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Corp Leo Edwin Richmond

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Corp Leo Edwin Richmond

Birth
Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
2 Oct 1918 (aged 19)
France
Burial
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BODIES OF TWO MORE
HEROES COMING HOME


MILITARY FUNERALS WILL TAKE
PLACE HEMIC FOR PRIVATE
FORNEY S. RUPERT AND CORPORAL
LEO E. RICHMOND WHO
LAID DOWN LIVES OVERSEAS

Word was received in this city yesterday,
by relatives, that the bodies
of Private Forney S. Rupert and Corporal
Leo E. Richmond, members of
the American Expeditionary Force,
who laid down their lives in France
are expected to arrive in Hoboken,
N. J., about May 7. Arrangements
have been made to bring the bodies
to this city with military escort and
funeral services will be held here.
Private Forney S. Rupert was a
member of one of the early local
draft contingents which went to
Camp Lee. but was later transferred
to a cantonment at Jacksonville,
Florida, where he was stationed until
his regiment left for France.
After being in France about two
months. Private. Rupert contracted
pneumonia and death resulted. Notice
of the coming of the body was
received by the young man's mother,
Mrs. C. E. Callahan of No. 44 Hobs-
on place. Besides his mother. Priv
ate Rupert is survived by two brothers.
George and Harry, and two sisters.
Alice and Arline, all of this city.
Corporal Leo E. Richmond, who is
a nephew of T. C. Kearns of No. 72
South avenue, was born in Bradford,
November, 1898. - He served in
France with Company H. 15th Inf
antry of Michigan. During an engagement
he was wounded and trans ferred
to a hospital where his death
occured October 2. 1918. The parents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Richmond of
Onoway, Michigan, are now visiting
at the home of Mr and Mrs. Kearns.
Besides his parents, the young man is
survived by two brothers. Victor and
Karl of Onoway. The body will be
brought to Bradford for burial.
It is not definitely known when the
bodies of the two herors will arrive
in Bradford. Funeral arrangements
will be announced later.

THE BRADFORD ERA, 5-5-1921, pg 1

The funeral of Corporal Leo E.
Richmond will take place at St. Bern-
ard's church at 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning. Full military honors will
be accorded the dead soldier by Bradford
Post No. 10S. American Legion
and Lieut. John C. Roche Post, Veterans
of Foreign Wars. The body will
be taken this afternoon from Still's
undertaking rooms to the armory
where it will lie in state from
o'clock on.

BRADFORD ERA, 5-18-1921 pg 5
BODIES OF TWO MORE
HEROES COMING HOME


MILITARY FUNERALS WILL TAKE
PLACE HEMIC FOR PRIVATE
FORNEY S. RUPERT AND CORPORAL
LEO E. RICHMOND WHO
LAID DOWN LIVES OVERSEAS

Word was received in this city yesterday,
by relatives, that the bodies
of Private Forney S. Rupert and Corporal
Leo E. Richmond, members of
the American Expeditionary Force,
who laid down their lives in France
are expected to arrive in Hoboken,
N. J., about May 7. Arrangements
have been made to bring the bodies
to this city with military escort and
funeral services will be held here.
Private Forney S. Rupert was a
member of one of the early local
draft contingents which went to
Camp Lee. but was later transferred
to a cantonment at Jacksonville,
Florida, where he was stationed until
his regiment left for France.
After being in France about two
months. Private. Rupert contracted
pneumonia and death resulted. Notice
of the coming of the body was
received by the young man's mother,
Mrs. C. E. Callahan of No. 44 Hobs-
on place. Besides his mother. Priv
ate Rupert is survived by two brothers.
George and Harry, and two sisters.
Alice and Arline, all of this city.
Corporal Leo E. Richmond, who is
a nephew of T. C. Kearns of No. 72
South avenue, was born in Bradford,
November, 1898. - He served in
France with Company H. 15th Inf
antry of Michigan. During an engagement
he was wounded and trans ferred
to a hospital where his death
occured October 2. 1918. The parents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Richmond of
Onoway, Michigan, are now visiting
at the home of Mr and Mrs. Kearns.
Besides his parents, the young man is
survived by two brothers. Victor and
Karl of Onoway. The body will be
brought to Bradford for burial.
It is not definitely known when the
bodies of the two herors will arrive
in Bradford. Funeral arrangements
will be announced later.

THE BRADFORD ERA, 5-5-1921, pg 1

The funeral of Corporal Leo E.
Richmond will take place at St. Bern-
ard's church at 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning. Full military honors will
be accorded the dead soldier by Bradford
Post No. 10S. American Legion
and Lieut. John C. Roche Post, Veterans
of Foreign Wars. The body will
be taken this afternoon from Still's
undertaking rooms to the armory
where it will lie in state from
o'clock on.

BRADFORD ERA, 5-18-1921 pg 5


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  • Maintained by: Babs Lucy
  • Originally Created by: SRGF
  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99048454/leo_edwin-richmond: accessed ), memorial page for Corp Leo Edwin Richmond (9 Nov 1898–2 Oct 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 99048454, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Babs Lucy (contributor 47683128).