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The News, August 27, 1944
CPL. CLAUDE T. RAMSBURG was killed in action in France, according to a War Department telegram received by his wife, Mrs. Ethel M. Ramsburg, 18 Franklin street, Friday night. The twentyoneyear old son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Ramsburg, Thurmont, left Frederick with Co. A, 115th Infantry, but was said to have been with an antitank unit at the time of his death.
The News, August 29, 1944
A letter from the War Department confirmed its earlier telegram notifying Mrs. Ethel M. Showe Ramsburg, of this city, that her husband, Cpl. Claude T. Ramsburg, had been killed August 9 in action in France with the TwentyNinth Division, as announced Saturday.
Cpl. Ramsburg's closest friends who were with him in action were Staff Sgt. Leslie Harne, of Frederick, whose wounding in France on August 10 was announced the same day, and Pvt. Charles Fogle, of Woodsboro. The letter said no details concerning his death were available.
Cpl. Ramsburg left Frederick with Company A when it was mobilized early in 1941. For three months he was transferred from it in order to train infantrymen at Fort Meade and A. P. Hill Military
Reservation, Va., but rejoined his division and was assigned to an antitank unit before going across in the fall of 1942. He is believed to have been in antitank action at the time of his death.
In May, 1943, he made a broadcast from England during a tank demonstration and his wife heard him at that time. He was one of the first local men to broadcast from England. In September of 1943, he underwent an appendectomy at a hospital in England.
Despite the exigencies of war, Cpl. Ramsburg had missed only three nights of writing to his wife since he went to France. His last letter was written on August 8, the night before his death. He had sent both English and French money home and had written his wife not to send him a Christmas box because he was almost sure he would be home for Christmas.
Cpl. Ramsburg attended Frederick High School and worked on a farm at Braddock Heights before joining the Army. He and Mrs. Ramsburg were married in 1942 and have a little daughter not yet two years old. Other survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Ramsburg, near Lewistown, and these brothers and sisters; Mrs. Elizabeth Metz, Braddock Heights; Ralph, U. S. Navy, stationed at Norfolk, Va., Earl, Esther, Herbert and Ira, all at home.
The News, November 2, 1948
The body of Cpl. Claude T. Ramsburg, who died in action in France on August 9, 1944, arrived in Frederick on Friday afternoon preliminary to reinterment. A son of Mr. And Mrs. Norman T. Ramsburg, of Lewistown, he was aged 21 years, one month and two days.
Cpl. Ramsburg enlisted in Company "A" in July 1940 being sent to Fort George G. Meade in February 1941. He trained at Fredericksburg, Va., and was on maneuvers in the Carolinas. He was transferred to an anti-tank company going overseas in October 1942, training in England prior to participating iin the invasion in 1944.
Besides his parents, he is survived by these sisters and brothers: Mrs. Elizabeth Metz, Braddock; Ralph B. Ramsburg, Walkersville; Earl E. Ramsburg, Camp Hood, Texas; Ira, Herbert, and Esther Louise Ramsburg, all at home. A daughter, Patricia Ann Ramsburg, also survives.
The body is at the funeral home in Walkersville where friends may call. Funeral arrangements are to be announced by G.C. Barton, funeral director.

The News, July 26, 1944
PFC AUSTIN REED, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Reed, of Thurmont, was killed in action in France June 17. He was the sixth man from the county to be reported killed in France and the second from Thurmont.
Pfc. Reed attended Thurmont High School and entered the service March 10, 1943, taking his training at Camp Wheeler, Ga., Camp Shenango, Pa., then to New York. He arrived in England a year ago today and was connected with a headquarters company of the 29th Division infantry regiment. He had landed with the 29th Division in France on D-Day.
His father served with the 10th Engineers in France during the First World War. Pfc. Reed would have been 20 years old on August 24. He was a radio entertainer before entering the service, which was with an outfit of the 29th Division in France, according to word received by relatives. His wife is the former Miss Lucille Covell, daughter of Mr. And Mrs. J. W. Covell, West Seventh street extended, and there is also an infant daughter, Georgetta Lea. They have been making their home with Mrs. Covell's parents.

The News, January 3, 1945
SGT. DONALD E. REEDER, 21 son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Reeder, 11 West Thirteenth street, was reported missing over Germany since December 11.
Sgt. Reeder, who was serving as an engineer on an Army Air Corps bomber, has been overseas since last October.
The News, August 9, 1945
Sgt. Donald E. "Whitey" Reeder, 20yearold son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Reeder, 11 West Thirteenth street, reported missing over France last December 11, apparently died on his first mission as an aerial engineer when his plane exploded in flight.
His parents have been advised by the War Department that he is now listed as killed in action. The official declaration served to confirm their fears when he was not found in any of the prisoner of war camps in Germany.
In his last letter to his parents, dated last December 7, Sgt. Reeder reported that his crew was alerted for its first mission over Germany that day but the mission was canceled because of weather conditions. His parents believe that the illfated mission on December 11 was his first.
According to meager information they have obtained, the plane was destroyed in midair, about 15 miles north of Strasbourg, along the FrenchGerman border.
A graduate of Frederick High School in 1940, Sgt. Reeder had been employed by his father in the plumbing business until inducted July 26, 1943. He went from Camp Lee to Keesler Field, Miss., to attend mechanical school. He received gunnery instruction at Tendler Field, Florida, where he received his Air Corps wings. Later he was stationed at LeMare Field, Calif., and at WallaWalla, Washington. He became a crew engineer at WallaWalla.
He went overseas last October and arrived in England in the middle of November, being stationed with the Eighth Air Force.
Besides his parents, he is survived by a brother, Seaman 2/c William P. Reeder, in Navy service in the Pacific; a sister, Miss Martha Jean Reeder, at home; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Reeder, Braddock, and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Annie Shear, who resides with his parents.
The News, December 7, 1948
Reinterment of the remains of Sgt. Donald E. "Whitey" Reeder, killed on aerial mission in Europe during World War II, will be conducted here Friday afternoon, 2 o'clock.
The body was debarked on return from Europe aboard the USAT Carroll Victory and will be brought to Frederick Wednesday, where it will be received by C. E. Cline and Son, funeral directors.
Friends may call at the funeral home 8 East Patrick street Wednesday evening and until time of services there Friday 2 p.m. Rev. Dr. W. V. Garrett, pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, will officiate. Interment will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Sgt. Reeder, who before enlistment, resided at 11 West Thirteenth street, this city, was a graduate of Frederick High School, Class of 1940. He was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church and Sunday School here and of the Frederick Chapter, Order of DeMolay.
He was associated with his father in the plumbing business for three years subsequent to graduation, in the firm of W. E. Reeder. On July 26, 1943 he was inducted into the Army Air Corps, receiving his basic training at Keesler Field, Mississippi.
At Tendler Field, Fla., he was given his wings and later at WallaWalla, Wash., he became a crew engineer on bombers being sent overseas early in November, 1944 as flight engineer in the Eighth Air Force.
During his first mission, over France, December 11, 1944, his plane was destroyed in action and his body was not recovered until later, then buried in France. He was 20 years old at the time of his death.
Surviving are his parents, Ernest W. and Mrs. Catherine Shearer Reeder, 11 West Thirteenth street; a brother and sister, William P. Reeder, Frederick, and Martha Jean Reeder, at home. Also his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Annie Shearer, Frederick; his paternal grandfather, Walter S. Reeder, Braddock.

The News, December 5, 1944
PVT. CHARLES A. RHODES, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Rhodes, Franklinville, was killed in action in France on November 21.
Pvt. Rhodes is a brother of Pvt. Clinton V. Rhodes, previously reported wounded in action and now at home on temporary furlough while undergoing hospital observation. Another brother, S/Sgt. Earl Rhodes, is also in Army service. Pvt. Charles Rhodes was in Iceland for about two years before being sent to England and then into France. The News, August 14, 1948
The remains of Pfc. Charles A. Rhodes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Rhodes, Thurmont, arrived in Thurmont Friday evening at 6 o'clock. Pfc. Rhodes was killed in action at Abberstroff, France, on November 1(sic), 1944. He served the Army in the Quartermaster Corps as a baker and after two years in Iceland was sent to France as an infantryman. He has served six years in the Regular Army, and was 27 years of age at the time of his death.
The deceased was a member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic church, Thurmont, and is survived by his parents, two brothers, Earl R. Rhodes, Philadelphia, and Clinton B. Rhodes, Highfield, and a sister, Miss Winifred Rhodes, at home.
Remains will rest at the Thurmont Funeral home until Tuesday morning when they will be taken to the late residence where friends may call. Military funeral rites in charge of Edwin C. Creeger Post, American Legion, will be held Wednesday morning with requiem mass at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church at 10 o'clock. Interment will be made in the church cemetery. M. L. Creeger and Son, funeral directors.

The News, October 2, 1944
PRIVATE GEORGE E. RICE, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pierce S. Rice, of near Lewistown, has been killed in action in France, his parents were notified over the weekend.
The telegram to the parents of Pvt. Rice said only that he was killed on September 14 and any additional information would follow. Efforts to contact members of the family were unavailing this morning.
It was reported that several weeks ago the family had received a letter from Pvt. Rice indicating he was doing considerable traveling. This may have been in connection with one of the Allied drives through France to the border of Germany. Both the First and Third U. S. armies were plunging ahead on September 14.
Pvt. Rice was inducted into the service last September and had his basic training at Camp Croft, S. C. He was home on a furlough early this year before going overseas.
His father is employed at the State fish hatchery near Lewistown and is also engaged in sawmill operations. There are six sisters and one brother in addition to the parents who survive.

