Bloomington Daily Herald-Telephone 07/31/1953
Even though the Korean truce has been signed, word of the war's tragedies is still being received, and the latest such news to reach Bloomington is the death of Master Sergeant Jerry Joe Eads, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Eads, of Sanders.
The War Department has notified his family that Sgt. Eads was killed in action on July 18.
The parents had received a letter from their son last Saturday, dated July 13, telling about the fierce fighting, and saying that his unit's position on a hill was being surrounded by the Chinese.
The family said that Sgt. Eads' last few letters were filled with details of the ferocity and horror of war, so that news of his death did not come as a complete surprise to them.
Jerry would have been due for rotation home next month. He first enlisted Feb. 10, 1951, and arrived overseas in October, 1952. He had joined the Airborne Division, known as the Rangers, but later was transferred to the infantry when the Rangers were disbanded. He was a member of Company B, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Division.
He was one of nine children. One of his brothers, Rodney, returned from Korea, after 18 months there, as Jerry was en route to Korea.
Jerry attended Bloomington high school, and enlisted at the age of 17. His father is employed by the Texas Quarries.
In addition to the parents and the brother, he is survived by the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Eads, 814 West Seventh; Joseph and Pearl Palmer, Bloomington; and these brothers and sisters: Phillip, June, Richard, Bobby, Linda, Joyce Ann and Chris Eads, at home.
Bloomington Daily Herald-Telephone 09/11/1953
The U.S. Department of Defense announced today that the body of Master Sgt. Jerry Joe Eads, 19, of Sanders, will be returned here from the Far Eastern command with the ship schedule to have arrived in San Francisco today.
Sgt. Eads, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Eads, Route 4, was killed in action in Korea July 18, 1953. He was a member of Company B, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Division.
A former BHS student, he enlisted in the Army Feb. 10, 1951, arriving overseas October, 1952. His last letter to arrive here was dated July 13. In it he described the fierce fighting, and told of being surrounded by the Chinese Communists.
Bloomington Daily Herald-Telephone 09/25/1953
The body of Master Sergeant Jerry J. Eads, 19, who was killed in action in Korea on July 18 this year, will be returned to Bloomington Thursday night by train and will be met by members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The body will be taken to the Greene and Harrell Mortuary to remain there pending funeral arrangements.
Survivors include Mr. and Mrs. Orville Eads, Route 4; five brothers, Rodney Eads, Bloomington, Phillip, Richard, Christopher and Robert Eads of Route 4; three sisters; Vira, Linda and Joyce Ann Eads, all of Route 4; Mrs. Pearl and Joseph Palmer, and Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Eads all of Bloomington.
Bloomington Daily Herald-Telephone 09/24/1953
Funeral services for Master Sergeant Jerry J. Eads, 19, who was killed in Korea July 18, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, in the Greene and Harrell Chapel. Orville Frame will officiate.
The body of the dead soldier will arrive in the city tonight and will be taken to the Greene and Harrell Mortuary.
Bloomington Daily Herald-Telephone 09/25/1953
Funeral services for Master Sergeant Jerry Joseph Eads, who was killed in Korea in July, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, in the Greene and Harrell Chapel. Burial will be in Clear Creek cemetery. Orville Frame will officiate.
Sergeant Eads was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Eads.
Pallbearers will be Russell Stanger, Raymond Eads, Lee Servies, Roscoe Shields, Leon Mitchner and William Hopper.
The VFW will conduct a ritual at the burial place.
The body remains at the Greene and Harrell Mortuary.
Bloomington Daily Herald-Telephone 11/16/1953
The Silver Star Medal, the nation's third highest decoration for valor in combat, will be posthumously awarded Tuesday evening to relatives of a Bloomington man.
The award is for the late Master Sergeant Jerry J. Eads who was killed in action last July 18 in Korea.
The medal will be presented to the soldier's father, Orville M. Eads of R.R. 4 by Col. Marvin J. Coyle, Indiana University R.O.T.C. head, in ceremonies at 7:30 p.m. in the I.U. Union Building.
