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Lt. Gaffney Aboard Ill-Fated Spencefled onMedical 1 Muc-Jr. son Lt, « J.r.) John Charles Gaffney Olenn, Jr., n.edlcal officer, .son of Dr. J. uislxina,C. Gaffney, prominent denU.it and ohnaon, iont of tills communit y. moat well s. Ou»i ki« wn clllaens, was rcjxrt«d kwt 41, wa.i in a recent typhoon in the Pacific 0, 1944, on a The Navy Department wired thlt; officer’s wife till following, re* oelved Sunday morning:'Tlie Navy DoiartmcM deeply regrets to inform you that your was a husband Lt. Jg. JiXm Cliarles Oaf-pst Pa- fuey, Jr., Medical Corps, USN, is t tight- miming while In the service of his country. As you undoubtedly know, the day the ship to which he was attached (irthday.jv.aa lmt m a recent typhoon In the his wife Pacific area. The Navy Department it* worry deeply reercte delay In noUflcatton. a $2500 but casualty list has Just been renter for oeived. VVlien further Information 9, and Is recoiled It will be forwarded to ’you promptly. Vice Admiral Ran-[ heavy dall Jacobs, Chief Naval Person-Phllip- nelDu Bo Is Gem* ml sorrow was expressed bysacrifice. count less families who were sub-no de- Jected to u deep state of aadnea* alien learning that Lt. Gaffney was Cflarence officially reported among the miss-ls with ing. only a While the Navy revealed no inled the formation, a UniUd Press story Ing two published In last Thursday's Cour-i ier-Express, gave some detail*. IX.at theJ(Turn To Page 8, Col., 2) -V-
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DuBois Courier Express
DuBois, Pennsylvania, US
Mon, Jan 15, 1945
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