Bodies of 111 War Heroes Returned
 

    Bodies of 111 Oklahoma World war II casualties including eight Oklahoma City youths, killed in the European theater—among the first to be returned for burial—are scheduled to arrive Sunday in New York aboard the USAT Joseph V. Connolly.
    All bodies in this shipment are from Henri Chappelle cemetery at Eupen, Belgium. After arrival at New York, Oklahoma dead will be sent under military escort to distribution centers at Fort Worth, Memphis, Kansas City and Chicago, to be routed to their home towns under honor guard.
    Other Oklahomans include:
BALDWIN, Wayne E., USA, Pvt., William E. Baldwin, Big Cabin.
JOHNSON, Raymond C., USA, S/Sgt., Floyd F. Johnson, Welch.
LUPER, Adolphus, USA, Pfc., Mrs. C.H. Boatwright, Vinita.
 

From The Oklahoma, 10/26/1947

Donated by: Emily Jordan

07-12-2007


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