Information has been forwarded by the War Department to the parents here of the death of Pvt. Lloyd ALDERFER, 21, killed in action in Korea, Dec. 30, last.
Pvt. Alderfer, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl ALDERFER of the Mentone community, was born in Marshall county, near Tippecanoe, July 2, 1930. During his school years he lived with his parents on farms in Richland township and attended the Richland Center school. He was inducted into service by the Fulton County Draft Board on June 14, 1951 and was assigned upon arrival in Korea to the 7th U. S. Infantry. A letter received from him by the parents, sometime ago, mentioned hard fighting near "Heartbreak Ridge." He last visited his parents and other relatives on a ten-day furlough Oct. 31 to Nov. 9, just prior to embarking for overseas duty.
Survivors include the parents, four sisters, Mrs. Ruby THOMPSON, Warsaw; Mrs. Jessie ARMSTRONG, 817 E. 12th St., Rochester; Phyllis and Mary Ruth [ALDERFER] at home; seven brothers, Earl, Ft. Wayne; Merle, Warsaw; Fred, Kewanna, Myron, Rochester, and Clyde, Howard and Wayne [ALDERFER] at home. The paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Clinton ALDERFER, RR. 3.
Pvt. Alderfer is the fifth fatality of record from this county in the Korean conflict.
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Final rites for Pvt. Lloyd E. ALDERFER, 21, killed in action on "Heartbreak Ridge," Korea last Dec. 26, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 16 at the Richland Center Methodist church, with the Rev. Glan RAY of the Walnut church officiating. Burial will be made in the Richland Center church cemetery. Mentone Post No. 224, American Legion, will confer military honors at the graveside.
Pvt. Alderfer was one of 12 children born to Ralph and Ruth (AULT) ALDERFER, July 2, 1930 in Marshall county. He came with his parents to Fulton county while yet a small boy. The family resided on several farms in Richland township during Lloyd's school years, when he was a pupil of the Richland Center and Tippecanoe schools.
He was inducted into service through the Fulton County Selective Service Board on June 14, 1951 and sailed overseas Nov. 9, 1951. Upon arrival in Korea he was assigned to the U. S. 7th Infantry Division. He was the sixth casualty reported from this county.
Survivors include the parents, seven brothers, Fred and Myron [ALSERFER], Rochester; Earl [ALDERFER], Ft. Wayne; Merle [ALDERFER], Kewanna; Clyde, Howard and Wayne [ALDERFER], at home; four sisters, Mrs. Jessie ARMSTRONG, Rochester; Mrs. Ruby THOMPSON, Warsaw; Mary Ruth and Phyllis Jean [ALDERFER], at home; and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton ALDERFER, route 3.
The body will rest at the parents' home, R. 1, Mentone until 1 p.m. Sunday, when it will
be removed to the church. Friends may call at either place.
Pvt. Alderfer, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl ALDERFER of the Mentone community, was born in Marshall county, near Tippecanoe, July 2, 1930. During his school years he lived with his parents on farms in Richland township and attended the Richland Center school. He was inducted into service by the Fulton County Draft Board on June 14, 1951 and was assigned upon arrival in Korea to the 7th U. S. Infantry. A letter received from him by the parents, sometime ago, mentioned hard fighting near "Heartbreak Ridge." He last visited his parents and other relatives on a ten-day furlough Oct. 31 to Nov. 9, just prior to embarking for overseas duty.
Survivors include the parents, four sisters, Mrs. Ruby THOMPSON, Warsaw; Mrs. Jessie ARMSTRONG, 817 E. 12th St., Rochester; Phyllis and Mary Ruth [ALDERFER] at home; seven brothers, Earl, Ft. Wayne; Merle, Warsaw; Fred, Kewanna, Myron, Rochester, and Clyde, Howard and Wayne [ALDERFER] at home. The paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Clinton ALDERFER, RR. 3.
Pvt. Alderfer is the fifth fatality of record from this county in the Korean conflict.
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Final rites for Pvt. Lloyd E. ALDERFER, 21, killed in action on "Heartbreak Ridge," Korea last Dec. 26, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 16 at the Richland Center Methodist church, with the Rev. Glan RAY of the Walnut church officiating. Burial will be made in the Richland Center church cemetery. Mentone Post No. 224, American Legion, will confer military honors at the graveside.
Pvt. Alderfer was one of 12 children born to Ralph and Ruth (AULT) ALDERFER, July 2, 1930 in Marshall county. He came with his parents to Fulton county while yet a small boy. The family resided on several farms in Richland township during Lloyd's school years, when he was a pupil of the Richland Center and Tippecanoe schools.
He was inducted into service through the Fulton County Selective Service Board on June 14, 1951 and sailed overseas Nov. 9, 1951. Upon arrival in Korea he was assigned to the U. S. 7th Infantry Division. He was the sixth casualty reported from this county.
Survivors include the parents, seven brothers, Fred and Myron [ALSERFER], Rochester; Earl [ALDERFER], Ft. Wayne; Merle [ALDERFER], Kewanna; Clyde, Howard and Wayne [ALDERFER], at home; four sisters, Mrs. Jessie ARMSTRONG, Rochester; Mrs. Ruby THOMPSON, Warsaw; Mary Ruth and Phyllis Jean [ALDERFER], at home; and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton ALDERFER, route 3.
The body will rest at the parents' home, R. 1, Mentone until 1 p.m. Sunday, when it will
be removed to the church. Friends may call at either place.