The News, June 7, 1945
SGT. DORSEY L. RIDDLEMOSER, JR., 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dorsey L. Riddlemoser, 302 Sherman avenue, is missing in action on Tinian, in the Mariana islands of the Pacific, since May 7, his parents were notified last night by a War Department telegram.
Sgt. Riddlemoser has been a tail gunner on a B29 Superfortress, apparently working out of the base at Tinian. The last letter received from him up to this time was dated May 7 and, his parents believe, was written just before he left on a mission. Superfortresses have been hammering Japan and Japanese possessions from the Marianas for months. His father said today that letters from Sgt. Riddlemoser have indicated that he has participated on a number of missions over Japheld territory. He has been in the Pacific for about nine months.
Sgt. Riddlemoser, a graduate of Frederick High School, class of 1943, enlisted in the Air Corps in January, 1944, before he was 18 years of age. He graduated from the Army Air Forces flexible gunnery school in Laredo Army Air Field, Laredo, Tex.

The News, June 12, 1945
SGT. CLARENCE E. ROBERTS, 23, a prePearl Harbor veteran, has been killed in action in the Philippines, his mother, Mrs. Forrest Roberts, Ijamsville, said today she had been notified by the War Department.
Sgt. Roberts, who had taken part in the Solomons campaign at Guadacanal and Vella Lavella early in the war, enlisted in the Army October 2, 1939. He was at Schofield barracks in Hawaii when the Japs struck to start the war in December, 1941, and escaped unhurt. Prior to leaving the states, he had training at Fort Slocum, N.Y.
Late in 1942 he left Hawaii and went to the Solomons, to fight through the campaigns there. He was in New Zealand at a rest camp and at New Caledonia before going ashore in the Philippine invasion. His mother said there had been no word from him since late in November. She had also said he had not been home since leaving this country before the was started.
Sgt. Roberts was with a cannon company of an infantry outfit. Mrs. Roberts said she had written to the chaplain of the outfit in an effort to secure further information but had received no reply up to this time. Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Roberts, he is survived by three brothers and three sisters.
The News, June 16, 1945
Sgt. Clarence E. Roberts, son of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Roberts, Ijamsville, was killed in action in the Philippines, the War Department has notified his parents. Sgt. Roberts had been in the Army since October 2, 1939, was in Hawaii when the Japs struck in 1941 and saw service in Guadalcanal and Vella Lavella campaigns early in the war.
The News, July 14, 1945
Sgt. Clarence Roberts, son of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Roberts, Ijamsville, was instatnly killed in the Philippines when a concealed enemy gun scored a direct hit on a group of Americans, his company commander has informed his parents.
Sgt. Robers was reported killed some time ago. His commander said the action occurred at Lupao in Nueva Ecija province on Luzon. He said Sgt. Roberts and his crew mated from the cannon company of an infantry outfit were "engaging one of the enemy tanks which had held up our regiment from seizing the town of Lupao and annihilating the enemy. A well concealed enemy gun, up to then unsuspected, scored a direct hit on our boys."
Sgt. Roberts was instantly killed. The commanding officer arrived in a few seconds, since he was directing the operation, and had the body removed to the cemetery at Santa Barbara, Pangasinan province, Luzon, where burial took place the same evening.
The local man had been a member of cannon company since September, 1942. A pre-Pearl Harbor veteran, Sgt. Roberts was in Hawaii when the Japs struck and afterward participated in the Guadalcanal and Vella Lavella campaigns. He had also served on New Zealand, New Caledonia and Luzon. He was eligible to wear the American Defense ribbon with one bronze star, the AsiaticPacific ribbon with four bronze stars and the Philippine Liberation ribbon with one bronze star, along with the Combat Infantryman's badge and the Good Conduct ribbon.
The News, May 29, 1948
War Casualties Being Returned
The remains of four local men are among the 4,459 American war casualties being returned to the United States from Manila aboard the U.S. Army Transport Lieut. George W.G. Boyce, the Department of the Army announced today. The arrival will be announced by the San Francisco Port of Embarkation : Sgt. Clarence Roberts was killed in action in the Philippines in June 1945. He had been in the Army since October 2, 1939, and was stationed in Hawaii when the Japs struck Pearl Harbor. He saw service in the Guadalcanal and Vella Lavella campaigns early in the war.

The News, January 13, 1942
PRIVATE HARRY W. ROHRBACK,JR. 21, Brunswick, Md., was killed late last night in an automobile collision five miles west of here on U. S. Route 40. One other county soldier, Private Charles S. Bowers, 20, Brunswick, and a socially prominent Baltimore couple, Mr. and Mrs. John K. Culver, were also killed in the accident, and two others were injured.
State Trooper W. M. Bohler said papers found on the bodies of the soldiers indicated they had just been granted a furlough from Fort George G. Meade, effective today. Third Corps Army Headquarters said the men had just started a 10day leave. The accident, according to reports, occurred about 11:30 p.m., The youths left Fort Meade around 10:30 p.m., it was believed.
Pvt. Rohrback, who celebrated his 21st birthday just eleven days ago, was a bridegroom of less than a month. He was married o December 24 to the former Miss Jean Gummo, of Brunswick.
Pvt. Rohrback was a member of the Regimental Headquarters Company of the 115th Infantry, one of the two local units of the regiment. He had been in service since the mobilization of the National Guard early last year. The accident occurred about two miles west of West Friendship. The body was taken to a funeral parlor in Ellicott City and this morning was removed to the funeral home in Brunswick.
Brunswick sources this morning said ht had not been learned who was driving the car. The machine was reported to belong to Donald Ramsburg, of Frederick, and had apparently been borrowed by the youths to return to their homes. According to reports, only the three soldiers were in the machine. All drove trucks for Headquarters Company.
Rohrback, in addition to his wife, is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Rohrback, West Potomac street, Brunswick, one brother Franklin, at home; and one sister, Mrs. Beatrice Wilt, Lovettsville, Va. His wife resided at his home. His paternal and maternal grandparents also survive. They are Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hutts, Brunswick, and Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Rohrback, Burkittsville.
Funeral arrangements had not been completed this morning. C. H. Feete and Son, funeral directors.
The News, January 14, 1942
Arrangements were completed Monday night for military funerals for two Brunswick youths, members of Regimental Headquarters Company, 115th Infantry, Fort Meade, killed in an explosive hearon collision of two cars late Sunday night near Ellicott City on Route 40 in which two prominent Baltimore people were also fatally injured and two others seriously injured.
It was learned Monday that the Frederick County soldiers left Fort Meade late Sunday night to come to their respective homes on tenday furloughs. They were proceeding toward Frederick on Route 40 with young Pvt. Rohrback driving the car, which they had borrowed for the trip, crashed headon with the sedan driven by Mrs. Culver, Baltimore. The fronts of the two cars were locked and the cars were turned sidewise across the highway.
Fred B. Kehne, 348 East Second street, this city, who was one of the first to arrive at the scene after the wreck and helped determine the condition of the injured, said the dean and injured were strewn over the highway and several of the occupants had slid for some distance along the highway.
Rohrback, Bowers and Culver and were apparently killed outright. Mrs. Culber, badly mangled, died at St. Agness Hospital soon after the crash.
State Trooper W. M. Bohler and others said the two cars were so badly demolished that it was difficult to determine the type of name of the manufacturers.
It was learned Monday that the three county soldiers borrowed the car in which they were traveling from Private Donald Ramsburg, Mt. Pleasant, another Headquarters Company "buddy."
Army chaplains will conduct services, escorts of enlisted men and firing squads will assist at the funerals of the two Brunswick youths, it was announced Monday night by C. G. Feete and Son, Brunswick funeral directors.
Rev. Clarence McGaha and an Army chaplain will conduct the services for Rohrback in the Locust Valley Church of God Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The interment will be marked by military honors in the cemetery adjoining the church.

The News, May 19, 1944
PVT. CHESTER EUGENE ROLLINS, 18, member of a large and wellknown colored family of Sunnyside, drowned Wednesday night at Fort Bragg, N. C., the War Department notified his parents Thursday. No details of the drowning were immediately revealed. His body is being shipped here for burial.
The deceased was a son of Jessie E. and Janie Herbert Rollins and one of fifteen children. He was a member of Sunnyside Methodist Chapel. He was inducted into the Army last February 22 and had been training at Fort Bragg. Besides his parents, he is survived by the following brothers and sisters, all at home: Harriet A., Joseph W., Cora E., Frances C., John L., Clara S., Jane J., Charles A., Roger E., Adam H., Mary T., Alice M., Ida G., and Virginia I. Rollins.
The body will arrive late this evening at the funeral home, 106 East Church street, where it will remain until Sunday at 12 noon, at which time it will be removed to Sunnyside Methodist chapel, from where the funeral will take place at 2 o'clock. Interment in cemetery adjoining the chapel. M. R. Etchison and Son, funeral directors.

PVT CHARLES OSCAR ROUTZAHN, JR

The News, August 3, 1944
SGT. HASSON S SAUBLE Lost His Life in France
Another soldier who left here in 1941 with Company A, 115th Infantry, was reported killed in action in France Wednesday night.
Mrs. Ada C. Sauble, Thurmont, was formally notified in a telegram from the War Department that her son, Sgt. Hasson S. Sauble was killed in France on July 11.
Sgt. Sauble left here with a Pfc rating and was among those who remained with the original Company A. He is the second Thurmont man with the original company to be killed in action in France. Pfc. Dale M. Ford, of Thurmont, was reported killed in action on June 13. Announcement of his death was made July 11, the date on which Sgt. Sauble was killed.

The News, January 25. 1945
CAPT. WALDO SCHMITT, who left Frederick in early 1941 as a second lieutenant in Company A but was later transferred to another outfit, is missing in action, according to Holbrook Bradley, Sunpapers war correspondent, in a story on Company E, of Elkton, from the 29th Division headquarters in Germany.
Schmitt, it was reported, has been missing in action for some time in Germany. Bradley reported that the officer commanded Company E when that old 115th Infantry outfit hit the Normandy beaches. He was wounded at that time, it was reported, but later was able to return to duty, after which he was reported missing. He was from Silver Spring, but was assigned to Company A before it was mobilized into federal service and was with the local unit at the armory here prior to its departure for Fort Meade. He was with several other units after leaving Company A.

