I - , we MANNING, Pfc Vernon McElroy, postlrunrously the Distinguished Ser- ents,
/ _‘ ___  " » tg, \`?,j§Q 27, A&S 1938-4l,Vson of Dr. and Mrs. vrce Cross. dren, _
E ,· ` _    F Wi   Vernon V. Manning of Lexington, grr- sf}; rrrond,
. » — t , _ » t · 0- ~ srs .
  ` V  Q:   " l t   ` ?g?rl2]94(;f   pg;l;€[§1$;€g;C$l ` MASON, Ensign \~Villi:rnr Lloyd, 29, ers
r ·     ~  ~· p..rr0.r as r prrrrrrc rrrrrrrres cmproyee l··;·_¤·;— *9;;*-Q, Mm yf\,M}·, {Mid Otis MA,
i , U,  2§  ..    '   Vi.  in West Vtirginia and joined the Army gllllmlll ‘_ (ilsgn 0 ‘ (ll“?`)i ’ 1 mai 3,. ASV
V ,     _, »   , Qt}, Air COrPsV Later he tmnsferrcd to the rrrnrergly 0lV rorrrrgtorr, rll1V(V lllSt?1`l; F/{ VV
l VV VV_   VVVVV V  !‘  iufanuy He died on-April 17, 1944V ol Mrs. Dorothy Hobbs Mason o VV   .(\\1I]
hV  ts  V_ *·==s*@* r Q his hillhday at the Veterans- Hospital Wayne, Ind. VHe enlisted rn the l\axy Matthr
‘Y' Q,]  · Fs · - ’ · - Arr Cor >s in Aurust 1942. Alter ol Mr.
. V rn Lexington following an illness of   _ VlV V __ Vi: lj V _ I 1, ._ Of WV
W   several rnontlrs. A sister, Mrs. Sam ;"“Vl““§=4 dl gdxotlb ll)‘m? Vlllzlagilalilh Ymd a‘
  l’aparri:r. and a brother, Lyle, survive _$’“" ‘ [ML *.0 cbc   _l"l* (L   I? _ ua
si A . M-C Mulm;.‘,,._ stoned an enstgn in VM.rrt.lr, 1V.)l4. I-It rtary ,
` "   » 2 if was sent to the Fafrlrc areatrrlr _]anu· screed
V .   ar w rere as :r rgrter pr o re par- rpprnes
Q · l MARTIN, Pfc Thomas joseph, 22, tidipated in raids over the outskirts the an
_ Com. 1940-43, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy of Tokyo. His death oecurred April appoint
VERNON MCELROY MANNWG Dennis Martin of Greenville. He 17, 1945, as the result ol an accident West }
left the University of Kentucky in his as he was landing his plane on the he trait
junior year to enter the Arrrry at Ft_ carrier near japan. ltr addrltrorr to his overseai
  f_ ·~ Benjamin Harrisorr on Nlay 10, 1943, wife and parents he rs survived by his throng-}
\  V; Following training at Ohio University daughter, Constance Hobbs Mason. when it
_ 9,7   he was given overseas duty. He landed sa   ii
‘   ill Marseilles, France, Octorer 19-15. . - 0
   » and pzlrticipzrtecl in the invasion of UMj\$T§R$» ¥[cV .lanE)cS Olédy?  \'lSiorr.
l Q at Germany. At Strasbourg on December ml clsul Fimp 0lcc‘ S_V“ il ` I Emilie
" $ 9 r h ,. cc- , d Smml i“·m., Mrs. Earnest E. Masters and lrusrant pa|mV ru
_ `_»_ V 'l —“*_ 6 C “_€ “ l _ J l { M-S (gcmti Honslrrrl Masters ol 4
   t _ g ` which resulted rn total paralysis from 0 V. I ‘ g ‘ _ _1 U A 1, · SOIL
A     _  llle neck down. He was returned to I-·¤MV¤¤stQ¤é   strtmj dlFm_Vu:Tl_lV two bro
r, .,    this corrntry :rrrd sent to Camp Atter- Febmdll *’_ ‘ ‘ C zglcmclyi 'I. (2 Cllshllla
 » ·  lriiry, Indiana. His death occurred gmmciy School at amp ·Hmm°,
I - ~  "· . · Fla and was sent 0vet‘SCaS lll All"-
; i _ · _ there on May 23, l9»ltr, followrrrg :rrr " . I I _ _ I O] D; F
y  V_. V , ,VV Opclmiom ust, 1944. Hrs teatr occurreruary.  VV  l9i0. Pr
 ,_j_Z" f.   1944-, and took part with the 2nd Divis- -       `‘°,`il ’   Mfiged in
  _;  _—VV   ion in the irrvasiorr of France. His    .>- llusrness
s      death occurred june 22, 1944, near V 2 · tag at V
I     ·   St. Lo when he w:rs killed by an en- ,   "   ‘l'lf€l`f?lll
,   ,, _V    enry sniper during battle. Besides his V VVV   we . he sailed
   V  V4    parents, he is survived by a brother-       the 2(irh
        and two sisters, and his wife, the for-       ¤ _ Setrecl w
    nrer Mrs. Irene Maddox lvlartin, now     _. lllrljor bar
, ‘  ,V     Mrs. Irene Mason of jonesville.   ___‘ F? '= _  VEEIWIYE
·    ‘   i IUOI1
l is 7%   " trrajor; {
y   MASON. Capt. Harry A., 29, B.S. \ __ Star for A
'   in Com. ’36, son of the late john and  L_     g   test his
{ ,   Katie Reburn Mason of Morganfield. ‘      `   "’`   I ; paremg, h
` At the University he belonged to Pi .
, W,,,,,.E,, I-_ Mm,N K*‘PPa _Alt>h¤ fraternity- After his rvrrrnrr r.r.m·rr rrrmrr .
graduation Mason was engaged rn
farming until he was called to duty
ai-: .......,... ..;-.... ....-.-.   in the Army on February 25, 1942. In - ,   _   ._
· ‘· t.  . May of that year he was stationed     =~`  
  ` V V Vg; in Hawaii for· :r time. Later· he saw    
_ _ `V  action in the Solonrons and New Geor-     ` gf  5,
w ,   ( i gia Islands. It was for action on Guad-  .`  ` .  `7 l * 
t   _ -· t aeanal that he was awarded the Bronze . ·  I  "     
. ~   V ?‘ V   vw ’ Star, and promoted to first lieutenant.  "   ‘.- ` . · * · _'€‘“'"
ijz l   `*;_ -.   Capt. Mason nret his death February li ; »--   *°'   { V  -
`$~.i?‘,VQ    .1 , _ (i, 1945, on Luzon, I". I., while leading    V’» t Q      .
  .` ll patrol of the 35th infantry against    V __V_    
  ....   ‘ the japanese, A brother, Reuben Ma-       A
  i son of Morgarrlield, and three sisters     ```     V,    
` s V_.    _ V » survive Capt. M:rsorr, who was awarded     .    `   V-
   ii V I   V ‘} jV f1V /V,, t V;
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· HArutv A. MAsoN _]Atrrr·:s Etrrvm MAS’l‘ERS _  Ct-run
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