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Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, the Evening News from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania • Page 7

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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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WILKLS-DAIUU; PJU WEDNESDAY EVENING. JULY 12. 1914 li aiL A 4. itf APS JO KILLED IVIlEfJ PLUIIE imps up ronies' camp Pali In Dreamland Craft Blows Up Anions wraiAN Trailers Scores Are Injured Many 01 The SAYS1 FOUND joijiPiir MMRaM a I (UCQ abate fraea MI 4) Search Of Fighting Zones WheS Ceaat Oaari eaaaaa Clyde Koaeaberf a( Sack Iilaaa, lit. "bit Ua iitt" la aaUh wlahs 'weiere leini aara aa stui akaard a eembei eaUar, kit "Oaaa hnahed tff duty aad ieined him, Making Ua aaaeeOlaj aUlara above.

They told me more of John's last hours. For Seven Months Leads To Grave 'Pal Tells How Soldier Died Off Hal Doylt St. Laurent-Sur-Mer. Trance, (De-layedlCPr I Anally caught up with John Norbert Murphy after searching the war tones for mora Air-Conditioned Comfort For Your Permanent Lythgoe said he was with Murphy on the Sicily show. "I saw htm just Dead Unidentified South Portland, Mt July 11 01 The death toll In Maine's worst aviation tragedy reach IS today and even of acorea injured when light Army Plan ploughed Into a war workers camp of 100 trailers and blew up were reported In danger of dying.

Six the dead and aproxlmately half of the Injured were children. Nlne adults also perished, ri The identified dead: Lt Philip Russell. t3 of SoVth Portland and SUIT Sgt Wallace Mifflin, of Seattle. Waslu, the plane crew; Edward Gerrtsh, 3X Orono shipyard worker; James Little, four; Nancy Little, two; Gordon Gorham. 43; and George Robertson, nine months.

Bodies of the other victims who were trapped in lightly-built homes and burned to death by flaming gasoline and oil awaited Identification at funeral homes. ThLn WM Barkadale MERIT AWARDS before he came athora nera. ne wasn't worried. He never talked much except about his girl. Dolly, bark in Kansas City, and his Dad.

than a year. Almost seven years ago my older brother, Ed, married John's sister, Monica, In Kansas John wasn't even In high school then. When I was back home last Spring Monica asked if I had ever "Things were so tough for a wnue on that beach that they were passing word along that us fellows In the Navy beach batulion might hava to move up and backstop Infantry troops." said Fanto. Murphy, just a Yank fighting man. wasnt scared.

"Murphy fired his tommygun ftnee to be sure it was in good working condition." said Lythgoe. "Then he said 'well 1 11 be ready'. He was laughing." VVNiv aai i vm iivi a iu wv- "He is In the Navy and landed with a Navv beach cart during the invasion of Sicily last July," she said. "He talked to some other cor respondents and learned you had landed with General Patton on the tame stretch of beach, but wasn't able to get in touch with you. When I went to England in May ANO'NbW.

I still couldn't nnd him. Today I found him. over here. He was lying in olot B. Row rive, Oany Receive Citations treasured old photographs expertly copied and restored Grave 84.

of the first American For Activities At Camp Acahela cemetery in France in World War II. In the mound of earth was stuck a stake to which was wired his identifying "dogtag." And a withered Normandy rose left there by French peasants who have put a flower over each of 2.000 American graves in the cemetery. The cemetery overlooks the stretch of beach on which John died on D-day. A few hundred yards away is a ruined 88-mm gun which', could have fired the shell that killed him. Walking in a heavy rain across a rutted beach I found a young radioman who told me about ifc "Murphy landed an hour after H-hour," he said.

"He was carrying a tommygun. He was a radioman second class and in charge of communications for his platoon. He soon Photograph Studio 2nd Fleer llM OXUck, mlU mm4 wU ttm led Circle, rick aa Mh Wad ar tliar, Wfaraei wfaey yer IWewdfy AA Store. LAZARUS had the ship-to-shore radio working so the officers could direct the movement of troops and materials ashore. "He had to keep moving because he was on the hottest section of the beach.