The News, March 8, 1943
JAMES WILLIAM SCHWARTZ, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Raymond Schwartz, 324 Madison street, received his coveted "Navy Wings of Gold" at graduation ceremonies at the Naval Air Training Center at Corpus Christi, Tex., in February. This is the second time he has been commissioned an Ensign in the Naval Reserve in less than two years.
Ensign Schwartz served as communications watch officer on the U. S. S. Saratoga in 1941, having enlisted in the Naval Reserve in the summer of 1940. In May, 1942, he was accepted for flight training for which he had volunteered, and automatically lost his standing as Ensign. Upon completion of preliminary flight instruction at Seattle, Wash., and advanced training at Corpus Christi, he was again commissioned an Ensign.
A graduate of Frederick High School and Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA., Ensign Schwartz was formerly a reporter for The Frederick NewsPost. He was recently home on leave.
The News, October 4, 1943
Ensign James William Schwartz, USNR, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Raymond Schwartz, 324 Madison street, this city, died on Saturday "as the result of an airplane accident," according to a telegram from the commanding officer of the Naval Air Station at Corpus Christi, Texas, which was received by his parents Sunday morning. No details of the accident were given. He was 25 years of age last September 10.
In his last letter home, written September 23, he told of serving as radio and communications officer of the squadron, his duty being to make sure that the radio equipment in each plane was working properly before cadets were taken up for instruction. Ensign Schwartz was an instructor in instrument flying, and it is likely that the accident occurred in the course of his work.
Ensign Schwartz enlisted in the Naval Reserve in July, 1940, resigning his position as reporter on the staff of The Frederick Post. He had become associated with The News Post editorial department in November, 1939, following his graduation from Gettysburg College.
After his naval training he was commissioned an ensign and was assigned to the U. S. S. Saratoga flagship of Carrier Division One of the Pacific Fleet. He had sea duty for some months and became communications watch officer. However, he had always been interested in aviation and he decided to transfer to this branch of the Navy. In May, 1942, he was accepted for flight training. By so doing he lost his standing as an ensign.
He took his preliminary flight instruction at Seattle, Wash., and advanced training at Corpus Christi, Texas. Upon successful completion of this training last February he was designated a naval aviator and commissioned an ensign in the Naval Reserve. At that time he was granted a leave and spent the time at his home here, his last visit to Frederick.
He was assigned to an instructorship at the Corpus Christi station and had been engaged in that work since that time. While living on a farm with his parents, near this city, Ensign Schwartz attended Frederick High, from which he graduated. He was editor of the High Flyer, the school newspaper. He then entered Gettysburg College, where he made an excellent scholastic record and served as assistant editor of the college paper.
The death of Ensign Schwartz recalls the fatal accident of Lieut. William T. Delaplaine, III, also a naval aviator. In California last April 27. Both were close personal friends and had served as reporters for The NewsPost. In the course of their service in the Navy, they had met several times, the last meeting being in Corpus Christi early last spring, at which time they found two other Fredericktonians, at Brownsville, Texas, John W. Jones and R. W. Walker, Jr., the four spending a weekend together. In one of his latest letters, Ensign Schwartz told of his last leave September 8 and 9, when he again visited Mr. Jones at his home near Brownsville.
Besides his parents, he is survived by one sister, Miss Mary Elizabeth Schwartz, a teacher in the Urbana public school.
He was a member of Calvary Methodist church and prior to leaving Frederick was a teacher in the Sunday School. Announcement of his death was made to the congregation on Sunday morning.
Arrangements will be made to bring the body to Frederick for burial in Mt. Olivet cemetery. M. R. Etchison and Son have charge of local arrangements.
The News, October 7, 1943
The following comments were prompted by the death of Ensign James W. Schwartz, naval aviator, USNR, who lost his life at the Naval Air Station, Corpus Christ, Texas, last Saturday while instructing a cadet, and were written by one of his former associates on the News Post editorial staff. The body of Ensign. The body of Ensign Schwartz arrived in Frederick today and will be buried in Mt. Olivet cemetery tomorrow.
The death of Ensign James William Schwartz, USNR, at the Naval Air Station of Corpus Christi, Tex., on Saturday, brings home to all of us the sorrow and tragedy of the war. Those of us who were associated with him on the staff of The NewsPost from November, 1939, until July, 1940, feel keenly his sudden and tragic passing. We came to recognize his splendid qualities of mind and heart. Beneath his very quiet and unassuming manner there was a distinctive sense of humor that gave interest to his personality. His outstanding trait was his devotion to duty. He gave the best he had to every task assigned him. And we are sure that he displayed that loyal and faithful spirit throughout his service in the Navy.
It was not surprising to those who knew him that he made good during the more than three years he wore the Navy uniform, for he was earnest, hardworking and serious. One evidence of his success was contained in a letter to his parents, dated December 24, 1942, which came from the officer in charge of the Aviation Cadet Regiment at the Naval Air Station at Corpus Christi, which advised them of his appointment to act as Adjutant, Eight Battalion, Cadet Regiment, and stated: "He has won this distinction through meritorious performance of his regular duties and in recognition of the officerlike qualifications which both his actions and efforts have displayed. You are to be congratulated on your full share in preparing him towards worthwhile accomplishments."
We know "Jimmy" deserved to the fullest this fine tribute from his superior officer.
How it came about that he enlisted so early in our war preparations puzzled his associates. He decided to join several months before the Selective Service Act was passed. There was no pressure to induce him to volunteer and he was engaged in work for which he was suited and which he enjoyed. But he was a thoughtful, studious young man. He saw better than most of us the crisis confronting our country and he felt the urge to offer his services.
It was not due, we feel, to the love of adventure that moves so many young men in time of war; it was not an endeavor to be a hero in the eyes of relatives and friends. The strong currents of wars's maelstrom drew him mysteriously and irresistibly. Restless and disturbed in spirit, he said there w2as no other course but to enlist. God's plans and purposes are beyond human understanding.
"Jimmy" died while performing a routine assignment, as a flight instructor, so that the climax of his career was not spectacular. From such a mission he could not win the plaudits of the multitude. Yet this activity is an indispensable and hazardous part of the war program. In our hearts, therefore, he becomes enshrined as a brave and patriotic hero, to whom we proudly pay due homage.
"Jimmy's" death served to remind those at home how little we are doing and giving toward the victory so eagerly longed for. We complain about the shortage of butter, gasoline and a few other things and gripe about petty annoyances occasioned by the war, and we think little of what others are sacrificing, like the Jimmy Schwartzes who contribute their all.
It is most distressing to see a fine young man like Jimmy giving his life in this horrible war. What grief and sorrow his passing brings. There are millions of homes where just such tragedies have come or will come as the war goes on. It makes us stop and wonder about it all.
Our hope is that Jimmy's sacrifice and the sacrifice of others like him will spur everyone of us to a warmer devotion to our country's cause. It should create in us a greater abhorrence of war and a firmer resolve to do everything humanly possible to prevent another recurrence of this world tragedy. If Jimmy's death contributes in some measure toward this end, it can give us who knew and loved him a bit of comfort and satisfaction. May the loving parents, relatives and friends of the youths of the future be spared the sorrow and distress that this conflict has brought to the world. If the great sacrifices of the fine young men of this generation will help to usher in an era of permanent peace and world brotherhood, their deaths will not have been in vain. Our efforts, our hopes, our prayers must be directed toward this promise for the future.
From the records of M. R. Etchison & Sons
The funeral of Ensign James W. Schwartz took place from Calvary Methodist church, Frederick, Maryland October 8th, 1943 at 2 p.m. Interment in Mount Olivet cemetery, Frederick,.Maryland.

2ND LT DONALD J. SCOTT

The News, September 23, 1944
STAFF SGT. EDMOND KOONTZ SEILER - see Staff Sgt. Edward Koontz

The News, September 22, 1944
PFC. EARLSTON F. SHAFER, 28, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester E. Shafer, of Rocky Springs, has been killed in action in France, according to word received late Thursday by his wife, Mrs. Evelyn Filler Shafer, who has been residing at 9 West Seventh street.
The telegram from the War Department said only that Pfc. Shafer was killed on August 21. Since Pfc. Shafer had been serving in Africa and Italy until comparatively recently, it was believed that he may have met his death in action in southern France. Dispatches have indicated that a number of troops from Italy took part in the southern France invasion.
An infantryman, Pfc. Shafer entered service August 11, 1943, had his basic training at Camp Wheeler, Ga. He was sent overseas shortly thereafter, visiting his home in this county for the last time in February. His parents and wife heard regularly from him and were informed first that he was in Africa and later that he was seeing action in Italy.
In one of the last letters received from him, he indicated that he would not be able to write home for some time. The last letter received by his parents was dated August 3, but his wife was reported to have received some letters since that time. He always advised relatives not to worry and that he was getting along well.
Pfc. Shafer attended public schools here and was employed by the Farmers Cooperative Association, Inc., at its local plant before entering service. His wife is from Woodsboro and Pfc. Shafer resided there until he entered service. Mrs. Shafer then came to this city, residing with her sisterinlaw, Mrs. Thomas Biehl.
Pfc. Shafer was a member of Evangelical Reformed church of Frederick. He is survived by his parents, his wife, two brothers, Ezra Shafer, at home and Elliott Shafer, near Frederick and two sisters, Mrs. Louise Mann and Mrs. Biehl, both of this city.
The News, May 24, 1948
Military funeral services for Pfc. Earlston Franklin Shafer, of Rocky Springs, who was killed in action in France August 21, 1944, will be held at the funeral home, 106 East Church street Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Interment will be in Mt. Oliver Cemetery.
The remains of Pfc Shafer will arrive in this city Tuesday afternoon and will be taken to the funeral home. He was 28 years of age at the time of death and had served overseas for about six months being an infantryman. He may have been killed in the invasion of Southern France.
A son of Lester E. and Abbie Forney Shafer, Pfc Shafer was a member of Evangelical Reformed church and had been employed by the Framers Cooperative Association. He was married to the former Miss Evelyn Filler, Woodsboro, who has since remarried.
Besides his parents he is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Elliott Shafer, Ezra Shaver, both of Rocky Springs; Mrs. Gerald Biehl, this city; and Mrs. George Mann, Jr., Berryville, Va. His grandmother, Mrs Samuel J. Forney, this city also survives. M. R. Etchison and Son are the funeral directors.
The News, May 28, 1948
The funeral of Pfc. Earlston Franklin Shafer of Rocky Springs who was killed in France, August 21, 1944 took place from the funeral home, 106 East Church street Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. Paul L. Althouse , a former Army chaplain and pastor of Evangelical Reformed church, officiated. The funeral was largely attended and there was a profusion of floral emblems. Military honors were render at the grave by Company A, 115th Infantry, Maryland National Guard under the command of Capt. J. A. Cutsail and bugler, Sgt. George E. Phebus. Pallbearers were: Carmy Reeder, Edward Reeder, Paul Shafer, George Shafer, Glenn Orrison and Ralph Orrison. Interment in Mount Olivet Cemetery. M. R. Etchison and Son, funeral directors.