Information has been forwarded by the War Department to the parents here of the death of Pvt. Lloyd ALDERFER, 21, killed in action in Korea, Dec. 30, last.
Pvt. Alderfer, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl ALDERFER of the Mentone community, was born in Marshall county, near Tippecanoe, July 2, 1930. During his school years he lived with his parents on farms in Richland township and attended the Richland Center school. He was inducted into service by the Fulton County Draft Board on June 14, 1951 and was assigned upon arrival in Korea to the 7th U. S. Infantry. A letter received from him by the parents, sometime ago, mentioned hard fighting near "Heartbreak Ridge." He last visited his parents and other relatives on a ten-day furlough Oct. 31 to Nov. 9, just prior to embarking for overseas duty.
Survivors include the parents, four sisters, Mrs. Ruby THOMPSON, Warsaw; Mrs. Jessie ARMSTRONG, 817 E. 12th St., Rochester; Phyllis and Mary Ruth [ALDERFER] at home; seven brothers, Earl, Ft. Wayne; Merle, Warsaw; Fred, Kewanna, Myron, Rochester, and Clyde, Howard and Wayne [ALDERFER] at home. The paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Clinton ALDERFER, RR. 3.
Pvt. Alderfer is the fifth fatality of record from this county in the Korean conflict.
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Final rites for Pvt. Lloyd E. ALDERFER, 21, killed in action on "Heartbreak Ridge," Korea last Dec. 26, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 16 at the Richland Center Methodist church, with the Rev. Glan RAY of the Walnut church officiating. Burial will be made in the Richland Center church cemetery. Mentone Post No. 224, American Legion, will confer military honors at the graveside.
Pvt. Alderfer was one of 12 children born to Ralph and Ruth (AULT) ALDERFER, July 2, 1930 in Marshall county. He came with his parents to Fulton county while yet a small boy. The family resided on several farms in Richland township during Lloyd's school years, when he was a pupil of the Richland Center and Tippecanoe schools.
He was inducted into service through the Fulton County Selective Service Board on June 14, 1951 and sailed overseas Nov. 9, 1951. Upon arrival in Korea he was assigned to the U. S. 7th Infantry Division. He was the sixth casualty reported from this county.
Survivors include the parents, seven brothers, Fred and Myron [ALSERFER], Rochester; Earl [ALDERFER], Ft. Wayne; Merle [ALDERFER], Kewanna; Clyde, Howard and Wayne [ALDERFER], at home; four sisters, Mrs. Jessie ARMSTRONG, Rochester; Mrs. Ruby THOMPSON, Warsaw; Mary Ruth and Phyllis Jean [ALDERFER], at home; and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton ALDERFER, route 3.
The body will rest at the parents' home, R. 1, Mentone until 1 p.m. Sunday, when it will
be removed to the church. Friends may call at either place.
Pvt. Alderfer, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl ALDERFER of the Mentone community, was born in Marshall county, near Tippecanoe, July 2, 1930. During his school years he lived with his parents on farms in Richland township and attended the Richland Center school. He was inducted into service by the Fulton County Draft Board on June 14, 1951 and was assigned upon arrival in Korea to the 7th U. S. Infantry. A letter received from him by the parents, sometime ago, mentioned hard fighting near "Heartbreak Ridge." He last visited his parents and other relatives on a ten-day furlough Oct. 31 to Nov. 9, just prior to embarking for overseas duty.
Survivors include the parents, four sisters, Mrs. Ruby THOMPSON, Warsaw; Mrs. Jessie ARMSTRONG, 817 E. 12th St., Rochester; Phyllis and Mary Ruth [ALDERFER] at home; seven brothers, Earl, Ft. Wayne; Merle, Warsaw; Fred, Kewanna, Myron, Rochester, and Clyde, Howard and Wayne [ALDERFER] at home. The paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Clinton ALDERFER, RR. 3.
Pvt. Alderfer is the fifth fatality of record from this county in the Korean conflict.
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Final rites for Pvt. Lloyd E. ALDERFER, 21, killed in action on "Heartbreak Ridge," Korea last Dec. 26, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 16 at the Richland Center Methodist church, with the Rev. Glan RAY of the Walnut church officiating. Burial will be made in the Richland Center church cemetery. Mentone Post No. 224, American Legion, will confer military honors at the graveside.
Pvt. Alderfer was one of 12 children born to Ralph and Ruth (AULT) ALDERFER, July 2, 1930 in Marshall county. He came with his parents to Fulton county while yet a small boy. The family resided on several farms in Richland township during Lloyd's school years, when he was a pupil of the Richland Center and Tippecanoe schools.
He was inducted into service through the Fulton County Selective Service Board on June 14, 1951 and sailed overseas Nov. 9, 1951. Upon arrival in Korea he was assigned to the U. S. 7th Infantry Division. He was the sixth casualty reported from this county.
Survivors include the parents, seven brothers, Fred and Myron [ALSERFER], Rochester; Earl [ALDERFER], Ft. Wayne; Merle [ALDERFER], Kewanna; Clyde, Howard and Wayne [ALDERFER], at home; four sisters, Mrs. Jessie ARMSTRONG, Rochester; Mrs. Ruby THOMPSON, Warsaw; Mary Ruth and Phyllis Jean [ALDERFER], at home; and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton ALDERFER, route 3.
The body will rest at the parents' home, R. 1, Mentone until 1 p.m. Sunday, when it will
be removed to the church. Friends may call at either place.
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