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Fate of Two Village Young Men: One Dead. One PrisonerWord has been received bytheir families that fireman first class, action and that Corp. Fred Jannisch is a Japanese prison e r in the P h, i 1 i p p i n e Islands. Both you t h s were former carrier bovs of this publication.Ralph Niles enlisted in the Navy in July, 1940* Afterhis nreliminarv j * '**' (training at | Grea t Lakes was t J a nRalph Niles, was killed inRalph Nilescoast. Heuntil shortly:erred to the wet served in the Pacific after Pearl Harbor when his ship was one of those destroyed by the Japanese. His new assignment :ook him to the east coast and he, was on duty in the Atlantic for several months. He was killed while ir the Pacific to which he had recently been transferred. He had been wounded previously in action. Ralph was 21 vears old.«rSpecial memorial services were conducted for him at Grace Lutheran church bv Dr. O. A. Gicsc-man on New Year’s Day. In thisservice the first gold star was attached to the service flag of the church. Before joining the Navy Ralph was active in the Boy Scouts being a member of Troop 66. He was a member of the church. Ralph is survived by his mother Marie and father Harry. Two brothers Frank and Walter and a sister, Harriet Warren, also survive.Corp. Fred Jannisch was reported to be a Japanese prisoner in a telegram received last week by his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jannisch, 333 Park avenue. This was the first word that the fam-FRED JANNISCHCorps, which received special recognition from General Mac-Art hur, have also been reported recently as captives.Fred attended Oak P a r k r I. g h and was IS when he jo ned the unit in 1940.Village Book ReviewThe Village Book review will meet on Monday, at one o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Hattie Craft, 12S Pleasant. Mrs. EdwardHeadman will be the assisting hostess.Helen Gullette will review Thorofare.'’ For cancellations phone Euclid 3351 not later than Saturda v.
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Oak Park Oak Leaves
Oak Park, Illinois, US
Thu, Jan 07, 1943
Page 39
Full Page
Clipped by
James O.
USA 30 Sep 2019
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