The News, June 15, 1943
PFC. WILLAIM F. SHANKLE has been missing in action since April 30, his parents, Mr. And Mrs. Roger Shankle, 222 South Carroll street, were notified Thursday by the War Department. They presume that he was lost or taken prisoner in North Africa, where he had been since last November 8. He was 23 years old on May 23.
Pfc. Shankle participated in the original invasion of Africa, having survived early combat. His last letter to his parents was dated April 10, in which he stated that his company was resting in a palm grove and the the weather was not very certain. He also said that their time was limited and they were taking advantage of the opportunity to swim in a warm spring pool. The bath was much neded and appreciated, he explained.
A native of Frederick, the missing soldier attended schools here and was well known in sports circles as a softball, baseball and football player. Before being inducted into service January 28, 1941, he was employed by Harry M. Whisner, local plumber. First inducted at Camp Lee, Va., he received his basic training at Camp Wheeler, Ga. He later trained at Camp Blanding, Fla., and Fort Benning, Ga., before going to Indiantown Gap, Pa.
His parents was informed of his safe arrival in England last August 12. He was a grandson of William S. Shankle, 18 Winchester street, and the late Capt. Frank Stokes, this city.
The News, May 14, 1948
The remains of one city soldier, Pfc. William Franklin Shankle, son of Mrs. Hazel V. Shankle, are aboard the army transport Barney Kirschbaum, which is returning the remains of men from this area who were killed about five years ago during the North African phase of World War II, and is due to dock at New York today, the Department of the Army announced this morning.
Pfc. Shankle was first listed as missing in action since April 30, 1943 in North Africa, later as killed in action. It was believed that he may have been lost in the Tunisian campaign.
Pfc. Shankle was a member of the original invasion forces of North Africa in November, 1942, and had described, in letters, the early stages of the warfare there. A Frederick native, he was well known in sports circles, playing baseball, softball and football. He was inducted January 29, 1941.
The News, June 7, 1948
The funeral of Pfc. William Franklin Shankle, this city, who was killed in action in North Africa, April 29, 1943, took place from the funeral home, 106 East Church street Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Raymond E. Wilhelm officiated. There were many floral emblems. Military honors were given at the grave by Maryland National Guard Co. A, 115th Infantry. Pallbearers were: Kenneth Shares, Donald Shares, Edward Cramer, Thomas Michael, Kenneth Harrison and Charles Hargett. Interment in Mount Olivet cemetery. M. R. Etchison and Son, funeral directors.

The News, March 4, 1944
SECOND LIEUTENANT CHARLES L. SHARRER, JR. was killed in action, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Sharrer, near Emmitsburg, have been informed.
Lieut. Sharrer enlisted in the Army in 1940 and served in Hawaii through the Pearl Harbor attack. He returned to the United States to enter officer training, graduating December 31, 1942 in an Oklahoma school. He went overseas last October 19 and was in North Africa from November 12 to December 6. His service in Italy was from that date. He was in command of a field artillery unit.
His last letter to his parents was dated January 30, 13 days before he was reported lost in action.
Lieut. Sharrer was 22 years of age and a graduate of Emmitsburg High School. Besides his parents, he is survived by one sister, Miss Valarie Sharrer, Hagerstown.
The News, September 29, 1944
The War Department announced the posthumous award of the Silver Star to Second Lt. Charles L. Sharrer, son of Mr. And Mrs. Charles L. Sharrer, near Emmitsburg, who was reported killed in action in Italy last February 12. Lt. Sharrer was killed in action while acting as artillery forward observer in Italy, his wife, Mrs. Marie Sharrer has been informed.
The citation said Lieut. Sharrer directed accurate fire on numerous enemy gun positions from his exposed observation post all day and the following morning put his radio in operation under a heavy artillery barrage. He continued directing artillery in a furious enemy attack which followed and tirelessly transmitted his orders until a direct hit upon his position, killed him.
The Silver Star is the fourth highest award available to Army officers and enlised men. The award is made for gallantry in action when that gallentry does not warrant the award of a Medal of Honor or a Distinguished Service Cross.

The News, September 2, 1944
PFC. JOSEPH M. SHAW Killed in Action in France
Word of the death of Pfc. Joseph M. Shaw, son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Shaw, east of Frederick, was received here this morning in the absence of his parents, who were visiting in Carlisle, Pa. The soldier, serving with the 29th Division in France, was killed in action on August 7. His parents were notified by telephone and returned home early this afternoon. They had left Friday for Carlisle and Mechanicsburg, Pa., planning to stay until Tuesday.
Pfc. Shaw had been in the Army since July, 1943, when he went to North Camp Hood, Tex., for his basic training and later to Camp Shelby, Miss., for advanced instruction. He was permitted to come home for a farewell overnight visit in May and then left for overseas, arriving there the latter part of the month. Soon after DDay he was sent to France as a replacement with Co. C of the 116th Infantry, 29th Division. His family had received a number of letters from him, in which he mentioned having seen some of the Frederick men with Company A, 115th Infantry, but gave no indication that there were any local men in his outfit.
The 22 yearold soldier was graduated from Frederick High School in 1938. He attended the University of Maryland, majoring in animal husbandry, and received his B. S. degree there in 1943, shortly before entering the Army. He had intended to continue his education at a veterinary school.
Pfc. Shaw's father, manager of the Taney Homes in this city, is a veteran of World War I, having served overseas with the 313th Infantry, 79th Division. He was seriously wounded in the battle of Argonne Forest.
The young man was a member of the Evangelical Reformed church and Sunday School. Besides his parents, he is survived by one sister, Miss Elisabeth Shaw, Washington; one brother, John L., Jr., at home, and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Breckenridge Shaw, South Market street.
The News, May 10, 1949
The remains of Pfc. Joseph M. Shaw, son of John L. Shaew, near Frederick, have been returned to the United States aboard the U.S. Army Transport Haiti Victory, the Department of the Army has announced.

The News, September 29, 1944
SGT. JACOB W. SHINNICK, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence W. Shinnick, 231 East Church street, has joined his brother, Tech. Sgt. Lawrence W. Shinnick, 21 on the "missing in action" list, the War Department notified his parents today.
Sgt. Shinnick, an armorer and ball turret gunner on a B17, has been missing in action over Germany since September 13, the telegram from the War Department said. His brother was reported two months ago as missing in action over Hungary since July 7. He was a radioman and turret gunner with a bomber squadron.
The brothers were on bombers based in Italy, but did not meet since Sgt. Shinnick did not arrive overseas until some time in August, a month or more after T/Sgt. Shinnick was listed as missing. The family today said no definite word concerning the older brother has been received since the telegram that he was missing.
Sgt. Shinnick entered the service in June, 1943, and was sent to Gulfport, Jiss., from where he went to Buckley Field, near Denver, to take his training as an armorer. From there he went to gunnery school at Las Vegas, Nevada. He had further training at Alexandria, La., and Lincoln, Neb., before coming home on a threeday furlough this past July. After his furlough, he went to Kearney, Neb., and the latter part of August was shipped overseas. Letters later were received from him saying he was with the 15th Air Force, based in Italy, and had been participating in missions.
T/Stg Shinnick entered the service in January 1943, and was sent to Italy in May of this year.
The News, September 20, 1945
The War Department, in a letter received Wednesday by Mrs. Bessie M. Shinniick, 231 East Church street, officially declared her son, Sgt. Jacob Worthington Shinnick, 20, AAF, dead as the result of action over Blechammer, Germany, September 14, 1944.
He had been "missing in action" since the date his plane was shot down over the same target whose antiaircraft batteries knocked his brother, S/Sgt. Lawrence Shinnick, into a German prison camp hospital in July 1944. "Larry" Shinnick is now on convalescent leave at home here, having been rescued when Germany was invaded..
Sgt. "Jack" Shinnick was a ball turret gunner on a B17 bomber on his fatal thirteenth mission. His mother said she is advised the entire crew of her son's bomber was lost with him on the daylight bombing run. She had received his personal effects from his base commander several months ago.
S/Sgt "Larry" Shinnick said that the target where he and his brother were shot down was considered a "hot spot" with heavy ackack covering it. Blechammer was the site of large Nazi synthetic oil refineries. The repatriated brother made 32 missions before he was shot down and imprisoned.
Death and survival of brothers in military combat at the same scene is not a new story to the Shinnick family, Mrs. Shinnick said. Fighting with the Union army at Gettysburg during the Civil War, the Shinnick brothers great grandfather, Sgt. Peter M. Eader and great granduncle, Lieut. Charles Eader, were together in Co. 1 of the Potomac Home Brigade. Lieut. Eader was killed at Gettysburg.
Sgt. Shinnick was unmarried. He left Frederick High School in his senior year to enlist in the U. S. Army Air Forces. He was based in Italy from where he had made twelve successful missions before the one from which he failed to return.
The News, November 16, 1951
The remains of Sgt. Jacob Worthington Shinnick, 20, of 231 East Church street, who was lost more than seven years ago in a daylight bombing raid on a German target during World War II, were recovered recently from a mass unmarked grave and military rites for the Frederick airman will be held here Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Sgt. Shinnick, son of Mrs. Bessie M. Shinnick, this city, was armorer and turret gunner on a B17 of the 15th Air Force stationed at Foggia, Italy. On September 13, 1944, the big ship was hit by antiaircraft fire and crashed on a daylight raid on the synthetic oil refineries at Blechammer, Germany.
The remains were recently found in a masss grave about five miles from the 1944 target and identification was established.
In July of the same year, Sgt. Shinnick's brother, Lawrence W. Shinnick, Jr., than a technical sergeant, was in a plane which crashed over the same target. Lawrence Shinnick parachuted to safety and was captured by the enemy. He was liberated in April, 1945, and is now a first lieutenant in the Air Force stationed in England.
Sgt. Shinnick was born in Frederick and, after graduating from Frederick High School, enlisted in June 1943 in the Army Air Force. He received his basic training at Keesler A. A. F. base, Biloxi, Miss., and graduated from both the armorers' school at Buckley Field, Denver, Colo., and the aerial gunnery school at Las Vegas before going overseas. He was a member of Evangelical Lutheran church and Sunday School and was greatly interested in the Boy Scouts.
Besides his mother, he is survived by two brothers, First Lieut. Lawrence W. Shinnick, Jr., Headquarters Squadron A., 60th Troop Carrier Wing, U. S. Army Air Force, Hunts, England, and Corp. David M. Shinnick, 68th Fighter Squadron, U. S. Army Air Force, Japan; grandmother, Mrs. Bessie E. McMunn, Frederick; great aunt, Miss Pearl A. Eader, Braddock Heights, and his father, Lawrence W. Shinnick, Sr., Port Deposit.
The body will arrive Saturday morning and will be taken to the funeral home, 8 East Patrick street, where friends may call after 4 o'clock. Military rites will be held there Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment in Mt. Olivet cemetery. C. E. Cline and Son, funeral directors.

