Veteran WWII
(Posted courtesy of the Table Rock Historical Society.)
TABLE ROCK ARGUS,Dec. 17, 1942.
Leo Hastings Is Killed In Action...Former Table Rock Boy
Emery Hastings of Lincoln, Nebraska, former resident of Table Rock, received a telegram Sunday morning from the Marines Headquarters at Arlington, Virginia, advising him that his son, Leo, 21, had been killed in action.
Leo enlisted in the Marines soon after war was declared, along with his brother, Charles. They left for overseas duty on July 1, and were together at all times. Leo's death occurred on Guadalcanal Island in the Solomon Islands group, fighting the Japanese.
Leo was born near Table Rock, and attended high school here. He was also a former football player at Bethany high school at Lincoln. Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emery Hastings, his is survived by three brothers, Charles, Harold, of Spokane, Wash., and Keith at home.
Table Rock Argus, Mar.25, 1948.
BODY OF WAR VETERAN RETURNED HOME
MILITARY FUNERAL IS HELD FOR LEO HASTINGS SATURDAY; BURIED HERE.
The body of Leo D. Hastings was laid to rest on American soil at Table Rock, Saturday with military funeral conducted by the American Legion Post 289 of Table Rock. Hastings, a member of the Marine Corps, was killed in action early in December, 1942.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Emery Hastings of Osborne, Ks., former residents of Table Rock. The body had been shipped home from overseas in the south Pacific. He was killed in action on Guadalcanal Island in the Salomon Islands group.
Ward Merritt, Humboldt, was in charge of the funeral at the Kovanda Chapel, with brief services conducted by the Legion at the grave in the Table Rock cemetery.A military escort, a member of the Marines, accompanied the body from Kansas City and remained here until after the burial.
Leo enlisted in the Marines soon after war was declared. He left for overseas duty on July 1, 1942. He was born in Table Rock and attended high school here. He was a former football player at Bethany high school at Lincoln.
(Posted courtesy of the Table Rock Historical Society.)
TABLE ROCK ARGUS,Dec. 17, 1942.
Leo Hastings Is Killed In Action...Former Table Rock Boy
Emery Hastings of Lincoln, Nebraska, former resident of Table Rock, received a telegram Sunday morning from the Marines Headquarters at Arlington, Virginia, advising him that his son, Leo, 21, had been killed in action.
Leo enlisted in the Marines soon after war was declared, along with his brother, Charles. They left for overseas duty on July 1, and were together at all times. Leo's death occurred on Guadalcanal Island in the Solomon Islands group, fighting the Japanese.
Leo was born near Table Rock, and attended high school here. He was also a former football player at Bethany high school at Lincoln. Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emery Hastings, his is survived by three brothers, Charles, Harold, of Spokane, Wash., and Keith at home.
Table Rock Argus, Mar.25, 1948.
BODY OF WAR VETERAN RETURNED HOME
MILITARY FUNERAL IS HELD FOR LEO HASTINGS SATURDAY; BURIED HERE.
The body of Leo D. Hastings was laid to rest on American soil at Table Rock, Saturday with military funeral conducted by the American Legion Post 289 of Table Rock. Hastings, a member of the Marine Corps, was killed in action early in December, 1942.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Emery Hastings of Osborne, Ks., former residents of Table Rock. The body had been shipped home from overseas in the south Pacific. He was killed in action on Guadalcanal Island in the Salomon Islands group.
Ward Merritt, Humboldt, was in charge of the funeral at the Kovanda Chapel, with brief services conducted by the Legion at the grave in the Table Rock cemetery.A military escort, a member of the Marines, accompanied the body from Kansas City and remained here until after the burial.
Leo enlisted in the Marines soon after war was declared. He left for overseas duty on July 1, 1942. He was born in Table Rock and attended high school here. He was a former football player at Bethany high school at Lincoln.
Veteran WWII
(Posted courtesy of the Table Rock Historical Society.)
TABLE ROCK ARGUS,Dec. 17, 1942.
Leo Hastings Is Killed In Action...Former Table Rock Boy
Emery Hastings of Lincoln, Nebraska, former resident of Table Rock, received a telegram Sunday morning from the Marines Headquarters at Arlington, Virginia, advising him that his son, Leo, 21, had been killed in action.
Leo enlisted in the Marines soon after war was declared, along with his brother, Charles. They left for overseas duty on July 1, and were together at all times. Leo's death occurred on Guadalcanal Island in the Solomon Islands group, fighting the Japanese.
Leo was born near Table Rock, and attended high school here. He was also a former football player at Bethany high school at Lincoln. Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emery Hastings, his is survived by three brothers, Charles, Harold, of Spokane, Wash., and Keith at home.
Table Rock Argus, Mar.25, 1948.
BODY OF WAR VETERAN RETURNED HOME
MILITARY FUNERAL IS HELD FOR LEO HASTINGS SATURDAY; BURIED HERE.
The body of Leo D. Hastings was laid to rest on American soil at Table Rock, Saturday with military funeral conducted by the American Legion Post 289 of Table Rock. Hastings, a member of the Marine Corps, was killed in action early in December, 1942.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Emery Hastings of Osborne, Ks., former residents of Table Rock. The body had been shipped home from overseas in the south Pacific. He was killed in action on Guadalcanal Island in the Salomon Islands group.
Ward Merritt, Humboldt, was in charge of the funeral at the Kovanda Chapel, with brief services conducted by the Legion at the grave in the Table Rock cemetery.A military escort, a member of the Marines, accompanied the body from Kansas City and remained here until after the burial.
Leo enlisted in the Marines soon after war was declared. He left for overseas duty on July 1, 1942. He was born in Table Rock and attended high school here. He was a former football player at Bethany high school at Lincoln.
(Posted courtesy of the Table Rock Historical Society.)
TABLE ROCK ARGUS,Dec. 17, 1942.
Leo Hastings Is Killed In Action...Former Table Rock Boy
Emery Hastings of Lincoln, Nebraska, former resident of Table Rock, received a telegram Sunday morning from the Marines Headquarters at Arlington, Virginia, advising him that his son, Leo, 21, had been killed in action.
Leo enlisted in the Marines soon after war was declared, along with his brother, Charles. They left for overseas duty on July 1, and were together at all times. Leo's death occurred on Guadalcanal Island in the Solomon Islands group, fighting the Japanese.
Leo was born near Table Rock, and attended high school here. He was also a former football player at Bethany high school at Lincoln. Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emery Hastings, his is survived by three brothers, Charles, Harold, of Spokane, Wash., and Keith at home.
Table Rock Argus, Mar.25, 1948.
BODY OF WAR VETERAN RETURNED HOME
MILITARY FUNERAL IS HELD FOR LEO HASTINGS SATURDAY; BURIED HERE.
The body of Leo D. Hastings was laid to rest on American soil at Table Rock, Saturday with military funeral conducted by the American Legion Post 289 of Table Rock. Hastings, a member of the Marine Corps, was killed in action early in December, 1942.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Emery Hastings of Osborne, Ks., former residents of Table Rock. The body had been shipped home from overseas in the south Pacific. He was killed in action on Guadalcanal Island in the Salomon Islands group.
Ward Merritt, Humboldt, was in charge of the funeral at the Kovanda Chapel, with brief services conducted by the Legion at the grave in the Table Rock cemetery.A military escort, a member of the Marines, accompanied the body from Kansas City and remained here until after the burial.
Leo enlisted in the Marines soon after war was declared. He left for overseas duty on July 1, 1942. He was born in Table Rock and attended high school here. He was a former football player at Bethany high school at Lincoln.
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