Colonel Hugh Franklin KNIGHT, Sr.^[1]

1907 - 2008  (101 years)

• Name	Hugh Franklin KNIGHT  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Prefix	Colonel
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	5 Aug 1907	Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina   [2, 9]
  Baptism	Jun 1920	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [9]
  Gender	Male
  Education	He attended the city schools of Sumter, the University of Texas at El Paso, and the University of South Carolina.  [6]
  HIST	Japanese iris gardener remains active at 97- The Item- By Eddie Litaker- Item Staff Writer- About two months shy of his 97th birthday, Col. Hugh Knight of Sumter has many memories of a full and active life, some from his military days before and during World War II, and others of his beloved wife of 52 years, Httie, who passed away in 1994. ¶ One of the Knights’ shared passions through the years was an affinity for growing and raising Japanese irises. In fact, the Knights were known for an island on their Second Mill residential property on which they grew Japanese irises. ¶ After his wife’s death, Knight said he lost interest in his iris garden and sold the property before moving to Covenant Place, a senior assisted living center in Sumter, just over two years ago. ¶ However, Knight still has a vast knowledge of what it takes to grow a first-class iris, even if he isn’t able to spend as much time around them any longer. ¶ “If I put it in my garden, and it didn’t bloom and look good, then I didn’t want it.” Knight siad. “I wanted nothing but the best.” ¶ Knight has been a member of Sumter’s First Baptist Church for 82 years and first attended sevices there when he was 5. He still attends services there each Sunday morning and serves as a life deacon. ¶ Knight said he owes his longevity to living a “clean life” and eating in moderation. ¶ I don’t live to ear, I eat to live,” Knight said. “At one time I weighed 160 pounds. Right now (I weigh) 120. Right here at (Covenant Place) you get one meal a day. If you want to, you can eat three meals, but you get one big meal in the middle of the day. I have a boiled egg and a piece of toast for breakfast (with) a cup of coffee and orange joice, and at night I eat some cereal. I haven’t gained (weight) and I haven’t lost, and I’ve been here for two years.” ¶ Knight began his military career on Valentine’s Day in 1929, when he enlisted with Sumter’s newly organized National Guard unit, which was known as Battery C of the 115th Field Artillery Battalion. Knight, who started out as a private and was still with the unit when it was called up to active duty in 1941, said the original unit consisted of 100 men and four officers. ¶ “We went to Fort Bragg in February of 1941,” he said. “We were called up for one year of active duty. During the course of our training that year, war became imminent and (the stint of) National Guard on active duty was (extented) for the duration of World War II. I stayed in the military service until 1960, when the military retired me with 20 years of serve. I went in as a private; I came out as a colonel.” ¶ Upon his retirement from the military, Knight and his family, including his wife and then-12-year-old son, Hugh Jr., relocated to Sumter from Oklahoma and built their home on Second Mill, the last house on their street, in 1962. Shortly after, he approached Hamilton Carr “Hallie” Bland, the man who is credited with creating and starting Swan Like Iris Gardens. ¶ “I talked to him and asked him to give me some of his iris plants,” Knight said. “He said he couldn’t spare any at that time. When we were in Texas, we gardened out there and there was a magazine that came out there that had iris seeds in it from Japan. For $3, you could get 100 seeds, so I took $3, put it in the envelope, sent it off and they sent me a little package just (the size of a sugar packet), and I planted those seeds. ¶ “They need to be winterized before they come up and grow, so I put the packet in the freezer for about 10 days, and then I planted them,” he said. “Out of that 100 seeds, I got 65 plants that year. I planted them in February and by April I had these things (grown) high, but they’ve got to be 3 years old to be any good.” ¶ Knight said he ordered and planted 100 more seeds the next year, which yielded about 70 plants. He also planted the 65 irises from the previous year on the island. ¶ “Of those 200 