The News, January 29, 1946
CPL CHARLES E. SHOOK, has been missing in Pacific action since January 14, 1945
Missing for more than a year, Cpl Shook has been officially declared dead by the War Department. Word to this effect was received by his parents, Mr. And Mrs. Frank Shook, 324 Park Avenue, in a letter from the Adjutant General.
The B-29 gunner had been listed as missing in action since January 14, 1945. An official record has now been received stating the Cpl. Shook was a member of the crew of a B-29 Superfortress which was forced down at sea, approximately 250 miles southwest of Nagoya, Honshu, after participating in a raid over Japanense industrial targets at Nagoya, January 14, 1945. The aircraft was damaged by enemy action over the target area.
Planes and surface craft made a thorough search of the area but the entire crew and aircraft had disappeared.
Cpl. Shook was a graduate of the Frederick High School, class of 1940, and a member of Centennial Memorial United Brethren Church, its choir and Sunday school. He had been employed by Grumbine's grocery before entering the Army March 1, 1942. After Air Corps training in Seattle, Wash, Colorado and Texas, he went overseas in December 1944, a very short time before his last flight. He would have been 23 in March of this year.

The News, August 16, 1944
PFC. ANNON C. SHRINER Is Killed In France
Another Frederick County man who left here in 1941 with Company A, 115th Infantry, was reported killed in action Tuesday night. Mrs. Fanny M. Shriner, widow of Neale Shriner, near Apple's Church in Thurmont District, was formally notified by the War Department that her son, Pfc. Annon C. Shriner was killed in France on July 6.
Pfc. Shriner is a brother of Carl Shriner, Middletown, and Maurice Shriner, Thurmont. Several other brothers and sisters survive, neighbors said Tuesday night after efforts to contact Mrs. Shriner were unsuccessful. Prior to entering the service, Pfc. Shriner was employed as a farm laborer in the vicinity of Thurmont.

The News, July 6, 1944
PFC. RONALD F. SIER, Frederick, was among a group of 14 members of an infantry regiment today who received the Distinguished Service Cross. Standing at attention at the 29th Division Command Post in France while the 29th Division band played a stirring march, the nation's second highest military decoration was pinned on their chests by Lieut. Gen. Omar N. Bradley. The men had participated in the initial beachhead assault at HHour on DDay, June 6. They were cited for "extraordinary heroism in action, courage, initiative, and determined leadership."
The News, July 26, 1944
Pfc. Ronald F. Sier, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sier, of Ijamsville, was wounded in action June 18 in France. Pfc. Sier was one of three Frederick county soldiers reported in a July 5 dispatch to have received the Soldier medal.
Pfc. Sier, an Ijamsville farm worker before he entered service, joined Company A, the local unit of the 115th Infantry, and left here with the Frederick men early in 1941 to begin training. As far as was known, he is still with the same outfit. He had been in England since October, 1942, and was believed among those in the forefront of the invasion.
A brother, Private William E. Sier, was identified recently in a dispatch as being one of the gunners to blast the last Nazi line of defense at Cherbourg, but the brothers were not together. A third brother, Corp. Bernard F. Sier, recently arrived in England. A fourth brother is Pvt. Joseph W. Sier, in clerk school at Camp Wheeler, Ga.
The News, July 31, 1944
Pfc. Ronald F. Sier, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sier, Ijamsville, previously reported wounded on June 18, died on that date.
Pfc. Sier was mentioned in a July 5 dispatch from France as having been awarded the Soldier Medal. Three surviving brothers are in the service overseas. Pvt. William F. Sier is also in France. Cpl. Bernard E. Sier has been reported in England, and Pvt. Joseph W. Sier is training at Camp Wheeler, Ga.,
Besides his parents, he is also survived by four sisters, Miss Mildred M. and Miss Pauline Sier, this city; Mrs. Dewey Crummitt, near pearl, and Mrs. Harry Murphy, Ijamsville.
The News, April 30, 1948
Under military guard-of-honor from the Philadelphia Depot, U.S. Army, the remains of Pvt. Ronald E. Sier, Ijamsville, killed in action in Normandy, in 1944, will be returned to his native Frederick county today, for reinterment in Monrovia, Saturday, will full military honors by comrades-in-arms.
The deceased soldier enlised in Company "A"., 115th Infantry regiment, 29th Division, February 3, 1941, from Ijamsville. He was born October 23, 1920, the son of the late Walter F., and Mrs. Margaret C. Sier, who survives. The father died since his son's demise.
Clearing the record of Pvt. Sier, Frederick war buddies of the young soldier who will act as pallbearers in uniform, said yesterday that the deceased was instantly killed by small-arms fire, "on a Saturday evening, June 17, 1944, in the attack on de Bretel woods, near La Forge, Normandy just preceding the attack on St. Lo."
Pvt. Sier, according to his surviving comrades, was at the time of his demise, a radio-carrying runner with front-line units of Headquarters Co., 115th Infantry.

The News, January 19, 1945
SGT. RICHARD F. SIMMONS, II, arrived in France the forepart of December. He graduated from the Frederick High School Class of 1943 and volunteered for service. He was sent to Lehigh University for special training and later transferred to a mortar brigade and received basic training at Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi. He was promoted to Pfc. In September this year and soon thereafter to Sergeant.
Sgt. Simmons is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Simmons, Wilson avenue.
The News, April 21, 1945
Sgt. Richard F. Simmons, II, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Simmons, Wilson avenue, died April 8 of wounds received the same day in the fighting in Germany, a brief War Department telegram notified his parents this morning. The telegram said a confirmatory letter would follow.
Mr. and Mrs. Simmons had just been notified Friday that their son had been wounded in action.. Sgt. Simmons, 19, was with the Seventh Army and was believed to have sustained the fatal wounds in the fighting in the Neurnberg area. He was a noncommissioned line officer with a mortar brigade.
A graduate of Frederick High School in 1943, Sgt. Simmons entered the ASTP course, after volunteering for service, and was sent to Lehigh University in the fall of that year. He received basic training at Fort Benning, Ga., and Camp Van Dorn, Miss., where he was advanced in rank to a sergeant. He left this country late in November to go overseas and has been with the Seventh Army since that time. He saw almost continuous action, it was reported, which entitled him to two major offensive stars on his combat ribbons. His last letter to his parents was dated March 28 from somewhere in Germany and indicated he was in good spirits at that time.
Prominent in Boy Scout activities here which resulted in his elevation to Eagle Scout, on of Scoutdoms' highest honors, Sgt. Simmons was a senior patrol leader when he left Frederick. Sgt. Simmons also held the Gold, Silver and Bronze Palms, special Scouting awards.
He was very active in athletics and outdoor life while attending school here and had many friends. He was a member of the Presbyterian church.
Besides his parents, Sgt. Simmons is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Dan F. Keeney, temporarily residing in Frederick while her husband, Lieut. Keeney, is stationed at Randolph Field, Tex., and Miss E. Marguerite Simmons, at home, and one brother, William A. Simmons, also at home.
The News, September 7, 1945
Members of the 63rd division of the 253rd Infantry have dedicated a new athletic field near Wertheim, Germany, in honor of two of their number killed during the months of continuous action in Europe. The field now bears the name of "King Simmons," dedicated in part to Sgt. Richard F. Simmons, II, son of Mr.and Mrs. Richard F. Simmons, Wilson Place, who died April 8 of chest wounds incurred in action beyond the line of duty.
Word has also been received from companions and friends who were with the sergeant at the time of his death. The circumstances are described in one letter which says that the town of Kressback, Germany, had been taken after five straight days of fighting against the 17th SS Panzer Division, resulting in the loss of the company commander, three lieutenants, and 72 men in the one company. Fourteen hundred Germans were accounted for as killed or captured.
Following that action, the men were informed by headquarters that "a certain bit of high ground outside the city had to be taken, so with hardly any men, we organized and prepared to seize that ground." It was then that Sgt. Simmons, a mortar squad sergeant, volunteered to become a rifleman and help gain the objective. The hill was taken and the men "dug in to escape the worst of the enemy barrage."
Sgt. Simmons was wounded in the chest by one of the enemy shells and, although the artillery barrage continued, he was given first aid and sent to the rear where he died the same day in a hospital. The wounds he received had not seemed serious enough to be fatal, said his companions. He was buried in Ensheim, Germany, from where his body was to be taken to France to the Seventh Army cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Simmons have received the Purple Heart, awarded posthumously to their son, in addition to the letters from his chaplain and friends.
The nineteen year-old youth, who was graduated from Frederick High School in 1943, was widely known in this city as an Eagle Scout, holding the special Gold, Silver and Bronze awards. His interest in athletics and outdoor activities makes the dedication of the athletic field in his honor particularly appropriate.
The News, September 10, 1948
The remains of Sgt. Richard Fessler Simmons, son of Mrs. And Mrs. Richard F. Simmons, Wilson avenue will arrive in this city this afternoon and will be taken to the funeral home, 106 East Church street from where funeral will take place on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment in Mount Olivet Cemetery.

