Husband of Louise Moore Massey
Mr. Joe Ellis Massey, 69, of 884 High St. Oviedo, died Wednesday at Central Florida Hospital. Born July 10, 1917 in Claxton, Ga., he moved to Oviedo from there in 1952. He was a retired supervisor for an agricultural business and a member of the Church of God of Prophecy, Oviedo. He was an Army Veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Louise; two sons, Charles, Winter Springs, Jimmy, Oviedo; daughter, Mary Wallace, Oviedo; three brothers, Herbert, Oviedo, Roy, Chuluota, and Ellis, Daisy, Ga.; one sister, Willene Morgan, Daisy, Ga. Brisson Funeral Home , Sanford, is in charge.
Pvt. Joe Ellis Massey
He was drafted in August 1944, he went to Fort McPherson to be processed. After that he went to Fort Bragg to take his basic and artillery training. In December 1944 he received his transfer papers, he was then sent as a replacement to the 7th Infantry Division (nicknamed Hourglass) on the Philippine Islands to help with mop up. Around the last of February the division started training for the invasion of Okinawa. On April 1, 1945 (L Day) the 7th landed on Okinawa (the large Island of the Ryukyu chain of Islands) General Buckner had 24 155mm howitzers with a crew of fourteen men each to be dug in on top of a hill. Uncle Joe was in one of those crews. I've heard him talk about the Indians giving directions of where to fire and the Japanese didn't know what they were saying. Japan surrendered on Sept. 2nd and on Sept. 5th the 7th was on a convoy, on Sept. 8th they were anchored in Jinsen (later named Enchon) Harbor Korea. They were sent there to insure the surrender of the Japanese Army which had been there since 1905. After that they had occupation duty until it was decided to demobilize parts of the division. He was one of 7500 soldiers that were sent home. He left Korea in Feb. 1946 and arrived at San Francisco Calif. in March 1946, he then went to Fort McPherson Georgia and was discharged on 15 Mar. 1946
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Mr. Joe Ellis Massey, 69, of 884 High St. Oviedo, died Wednesday at Central Florida Hospital. Born July 10, 1917 in Claxton, Ga., he moved to Oviedo from there in 1952. He was a retired supervisor for an agricultural business and a member of the Church of God of Prophecy, Oviedo. He was an Army Veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Louise; two sons, Charles, Winter Springs, Jimmy, Oviedo; daughter, Mary Wallace, Oviedo; three brothers, Herbert, Oviedo, Roy, Chuluota, and Ellis, Daisy, Ga.; one sister, Willene Morgan, Daisy, Ga. Brisson Funeral Home , Sanford, is in charge.
Pvt. Joe Ellis Massey
He was drafted in August 1944, he went to Fort McPherson to be processed. After that he went to Fort Bragg to take his basic and artillery training. In December 1944 he received his transfer papers, he was then sent as a replacement to the 7th Infantry Division (nicknamed Hourglass) on the Philippine Islands to help with mop up. Around the last of February the division started training for the invasion of Okinawa. On April 1, 1945 (L Day) the 7th landed on Okinawa (the large Island of the Ryukyu chain of Islands) General Buckner had 24 155mm howitzers with a crew of fourteen men each to be dug in on top of a hill. Uncle Joe was in one of those crews. I've heard him talk about the Indians giving directions of where to fire and the Japanese didn't know what they were saying. Japan surrendered on Sept. 2nd and on Sept. 5th the 7th was on a convoy, on Sept. 8th they were anchored in Jinsen (later named Enchon) Harbor Korea. They were sent there to insure the surrender of the Japanese Army which had been there since 1905. After that they had occupation duty until it was decided to demobilize parts of the division. He was one of 7500 soldiers that were sent home. He left Korea in Feb. 1946 and arrived at San Francisco Calif. in March 1946, he then went to Fort McPherson Georgia and was discharged on 15 Mar. 1946
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Husband of Louise Moore Massey
Mr. Joe Ellis Massey, 69, of 884 High St. Oviedo, died Wednesday at Central Florida Hospital. Born July 10, 1917 in Claxton, Ga., he moved to Oviedo from there in 1952. He was a retired supervisor for an agricultural business and a member of the Church of God of Prophecy, Oviedo. He was an Army Veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Louise; two sons, Charles, Winter Springs, Jimmy, Oviedo; daughter, Mary Wallace, Oviedo; three brothers, Herbert, Oviedo, Roy, Chuluota, and Ellis, Daisy, Ga.; one sister, Willene Morgan, Daisy, Ga. Brisson Funeral Home , Sanford, is in charge.
