The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Feb. 22, 1945, p. 1
Parents of PVT. JOHNNIE GARCIA, Mr. and Mrs. Ygnacio GARCIA of Wickenburg, are still awaiting word from the War department giving them more details concerning Johnnie's death in action while serving with the infantry in Belgium. To date, the family has had only a telegram and letter from the adjutant general reporting he was killed in action on January 19.
Johnnie was a popular resident of Wickenburg before enlisting in the army more than three years ago. He graduated from the Wickenburg Elementary school and was employed at the Vulture mine when he volunteered for service. He had been overseas more than a year and had just recovered from wounds received last year in the fighting in France when he fell before enemy gunfire Belgium.
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Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, Arizona
October 31, 1947
REMAINS OF JOHN GARCIA BACK IN U.S.
Burial Here for Lad Who Died in Action
The body of JOHN GARCIA, son of YGNACIO GARCIA of Wickenburg, has been brought back to the country from abroad and will arrive here within the next week for burial in the Garcia cemetery on the Prescott highway.
John was killed in action in Belgium on January 19, 1945, shortly after he had returned to the front upon recovering from injuries received the previous June in fighting in France. His body was one of 18 Arizona soldiers which arrived last Sunday in New York aboard the army transport Joseph V. Connolly. A telegram to Mr. Garcia from the War Department early this week, notified him of the arrival of his son's body.
Howard L. COFFINGER, local mortician also received word that the body would probably be held six days in New York before being sent by train to Wickenburg. Details of the service for the youth have not developed, pending receipt of more definite information as to the arrival of the body here.
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The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
November 21, 1947, p.1
John Garcia Rest At Last
In Native Soil
Soldier Brought Home From European Grave
Johnnie Garcia came home from the wars Monday. He fought in France and in Belgium and in the latter country, on January 19, 1945 he was killed in action firing a machine gun with the 120th Infantry of the United States Army.
Johnnie's body, in a massive bronze casket, was lowered into a grave in the Garcia family cemetery just north of town at exactly 11 o'clock under a soft, blue Arizona sky and in mellow, warming sunshine – two things which he probably loved but spoke little about and doubtless longed for on a many a dull, drab day as he slushed through the rain, snow and mud of far off lands where his native country sent him to fight and die.
Johnnie's body, along with those of hundreds of other American boys, was brought back to the United States several weeks ago, aboard an army transport. It arrived in Wickenburg early last Saturday morning with a Technical Sergeant of the Army as escort. Members of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts met the train and in precise formation, removed the casket and took it to the Wickenburg Chapel. There on Sunday evening, a Rosary was held.
Church Services
Monday morning at 10 o'clock, the casket was taken under escort of the veteran groups to St. Anthony's church where Father D. F. O'Sullivan celebrated a low mass and afterwards paid tribute to the deceased soldier and his family members of which where the casket lay, under armed guard, and covered with an American flag. "Johnnie Garcia died," he said, "that you and I might live as free individuals in a free nation. He and thousands of his fellow Americans fought against an aggressor who threatened that way of life. But today, with the clash of battle barely ceased, we find another aggressor springing up and sadly we contemplate the thought that many sons of America and of other nations have shed their blood in vain."
Last Rites Said
From the church, the casket was taken to the cemetery where the pallbearers placed it above the open grave and Rev. O'Sullivan performed the last ceremonial rites of the church. The American Legion funeral service, were then conducted by Post Adjutant Harold Nervick and R. B. Sullivan, acting three volley over the grave and the clear, poignant notes of Taps were sounded.
Serving as pallbearers were Johnnie's two older brothers, Bill and Ygnacio of Los Angeles; his cousins, Joe and Adolph Garcia; Pet and Luis Ramirez and Martin Jaime.
Johnnie Garcia was the son of Ygnacio Garcia and Mrs. Garcia. He was born in Wickenburg, attended Elementary school and lived here until his enlistment in the army.
Feb. 22, 1945, p. 1
Parents of PVT. JOHNNIE GARCIA, Mr. and Mrs. Ygnacio GARCIA of Wickenburg, are still awaiting word from the War department giving them more details concerning Johnnie's death in action while serving with the infantry in Belgium. To date, the family has had only a telegram and letter from the adjutant general reporting he was killed in action on January 19.
Johnnie was a popular resident of Wickenburg before enlisting in the army more than three years ago. He graduated from the Wickenburg Elementary school and was employed at the Vulture mine when he volunteered for service. He had been overseas more than a year and had just recovered from wounds received last year in the fighting in France when he fell before enemy gunfire Belgium.
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Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, Arizona
October 31, 1947
REMAINS OF JOHN GARCIA BACK IN U.S.
Burial Here for Lad Who Died in Action
The body of JOHN GARCIA, son of YGNACIO GARCIA of Wickenburg, has been brought back to the country from abroad and will arrive here within the next week for burial in the Garcia cemetery on the Prescott highway.
John was killed in action in Belgium on January 19, 1945, shortly after he had returned to the front upon recovering from injuries received the previous June in fighting in France. His body was one of 18 Arizona soldiers which arrived last Sunday in New York aboard the army transport Joseph V. Connolly. A telegram to Mr. Garcia from the War Department early this week, notified him of the arrival of his son's body.
Howard L. COFFINGER, local mortician also received word that the body would probably be held six days in New York before being sent by train to Wickenburg. Details of the service for the youth have not developed, pending receipt of more definite information as to the arrival of the body here.
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The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
November 21, 1947, p.1
John Garcia Rest At Last
In Native Soil
Soldier Brought Home From European Grave
Johnnie Garcia came home from the wars Monday. He fought in France and in Belgium and in the latter country, on January 19, 1945 he was killed in action firing a machine gun with the 120th Infantry of the United States Army.
Johnnie's body, in a massive bronze casket, was lowered into a grave in the Garcia family cemetery just north of town at exactly 11 o'clock under a soft, blue Arizona sky and in mellow, warming sunshine – two things which he probably loved but spoke little about and doubtless longed for on a many a dull, drab day as he slushed through the rain, snow and mud of far off lands where his native country sent him to fight and die.
Johnnie's body, along with those of hundreds of other American boys, was brought back to the United States several weeks ago, aboard an army transport. It arrived in Wickenburg early last Saturday morning with a Technical Sergeant of the Army as escort. Members of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts met the train and in precise formation, removed the casket and took it to the Wickenburg Chapel. There on Sunday evening, a Rosary was held.
Church Services
Monday morning at 10 o'clock, the casket was taken under escort of the veteran groups to St. Anthony's church where Father D. F. O'Sullivan celebrated a low mass and afterwards paid tribute to the deceased soldier and his family members of which where the casket lay, under armed guard, and covered with an American flag. "Johnnie Garcia died," he said, "that you and I might live as free individuals in a free nation. He and thousands of his fellow Americans fought against an aggressor who threatened that way of life. But today, with the clash of battle barely ceased, we find another aggressor springing up and sadly we contemplate the thought that many sons of America and of other nations have shed their blood in vain."
Last Rites Said
From the church, the casket was taken to the cemetery where the pallbearers placed it above the open grave and Rev. O'Sullivan performed the last ceremonial rites of the church. The American Legion funeral service, were then conducted by Post Adjutant Harold Nervick and R. B. Sullivan, acting three volley over the grave and the clear, poignant notes of Taps were sounded.
Serving as pallbearers were Johnnie's two older brothers, Bill and Ygnacio of Los Angeles; his cousins, Joe and Adolph Garcia; Pet and Luis Ramirez and Martin Jaime.
Johnnie Garcia was the son of Ygnacio Garcia and Mrs. Garcia. He was born in Wickenburg, attended Elementary school and lived here until his enlistment in the army.