plants, I kept what I considered good, and I eliminated those that I didn’t like,” Knight said. “Over time, there were more and more plants, until I had a big island out there full of plants. I gave three truckloads to the Iris Gardens, and they’ve got them spread out over the Iris Gardens now. (Former Gardens Supervisor Walter) McGee had the gardens then, and I gave the plants to him and he put them out there.” ¶ After his generous donation to the Iris Gardens, Knight was given the opportunity to walk through the gardens and pick any iris of his choice. After looking over all of the iris plants, Knight said he selected two and placed them in his yard. ¶ Unlike most plants, Knight said if a Japanese iris bloom dies, it should not be thrown away because from that seemingly dead plant will come more iris blooms. ¶ “Just leave it there and that will become a bulb about (the size of the tip) of your little finger and be full of seed,” he said. “You just let it start opening in October and then take the seed out of there, and you can get at least 30 or 40 seeds from each plant out of there. I used to get enough (seeds) for a big bagful.” ¶ Knight said that after seeing Japanese irises growing on the top of a hill during a trip to Clemson University and talking to the man responsible for growing them there, he is convinced that the flower can grow anywhere. ¶ “When we asked him where he got his irises, he said, “These irises were stolen from the Iris Gardens in Sumter,” Knight said. “He lived on the hill, and he had a pond down there, but he also had a windmill up there on top of the hill, and he had Japanese irises that were watered from the water from this windmill. You can grow these things anywhere that you can get water. They’re not hard to grow.” He has served in the Kiwanis Club since 1963. Date Published: September 27, 2008 e-mail article print article RSS feed HUGH F. KNIGHT Sr. Retired U.S. Army Col. Hugh F. Knight Sr., 101, widower of Hattie Altman Knight, died Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, at Covenant Place. Born Aug. 5, 1907, in Fayetteville, N.C., he was a son of the late Leslie V. and Addie Barden Knight. Col. Knight was a member of First Baptist Church, where he previously served as deacon, elder, clerk, secretary, committee person, and Sunday school teacher. He attended the city schools of Sumter, the University of Texas at El Paso, and the University of South Carolina. He joined the S.C. Army National Guard in 1929 and was activated into federal military service Jan. 27, 1941, as commander of the Sumter Battery 178th FA Battalion and retired from active military service Aug. 31, 1960. He was awarded the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, French Croix Deguerre, the Italian Cross of Military Valor, and the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service, the American Defense Service Medal, Army of Occupation Medal (Germany), National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal, and six overseas bars. Col. Knight was a member of American Legion Post 15 for 45 years and was a past commander. He joined the Kiwanis Club May 1963, becoming secretary in 1966 and president in 1980. He served as chairman of Christian Charities for 18 years. He was active in community activities including the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club, the United Appeal, Heart Fund, Cancer Fund, Salvation Army and other related projects. Surviving are a son, Hugh F. Knight Jr. and wife, Mary Ann, of Charleston; two grandsons, Hugh F. Knight III and Brian B. Knight, both of Charleston. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Harriett Elizabeth Knight. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church with Chaplain (Col.) Charles T. Clanton USA (retired) officiating. Burial will be in the Sumter Cemetery with full military honors. Pallbearers will be Ed A. Davis, John Duffie, L.D. Rivers, Bill Shuler, Leon McDonald, Eugene C. Brown, and grandsons, Hugh Knight, III and Brian Knight. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at 729 Ingram. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 107 E. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150 or to a charity of one's choice. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386. Date Published: September 30, 2008 Hugh F. Knight Sr.: 1907 - 2008 Retired Army colonel was a distinguished World War II veteran By HEATH HAMACHER Item Staff Writer hhamacher@theitem.com Retired Army Col. Hugh F. Knight Sr., 101, widower of Hattie Altman Knight, died Friday at Covenant Place, where he had lived for about seven years. Knight was born Aug. 5, 1907, in Fayetteville, N.C., a son of the late Leslie V. Knight and the late Addie Barden Knight. Knight was a member of First Baptist Church, where he previously served as deacon, elder, clerk, secretary, committee person and Sunday school teacher. He attended the city schools of Sumter, the University of Texas at El Paso and the University of South Carolina. He joined the South Carolina Army National Guard in 1929 and was activated into federal military service Jan. 27, 1941, as commander of the Sumter Battery 178th FA Battalion and retired from active military service Aug. 31, 1960. Knight was awarded the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, French Croix Deguerre, the Italian Cross of Military Valor, and the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service, the American Defense Service Medal, Army of Occupation Medal (Germany), National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal, and six overseas bars. Knight was a member of American Legion Post 15 for 45 years and was a past commander. He joined the Kiwanis Club in May 1963, becoming secretary in 1966 and president in 1980. He served as chairman of Christian Charities for 18 years. He was active in community activities including the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club, the United Appeal, Heart Fund, Cancer Fund, Salvation Army and other related projects. Knight's son, Hugh F. Knight Jr. said his father was still mentally very sharp, even at his advanced age. "His brain was as sharp as a tack," Knight said. "His body just wore out." Knight Jr., who lives in Charleston, talked to his father the night before he died, he said, but much of that conversation was just chatter. "Dad was very realistic; we had had discussions before and there was nothing left to be said," Knight said. "He had made plans. His heart was right, his mind was right and his body was tired. He knew it was time." Though his eyes had weakened in recent months, Knight loved to read, Knight Jr. said. He read six chapters from the Bible each day and always read his newspaper. A sports enthusiast, Knight could be found on Friday nights following Sumter High School football on his radio. He also enjoyed dinner at the Covenant Place. "He just loved all the people, the delicious food down there," Knight Jr. said. "The camaraderie with everyone." Knight's daughter-in-law, Mary Ann Knight, said he was an independent man up until the end — just the way he wanted it. She recalled his love for growing irises behind his Paisley Park home. People came from all over to see those plants, Mary Ann said, and he had no problem sharing plants and seeds. She also remembered fondly the man she said volunteered at Christian Charities and spoke to children about the importance of helping to feed the hungry. Knight was laid to rest Sunday in the Sumter Cemetery with military honors. Contact Staff Writer Heath Hamacher at hhamacher@theitem.com or (803) 774-1270. Saluting a storied soldier Chappell George Edward Chappell's recent death closed the final chapter of one of the most storied military units of World War II. Chappell, 91, died Aug. 2 in the Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia. Chappell served as a gunner with the Army's famed 178th Field Artillery Unit. By Ken Bell Special to The Item George Edward Chappell's recent death closed the final chapter of one of the most storied military units of World War II. Chappell, 91, died Aug. 2 in the Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia. Chappell served as a gunner with the Army's famed 178th Field Artillery Unit. Sumter historian Sammy Way said Chappell was the last surviving member of the 178th Field Artillery Unit. "That's significant because it truly is the end of an era," Way said. "He was the last survivor." The 178th Field Artillery Unit is recognized as the first American unit to have fired rounds into Europe. Chappell, known to his friends simply as "Mr. Ed," participated in many battles, including combat in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. Fellow soldiers regarded Chappell as the best gunner in the unit. The unit received many decorations, medals and honors. It still holds