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ue saia.it ^jbheir i tfomb-and, iri nes and Guam,pied by 5 a sea-h navy on twoULii ViiuA T ^ ---reapanese as been toward of the Solomon is haveig 8000ch has id val-hs, was n, Gen. ;d yes-e leap-roached rules of Twenty ladang,1i until om themn 3itityImphal road were resisted by the Indian troops, Punjabies, Maharattas and Gurkhas over a four day period.Soldier TellsmGinmBrother's DeathSgt. T. P. Hattensty Dies in Action inWXorw:rathw:giItaly, Parents ToldOscar ;units, ; m the .since ; j esti- | d gar-t 8000’)—Mort d presi-clahoma annualWhile the official telegram from the war department has not been received, a letter from Sgt. James Hattensty to his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Hattensty, 430 C street southeast, received Saturday carried the tragic information that their son, Sgt. T. P. Hattensty was dead on Anzio beachhead.The brother, heartbroken, was the first to transmit the news to his parents.Both boys were members of the old national guard outfits here and went overseas with the fighting 45th. No date is on the letter but it Is clear enough that Janies knew of the facts.Brother’s LetterFrom bloody Anzio beachhead. James wrote:“Dear Mom and all:'•This is the most difficult letter I ever wrote. T. P. is dead—I'm sorry I had to tell you this—he meant so much to me and I know, as much to you.“He made the Hattensty name an honor and a credit to carry.“The officers of our battalion thought he was the best ever—the colonel and all. They knew him personally and thought that his achie\e-ments were unequalled.“It was the hardest blow I ever had. The boys have been seU to me and have made it much easiei for me to take. I have thanked them already but I can’t thank them enough. I know this will be tough for you totake also.'•But make the best of it possible. He was a man, gallant as any I have seen or known. He was my closest(Continued on Page 1lt;». i.oluinn 7spX£paCzfelth'fc-irejdeB1qtV.Li: V; % i JicctoalRMasnlt;
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Ardmore Daily Ardmoreite
Ardmore, Oklahoma, US
Sun, Apr 02, 1944
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