The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Feb. 22, 1945, p. 1
Parents of PVT. JOHNNIE GARCIA, Mr. and Mrs. Ygnacio GARCIA of Wickenburg, are still awaiting word from the War department giving them more details concerning Johnnie's death in action while serving with the infantry in Belgium. To date, the family has had only a telegram and letter from the adjutant general reporting he was killed in action on January 19.
Johnnie was a popular resident of Wickenburg before enlisting in the army more than three years ago. He graduated from the Wickenburg Elementary school and was employed at the Vulture mine when he volunteered for service. He had been overseas more than a year and had just recovered from wounds received last year in the fighting in France when he fell before enemy gunfire Belgium.
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Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, Arizona
October 31, 1947
REMAINS OF JOHN GARCIA BACK IN U.S.
Burial Here for Lad Who Died in Action
The body of JOHN GARCIA, son of YGNACIO GARCIA of Wickenburg, has been brought back to the country from abroad and will arrive here within the next week for burial in the Garcia cemetery on the Prescott highway.
John was killed in action in Belgium on January 19, 1945, shortly after he had returned to the front upon recovering from injuries received the previous June in fighting in France. His body was one of 18 Arizona soldiers which arrived last Sunday in New York aboard the army transport Joseph V. Connolly. A telegram to Mr. Garcia from the War Department early this week, notified him of the arrival of his son's body.
Howard L. COFFINGER, local mortician also received word that the body would probably be held six days in New York before being sent by train to Wickenburg. Details of the service for the youth have not developed, pending receipt of more definite information as to the arrival of the body here.
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The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
November 21, 1947, p.1
John Garcia Rest At Last
In Native Soil
Soldier Brought Home From European Grave
Johnnie Garcia came home from the wars Monday. He fought in France and in Belgium and in the latter country, on January 19, 1945 he was killed in action firing a machine gun with the 120th Infantry of the United States Army.
Johnnie's body, in a massive bronze casket, was lowered into a grave in the Garcia family cemetery just north of town at exactly 11 o'clock under a soft, blue Arizona sky and in mellow, warming sunshine – two things which he probably loved but spoke little about and doubtless longed for on a many a dull, drab day as he slushed through the rain, snow and mud of far off lands where his native country sent him to fight and die.
Johnnie's body, along with those of hundreds of other American boys, was brought back to the United States several weeks ago, aboard an army transport. It arrived in Wickenburg early last Saturday morning with a Technical Sergeant of the Army as escort. Members of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts met the train and in precise formation, removed the casket and took it to the Wickenburg Chapel. There on Sunday evening, a Rosary was held.
Church Services
Monday morning at 10 o'clock, the casket was taken under escort of the veteran groups to St. Anthony's church where Father D. F. O'Sullivan celebrated a low mass and afterwards paid tribute to the deceased soldier and his family members of which where the casket lay, under armed guard, and covered with an American flag. "Johnnie Garcia died," he said, "that you and I might live as free individuals in a free nation. He and thousands of his fellow Americans fought against an aggressor who threatened that way of life. But today, with the clash of battle barely ceased, we find another aggressor springing up and sadly we contemplate the thought that many sons of America and of other nations have shed their blood in vain."
Last Rites Said
From the church, the casket was taken to the cemetery where the pallbearers placed it above the open grave and Rev. O'Sullivan performed the last ceremonial rites of the church. The American Legion funeral service, were then conducted by Post Adjutant Harold Nervick and R. B. Sullivan, acting three volley over the grave and the clear, poignant notes of Taps were sounded.
Serving as pallbearers were Johnnie's two older brothers, Bill and Ygnacio of Los Angeles; his cousins, Joe and Adolph Garcia; Pet and Luis Ramirez and Martin Jaime.
Johnnie Garcia was the son of Ygnacio Garcia and Mrs. Garcia. He was born in Wickenburg, attended Elementary school and lived here until his enlistment in the army.