the record for serving more than 600 days of continuous combat. "When you think about that, it's mind-boggling," Way said. "There are units that have more days of combat, but continuous days? These guys went to war and stayed on the front lines for almost two straight years. It's hard to imagine what they must have endured." The 178th had originally been a South Carolina National Guard Unit. The unit is significant locally because at the time, Sumter's then-Maj. Hugh F. Knight commanded the unit that comprised more than 100 Sumter men. Wedgefield's retired Army Brig. Gen. John Duffie later commanded the unit stateside from 1980-85. "By the time I assumed command, the history of the 178th was already well known," he said. "I was a lieutenant colonel at the time. That was the highlight of my career to lead the Swampfox Squadron." Duffie said Chappell didn't openly volunteer information about his time in service but would open up when someone asked him about it. "Mr. Ed was generally quiet," he said. "He wasn't one to brag, although there was plenty he could have bragged about." Duffie said four decades after Chappell retired, he took him to meet up with the four surviving members of the unit. "When they got together to reminisce, it was fascinating to hear them talk about the time they served," Duffie said. "Their memories were just as sharp as if it had happened yesterday. And these guys respected and loved each other. It was an honor to be able to do that." Duffie said Gen. George S. Patton specifically requested for the unit to support his troops from March until May 1943. "He told them to leave their kitchens at home. He said they wouldn't need them," Duffie said. "Those boys were out there so long, many of them about died after having to eat so many C-rations." In September 1943, the unit traded its "Long Toms" for the then-new 155 mm howitzer. "Those guys were deadly with the 155 millimeter," Duffie said. "They knew how to shoot and were near-perfect with their aim. The enemy knew it was in trouble when the 178th showed up." Chappell's nephew, Denny Chappell, said his uncle had been the hero of the family. "He was a hero in our eyes," Denny Chappell said. "He was proud of his time in service, and we were proud of him." Posted in Local news, News on Sunday, August 11, 2013  [3, 5, 6, 8, 10]
  MILI	U. S. Army World War II Decorations, Medals- Legion of Merit- Bronze Star Medal- American Defense Service Medal- American Campaign Medal- EAME Campaign Medal- WW II Victory Medal- Army of Occupational Medal (Germany)- National Defense Service Medal- Armed Forces Reserve Medal- French Croix Deguerre- Organization: Btry E, 115th FA, Sumter and Btry E, 178th, Sumter He enlisted as a private on Feb. 14, 1929, in Sumter’s newly organized Filed Artillery National Guard Unit and rose to the rank of captain and commander when the unit was called to federal service on Jan. 27, 1941. Colonel Knight was promoted to major and served with honor and distinction as the S-3 of the 178th Field Artillery Battalion - the ‘Swamp Fox Battalion’ - which saw 630 days of WW II combat in North Africa, Sicily and Italy... and remained on active duty and rose to the rank of full colonel upon his retirement on Aug. 30, 1960. He was a retired U. S. Army Colonel. He joined the S.C. Army National Guard in 1929 and was activated into federal military service Jan. 27, 1941, as commander of the Sumter Battery 178th FA Battalion and retired from active military service Aug. 31, 1960. He was awarded the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, French Croix Deguerre, the Italian Cross of Military Valor, and the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service, the American Defense Service Medal, Army of Occupation Medal (Germany), National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal, and six overseas bars.  [5, 6, 9, 11]
  Occupation	Retired Colonel in the U. S. Army- 20 years- 1 month- 16 days  [11]
  Religion	he has been a member of First Baptist Church for 85 years, where he’s taught youth Sunday school and is a life deacon currently serving as Elder Emeritus --- he previously served as deacon, elder, clerk, secretary, committee person, and SS teacher  [5, 6, 9]
  _UID	C33749233F484F129BA8CD76641DD3E40CEF
  Death	26 Sep 2008	Covenant Place, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Burial	28 Sep 2008	Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [6]
