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EOT MORGAN BUSTED ~ 10\WITH MHITAY HONOBSHade Supreme Sacrifioc In WorldlyWar Conflicti*3.I.rThe body of Roy J. Morgan, who was one of the heroes who fell in the | ne great World War, arrived here from £( New York, Friday night and wtfl tb taken' to the home of his mother, Mrs | er Amanda Koontz, on Buckeye Street I thThe burial took place with military I fthonors Sunday afternoon, the funer-1 al being in charge of JenningB Coun-1 ^ ty Post, No. 91, the American Legion ua The ex-sdldiers, numbering about to two hundred, formed in procession at I aj the residence and marched to the|a] City Cemetery, where the funeral sei* 1 \J-vices was held. Rev. C. P. Gibbs, pas ti tor of the First M.. E. Church, held I cj a prayer service, after which the ri-1 tualistic service of The. American Legon was read. Following thid the ti bugle sounded taps, and the tiring | e( squad fired the last salute for a departed comrade and hero.Roy J. Morgan was born at Butle ville, and until the time of his en- _ trance into military service} his eh-1t] tire life had been spent in Jennings I ^ounty. He left North Vernon with a an increment of drafted men for c. Camp Taylor, Ky.f in September 1917 Ug He was under military training there a until March 1918, when he was sent L] to Camp Sevier, North Carolina. with|r, Company M 119th Infantry. He sailed for overseas on May 13th, 1918. Uj His death occurred while in active a duty, on October 19th 1918. He was h, then 28 years and 5 months of age. uA letter, which was written to|a his mother, by his captain* was read by Rev.* Gibbs, at the funeral service. | e In the letter the captain commended the young hero for his faithful ser-|nvice and many acts of bravery. He 11 stated that the soldier had beenCtcmaii*.3.chosen as company messenger toSia Pcarry messages to the front. It was L while returning from a mission of 0 this kind that he was struck by U piece of shrapnel and instantly kill- U ed. I cHe is survived by his mother, Mrs f Amanda Koontz, of this city, his fa- £ ther James Morgan, of Butlerville; e one sister Miss Vivian Morgan, who u is a Red Cross nurse in Philadelphia t one brother, Frank Morgan, of Bi- p dianapolis, two little, half brothers U,I^esiac*-Arbie and 1£ s aunt* Mrs.* Chaa Knaub, of this city.' , ali
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North Vernon Plain Dealer
North Vernon, Indiana, US
Thu, Apr 28, 1921
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