[PW] disparate need for finding soldier!
Bill Davis
wmadavis at gmail.com
Fri Nov 23 12:25:43 PST 2007
I would also suggest you contact this person:
Sherrill Shelton
271 E Lake
Medicine Park, OK 73557
(580) 529-2377
That's a unique name and he also lives in Oklahoma, so he may be a relative.
Bill Davis
At 11:00 AM 11/23/2007, you wrote:
>Dear Madam or Sir:
>I was given this email address with the hope of receiving help in finding
>the family of US Army Soldier Sherril T. Shelton. On his WWII enlistment he
>states he was born l9l9 in Oklahoma, but his native residence is Harris Co,
>Texas. In l942, Sherril plus 11 other soldiers drown at Charlie Lake,
>British
>Columbia. The bodies were sent back, so there should be an obit somewhere
>in a
>Harris Co newspaper shortly after the drowning and then maybe a week or so
>later when the body arrived for burial.
>
>The reason I want to find an obit of Sherril is to advise his family that a
>Memorial Dedication will be held in Fort St. John, B.C. next spring and his
>family is invited to attend. Also, the Memorial museum would like a
>picture of
>him and any other info that would be appropriate for his pillar on the
>monument.
>
>Thank you for any help you can give.
>Mary
>
>The l930 census of Alfalpha Co, Ok finds Sherril and his siblings at a Odd
>Fellows Orphanage. Alfalpha Co veterans have not been able to help. Library
>needed exact dates.
>
>
>
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