Men Under Fire Recall Little Things
James King writes from the A E F in Britain about small moments that linger with soldiers. A chaplain at a frontline burial in the Mediterranean theater urged swift work as shells neared. A Boston heavyweight boxer damaged by war fearlessly tended to beauty and life, joking about maneuvers while defending comrades. The piece notes insignia marked on regiment gear and a colonel promoting pride in the unit amid invasion preparations.
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James King
Britain
Mediterranean
Three Shepheard Brothers Mark Golden Weddings Across States
In Medford Oklahoma three Shepheard brothers Stier ling Miltonvale Kansas John Caldwell Kansas and Joshua Williamsburg Kansas celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversaries within the last two months An older brother Leon Pat moona Kansas marked his 50th in 1941 The parents Daniel and wife celebrated their Golden Wedding in 1917 They married sisters Frances Ella and Nellie Cole There are 41 grandchildren 62 great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren Daniel Shepheard moved family to Oklahoma at Cherokee Strip opening 1893 The unit’s helmet emblem sparked curiosity about its meaning The colonel a New England native and Texan by adoption said that is my brand anything anytime anywhere but nothing with the insignia painted on troops gear
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Medford
Okla
Shepheard
Stierling
Miltonvale
Kan
John
Caldwell
Joshua
Williamsburg
Leon Shepheard
Patmoona
Daniel Shepheard
Frances
Ella
Nellie Cole
Oklahoma
Cherokee Strip
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