Arthur Richard Saxon
Arthur Richard Saxon was a son of Arthur "Gillespie" Saxon and Margaret Rosina Walsh Saxon. His siblings were Robert Kenneth Saxon, Herbert Leslie Saxon, Alfred Martin Saxon, Mary Helen Saxon, Margaret Bernadette Saxon Billingsley, and Clementina Frances Saxon Osinski. Arthur enjoyed traveling, golf (at least once scoring a hole in one!), televised sports, photography, reading, and genealogy.
Arthur served in Alaska during WW II as a "Technician 5". His Honorable Discharge record given at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio on 5 Oct 1944 shows he was 39 years of age and his army specialty was as a traffic rate clerk. Arthur's periods of active duty were listed as 17 September 1942 to 23 September 1943; his discharge date was 5 October 1944. Arthur's character reference was "excellent"; he received an Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon.
"Pvt. A. R. Saxon, who is stationed in Alaska, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Saxon of west of the city. He entered the service October 1, 1942, after having been employed in the office of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company at Louisville for 17 years. He is a graduate of Fairview high school. He was sent from Fort Harrison to Camp Claiborne, La., from there to Ft. Lawton and then to Alaska, where he is doing office work. He writes that the food is fine, as is the personnel and everything about the post where he is stationed."
"Army of the United States Certificate of Service This is to certify that Arthur R. Saxon, 35493742, Tech 5th Grade Headquarters Company, 1620th Service Unit honorably served in active Federal Service in the Army of the United States from 1 October 1942 to 23 September 1943 Military Record Army Specialty: Traffic Rate Clerk Character: Excellent Efficiency Rating: Excellent Non-commissioned Officer: Aptd T/5 per Par 3 SO #34 Hq 770th Ry Opn Bn, 3 June 1943 Soldier entitled to American & Asiatic-Pacific Theater Service Medal in accordance with WD Cir No. 1 dtd 1 January 1943 Transferred to Enlisted Reserve Corps, 23 September 1943 Arthur R. Saxon Signature of Recipient Given at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin 23 September 1943".
A. R. Saxon Record Book: p. 3 "Earliest memory - Mother wrapping dishes and packing them in barrel to move (apparently from Wate Wait Place). Robert had little iron train and we (?) were running cars down lid slats. Next - Dad finding cold chisel near wood shed on Luster Place. Hogan Place - Alfred. Butting head into tree. Frightening bugs. Rain. Hornet. Streetcar for Christmas. Robert got engine (?). Christmas Tree. Bed prayers. Archecture [sic] of house. Dam. School. Moved to new house December 1908. Don't remember move."; p. 11 "Louisville - Dec 1924 Dow Wire & Iron - few days L&W - Jan 19, 1925. Stayed 605 E Chestnut 3 yrs 2508 Howard - 1 year Osage - 3 years Barret & Breck - 1 year 2008 Howard - ? YMCA - to mid 1941 W-G Annex - 709 S 3rd - Late 1941 - Oct 1, 1942 Army - Oct 1, 1942 - Sept 23 (?) 43. YMCA - Oct 1943 - Sept 1949 Longworth - to June 1950 4407 Del Park - June 1950"; p. 12 "Born 2-22-03 Entered Green School 1908. Moved to Hurricane Dec. 1908 and entered Moffet School. Entered Glenwood H.S. 1916. Fairview H.S. 1918. Graveled roads Oct 1917. Graduated H.S. 1920 Louisville Dec 1924 L & N Jan 19, 1925 605 E Chestnut Dec 1924 to latter part of 1927. About 3 years 2508 Howard - Part of 1927 and part of 1928. About 1 year. 2112 Osage - About 3 years ? 1928-31 Barrett & Breckenridge About 1 year 31-32 2008 Howard about 5 years 32 to about Oct 1937"; back p. 12 "YMCA About Oct 1937 to summer of 1941 Wessmyer-Gaulbut Annex Dec 1941 to Oct 1942 Army - Oct 1, 1942 to Sept 23, 1943 YMCA Oct 1943 to late 1949 120 N Longworth Late 1949 to June 1950 4407 Del Park June 1950 To Sept 30, 1980 537 S 3rd Sept 30, 1980 -"; back p. 14 "Herbert Saxon and Earl Ritter took trip west in Fronty Ford in 1928. Worked in harvest fields around Westby Mont and picked apples out from Wenatchee Wash. Then to Vancover BC and Los Angeles Cal. I followed their path, on the train the next year (1929). 1941 16-17 weeks in Pittsburg Pa. 1948 Fishing trip to Cly Minn. 1949 Fishing trip on Gulf (Pascagonla E Moss Point)".
