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Orville L. LeMay

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Orville L. LeMay Veteran

Birth
Burr Oak, Jewell County, Kansas, USA
Death
30 Nov 1952 (aged 20–21)
Sasebo, Sasebo-shi, Nagasaki, Japan
Burial
Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section I; Row 7; Lot 16
Memorial ID
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Salina (KS) Journal, December 7, 1952:

TRAGEDY HITS FAMILY AGAIN

Burr Oak--Word was received here that Seaman Orville L. LeMay, former Burr Oak resident, was reported missing after an explosion aboard the Navy tanker Ashtabula in Sasebo, Japan.

LeMay is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde LeMay, Hastings, Neb. The LeMays lived here several years ago. Another son of the LeMays, Otis, also a Navy man, was killed in Oakland, Cal. He was struck by a car while on leave.

Contributor: Glenda Hinz (47633243)
Salina (KS) Journal, December 7, 1952:

TRAGEDY HITS FAMILY AGAIN

Burr Oak--Word was received here that Seaman Orville L. LeMay, former Burr Oak resident, was reported missing after an explosion aboard the Navy tanker Ashtabula in Sasebo, Japan.

LeMay is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde LeMay, Hastings, Neb. The LeMays lived here several years ago. Another son of the LeMays, Otis, also a Navy man, was killed in Oakland, Cal. He was struck by a car while on leave.

Contributor: Glenda Hinz (47633243)


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