PFC ALVEY H. SMITH

The News, June 6, 1945
SEAMAN FIRST CLASS JONATHAN WILLARD RAY SMITH, United States Coast Guard, died May 29 of a cerebral hemorrhage while aboard ship, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Ray Smith, near Ridgeville, were notified this week. Burial took place at sea, following naval rites.
The word was received indirectly by the young man's parents. His wife, the former Catherine Pauline Mullinix, of Baltimore, who had been residing on the west coast, informed her parents in Baltimore, who in turn conveyed the news to Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
It was learned that Seaman Smith, after recovering from double pneumonia, had returned to his vessel. It was while he was aboard a government transport that he was stricken with the cerebral hemorrhage which proved fatal May 29. Besides his wife, he is survived by his parents. He was 24 years of age on may 25. After graduating from Mt. Airy High School in the class of 1938 he was employed by a plumbing supply firm in Baltimore. Young Smith trained at Manhattan Beach, N.Y., at Norfolk, Va., and recently had been a gunnery instructor at a west coast naval training station.

The News, June 28, 1943
PVT. WILLIAM BERNARD SMITH has arrived safely in North Africa, according to word which has been received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Smith. Another son, Pvt. Paul E. Smith is stationed at North Camp Polk, La.
The News, June 16, 1944
Pvt. William Bernard Smith, formerly of near Liberty, has been reported as missing in action in Italy since May 28, the War Department late yesterday notified his wife, who resides at 41 Taney Apartments, this city.
Private Smith, who was in the Signal Corps, served through the Tunisian campaign and was in action at bitterly contested Cassino. On May 28, the Fifth and Eighth armies were pushing toward Rome after Cassino and several other towns had been overrun.
The telegram said that if further details or other information is received, Mrs. Smith would be promptly notified.
Private Smith is a son of Mrs. Willaim A. Smith, Westminster, and the late Mr. Smith, who farmed near Liberty. A brother is not operating the farm and another brother, Private Paul E. Smith, is in service.
The missing man is a graduate of Liberty High School and was inducted into the Army April 28, 1941. After undergoing basic training in this county, he went overseas, arriving in North Africa. He has been overseas since March 29, 1943.
Before entering the service, Private Smith was employed by a bottling company in Mt. Airy. His father, a wellknown resident of Liberty district, died last December 16.
The News, July 5, 1944
Pvt. William Bernard Smith, 25, formerly of near Libertytown, has been killed in action in Italy, the War Department late yesterday notified his wife, Mrs. Helen Miller Smith, 41 Taney Apartments.
On June 15, the department had reported Pvt. Smith as missing in action in Italy since May 28. The latest telegram said a report now received states he was killed in action on the same date. A letter will follow.
Smith was a son of Mrs. William A. Smith, of Westminster, His father, who died last December, was a well known farmer of near Libertytown. A brother, Romanus, operates the farm and another brother, Pfc. Paul E. Smith, is also in service, stationed in Louisiana. Mrs. William Smith resides with a daughter, Mrs. Robert Yingling, in Westminster.
Smith was in the Signal Corps. He had participated in the heavy fighting at Cassino, relatives reported, as well as the Tunisian campaign. On May 28, the drive on Rome was under way by both the Fifth and Eighth armies.
The countian had been overseas just about 15 months when he met his death. A graduate of Liberty High School, he entered service April 29, 1941. He had previously been employed by a Mt. Airy firm.
The News, July 27, 1948
The body of Pvt. William Bernard Smith, formerly of Libertytown, who was killed in action in Italy May 28, 1944, will arrive here Wednesday afternoon according to a War Department telegram recently received.
Pvt. Smith was on duty with the 29th Division in this country and was transferred to the Signal Corps before he was sent overseas. He participated in the fighting at Cassino and in the Tunisian campaign. He was a graduate of Libertytown High School, and was inducted into the Army April 28, 1941. Before entering the service Pvt. Smith was employed by a bottling company in Mount Airy. He was a member of the Methodist Church at Libertytown.
He was a son of Mrs. Margaret M. Smith, Westminster, and the late William A. Smith, formerly a well known farmer of near Libertytown. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Donald Scott, Damascus, who has married since Pvt. Smith's death; a sister, Mrs. Robert E. Yingling, Westminster, two brothers, A. Romanus Smith, Libertytown, and Paul E. Smith, Baltimore; the following halfsisters and halfbrothers; Miss Bessie A. Smith, Libertytown; Mrs. Clarence L. Howard, New Winsdsor; Mrs. H. Lee Sampsell, Canal Zone; David E., John E. and Horace E. Smith, Libertytown; Amos A. Smith, New Midway; and George T. Smith, Frederick.
The remains will be brought to the funeral home, 8 East Patrick street, where funeral services will be held Friday morning at 11 o'clock. Interment will be in the War Memorial Plot in Mount Olivet cemetery. C. E. Cline and Son, funeral directors.

The News, October 25, 1944
PVT WOODROW W. SMITH, Frederick Post employee, and his Middletown buddy, Pvt. Leo H. Ward, were announced missing in action by War Department telegrams received by their families last night. Other than the fact that the two soldiers in the same company were missing in action six days apart, official details were lacking, relatives said.
Mrs. Cora Smith, now residing at Locust Valley, received the Army telegram Tuesday announcing that her husband was missing in action in France September 14.
Pvt. Smith and Ward have been buddies since both were inducted January 26, 1944 at Fort George G. Meade. The remained in the same company through basic training at Camp Blanding, Fla., and sailed for overseas fighting together in July. Their wives journeyed to New York together to visit the soldiers just before they sailed.
Letters received from the buddies stating that they remained in the same company "seeing action," also disclosed that they were separated by being assigned to different squads overseas, their wives said. The last letter from Pvt. Smith to his wife was received here two weeks ago and was written September 4. It disclosed he had not gotten any letters from home since arriving in France.
Pvt. Smith was employed in the composing room of The Post for two years immediately preceding his induction into the armed forces. His wife and three children removed from their home on Madison street to reside on a small farm of the family at Locust Valley, when he entered service.
A brother, Raymond Smith, Post shop foreman, said Pvt. Smith was experienced in soldiering prior to his induction, with three years service in the Regular Army, two years in the National Guard and a year of training with the State Guard.
The News, February 9, 1945
Pvt. Wm Woodrow Wilson Smith, 26, this city, was killed in action in France last September 14, his wife Cora Lee Smith, Locust Valley, was informed Tuesday by the War Department.
He is survived by his mother and widow, and three sons, Dowyne Lee, Woodrow Wilson and Walter H. Smith, all at home. Two brothers, Walter H. Smith, Roslyn Heights, Long Island, NY.; and Raymond D. Smith, Frederick; and three sisters, Mrs. Marguerite Eggert, Bethesda; Mrs. Lawrence Shaw, and Mrs. Charles Newton, Frederick, also survive.