Golf related articles found in files of A. R. Saxon: 1. "Golf Fashion Note: Arthur Saxon has been niblicking in shorts this season and reports improvement in his game. Perhaps others of us who have been fighting a losing battle with Old Man Par should take heed!" 2. "Mr. Arthur Saxon! Arthur 'Arch' Saxon won't be worth a hang as a golfer the rest of the season. He made the eighth hole at Shawnee in one stroke yesterday. Playing with W. C. Attaway, Arthur whacked off the tee with a 4-iron and watched the ball drop into the cup."
"Arthur Saxon Arthur Richard Saxon, age 94, of 537 South Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky, died at 12:53 a.m. Saturday, January 31, in Jewish Hospital, Louisville. He is survived by a sister, Mary Helen Saxon of Connersville; along with a number of nieces, nephews and cousins. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Wednesday, February 4, at 11 a.m., in St . Gabriel Catholic Church, Connersville. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call at Miller Funeral Home, Connersville, from 10 a.m. until the time of the service." [The Brookville American 2-4-1998 p. 22.]
"Arthur Richard Saxon Louisville, Ky. Arthur Richard Saxon, 94, 537 S. 3rd St., Louisville, Ky., died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. He had been a patient at Treyton Oaks Nursing Home in Louisville since October. He was born Feb. 22, 1903, in Fayette County, one of seven children of Arthur Gillespie and Margaret R. Walsh Saxon. A graduate of Fairview High School in 1920, he moved to Louisville for residence in the 1920s. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II and was stationed in Alaska. For many years, he was employed as a tariff rate agent for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. An amateur photographer, he exhibited and won awards for photography at the Kentucky State Fair. He was a member of the Cathedral of the Assumption in Louisville. Survivors include a sister, Mary Helen Saxon of Connersville; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. Gabriel Church. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the time of service at Miller Funeral Home." [Connersville News-Examiner 2-2-1998 p. 3.]
Arthur Richard Saxon was a son of Arthur "Gillespie" Saxon and Margaret Rosina Walsh Saxon. His siblings were Robert Kenneth Saxon, Herbert Leslie Saxon, Alfred Martin Saxon, Mary Helen Saxon, Margaret Bernadette Saxon Billingsley, and Clementina Frances Saxon Osinski. Arthur enjoyed traveling, golf (at least once scoring a hole in one!), televised sports, photography, reading, and genealogy.
Arthur served in Alaska during WW II as a "Technician 5". His Honorable Discharge record given at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio on 5 Oct 1944 shows he was 39 years of age and his army specialty was as a traffic rate clerk. Arthur's periods of active duty were listed as 17 September 1942 to 23 September 1943; his discharge date was 5 October 1944. Arthur's character reference was "excellent"; he received an Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon.
"Pvt. A. R. Saxon, who is stationed in Alaska, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Saxon of west of the city. He entered the service October 1, 1942, after having been employed in the office of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company at Louisville for 17 years. He is a graduate of Fairview high school. He was sent from Fort Harrison to Camp Claiborne, La., from there to Ft. Lawton and then to Alaska, where he is doing office work. He writes that the food is fine, as is the personnel and everything about the post where he is stationed."
"Army of the United States Certificate of Service This is to certify that Arthur R. Saxon, 35493742, Tech 5th Grade Headquarters Company, 1620th Service Unit honorably served in active Federal Service in the Army of the United States from 1 October 1942 to 23 September 1943 Military Record Army Specialty: Traffic Rate Clerk Character: Excellent Efficiency Rating: Excellent Non-commissioned Officer: Aptd T/5 per Par 3 SO #34 Hq 770th Ry Opn Bn, 3 June 1943 Soldier entitled to American & Asiatic-Pacific Theater Service Medal in accordance with WD Cir No. 1 dtd 1 January 1943 Transferred to Enlisted Reserve Corps, 23 September 1943 Arthur R. Saxon Signature of Recipient Given at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin 23 September 1943".
A. R. Saxon Record Book: p. 3 "Earliest memory - Mother wrapping dishes and packing them in barrel to move (apparently from Wate Wait Place). Robert had little iron train and we (?) were running cars down lid slats. Next - Dad finding cold chisel near wood shed on Luster Place. