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PfcJasper R. Shepard IsiPaid Tribute By ChaplainAirs. Elizabeth L. Shepard,205y2. Central avenue, has received a “fine letter from Chaplain Wesley L, Kosin, of the 127th A AC Gun Battalion, with which her son,Pfc. Jasper R, Shepard, was serving when he was killed in action in Germany. Excerpts from lengthy communication follow:“Greetings in the name of our risen Saviour and ever-present Lord. I greet you in the name of Jesus because He is the only one who can adequately comfort you in this time of bereavement caused by the death of your son, Jasper it. Shepard, who was killed in action while out on patrol in the area of Guttersloh, Germany. However, I do sincerely regretthatwwas v\ hoi *r:will be interested to know your son was a good soldier, could be depended upon. He well thought of by the men knew him and highly respected by the officers in charge of his section.Hie funeral service was conducted by a Protestant Army Chaplain and his body is interred in the U. S. Military cemetery at Margratten, which is not far from Maastricht, Holland. The cemetery is well kept and is situated 111 a beautiful section of Holland. If possible, I shall endeavor to get: a picture of the cemetery and the grave and send it to you in the next few' weeks.”In addition to Ills sympatheticriV1cleagOc*■*»-SihauuPrhiFyour loss and offer my sympathy ; letter, Chaplain Kosin enclosed aand assure you of my prayers for copy of the combined worship ser-vou and vour daughter, Anna, dur- vice and memorialing these difficult days. His death Shepard on April 20 was almost instantaneous from in Germany, togetherheld ofr Pfc.somcwher«with the fol-rifle fire, so that wr may he assur- lowing tribute which was read at ed he did not suffer.“I am confident of his faith In Christ for his life in the army was clean and upright in spite of many temptations which army personnel face. He was a regular attendant at my church services and took delight in sharing with me the spiritual literature whit h cameto him from his own church. YouRecipientOf Silver StarFor GallantryAir. and Airs, A. P, Lelchten-berger, of Brookston, have received word from their son. Leroy B,Leichtenborger, somewhere in Germany, that he has been awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action. Accompany the decoration is the following citation:“Pfc, LeRoy B. Leichtcnberger,field artillery, for gallantry in action on 23 February 1945 in the vie-i 4inity of ... Germany. The assault boat of which Private Leichtenborger was a member was earned downstream bv the strong current aj d came ashore directly opposde a German machine gunwhi opened fire. After having found cover ror himself, Private Leichtenborger returned to the boat and removed a wounded man to safety. Later he exposed himself to grazing machine gun fire to aid in carrying another wounded man to medical aid. His gal-lanet actions and great couragethat time:“Pfc. Jasper R. Shepard of Hq. Btry. was killed in action last night while he was on A1P duty in Gutersloh, Germany. He was sent out on patrol with throe others and was killed on their return trip“Those who knew him best mourn his passing most. There isnothing ve can say or do that will bring him back or that will be of any benefit to him now that he is gone. However, a few words of tribute and appreciation are in order. Doubtless there are many here who could cite admirable qualities and characteristics of Shepard, but this bit of recognition and vour own words of trib-«ute to each other will serve to help us realize that aJ) the good that we do is making an impression on others, though they never express any appreciation while we live. We should also ho reminded that bouquets, whether of flowers or words, are of more value to anyone while he is living than after death.“Shepard was a good soldier in the Battalion Supply Section whose faithfulness, dependability, honesty and clean living were appreciated especially by Captain Faircloth, the Bn. Supply Officer, He is going to be missed not only by Captain Faircloth, Mr. Segal ai d his section, but bv all of us who knew him.“His departure adds to our re sponsibility in getting this spiritual and military job done. Let us take up the torch he lias dropped and go forward with greater determination to please God ami finish the task He has given us todo.”BisberemdiCubyhoFlt;eithfi(teio:ad\vlt;thtew)agmlt;Pfrenereen19r.vFrH*Hit hlt;Ja1 iintieeoi( Vig\\rla
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Warren Times Mirror
Warren, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, May 22, 1945
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