Pvt. Joe Ellis Massey
He was drafted in August 1944, he went to Fort McPherson to be processed. After that he went to Fort Bragg to take his basic and artillery training. In December 1944 he received his transfer papers, he was then sent as a replacement to the 7th Infantry Division (nicknamed Hourglass) on the Philippine Islands to help with mop up. Around the last of February the division started training for the invasion of Okinawa. On April 1, 1945 (L Day) the 7th landed on Okinawa (the large Island of the Ryukyu chain of Islands) General Buckner had 24 155mm howitzers with a crew of fourteen men each to be dug in on top of a hill. Uncle Joe was in one of those crews. I've heard him talk about the Indians giving directions of where to fire and the Japanese didn't know what they were saying. Japan surrendered on Sept. 2nd and on Sept. 5th the 7th was on a convoy, on Sept. 8th they were anchored in Jinsen (later named Enchon) Harbor Korea. They were sent there to insure the surrender of the Japanese Army which had been there since 1905. After that they had occupation duty until it was decided to demobilize parts of the division. He was one of 7500 soldiers that were sent home. He left Korea in Feb. 1946 and arrived at San Francisco Calif. in March 1946, he then went to Fort McPherson Georgia and was discharged on 15 Mar. 1946
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Mr. Joe Ellis Massey, 69, of 884 High St. Oviedo, died Wednesday at Central Florida Hospital. Born July 10, 1917 in Claxton, Ga., he moved to Oviedo from there in 1952. He was a retired supervisor for an agricultural business and a member of the Church of God of Prophecy, Oviedo. He was an Army Veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Louise; two sons, Charles, Winter Springs, Jimmy, Oviedo; daughter, Mary Wallace, Oviedo; three brothers, Herbert, Oviedo, Roy, Chuluota, and Ellis, Daisy, Ga.; one sister, Willene Morgan, Daisy, Ga. Brisson Funeral Home , Sanford, is in charge.
Pvt. Joe Ellis Massey
He was drafted in August 1944, he went to Fort McPherson to be processed. After that he went to Fort Bragg to take his basic and artillery training. In December 1944 he received his transfer papers, he was then sent as a replacement to the 7th Infantry Division (nicknamed Hourglass) on the Philippine Islands to help with mop up. Around the last of February the division started training for the invasion of Okinawa. On April 1, 1945 (L Day) the 7th landed on Okinawa (the large Island of the Ryukyu chain of Islands) General Buckner had 24 155mm howitzers with a crew of fourteen men each to be dug in on top of a hill. Uncle Joe was in one of those crews. I've heard him talk about the Indians giving directions of where to fire and the Japanese didn't know what they were saying. Japan surrendered on Sept. 2nd and on Sept. 5th the 7th was on a convoy, on Sept. 8th they were anchored in Jinsen (later named Enchon) Harbor Korea. They were sent there to insure the surrender of the Japanese Army which had been there since 1905. After that they had occupation duty until it was decided to demobilize parts of the division. He was one of 7500 soldiers that were sent home. He left Korea in Feb. 1946 and arrived at San Francisco Calif. in March 1946, he then went to Fort McPherson Georgia and was discharged on 15 Mar. 1946
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