  	Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I15054	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Leslie Franklin or Forest KNIGHT,   b. 10 Aug 1879, Scotland Neck, North Carolina
  Mother	Elizabeth Addie “Addie” BARDEN,   b. 20 Jul 1878, North Carolina d. 26 Oct 1912, Tennessee (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	11 Apr 1901
  _UID	F7472B7BCCFD4927A96269A0E760C6AEEC5C
  _UID	F7472B7BCCFD4927A96269A0E760C6AEEC5C
  Family ID	F10674	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hattie Belle ALTMAN,   b. 17 Dec 1907, Fayetteville, North Carolina d. 16/17 Jan 1994, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	21 Mar 1942	First Baptist Church, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [9]
  _UID	88780D125C5B407491E3D4048BADE5B9AC74
  _UID	88780D125C5B407491E3D4048BADE5B9AC74
  Children	1. Living   2. Harriet Elizabeth KNIGHT   d. Bef 16 Jan 1994
  Family ID	F10698	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2001

  
  

• Notes

  I finally found this article that Colonel Hugh Knight sent to me back on 19 Jun 2001. I couldn’t find it for years. Now that I’m cleaning up I found it today. He wrote, “This article concerning the Sumter Battery of the 178th FA Bn appeared in the Sumter Daily Item back in late 1944 or early 1945. * It was written by someone from Sumter, (a soldier) who had been rotated back to the States from duty with the Battery in Italy. I don’t know the writer was or is. * The Item has this article on hand. We got a hundred or so and gave them to the men at an annual get together.” Hugh Knight, 2825 Carter Road, Sumter, SC 29150 Article follows- 178th Field Artillery, “Sumter’s Own,” Has Long Record Overseas With the Fifth Army, Italy-- There is nothing in the snowy, storm-lashed peaks of the Apennies to remind a person of South Carolina except, of course, a lot of soldiers from that state. They are members of the 178th Field Artillery Battalion, a 155 mm. howitzer unit that recently wound up its 530th day of combat. Most soldiers in the organization soon will be wearing five gold stripes for 30 months of overseas service. The Germans have grimmer evidence of their stay in the Mediterrerean theater. The 178th “Southerners” Battalion has left tell-tale marks in North Africa, Sicily, and a good part of Italy, a trail of destruction by artillery shells put where they do the most good. More recently the enemy’s Gothic Line came in for a pounding by the 178th, and many a smashed pillbox, gun em- placement, and fortification in that once-formidable defensive barrier is chargeable to its fires. Originally a South Carolina National Guard unit, the 178th landed in Scotland in August, 1942. It was in North Africa four months later, and there is saw continuous action at such historic places as Gafsa, El Guettar, Fondouk, Hill 609, Mateur, and finally, Bizerte. On 17 July 1943, the 178th landed in Sicily and fought up to Messina. It later supported the British Eight Army in its crossing of the Messina Straits, thus becoming one of the first American artillery units to have shells explode in Europe proper. Prior to landing at Salerno to join Fifth Army on 25 September, 1943, the battalion traded its 1918 model “Long Toma” for the new 155 mm. howitzer. Immediately after coming ashore the unit set out aiming stakes near Avellino and started a continuous stretch of combat duty that was to last from September 1943 until late in the winter of 1944 at Cassino. I saw a lot of fighting in bet- ween. It supported Fifth Army units in attacks against Venafro, the Lirl Valley, and Cassino, San Ella was a place the artillerymen will long remember. It was while in position there that they were under direct view from German observatioin posts in the high ground adjacent to Cassino. The enemy shelled their firing positions regularly. During one such episode, a truckload of small arms ammuntion near the gun position was set ablaze, Captain Dan E. RIggs of Statesboro, Georgia, S-3 of the Battalion, exinguished the fire despite hostile shelling. He received a Silver Star and a Purple Heart for this action. The 178th Field Artillery fired incessantly during the assault on the Gustav and Hitler Lines. It was supporting the French Expeditionary Corps, then with Fifth Army, and it continued to support it all the way from the jump-off position on 11 May, through Rome, Siena, Poggibonsi, and Certaldo. The Frence commander later awarded the unit a Croix de Guerre with a special citation. In the recent attacks which shattered the Gothic Line, the 178th Field Artillery occupied seven different postions, and all of them were subjected to heavy counter-battery fire. No matter what the enemy did however the (missing line or lines) tery came during an action near Belvedere not so long ago. Hostile shells hit powder pits and a house in which some TNT was stored. On top off the action, thirty infantry- men, moving along a nearby road, were wounded by the shelling. While the barrage was at its height, two officers and three en- listed men from the 178th crawled to the road, evacuated the wounded to tents, applied first aid, and had the wounded moved to safety in ambulances. Personnel of the battalion have received: 25 Silver Stars, 2 Legions of Merit, 26 Bronze Stars, 5 Air Medals with 23 Clusters, and 105 Purple Hearts. The battalion, commanded by Major Hugh F. Knight of Sumter, was originally activated as a regi- ment on 27 Jan 1941. Its per- sonnel came chiefly from Spartan- burg, Greer, Lyman, and Sumter, but now replacements have given the organization a more national character. Sumter men in the battalion are as follows: Pvt. Monroe Brown, son of W. C. Brown, 408 North Salem Avenue, driver; Pvt. Scott H. Russell, grandson of Mrs. Anna Russell, 310 Liberty Street, driver; Pvt. Dawson B. Kolb, whose wife, Pauline, lives at 6 Warren Court, cannoneer; Pfc. Willie Wingate, son of Mrs. Mary E. Wingate, 215 Pierson Street, cannoneer; Pfc. Roy W. Hodge, brother of Mrs. Catherine H. Prescott, light ve- hicle operator; Pfc. Lever Gleaton, son of Dan B. Gleaton, 407 West Barlette Street, cannoneer; Pfc. Henry W. Geddings, son of Mrs. Rosa Geddings, Route 2, can- nonneer; Pfc. Proctor A. Cromer, son of Mrs. Mamie K. Cromer, 334 West Liberty Street, cannoneer. Pfc. Pasquall Cochran, son of Mrs. Emmie Cochran, Route 3, cannoneer; Pfc. Harold V. Brad- ley, son of Mrs. Anna C. Bradley, 14 East Calhoun Street, cooks helper; Cpl. Henry Mixon, son of Mrs. Janie S. Mixon, 513 West Liberty Street, driver; Cpl. LeRoy E. McIntosh, nephew of J. J. Moore, 116 Calhoun Street, telephone operator; Cpl. Clarence L. Huggins, son of Cleveland L. Huggins, Route 4, a switchboard opera- tor; Cpl. Jim E. Hodge, son of Joseph W. Hodge, Route 1, heavy vehicle driver; Cpl. James C. Hodge, son of Mr. Henry R. Hodge, Route 2, light vehicle op- erator; Cpl. Otto Driggers, his guardian, Mrs. Emmie H. Ellis, Broad Street Extension, radio op- erator; Cpl. Leonard B. Cummings, son of Mrs. Tullah B. Cummings, 34 Baker Street, light vehicle operator. Cpl. Ryan C. Ard, whose wife, Nonie, lives on 301 South Salem Avenue, heavy vehicle driver; Cpl. William P. Allsbrook, whose wife, Carrie, lives at 221 Council Street, heavy vehicle driver; Cpl. Henry B. Josey, whose wife, Mabel, lives at 101 South Magnolia Street; wire corporal; Cpl. William C. Jones, Jr., whose wife, Kathleen, live on Route 1, gunner corporal; Cpl. Bennie W. Jayroe, son of Mrs. Hattie L. Jayroe, Route 1, gunner corporal; Major Hugh F. Knight, whose wife, Hattie, lives at 9 South Salem Avenue, Commanding Officer; Cpl. Riley Hudson, son of Mrs. Effie K. Hudson, 11 Silver Street, ammunition corporal; Cpl. Robert T. Davis, son of Mrs. Sadie N. Davis, Route 2, battery mail clerk. Cpl. George E. Chappell, son of Mrs. Sally G. Chappell, Route 1, gunner corporal; Sgt. Charles H. Richardson Jr., son of Mr. Charles B. Richardson, 106 South Mag- nolia Street, radio operator and repairman; Sgt. Jeffrey H. Cub- bage, who wife, Frances, lives at 110 East Charlotte Avenue, radio operator; Sgt. Frank P. Holloway, son of Mrs. Eva M. Holloway, Route 2, chief of section. Among other men in the 178th are Sgt. John E. Nesbitt of Lynch- burg, son of Mrs. Luna P. Nesbitt, motor mechanic; Cpl. Albert M. Bartlett of Manning, son of Richard T. Bartlett, Route 1, ammunition corporal; Cpl. Arthur M. Tobia, of Manning, son of Francis E. Tobias, Route 2, ammunition corporal; S-Sgt. Hazel E. Boyce of Mayesville, son of Mrs. Mary B. Boyce, Route 1, chief of detail; Pfc. Donald C. Copeland, of Mayesville, son of John M. Cope- land, Route 1, ammunition handler; Sgt. Homer Smith of Oswego, son of Mrs. Maggie E. Smith, Route 1, chief of section; Sgt. Hazel R. Young of Rembert, son of Mrs. Bertie F. Young, Route 1, first cook. [7]

  
  

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