FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
2ND. LT. ORMOND SIRON
HELD THURSDAY
The body of 2nd Lt. Ormond K.
Siron, only son of Mr. and Mrs.
William Siron of Lexington, who
was killed in New Guinea, March
23, 1944, arrived in Lexington from
Chicago at noon Tuesday. The
casket was taken from the train
to the family home where it re-
mained until the hour of the me-
morial service which was held at
the Methodist church at 2:30 p. m.
Thursday.
The body was accompanied to
Lexington by Major Charles J.
Grebinger of Headquarters Fifth
Army, Chicago. Major Grebinger
remained in Lexington until the
conclusion of the services and bur-
ial.
The Rev. Walter H. Teesdale
conducted the services and deliv-
ered the funeral oration. Miss Hel-
en Hastings, accompanied at the
organ by Mrs Eugene Finley, sang
"Going Home" and "Whispering
Hope."
Pall bearers were members of
the American Legion, as follows:
Keith Siron, Milburn Adreon, Wal-
ter B. Stoutamoyer, Richard Un-
derwood, Leonard Mallory and Gil-
bert Jacobs. The American Legion
Post conducted the military bur-
ial service at the Lexington cem-
etery.
Ormond was born in Lexington
Oct. 18, 1918. He was educated in
the local schools and graduated
from the Lexington Community
high school with the class of 1936.
He is survived by his parents and
one sister, Mrs. Bethel Hinthorn,
all of Lexington.
Ormond first entered the armed
service in May, 1941. He received
his basic training at Fort Riley,
Kan. and Camp Robinson, Ark. Af-
ter 15 months training having ac-
quired a staff sergeant rating, he
transferred to the air corps and he
received his training in this new
branch of the service, first at San
Antonio, then at Camp Ellington,
Texas. He graduated as a bom-
badier with a second lieuteant
rating at San Angelo, Texas, on
July 25, 1943. After three months
operational training at Poccotello,
Idaho, he, together with the other
nine members of his bomber crew,
flew from San Francisco, Calif., to
Australia on Nov. 22, 1943. They
were sent on to New Guinea where
they served together until the fatal
crash on March 23, 1944, in
which all were killed, together
with three other men who were
also aboard. They were buried in
the Finchaffen temporary military
cemetery in New Guinea. The bodies
of nine members of the original
crew were brought home together
and were taken to their former
homes for burial.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
2ND. LT. ORMOND SIRON
HELD THURSDAY
The body of 2nd Lt. Ormond K.
Siron, only son of Mr. and Mrs.
William Siron of Lexington, who
was killed in New Guinea, March
23, 1944, arrived in Lexington from
Chicago at noon Tuesday. The
casket was taken from the train
to the family home where it re-
mained until the hour of the me-
morial service which was held at
the Methodist church at 2:30 p. m.
Thursday.
The body was accompanied to
Lexington by Major Charles J.
Grebinger of Headquarters Fifth
Army, Chicago. Major Grebinger
remained in Lexington until the
conclusion of the services and bur-
ial.
The Rev. Walter H. Teesdale
conducted the services and deliv-
ered the funeral oration. Miss Hel-
en Hastings, accompanied at the
organ by Mrs Eugene Finley, sang
"Going Home" and "Whispering
Hope."
Pall bearers were members of
the American Legion, as follows:
Keith Siron, Milburn Adreon, Wal-
ter B. Stoutamoyer, Richard Un-
derwood, Leonard Mallory and Gil-
bert Jacobs. The American Legion
Post conducted the military bur-
ial service at the Lexington cem-
etery.
Ormond was born in Lexington
Oct. 18, 1918. He was educated in
the local schools and graduated
from the Lexington Community
high school with the class of 1936.
He is survived by his parents and
one sister, Mrs. Bethel Hinthorn,
all of Lexington.
Ormond first entered the armed
service in May, 1941. He received
his basic training at Fort Riley,
Kan. and Camp Robinson, Ark. Af-
ter 15 months training having ac-
quired a staff sergeant rating, he
transferred to the air corps and he
received his training in this new
branch of the service, first at San
Antonio, then at Camp Ellington,
Texas. He graduated as a bom-
badier with a second lieuteant
rating at San Angelo, Texas, on
July 25, 1943. After three months
operational training at Poccotello,
Idaho, he, together with the other
nine members of his bomber crew,
flew from San Francisco, Calif., to
Australia on Nov. 22, 1943. They
were sent on to New Guinea where
they served together until the fatal
crash on March 23, 1944, in
which all were killed, together
with three other men who were
also aboard. They were buried in
the Finchaffen temporary military
cemetery in New Guinea. The bodies
of nine members of the original
crew were brought home together
and were taken to their former
homes for burial.
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