Gill Township Boy Recalls Balloon Corps Battle in Germany
Roy O. Thrasher of Gill Township writes from Treves Germany describing a July to September clash where 32 German planes attacked his U S Balloon Corps. He details air combat, balloon destruction, injuries to himself, and the trek from Toul to a base hospital before returning to his unit in Germany.
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Roy O
Thrasher
A. L. Thrasher
Gill Township
Roy O. Thrasher
U. S. Balloon Corps
Germany
Balloon Corps
Treves
Obituary for Esther A. Morgan of Sullivan County
Esther A. Morgan born January 29 1838 Sullivan County died January 31 1919 age 81 years 2 days widowhood after 37 years. She raised eleven children and educated them in a Christian life. A lifelong Methodist, she attended church and kept a home for six daughters and one son plus 31 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Survived by brother Walter Morgan and many relatives. The article closes with a memorial couplet.
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Sullivan County
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Methodist Episcopal Church
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Clay City
Viola Hit
Cora Daugherty
Pearl Thornton
Merom
Katherine Armstrong
Linton
Nell Thompson
Portland
Oregon
Dick Thompson
Indiana
Walter Morgan
Carlisle
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