Feb. 22, 1945, p. 1
Parents of PVT. JOHNNIE GARCIA, Mr. and Mrs. Ygnacio GARCIA of Wickenburg, are still awaiting word from the War department giving them more details concerning Johnnie's death in action while serving with the infantry in Belgium. To date, the family has had only a telegram and letter from the adjutant general reporting he was killed in action on January 19.
Johnnie was a popular resident of Wickenburg before enlisting in the army more than three years ago. He graduated from the Wickenburg Elementary school and was employed at the Vulture mine when he volunteered for service. He had been overseas more than a year and had just recovered from wounds received last year in the fighting in France when he fell before enemy gunfire Belgium.
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Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, Arizona
October 31, 1947
REMAINS OF JOHN GARCIA BACK IN U.S.
Burial Here for Lad Who Died in Action
The body of JOHN GARCIA, son of YGNACIO GARCIA of Wickenburg, has been brought back to the country from abroad and will arrive here within the next week for burial in the Garcia cemetery on the Prescott highway.
John was killed in action in Belgium on January 19, 1945, shortly after he had returned to the front upon recovering from injuries received the previous June in fighting in France. His body was one of 18 Arizona soldiers which arrived last Sunday in New York aboard the army transport Joseph V. Connolly. A telegram to Mr. Garcia from the War Department early this week, notified him of the arrival of his son's body.
Howard L. COFFINGER, local mortician also received word that the body would probably be held six days in New York before being sent by train to Wickenburg. Details of the service for the youth have not developed, pending receipt of more definite information as to the arrival of the body here.
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The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
November 21, 1947, p.1
John Garcia Rest At Last
In Native Soil
Soldier Brought Home From European Grave
Johnnie Garcia came home from the wars Monday. He fought in France and in Belgium and in the latter country, on January 19, 1945 he was killed in action firing a machine gun with the 120th Infantry of the United States Army.
Johnnie's body, in a massive bronze casket, was lowered into a grave in the Garcia family cemetery just north of town at exactly 11 o'clock under a soft, blue Arizona sky and in mellow, warming sunshine – two things which he probably loved but spoke little about and doubtless longed for on a many a dull, drab day as he slushed through the rain, snow and mud of far off lands where his native country sent him to fight and die.
Johnnie's body, along with those of hundreds of other American boys, was brought back to the United States several weeks ago, aboard an army transport. It arrived in Wickenburg early last Saturday morning with a Technical Sergeant of the Army as escort. Members of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts met the train and in precise formation, removed the casket and took it to the Wickenburg Chapel. There on Sunday evening, a Rosary was held.
Church Services
Monday morning at 10 o'clock, the casket was taken under escort of the veteran groups to St. Anthony's church where Father D. F. O'Sullivan celebrated a low mass and afterwards paid tribute to the deceased soldier and his family members of which where the casket lay, under armed guard, and covered with an American flag. "Johnnie Garcia died," he said, "that you and I might live as free individuals in a free nation. He and thousands of his fellow Americans fought against an aggressor who threatened that way of life. But today, with the clash of battle barely ceased, we find another aggressor springing up and sadly we contemplate the thought that many sons of America and of other nations have shed their blood in vain."
Last Rites Said
From the church, the casket was taken to the cemetery where the pallbearers placed it above the open grave and Rev. O'Sullivan performed the last ceremonial rites of the church. The American Legion funeral service, were then conducted by Post Adjutant Harold Nervick and R. B. Sullivan, acting three volley over the grave and the clear, poignant notes of Taps were sounded.
Serving as pallbearers were Johnnie's two older brothers, Bill and Ygnacio of Los Angeles; his cousins, Joe and Adolph Garcia; Pet and Luis Ramirez and Martin Jaime.
Johnnie Garcia was the son of Ygnacio Garcia and Mrs. Garcia. He was born in Wickenburg, attended Elementary school and lived here until his enlistment in the army.
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