The News, September 9, 1942
RAY JACOB STAMBAUGH, fireman, first class, has been listed as missing by the Navy Department on Tuesday. He was a native of near Thurmont and a former student and star baseball player at Buckingham School, Buckeystown.
C. J. Bragan, superintendent of the school which retained guardianship over the youth when he left to join the Navy, said he had been notified by the Navy Department that Stambaugh had been reported missing.
Mr. Bragan recalled that Stambaugh's mother is still living and he has four sisters in and near Thurmont and a brother in Washington. The sisters are Mrs. Anna Hurley, Ramona, Mary Ellen and Lorraine Stambaugh.
Stambaugh was a Pearl Harbor last December 7 when the Japs struck suddenly. He survived the assault and was apparently lost somewhere in the Pacific about a month ago. It is possible, Mr. Bragan said, that Stambaugh may have been lost in the U. S. naval victory at Midway.
Stambaugh was 21 years of age last March, the school records show. He joined the Navy three years ago. While at Buckingham School he was a good student and active in all branches of athletics. He was best known for his baseball ability.
The News, October 3, 1942
Twenty-one year old Ray Jacob Stambaugh, a native of near Jimtown and a former student and athlete of the Buckingham School, near Buckeystown, apparently became the fist Frederick County man killed in action in World War II when the Navy Department on Friday night officially listed him as dead.
Reported missing in action September 9, Fireman Stambaugh, first class, was one of two enlisted men from Maryland listed as dead on the Navy Department's No. 13 casualty list.
Fireman Stambaugh joined the Navy three years ago, leaving Buckingham School after gaining recognition in baseball and other sports. The school retained guardianship after his enlistment.
His father, Isaac Stambaugh, near Jimtown, died a number of years ago, and his mother is said to be living with relatives somewhere on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Four sisters reside near Jimtown. They are Mrs. Anna Hurley and Misses Ramona, Mary Ellen and Lorraine Stambaugh. The latter three are students at Thurmont High School, and make their home with Mrs. Hurley. A brother is said to reside in Washington.
At Pearl Harbor last December 7, Fireman Stambaugh escaped without injuries, relatives and friends learned. It is thought that he was lost in action in the Pacific early in August, perhaps in the Navy's victory at Midway. It was unknown Friday night whether relatives had been officially notified of his death.
The News, June 1, 1948
Funeral services for F/1C Ray Jacob Stambaugh, Frederick county's first U. S. Navy casualty in World War II, killed in action in the Pacific in the Battle at Midway, will be held Sunday, June 6, at 3 p.m. from the chapel in Mt. Olivet cemetery, this city.
The body arrived here for reinterment last Thursday from the Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot and is now at the funeral home, 8 East Patrick street, where friends may call.
Full military honors will be accorded at the services, and among those participating will be members of the National Guard of Honor, Washington, D. C. Posthumous awards received by his foster mother include the Purple Heart, Fleet Bar, American Defense Medal and World War II Medal. Other awards are to follow, it is understood.
He is survived by his foster parents, mr. and Mrs. Maurice J. Hurley, of Thurmont, these brothers and sisters; Luther Martin Stambaugh, Washington, D. C; Ramona Ann Stambaugh, Washington; Mrs. Lorraine Eyler, Baltimore; Mary Ellen Stambaugh, Thurmont; also these halfbrothers and sisters; Mrs. Daisy Martin, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Samuel Grover Stambaugh, Washington; Sheridan Isaac Stambaugh, Pittsburgh; John W. Stambaugh, Martinsburg, W.Va.; Joseph Milton Stambaugh, Portland, Ore.; David M. Stambaugh, Connellsville, Pa.; Charles Raynor Stambaugh, Rocky Ridge; James Walter Stambaugh, Fort Benning, Ga.; Mrs. Phoebe Saria, Baltimore; Mrs. Naomi McCrossin, Rochester, N.Y.; and Mrs. Catherine Harris, Rochester.
Prior to entering the service, F/1C Stambaugh was a student at Buckingham School, near Buckeystown, where he excelled in athletics and made an otherwise excellent record.
C. E. Cline and Son are the local funeral directors.
The News, June 7, 1948
Full military honors were accorded F/1c Ray Jacob Stambaugh, Frederick county's first Navy casualty of World War II, who lost his life in the battle of Midway, on Sunday afternoon at three o'clock from the chapel in Mount Olivet cemetery. Mrs. Anna and Raymond Edwards were in charge of services. The following selections were rendered by Mrs. Edwards and her husband; "Abide with Me," "Beyond the Sunset," and "God Bless Our Boys."
Members of the National Guard of Honor of the American Legion, Washington, D. C. attended in a body and the following served as Honorary bearers: First Lieut. C. J. Hawkins, in charge; Sgt. F. M. Isaac, Sgt. Harry Mills, Guardsmen James A. O'Neill, Lucas s. Goldwyn, Edward Clough, M. D. Chapman and Mr. Colburn. Casket bearers and Firing squad in charge of Captain R. C. Peck, USMC, now stationed at Camp Detrick were as follows: bearers, J. A. Alexander, HN; G. E. Mueller, HN; R. W. Elbert, HN; P. S. Ligocki, HN; W. E. Eakes, HM2; C. R. Mitchel, HM2; J. W. Weis, HN; and J. C. Young, HM3; firing squad, P. P. Poirier, CS3; G. A. Bonzagni, EN3; W. J. Buckley, BM3; J. E. Hubitsky, DC2; B. G. Jordan, SK2 and W. E. Rich, SK1. Bugler was Alvey Norwood. Deceased was a son of the late Isaac and Ruby Hasting Stambaugh. Interment was made in the recently dedicated Memorial Plot in Mount Olivet cemetery. C. E. Cline and son, funeral directors.
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS ON-LINE :DD-374, Destroyer Tucker)
The second Tucker (DD-374) was laid down at Portsmouth, Va., on 15 August 1934 by the Norfolk Navy Yard, launched on 26 February 1936; sponsored by Mrs. Leonard Thorner; and commissioned on 23 July 1936, Lt. Comdr. George T. Howard in command.
Following shakedown training, Tucker joined the destroyer forces attached to the United States Battle Fleet and was based at San Diego Calif. As part of Destroyer Squadron 3, Destroyer Division 6, she operated with the Battle force along the west coast and in the Hawaiian Islands. In February 1939, she took part in Fleet Problem XX, the naval exercise in the Caribbean personally observed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt from Houston (CA-30)
As the international situation in the Pacific worsened, President Roosevelt ordered the Fleet to remain in Hawaiian waters after the conclusion of exercises in the spring of 1940. Tucker then operated between the west coast and Hawaii through the end of the year. On 14 February 1941, she arrived at Pearl Harbor, from San Diego, and then proceeded to New Zealand, arriving at Auckland on 17 March to "show the flag" in that area of the world.
Returning to Pearl Harbor from the South Pacific, she took part in routine exercises at sea before returning to her home port of San Diego, Calif., on 19 September. Getting underway again after a short stay, Tucker steamed to Hawaii as part of Task Force 19 and began operations anew in the Hawaiian Islands in November. After one month of maneuvers in the Hawaiian operating area, she returned to Pearl Harbor for a tender overhaul.
On 7 December 1941, Tucker lay peacefully moored at berth X-8, East Loch, Pearl Harbor, in the center of a nest of five destroyers and tender Whitney (AD4); to port of Tucker lay Selfridge (DD-375) and Case (DD-370); to her starboard were Reid (DD-365) and Conyngham (DD-371), with Whitney outboard of Conyngham. Suddenly the drone of airplane engines and the roar of exploding bombs and torpedoes shattered the Sunday morning calm; Japanese planes swept over the harbor and wheeled above like hawks.
On board Tucker, GM2c W. E. Bowe observed the unfolding attack and promptly manned a machine gun on the ship's after superstructure, commencing fire even before the general quarters alarm sounded. Within two minutes, the after 5-inch guns came into action, joining the concentrated gunfire emanating from the nest of ships in which Tucker lay. This veritable storm of shells and bullets produced hits on two enemy aircraft, both of which spun into the lush green hills and exploded.
As the damaged fleet licked its wounds and rolled up its sleeves to begin the war, Tucker patrolled off Pearl Harbor before spending the succeeding five months escorting convoys between the west coast and Hawaii. Tucker then received new orders sending her to the South Pacific.
With the reinforcement of United States island bases in the Pacific, Tucker escorted Wright (AV-1) to Tutuila, American Samoa, as part of the drive to fortify these outposts. The destroyer then escorted her charge to Suva, in the Fiji Islands, and thence to Noumea, New Caledonia. Steaming then for Australia, she arrived at Sydney on 27 April. After taking on fuel the following day, she visited Melbourne, Perth and Fremantle before heading back to Sydney.
In company with Wright, Tucker returned to Suva, arriving there on 3 June 1942, the day before the commencement of the climactic Battle of Midway. For the remainder of June and into the first week of July, Tucker operated out of Suva, then relieved Boise (CL- 47) on 10 July on convoy escort duties. On 30 July, the destroyer arrived at Auckland and, the following day, steamed for the Fiji Islands.
At Suva, she received orders to escort the SS Nira Luckenbach to Espiritu Santo, and, on 1 August, the two ships departed by way of a route north of Efate Island and west of the Malekula Islands. Threading their way through the Bruat channel, both ships then set courses to enter the Segond Channel for the final leg of their voyage to Espiritu Santo. At 2145, Tucker struck a mine which exploded and broke the destroyer's back. She slowed to a halt, mortally stricken, and began folding up like a jacknife.
The explosion instantly killed three men. Nira Luckenbach quickly sent boats to aid in rescuing the destroyermen as they abandoned their sinking ship.
By the next morning, YP - 46 had arrived on the scene and attempted to tow the stricken destroyer into shallower water to facilitate salvage operations. Breese (DMS-18) also arrived and stood by as YP-46 valiantly struggled to beach the foundering Tucker. However, the efforts soon came to naught; and Tucker jackknifed and sank in 10 fathoms at 0445 on 4 August 1942.
The minefield into which she had steamed had been laid by United States forces only the day before, on 2 August, and its existence had not yet been radioed to Tucker and Nira Luckenbach. Thus, Tucker's commanding officer and her crew had no idea of the dangerous waters into which they had steamed so unknowingly. The destroyer's only casualties were three men killed in the initial explosion and three more listed as "missing."
Her name was struck from the Navy list on 2 December 1944. Tucker received one battle star for her World War II service.

PVT GEORGE A. STRATHERN

The News, January 5, 1945
PFC ORVILLE F. STREIGHT, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Streight, of Brunswick, has been killed in action in Belgium, according to a telegram received by his parents from the War Department. He was killed December 10, the message, giving no further details.

The News, April 12, 1945
SEAMAN 2/CLASS CHARLES MANUEL STULL, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hampton Stull, Walnut street, Thurmont, died Wednesday in the Key West Naval Hospital of acute spinal meningitis, his parents were advised Thursday. He had been ill several days, they learned.
A graduate of Thurmont High School last June, S/2C Stull enlisted in the Navy and started his boot training at Bainbridge on September 27. He was sent to the radar school at Key West for further training.
He was a member of the United Brethren church at Thurmont and was employed at the Thurmont Milling Company prior to being called into service. He had also assisted his father in the wallpapering and painting business. He was 18 years, four months and 25 days of age.
Besides his parents, he is survived by his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Poole, and his paternal grandfather, John M. Stull, all of Thurmont, and the following brothers and sisters: Pvt. Stanley W. Stull, U. S. Army, in Italy; Mrs. Howard Shire, Mrs. George Henning, both of Thurmont; and Frances and Betty Stull, at home. The body is being sent to Thurmont for funeral services and burial. Arrangements will be announced by J. L. Creager and Son, funeral directors.

