WINNSBORO, La., March 18. — (Special) — The funeral of Pfc. Lloyd G. Wallace, 19, of Winnsboro, who gave his life at Okinawa, June 15, 1945, will be held in the First National Funeral Home Chapel here Sunday at 10:30 a.m. The interment will be made in Coax Cemetery and members of the American Legion Post No. 84, of Winnsboro, will be pallbearers and will participate in full military rites at the grave.
Wallace, prior to entering service, had attended Winnsboro High School. He entered armed service in August 1944 and received basic training at Camp Hood, Tex. He was assigned overseas with the 381st infantry, 96th division in February 1945. He participated in three major operations and was awarded the Purple Heart prior to his death in Okinawa.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. M. Wallace Riley, Winnsboro; his father, Nathaniel Riley, Conroe, Tex.; a sister, Earnestine Tarver, Winnsboro; a brother, Leo Wallace, Natchez; and his grandfather, J. H. Ashley, Winnsboro.
Published in The Monroe News-Star (LA), Friday, March 18, 1949
Wallace, prior to entering service, had attended Winnsboro High School. He entered armed service in August 1944 and received basic training at Camp Hood, Tex. He was assigned overseas with the 381st infantry, 96th division in February 1945. He participated in three major operations and was awarded the Purple Heart prior to his death in Okinawa.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. M. Wallace Riley, Winnsboro; his father, Nathaniel Riley, Conroe, Tex.; a sister, Earnestine Tarver, Winnsboro; a brother, Leo Wallace, Natchez; and his grandfather, J. H. Ashley, Winnsboro.
Published in The Monroe News-Star (LA), Friday, March 18, 1949
WINNSBORO, La., March 18. — (Special) — The funeral of Pfc. Lloyd G. Wallace, 19, of Winnsboro, who gave his life at Okinawa, June 15, 1945, will be held in the First National Funeral Home Chapel here Sunday at 10:30 a.m. The interment will be made in Coax Cemetery and members of the American Legion Post No. 84, of Winnsboro, will be pallbearers and will participate in full military rites at the grave.
Wallace, prior to entering service, had attended Winnsboro High School. He entered armed service in August 1944 and received basic training at Camp Hood, Tex. He was assigned overseas with the 381st infantry, 96th division in February 1945. He participated in three major operations and was awarded the Purple Heart prior to his death in Okinawa.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. M. Wallace Riley, Winnsboro; his father, Nathaniel Riley, Conroe, Tex.; a sister, Earnestine Tarver, Winnsboro; a brother, Leo Wallace, Natchez; and his grandfather, J. H. Ashley, Winnsboro.
Published in The Monroe News-Star (LA), Friday, March 18, 1949
Wallace, prior to entering service, had attended Winnsboro High School. He entered armed service in August 1944 and received basic training at Camp Hood, Tex. He was assigned overseas with the 381st infantry, 96th division in February 1945. He participated in three major operations and was awarded the Purple Heart prior to his death in Okinawa.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. M. Wallace Riley, Winnsboro; his father, Nathaniel Riley, Conroe, Tex.; a sister, Earnestine Tarver, Winnsboro; a brother, Leo Wallace, Natchez; and his grandfather, J. H. Ashley, Winnsboro.
Published in The Monroe News-Star (LA), Friday, March 18, 1949
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