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Another Greenville Boy Gives His Life For His Country.The joyous Thanksgiving Day was marred in some homes by sad news, of which one. was Station Agent J, C. Jackson’s of the Eric railroad.The boy who had gone out with his pals in the summer of 191? to train at Grove;,City to meet the bar*-barious Hun had “og'ne. West.” It was the price of victory Corporal Jolm Melvin Jackson paid.The: last word received from him was written -in Base Hospital 22, A. E. P., France, Oceober 15. A chum did the writing for Melvin was not able. The letter was dictated. . The patient was improving, the lines read, but the dispatch from Washington, Thursday said that death came that very day, October 15. •Corporal Jackson' had been gassed in August but- recovered; only to be wounded in one arm. and carried back of the line to the base hospital. From the. official : report influenza pneumonia set in and - recovery was impossible, - :•••/:,•• . '• V'Another blue star turns to gold on the Baptist church school service flag. Rev.. J. Earle Edwards will read a letter from the boy Sunday night in the memorial service, to be hold in his honor; This letter led ; to Corporal JacksonJs affi 1 iation ;with- c the church Whi 1 e; I obated' in Camp Hancock, Ga, Co^oral Jacksonj. the eon of Mr, ap'd Afrs. J. C.: jacksdn, was bom r.In Geneva. Crawfoi*d; county, 21 years ago.;, i' Three. years;! ago : HVe - family moved • to-TGreenville. Surviving are :his .parents - and one sister, Mrs. .For-. ■; dst’.Field; of C6 rao p oli s, Pa..'Stewart ^Missing.’ iiSfles ;EHa: .of-^ h Tier: J-.birotiTte^.--^illiamh.Hemy-'JS;TOissing)fn;actlonl,.;%last addrosstwa;s-:Cd;;3;'■ 127th Infan-i tryhNvi F;,: viA;N,lived • ii£ T*reehviUb?hufc^^ 5 tb'Oa-
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Greenville Evening Record
Greenville, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Nov 29, 1918
Page 3
Full Page
Clipped by
David F.
NA, 09 Mar 2017
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