The News, September 13, 1944
PFC. LESTER E. STULL, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stull, of Yellow Springs, was killed in action in France on July 18, according to a telegram which was received yesterday by his wife, who resides at 144 West Church street. It is understood that the telegram was misaddressed to Church street in Thurmont and arrived in that town several weeks ago. Through the mixup in addresses, the telegram was not finally delivered until yesterday, after a letter of condolence had been received by the widow.
Pfc. Stull had apparently been sent into action only a short time before he was killed. He arrived overseas about a week after the invasion started, it was reported, and his last letter from France, dated July 11, said he would rather be home but had an "important job" that he didn't like, but which had to be done.
He entered the service August 11, 1943, and was with a tank outfit at first, it was said, later being changed to an infantry unit. He had his training in Texas and in North Carolina before going overseas.
He had been employed by the Everedy Company here for some years prior to entering service. His wife is the former Miss Charlotte Rice, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Rice, Mountaindale.
Besides his parents and wife, he is survived by two brothers, Earl, Jr., who is with the armed forces in the Pacific theater and Leo, at home; and two sisters, Madeline and Betty.
The News, December 9, 1947
Pfc. Lester Earl Stull, this city, who was killed in action at St. Lo on July 18, 1944, will be the first soldier to be interred in the new memorial plot of Mt. Olivet cemetery wheich has been set aside for the Frederick city and county men killed in action in World War II.
The body of Pfc. Stull will arrive in this city on Thursday from the Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot and will be removed to the funeral home, 106 East Church street, from where the funeral will take place Friday afternoon at two o'clock. It will be a military funeral.
The body, which arrived in New York recently on the USAT Robert Burns, will be escorted by Staff Sgt. Martin C. Lewis.
Pfc. Stull, who was 23 when he was killed, was the son of George E. and Annie Covell Stull, of Bloomfield, and resided with his wife, Mrs. Charlotte Rice Stull, at 144 West Church street before going overseas. He had been employed at the Everedy Company here for several years before entering service.
Pfc. Stull was killed early in the invasion of France, evidently a short time after arriving overseas. He entered the service August 11, 1943, and was at first with a tank outfit, later being transferred to an infantry unit. He had his training in Texas and North Carolina before going overseas.
Besides his parents and his wife, who is the daughter of mr. and Mrs. Milton Rice, of Mountaindale, Pfc. Stull is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Harry Garrett, near Pearl, and Mrs. Harvey Blank, Jr., this city, and one brother, George E. Stull, Jr., Bloomfield. M. R. Etchison and Son are the funeral directors.

The News, October 4, 1944
PFC. RAYMOND W. SWEENEY, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sweeney, 106 West Fifth street, has been seriously wounded in Belgium, the War Department last night notified his parents by telegram. It was the first local casualty reported in Belgium.
Pfc. Sweeney, an infantryman, was wounded on September 11, the telegram said. On this day, American columns were beginning the penetration of Holland after crossing Belgium.
A hospital address was given. The APO number and all other details, , Mrs. Sweeney said, were the same as those given in the case of a neighbor, Pvt. Charles W. Yinger, 100 West Fifth street, listed last week as seriously wounded in France September 8. A letter was received this week by Mr. and Mrs. J. Edgar Yinger, parents of Pvt. Yinger, saying he was in a hospital in England getting the best medical attention and asking the parents not to worry.
Mrs. Sweeney said it was the second time her son had been wounded, although no War Department notification was ever received on the occasion of the first wounding. This occurred some time during July, Pfc. Sweeney reported in a letter, indicating that it was a hip flesh wound. He was off duty for several days but had rejoined his outfit and was apparently in the thick of the fighting when the last letter from him was received over four weeks ago.
Pfc. Sweeney was in action during the early stages of the French invasion and his regiment for a time was reported to have been in the line beside local units of the 29th Division. He entered service in May, 1943, and was stationed at Camp Shelby, Miss. for all of his basic training. He was home on a threeday furlough last March 28 before going overseas. He arrived in England in April and was stationed there until the invasion.
Pfc. Sweeney attended local schools and was employed at the Everedy Company when he entered service shortly after his 18th birthday.
The News, April 4, 1949
Military honors were accorded Pfc. Raymond W. Sweeney Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the funeral home 8 East Patrick street. Captain Donald R. Stonesifer, Chaplain U. S. Army, was the officiating clergyman. The floral tributes presented were very handsome. The firing squad under command of Captain J. Alfred Cutsail, Company A, Maryland National Guard, was as follows: T/ Sgt. Harry Bartgis,, Sgt. John Bartgis, Cpl. Kenneth May, Cpl. Clyde Abrecht, Cpl. John Dennis and Pfc. George Main. Bugler was Sgt. A. W. Fox. Casket bearers were: Bernard Wills, Robert Eichelberger, Austin Abrecht, Carl Bender, Walter Wills and Elmer Gilbert. Interment was made in the Memorial Plot at Mount Olivet cemetery. C. E. Cline and Son, funeral directors.

The News, February 6, 1945
S/2C MARION CROMWELL TALLEY, 19, U.S.N.R., 245 West Patrick street, was fatally injured Friday in an explosion aboard a small naval craft at the Navy Mine Warfare School at Yorktown, Va. Word of the accident was received early Friday evening by his parents, Marion and Mildred Cromwell Talley, in an official telegram which gave no details and was officially restricted to "died February 2 from an accidental injury".
In addition to his parents and a brother, the deceased is survived by his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Nannie C. Talley, and his maternal grandfather, R.C. Cromwell, both of Frederick.
A telegram was received Sunday morning from the U.S. Naval hospital, Portsmouth, Virginia, stating his body would be sent to Baltimore by boat, arriving there at 6:30 o'clock Tuesday morning. The body shall be taken to the home of his parents, Mr. And Mrs. Marion Talley, 245 West Patrick street, after which funeral arrangements will be announced. C.E. Cline and Son, funeral directors.

The News, May 4, 1943
CPL. BALFOUR E. THOMAS, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hatcher Thomas, of near Buckeystown, has been reported by the War Department as killed in action on the North African front. Cpl. Thomas, an infantryman, was killed March 30.
He is survived by two brothers, James and Gene, and two sisters, Beulah and Margaret Thomas. He is also survived by his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Nettie Thomas, Chilhowie, Virginia., and his maternal grandparents, Mr. And Mrs. J.S. Lane, Abingdon, Va.
The News, May 14, 1948
The remains of Cpl. Balfour E. Thomas, whose parents resided at the time of his death near Buckeystown, are on the Army transport, Barney Kirschbaum, which was due to dock at New York today, the Department of the Army announced this morning.
The current address of his father, Hatcher C. Thomas, was given as Germantown in the Army announcement.
Cpl. Thomas was killed in action March 30, 1943 in North Africa, serving in the original combat force on the North African expedition. He had been in the Army approximately three years prior to his death and was in England for several months before going to Africa.

The News, March 12, 1945
SECOND LIEUT. FRED P. TIMMERMAN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred P. Timmerman, Sr., Emmitsburg, previously reported slightly wounded last November 14, was reported killed in action in France on February 26. He was 21 years old.
Lieut. Timmerman had been commissioned in combat. He was a corporal when wounded last November. He had been in service little more than a year and had been overseas for six months. He is survived by his parents and the following brothers and sisters: Seaman 2/C Joseph Henry Timmerman, U. S. Navy; John Harold, Christine, Ann Frances and William Francis, at home and Catherine Timmerman, Washington.
The News, April 20, 1948
Military funeral services for Lieut. Fred P. Timmerman, Jr., Emmitsburg, killed in action with the 70th Division in Lorraine, France, February 26, 1945, will be held Wednesday morning with requiem mass at St. Joseph's Catholic church. Rev. Fr. Gerald Curran officiating.
The body will arrive at Thurmont this evening from the Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot, and will be immediately taken to the funeral home at Emmitsburg, where friends will gather for the Rosary on Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. The American Legion will act as a guard of honor and will also serve with the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the funeral rites. Interment will be in the Emmitsburg cemetery. S.L. Allison, funeral director, has charge of arrangements.

The News, February 23, 1944
PVT. GERALD TRITAPOE, of Weverton, was killed in action in Italy on January 27, his parents were notified Tuesday morning in a telegram from the War Department.
The telegram of notification and condolence to the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tritapoe, merely informed then that he died in action in Italy.
Pvt. Tritapoe had been in Italy for several months, it was learned. He was inducted into Army service little more than a year ago. He had been employed at the Fairchild plant in Hagerstown prior to induction..
The News, September 23, 1948
The remains of Pvt. Gerald W. Tritapoe, who was killed in action at Cassino on January 27, 1944, arrived in Brunswick on Monday for reinterment at Rohrersville Wednesday afternoon.
A former resident of Washington County, the deceased was the son of Charles P. and Etelka Tritapoe, who now reside at 519 West Potomac street, Brunswick. He was a graduate of Rohrersville High school and was a member of the Church of the Brethren. When inducted, he was employed at the Fairchild plant in Hagerstown.
He took his basic training at Fort Jackson, S. C. and went overseas in October to be assigned to Company L., 135th Infantry, 34th Division of the Fifth Army under General Mark Clark. He fought through the North African campaign before being killed at Cassino. He was interred in a cemetery at Marzanella Nuova, near Cassino. He was awarded the Purple Heart and three Battle Stars.
Besides his parents, he is survived by a brother, Charles, who served in the South Pacific, and four sisters, Mrs. Leona Fox, this city, Lenora, Janet and Shirley, at home.
The body is at the funeral home in Brunswick where friends amy call. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Central U. B. church, Rohrersville with Rev. Mr. Barnes and Rev. Mr. Gilbert officiating. Interment will be in Rest Haven cemetery, Hagerstown. C. H. Feete and Bro., funeral directors.