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Death of Lyle Edmondson Is Official «. —I)'* geatit I.vie I' F.dmolldson. w ‘i * i•• I was ii'iiorlfil missing m n'Mlon a '•*11 \fiir ago. a urtlnin llt; a J• 11*• i i«• I-I « • •. v *•*| hy Ills pa mil s. Mr, and 1‘tI Mrs tl. It. Kdmondson. irom Maj-lw i or iioiieraI .1 A 1,'lio, adjutant *\v 1 general oi fIn* ui my Ir ! I'In* Icll' t say Si*w ''Sinn your miii Stafi Slt; r«t'in* «l ! I.v le It Kdmond. on An * lt;p was r« pol led missing in action May 21 I!* II. Il:o war departii.••lit has enlci tain* lt;1 tin- hope ili.it he survived ami ilmi i n I or-iiiation w oiilil ho revealed des-polling 111*•' uucerl ai ii i y sunound-111 his a bsence. J low o\ .t, as in many casus, iho conditions oi wai td-J fate «l«*n us such iilorniaiion.Tlii* ri'oonl rone mini: vouiniI IsI • • I' Mil lit•r®W'Olorolsgl.ilUltl. In ll.o cum ol \o u .-I hi- lt;!.it. I,as liooii -a*l n May J It I.'., i o ,|ay Iollow mg i lo-phation ol twelve uioiillis spih:**.I regret iho necessity for t Inessa g* . ii it 11 list I hat t ho m lol a long pel ioil ol uti'-f 11 ii ma .no at loasi soiiio sin nioa'-nio i • I I'onsolat ion I lo you mav 11ml sustaining •■•mil 111 tho thought thill lJ|o ll III taintv with which war has s round* lt;1 tl.** absence ol your has * n ha rood I h * * honoi o! hi s vice to ] is count tv ami lt;■iiiti ne gli 11 vI son silows thatlie was a c1 ewliPiiir!llielllh**r oi aIt17 i Flying Fon *hr. •! (1• 1rssfairciait1*a.sed in Hugh1 finsoil.i «»n Mjy 2 1.i uII. lie ]ailedlowa lj I el III lltroinabombing missionA pril1 to Berlin, wheiiIlls plain- coll.de.lc n;j withmot hertoft less oVetthesoon1 a rgetat 11 u1a. m.. alter l*c•mgheicb1 hit hvemunyli:-liter plan*;-.amipilot: went «.low u in| 1 • i l(lt;iiiM’S. breakinguped T! *IH it4 11 • 1 III1 4 * 1.i No parade1»v etiw er**'• *4* ft 11 \ctew luembeisofMiOt HofISec*»ml iii I'niinh.» Hadley It Kd n; m the army air • at i leorgp l-'i.-ld. Ill t this yohr when l( i .sport piano era r taking off. fro-:;00 to 4,,n foot am co-pilot wore bom a s. i was i o port oil on troubleI Mrs K*lm*»ml.son in the service C rl ull t •oii«.ii|ci,ain»ns ly been given to ul« it h. lormation hearinglandof your son. incluuing all n 1 a‘ onls. reports and circuiiibiuuc* t Thes*? fiave h* on caret uily rev n; '■s ed and considered In vi»*\v oi t I act that twol\c months have i.lt;he He • rtt|»lots sent tiack ieti last lira• xpiieu wiinoui me ipt or c.I tehee to 8Uppoi I :i rout lulled piesuinption • jx survival, the war department must terminate such absence by a presumptive finding of death. Accordingly. at. olficial '^j finding of death lias been record -ll‘‘ p'l under the provisions of l*ub-lie Law 4 It 0. 7 7th Congress, ap-proved March 7. 11*12. as aim-ml-I ed.“The finding docs not establishhvan actual or probahhir,‘ death; however.• liedoris required bylaw it requires a presumptive dateOnly 25 Percent Of County Bond Quota Is BoughtFigures on K bond sales in the seventh war loan given out by th*’ slate war finance committee show that Washington county bus s*• t.1 r bought onlv 2”» 2 p* rcent ol flu- county quoi;-.This county is sixth from tlie* bottom among tin* It** counties in the state on the current report.
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Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa, US
Wed, May 30, 1945
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