It was almost covered with German 88 shells, mortars and machinegun fire. "About 7 o'clock that night Murphy and his buddy. Radioman Third Class Lawrence Meredith, from Ok The court of honor held at the close of the first period at Camp Acahela saw a Urge number of Boy Scouts receiving merit awards for their activities to date at the camp. Among the aiost popular activities at the camp this Summer are Instructions in life saving, boating, canoeing, overnight hiking, nature hikes, star hikes and bird hikes. Among the awards presented: Second Class: Clayton Fairchild.

Carl Mover, Thomas Cooper, Lucas Welgar, Robert Guzen'ski, Leonard Bonar and Larry Liput of Troop 110; Felvin Warshal, 359; James E. Williams, J23; Larry Lutak, 385; Preston Eckmeder, 161; Lewis Phillips, 70; Murray Milkman, 359; Ed Klaips, Paul Krepcho, John Valania, Ray Polnasek, Anthony Sedor Rob- Ort Bonar, Alfred Goncho, Gerald arker and Harry Hoover of Troop 110. First Class: Robert, Williams, 51; Jos. Brozena, Robert Kuzmin-ski, 273. Star Scouts: Jack Zimmerman, 571; Gailey Keller, 123; John Kennedy, 161.

Life Scouts: Bill Ide, 161: Dick Eaton, 123; Charles Pearce, 273. Merit Badges: Harry Johnson, 101; Robert Baird, 161; Dick Eaton, 123; Barry Wain, 123; John Kennedy, 161; David Davis, 403; Gaiely Keller, 123; David Noble, 254; Alfred dell, 123; Charles Thomas, 254; Jack Zimmerman, 271; Charles Pearce, 273; David Lloyd, 271; John Zom-merfeld, 70; Don Bond, 24; Allen Levin, 32; Carl Moyer, 254; Malcolm Graham, 352; Robert Rebennack, 161. Junior Corps awards: marksman first class: Carl Swanson, Edwin Mihalko, Samuel Lax; marksman: Wilbur Treat, Carl Swanson; pro-marksman: Robert Richards, Alfred Gonshor, Thomas Cooper, Leroy Liput, Preston El Klaips, lahoma City, and two other men were in a foxhole. An 88 shell landed right in the foxhole. Murph and Meredith were killed instantly.

One of the other fellows, was (LAS MU2 wounded, but the fourth man Wasn't even hurt. Company Commander Lt. George Clyburn, Conroe, recalled that ATTENTION! LAZARUS PATRONS Store Will Close Tomorrow July 13th at 2:50 P. M. To enable our employes to attend the annual picnic at Sans Souci Park.

Will Resume Our Usual Store Hours Friday, July 14th John platoon had been hardest hit on D-day. "We were badly mauled that day," he In a one time German concrete bunker, I met Signalman Second Class George Lythgoe, Loogootee, and Radioman Second Class James Fanto, 22, Lowellville, A dream wave! a creme cold wave Is so good to your hair gives you such healthy, radiant hair texture a breath-taking difference you can feel immediately! Rayette giveg you not just a head-full of curl but a "cof ure foundation" of varying curl strengths rich, deep waves here springy, elastic curls there a pliable, supple wave easily transformed into a variety of hair styles. anold Davidson, Ray Polnasek, bert Gearhart, Wayne Harrison, Anthony DobrowalskI, William Holtzman, David Powell, Paul Krapcho, Lucas Welgass, Lawrence Tutak, Robert Guzenski, Clayton Fairchild, John Valania, John Rushin, Glenn Jacoby, Bruce Grif fiths. Seven campers and one leader were elected to membership In the Order or the Arrow, the national brotherhood of honor campers. Leader was Elmer Burgess, Scout master of Troop 110, Alden.

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About Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, the Evening News Archive

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1884-1972