(Mapleton Press 2 January 1919) Elvin Reed Dies In FranceTelegram Received Monday Afternoon Says That Death Occurred December 9th of Typhoid FeverJust two weeks ago we published the joyful news that Elvin Reed, son of Mr. and Mrs. L.E. Reed, who had been reported as missing in action November 5, was alive and well and had written his parents from a base hospital in France to the effect that he was feeling fine and suffering from minor wounds only Monday afternoon another message was received at the Reed home from Washington to the effect that Elwin had died of disease December 9th. The message did not say where the young man was when death came but it is presumed that he was still in France. The news was quite a shock to Mr. and Mrs. Reed.They had grieved deeply when their son was reported as missing in action and when they knew he was in the hospital it was as if he had come back from another world. Their joy was unbounded and they had eagerly looked forward to the time when he would return home from the greatest battlefield of all time.
(Mapleton Press 2 January 1919) Elvin Reed Dies In FranceTelegram Received Monday Afternoon Says That Death Occurred December 9th of Typhoid FeverJust two weeks ago we published the joyful news that Elvin Reed, son of Mr. and Mrs. L.E. Reed, who had been reported as missing in action November 5, was alive and well and had written his parents from a base hospital in France to the effect that he was feeling fine and suffering from minor wounds only Monday afternoon another message was received at the Reed home from Washington to the effect that Elwin had died of disease December 9th. The message did not say where the young man was when death came but it is presumed that he was still in France. The news was quite a shock to Mr. and Mrs. Reed.They had grieved deeply when their son was reported as missing in action and when they knew he was in the hospital it was as if he had come back from another world. Their joy was unbounded and they had eagerly looked forward to the time when he would return home from the greatest battlefield of all time.
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Company B, 316th Infantry, Died in France Dec. 9, 1918, Returned Nov. 15, 1920
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