel will be announced at the San Francisco Port of Embarkation.
Pfc. Linton was a member of the 31st Division and was killed in June 16 in fighting on Mindanao. He was aged 24 years at the time of his death and had been employed by Warner Brothers before being inducted. His military training was obtained at Camps Shelby and Pickett.
The News, August 28, 1948
The remains of Pfc. Reginald Rudell Linton, 1027 North Market street, will arrive in this city Tuesday afternoon and will be taken to the funeral home, 106 East Church street from where funeral will take place Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock. Interment in Mount Olivet cemetery.
Pfc. Linton, 24, was killed in action June 16, 1945, at Mindanao, Philippine Islands. He received his basic training at Camp Shelby, Miss., and was in the 31st Division. A graduate of Frederick High School, he was employed by Warner Brothers theaters.
He was a son of Lester B. and Mabel I. Staley Linton. Surviving, besides his parents, are a sister, Mrs. Charles Holland; a brother, Staley L. Linton, both of this city. Mrs. Alice Staley, this city, his maternal grandmother, also survives. M. R. Etchison and Son, funeral directors.

The News, March 12, 1945
PFC. JOHN W. "BILL" LITTLE, 35, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Little, previously reported missing in action in Belgium as of last January 3, was formally reported killed in action on that date.
Pfc. Little, who was a tankman in General Patton's army, was also wounded last November when his tank was splintered and relatives have reason to believe he was transferred to an infantry outfit upon his return to duty.
Pfc. Little had been in Service about three years, being stationed at Camp Cook, Calif, and Camp Chaffee, Okla, before going overseas last February. He was home for the last time to attend his father's funeral in December 1943.
Pfc. Little is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Eugene Cramer, Emmitsburg, and Ann, now married and residing at McSherrystown, Pa., and three brothers, Robert and Roy Little, Emmitsburg, and James Little, McSherrystown. He was employed at St. Joseph's College before entering service.

The News, September 28, 1942
STAFF SERGT. WILLIAM ROLAND LONG, 23, of Emmitsburg, an aerial photographer with the Army Air Corps, has been reported as missing in action in the southwest Pacific area, the War Department has notified his mother, Mrs. Carrie Fuss Long, of Emmitsburg.
The announcement came in a brief telegram which reported Sergt. Long has been missing "since September 14." It said that a letter would follow. No further word had been received by this morning.
Sergt. Long was reported to be a photographer on a giant bomber of the Army Air Corps. He has been in the service for several years. The casualty, if confirmed, would be the first from Emmitsburg, which has 155 men in the service. Residents recalled, however, that the War Department after Pearl Harbor reported that George W. Baker, son of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Baker, Emmitsburg, had been killed and the message turned out to be untrue.
Long, a graduate of Emmitsburg High School, is an only son. He has a number of relatives in the EmmitsburgRocky Ridge section and was engaged in farm work before he entered the Army. It was reported that he was in the Philippine sector for a time.
The News, September 29, 1942
With the unlimited hopefulness of a mother whose son survived the treacherous attack on Hickam Field, Mrs. Carrie Fuss Long, Emmitsburg, whose son, Staff Sergt. Wilbur Long, 23, has been reported "missing in the South Pacific," last night explained how a telegrapher's mistake gave her fresh hope that her son will be returned to her.
Last word received directly from Sergt. Long was a threeyear accumulation of personal effects shipped to his mother from Hawaii the first of August. His messages at that time made no announcement of his changed station. His three year enlistment in the Army has just been terminated and he was scheduled to come home to visit.
First announcement of Sergt. Long being missing was received in a War Department telegram, which read "Staff Sergeant "William" Roland Long has been reported missing since September 14." The mother immediately picked up the mistake in her boy's first name. A check with the receiving telegrapher divulged his hasty error, but failed to totally destroy Mrs. Long's hopes for Wilbur's safety.
A letter of regret, more recently received by Mrs. Long, however, contained not only the correct name of Sergt. Long, but his correct Army serial number, according to his mother.
Much of Mrs. Long's hope is firmly based on the fact her soldier son, if in the South Pacific region, is with lifelong friends. She says Harold Hoke, Emmitsburg, is believed by his parents to be in Australia. Hoke and Long were graduated together from Emmitsburg High School. She regrets that Flying Cadet James Lenhart, Frederick, who was with Sergt. Long at Hickham Field, Hawaii, wasn't the Emmitsburg man with him. Cadet Lenhart was transferred to an aviation school in California, to which Sergt. Long barely missed going, the mother related.
Lenhart, from Frederick and Long, from Emmitsburg, enlisted on practically the same day, three years ago. They had been together constantly until two months ago.
The News, September 29, 1943
Staff Sergt. Wilbur Roland Long, of Emmitsburg, missing now for over a year following a combat mission in the South Pacific area, has been finally listed as dead by the War Department, the Associated Press reported today.
The War Department's message was sent to his mother, Mrs. Carrie Long, who has clung to the hope that her son might yet turn up alive. It said that all possible efforts to locate Sergt. Long have failed.
Sergt. Long was an aerial photographer with the Army Air Corps and was at Hickam Field, Hawaii, on Pearl Harbor Day, but escaped injury. He had been reported missing in action since September 14, 1942.
Young Long, an only son, was a graduated of Emmitsburg High School, in the class of 1936. Last word received directly from him came in the form of an accumulation of personal effects shipped to Mrs. Long from Hawaii in early August, 1942.
Sergt. Long had been in the Army for three years following an enlistment and was scheduled to soon come home on a visit when he was reported missing. He was the first casualty from Emmitsburg. Prior to entering the Army, he was engaged in farm work. Mrs. Long resides at 115 East Main street, Emmitsburg.

The News, September 13, 1944
PFC. MARVIN D. LOWRY, of Brunswick, Md., has been awarded the Bronze Star for heroic achievement in action while serving with the 85th "Custer" Division on the Fifth Army front in Italy.
While on a security patrol, Lowry and three other soldiers discovered a large group of Germans concealed on the side of a hill in the rear of their company. Realizing the potential threat to their company's rear, they executed a surprise attack against the enemy group and captured 19 of them.
He is the son of Mrs. Lilly M. Lowry, 405 Walnut street, Brunswick.
The News, March 5, 1945
Sgt. Marvin Dera Lowry, 27, son of Mr. and Mrs. David S. Lowry, 405 Walnut street, Brunswick, has been killed in action in Italy, his parents were notified Sunday by the War Department. The message said only that Sgt. Lowry had been killed on February 20.
Sgt. Lowry, an infantryman, had been in service over two years and held the Bronze Star for bravery in action, which involved capture of a number of Germans some time ago. His family received three letters from him on Friday, dated February 121415, saying he was well.
The Brunswick man had been slightly wounded in action just before Christmas and received the Purple Heart at that time. He later informed his parents that he had recovered from his wound and rejoined his outfit. In addition to the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart, he had received the Good Conduct medal and held a ribbon citation.
Sgt. Lowry had been in Italy since December 1943. He entered service about a year prior to that time and had basic training in this country at Camp Polk, La., a camp on the Pacific coast and at Camp Dix, N. J., before going overseas.
He was a graduate of Brunswick High School, Class of 1936, and was employed at Brunswick by the Fruit Growers Express before entering the Army. He was unmarried. Besides his parents, he is survived by three brothers and four sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Bingham, Weverton; Sherman and Paul Lowry, Brunswick; Vernon Lowry, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mrs. Louise Marsden, Frederick; Miss Geraldine Brunswick; and Mrs. Helen Cassell, Glen Burnie.