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\*ny ana ivurai newsVOLfiBlue Island Pays Respects toKlonowski, Peace-Time HeroOf MississippiA MILITARY F U N E R A LThe earthly remains of Coxswain Prank L, Klonowski, gun-pointer who lost his life on the explosion in one of the turretts of the U. S. S. Dread-naught Mississippi, oft’ San Pedro, California, a week ago, repose in a grave in St. Benedict’s cemetery.Blue Island gave a military burial to her peace-time hero son on Tuesday morning, under darkened skies and drizzling rain. An escort of sixteen men from the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, under the command of Chief Boswainsmate L. J. Witkow-ski, paid final tribute to the ‘soldier of the sea’—their comrade in the great* 9• •« I¥ 1• *W-f *ffc7 iA ■.*'*fjtpa «•.y*»k k ■ j*■nHi,♦ v 4o -v.Mi 1f 1K. h{ '* 7 1* ASTOFCellarsBuiltAiA veiland Sithe city an inch with blt; fears wder.Luck;not floo es anded by tof moto trical c and bofc of wat(occurro'motoris of the j by farnmoneynates.Accidof a reuhre. Lon 120trear polasted ,follower a ml shtAlthowas flooA g'/aracross 1 dry, bj Aidan's excellenThe twas flo» Seriolroads iiwashoutwere heTelep pretty \ water vStreetfi.'frd str of the viaduct.ChaiAI. m m, fffoble work of making America roin 7 ,Prom far off shores of the Pacificami . _safe from foreign intrusion viu water., rom fiocean, following a gigantic military funeral at San Pedro, the Navy de-6artment sent the body of Coxswain lonowski back to those who were dearest to him, that he nyght be buried on home soil. Seaman, 2nd class, Elmer Olson of Marshfield, Wis., was guard of honor over the Klonowski casket from the State of California until it was finally consigned to the grave west of Blue 1s-lund.The casket was draped enroute with a beautiful American flag, one of thebanners of the U. S. S. Mississippiitself, his home ship, and the flag remained until the casket was lowered into the grave. Then after a volley had been fired and taps sounded, the sheltering folds of Old Glory were tenderly gathered and given to the mother of the brave lad as a memento of his fidelity and service under the same supreme banner of righteous-ft*'*'1'' 2-Blue Island Post No. 50, AmericanLegion had charge of the funeral ar-lungcments and the members turned out in a body. With the escort from G refit Lakes in motor ears, they proceeded to the Klonowski home, 487 Bru.ulwuy street, where they carriedthe body into the Hullirmn’a hearseBIuqtauqua ing wil ehildrei Hoddini folk so prograi Much artistictual-M(Sufficeby no 1 ing was son’s tiThechosenlecture?Dr. J.in thenvery pi erau, c snlenduclosing ed on put intTheyear, d late pument feasily 1memoriknownBlue I:tauquaThrtThehooked(ThursSaturdiIndiansat 3:31Elks.and thchurchRev.bulled love ofGross the Ni that asfwere flag, ithe chiescortTheicemeteto jointhe la the rif echo o from t ing th
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Blue Island Sun Standard
Blue Island, Illinois, US
Thu, Jun 26, 1924
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