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Elwood Gummerson WafAt Hickam Fie'dSergeant Elwood Gunur.i-rson, M. ,4xi of Mrs Flora Gummerwon of Brad doc* street, near North Union High school, t- the first Fayett# county reside; t to be recorded M killed in action In the J;i|ane** hostilities.Mr*. Uumni rson receh lt;1 a ♦♦!*•gram from the War Department Wednesday numing telling of th# death of her son during the bomb* ing of Ulckam Field last Sundaymorning.A number of other Fayette coun* tians are stationed at the post where Gummerson met his death. At a tate hour i«ot night, no word had been received as to their safety.The War and Navy Departmentshad previously announced that anymen killed In action would be burled at the scene and would be transported home later when condition*an more favorable.Gummerson first enlisted In th* Army in 1926 at the Union town recruiting station He enlisted her* again in 1932 and 1935 On th* latter occasion he went to th* Panama. Canai £one and upon r#« enlisting took service in the Hawaiian Islands.Surviving aiv Ids mother, two brothers, George a* home and Clarence of Ma on town and a *Lster, Mrs B2sie Holmes of Wilson avenu*. His father, Solomon Gummerson, died In 1927.Members of his family had heldto ’hi ho?x ht‘ had survived ’hebombings of last Sunday morning. Upon receipt of the n w- Georg*Gummerson said.We had rather hoped he was aflt; since it was so long mice the raid and we hadn't n*ceivrd any won! I guess thing' like this are bound to happen new •»* we are it war It's going to be a long hard t lt;to beat ihn Gun ► t it •• e'v*?ot to do it.”
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Uniontown Morning Herald
Uniontown, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Dec 11, 1941
Page 10
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