Cincinnati High School - Excelsior Yearbook (Cincinnati, AR)

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MEMORY OF THOSE WI-IO PAID THE SUP- REME SACRIFICE THAT ,YOU A D I MAY STILL HAVE FREEDOM, WE DEDICATE THIS A - UAL. Sergeant john C. Phelan, an aerial gunner, was killed in action over Gels enkerchen, German, August 12, 1943, He enlisted in the Air Corps, Novernber 19, 194-Z, and took his training and received his wings at Fort Meyers, Florida. Sergeant Phelan was sent over seas for combat duty and after 'fwo months service was killed While on his filth mission over ,Germany U Cpl. Theoburn Piper, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Piper of Summers, was killed in action inGermany May 4, according to a message from the War De- partment May 19. He had been serving inthe Medical Corps H-Hd in his last letter 11012121 dated May Z, he was rejoicing that it would soon be over. Said he had been working day and night as the Germans had left so many booby traps and mines, and that nearly as many civilians were killed by' thern as Allies. Cpl. Piper was a graduate of the Cincinnati high school 8: attended the John E, Brown University. He was inducted into service November 194-3 Sz been overseas since January , He was a fine Christian boy. A memorial service will be held in the church in which he was married injune at Bell California before his entry in- to service. Besides his parents, surviv- ors include his wife, Mrs. Ed- na Piper, and baby daughter, Gail, oi Porterville, Californiag three sis- ters, Miss Bessie Piper aud M.rs. Lorene Budd of Kansas City, Kan., Mrs. Viola johnson, Siloam Springsg three brothers, Alfred of Hanford California, Victor of Richxnond, California and Cpl. Orienj. Piper, who is in service in France.