Even though the Korean truce has been signed, word of the war's tragedies is still being received, and the latest such news to reach Bloomington is the death of Master Sergeant Jerry Joe Eads, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Eads, of Sanders.
The War Department has notified his family that Sgt. Eads was killed in action on July 18.
The parents had received a letter from their son last Saturday, dated July 13, telling about the fierce fighting, and saying that his unit's position on a hill was being surrounded by the Chinese.
The family said that Sgt. Eads' last few letters were filled with details of the ferocity and horror of war, so that news of his death did not come as a complete surprise to them.
Jerry would have been due for rotation home next month. He first enlisted Feb. 10, 1951, and arrived overseas in October, 1952. He had joined the Airborne Division, known as the Rangers, but later was transferred to the infantry when the Rangers were disbanded. He was a member of Company B, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Division.
He was one of nine children. One of his brothers, Rodney, returned from Korea, after 18 months there, as Jerry was en route to Korea.
Jerry attended Bloomington high school, and enlisted at the age of 17. His father is employed by the Texas Quarries.
In addition to the parents and the brother, he is survived by the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Eads, 814 West Seventh; Joseph and Pearl Palmer, Bloomington; and these brothers and sisters: Phillip, June, Richard, Bobby, Linda, Joyce Ann and Chris Eads, at home.
Bloomington Daily Herald-Telephone 09/11/1953
The U.S. Department of Defense announced today that the body of Master Sgt. Jerry Joe Eads, 19, of Sanders, will be returned here from the Far Eastern command with the ship schedule to have arrived in San Francisco today.
Sgt. Eads, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Eads, Route 4, was killed in action in Korea July 18, 1953. He was a member of Company B, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Division.
A former BHS student, he enlisted in the Army Feb. 10, 1951, arriving overseas October, 1952. His last letter to arrive here was dated July 13. In it he described the fierce fighting, and told of being surrounded by the Chinese Communists.
Bloomington Daily Herald-Telephone 09/25/1953
The body of Master Sergeant Jerry J. Eads, 19, who was killed in action in Korea on July 18 this year, will be returned to Bloomington Thursday night by train and will be met by members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The body will be taken to the Greene and Harrell Mortuary to remain there pending funeral arrangements.
Survivors include Mr. and Mrs. Orville Eads, Route 4; five brothers, Rodney Eads, Bloomington, Phillip, Richard, Christopher and Robert Eads of Route 4; three sisters; Vira, Linda and Joyce Ann Eads, all of Route 4; Mrs. Pearl and Joseph Palmer, and Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Eads all of Bloomington.
Bloomington Daily Herald-Telephone 09/24/1953
Funeral services for Master Sergeant Jerry J. Eads, 19, who was killed in Korea July 18, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, in the Greene and Harrell Chapel. Orville Frame will officiate.
The body of the dead soldier will arrive in the city tonight and will be taken to the Greene and Harrell Mortuary.
Bloomington Daily Herald-Telephone 09/25/1953
Funeral services for Master Sergeant Jerry Joseph Eads, who was killed in Korea in July, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, in the Greene and Harrell Chapel. Burial will be in Clear Creek cemetery. Orville Frame will officiate.
Sergeant Eads was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Eads.
Pallbearers will be Russell Stanger, Raymond Eads, Lee Servies, Roscoe Shields, Leon Mitchner and William Hopper.
The VFW will conduct a ritual at the burial place.
The body remains at the Greene and Harrell Mortuary.
Bloomington Daily Herald-Telephone 11/16/1953
The Silver Star Medal, the nation's third highest decoration for valor in combat, will be posthumously awarded Tuesday evening to relatives of a Bloomington man.
The award is for the late Master Sergeant Jerry J. Eads who was killed in action last July 18 in Korea.
The medal will be presented to the soldier's father, Orville M. Eads of R.R. 4 by Col. Marvin J. Coyle, Indiana University R.O.T.C. head, in ceremonies at 7:30 p.m. in the I.U. Union Building.
Bloomington Daily Herald-Telephone 07/31/1953
Even though the Korean truce has been signed, word of the war's tragedies is still being received, and the latest such news to reach Bloomington is the death of Master Sergeant Jerry Joe Eads, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Eads, of Sanders.
The War Department has notified his family that Sgt. Eads was killed in action on July 18.
The parents had received a letter from their son last Saturday, dated July 13, telling about the fierce fighting, and saying that his unit's position on a hill was being surrounded by the Chinese.
The family said that Sgt. Eads' last few letters were filled with details of the ferocity and horror of war, so that news of his death did not come as a complete surprise to them.
Jerry would have been due for rotation home next month. He first enlisted Feb. 10, 1951, and arrived overseas in October, 1952. He had joined the Airborne Division, known as the Rangers, but later was transferred to the infantry when the Rangers were disbanded. He was a member of Company B, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Division.
He was one of nine children. One of his brothers, Rodney, returned from Korea, after 18 months there, as Jerry was en route to Korea.
Jerry attended Bloomington high school, and enlisted at the age of 17. His father is employed by the Texas Quarries.
In addition to the parents and the brother, he is survived by the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Eads, 814 West Seventh; Joseph and Pearl Palmer, Bloomington; and these brothers and sisters: Phillip, June, Richard, Bobby, Linda, Joyce Ann and Chris Eads, at home.
Bloomington Daily Herald-Telephone 09/11/1953
The U.S. Department of Defense announced today that the body of Master Sgt. Jerry Joe Eads, 19, of Sanders, will be returned here from the Far Eastern command with the ship schedule to have arrived in San Francisco today.
Sgt. Eads, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Eads, Route 4, was killed in action in Korea July 18, 1953. He was a member of Company B, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Division.
A former BHS student, he enlisted in the Army Feb. 10, 1951, arriving overseas October, 1952. His last letter to arrive here was dated July 13. In it he described the fierce fighting, and told of being surrounded by the Chinese Communists.
Bloomington Daily Herald-Telephone 09/25/1953
The body of Master Sergeant Jerry J. Eads, 19, who was killed in action in Korea on July 18 this year, will be returned to Bloomington Thursday night by train and will be met by members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The body will be taken to the Greene and Harrell Mortuary to remain there pending funeral arrangements.
Survivors include Mr. and Mrs. Orville Eads, Route 4; five brothers, Rodney Eads, Bloomington, Phillip, Richard, Christopher and Robert Eads of Route 4; three sisters; Vira, Linda and Joyce Ann Eads, all of Route 4; Mrs. Pearl and Joseph Palmer, and Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Eads all of Bloomington.
Bloomington Daily Herald-Telephone 09/24/1953
Funeral services for Master Sergeant Jerry J. Eads, 19, who was killed in Korea July 18, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, in the Greene and Harrell Chapel. Orville Frame will officiate.
The body of the dead soldier will arrive in the city tonight and will be taken to the Greene and Harrell Mortuary.
Bloomington Daily Herald-Telephone 09/25/1953
Funeral services for Master Sergeant Jerry Joseph Eads, who was killed in Korea in July, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, in the Greene and Harrell Chapel. Burial will be in Clear Creek cemetery. Orville Frame will officiate.
Sergeant Eads was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Eads.
Pallbearers will be Russell Stanger, Raymond Eads, Lee Servies, Roscoe Shields, Leon Mitchner and William Hopper.
The VFW will conduct a ritual at the burial place.
The body remains at the Greene and Harrell Mortuary.
Bloomington Daily Herald-Telephone 11/16/1953
The Silver Star Medal, the nation's third highest decoration for valor in combat, will be posthumously awarded Tuesday evening to relatives of a Bloomington man.
The award is for the late Master Sergeant Jerry J. Eads who was killed in action last July 18 in Korea.
The medal will be presented to the soldier's father, Orville M. Eads of R.R. 4 by Col. Marvin J. Coyle, Indiana University R.O.T.C. head, in ceremonies at 7:30 p.m. in the I.U. Union Building.
Even though the Korean truce has been signed, word of the war's tragedies is still being received, and the latest such news to reach Bloomington is the death of Master Sergeant Jerry Joe Eads, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Eads, of Sanders.
The War Department has notified his family that Sgt. Eads was killed in action on July 18.
The parents had received a letter from their son last Saturday, dated July 13, telling about the fierce fighting, and saying that his unit's position on a hill was being surrounded by the Chinese.
The family said that Sgt. Eads' last few letters were filled with details of the ferocity and horror of war, so that news of his death did not come as a complete surprise to them.
Jerry would have been due for rotation home next month. He first enlisted Feb. 10, 1951, and arrived overseas in October, 1952. He had joined the Airborne Division, known as the Rangers, but later was transferred to the infantry when the Rangers were disbanded. He was a member of Company B, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Division.
He was one of nine children. One of his brothers, Rodney, returned from Korea, after 18 months there, as Jerry was en route to Korea.
Jerry attended Bloomington high school, and enlisted at the age of 17. His father is employed by the Texas Quarries.
In addition to the parents and the brother, he is survived by the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Eads, 814 West Seventh; Joseph and Pearl Palmer, Bloomington; and these brothers and sisters: Phillip, June, Richard, Bobby, Linda, Joyce Ann and Chris Eads, at home.
Bloomington Daily Herald-Telephone 09/11/1953
The U.S. Department of Defense announced today that the body of Master Sgt. Jerry Joe Eads, 19, of Sanders, will be returned here from the Far Eastern command with the ship schedule to have arrived in San Francisco today.
Sgt. Eads, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Eads, Route 4, was killed in action in Korea July 18, 1953. He was a member of Company B, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Division.
A former BHS student, he enlisted in the Army Feb. 10, 1951, arriving overseas October, 1952. His last letter to arrive here was dated July 13. In it he described the fierce fighting, and told of being surrounded by the Chinese Communists.
Bloomington Daily Herald-Telephone 09/25/1953
The body of Master Sergeant Jerry J. Eads, 19, who was killed in action in Korea on July 18 this year, will be returned to Bloomington Thursday night by train and will be met by members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The body will be taken to the Greene and Harrell Mortuary to remain there pending funeral arrangements.
Survivors include Mr. and Mrs. Orville Eads, Route 4; five brothers, Rodney Eads, Bloomington, Phillip, Richard, Christopher and Robert Eads of Route 4; three sisters; Vira, Linda and Joyce Ann Eads, all of Route 4; Mrs. Pearl and Joseph Palmer, and Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Eads all of Bloomington.
Bloomington Daily Herald-Telephone 09/24/1953
Funeral services for Master Sergeant Jerry J. Eads, 19, who was killed in Korea July 18, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, in the Greene and Harrell Chapel. Orville Frame will officiate.
The body of the dead soldier will arrive in the city tonight and will be taken to the Greene and Harrell Mortuary.
Bloomington Daily Herald-Telephone 09/25/1953
Funeral services for Master Sergeant Jerry Joseph Eads, who was killed in Korea in July, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, in the Greene and Harrell Chapel. Burial will be in Clear Creek cemetery. Orville Frame will officiate.
Sergeant Eads was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Eads.
Pallbearers will be Russell Stanger, Raymond Eads, Lee Servies, Roscoe Shields, Leon Mitchner and William Hopper.
The VFW will conduct a ritual at the burial place.
The body remains at the Greene and Harrell Mortuary.
Bloomington Daily Herald-Telephone 11/16/1953
The Silver Star Medal, the nation's third highest decoration for valor in combat, will be posthumously awarded Tuesday evening to relatives of a Bloomington man.
The award is for the late Master Sergeant Jerry J. Eads who was killed in action last July 18 in Korea.
The medal will be presented to the soldier's father, Orville M. Eads of R.R. 4 by Col. Marvin J. Coyle, Indiana University R.O.T.C. head, in ceremonies at 7:30 p.m. in the I.U. Union Building.
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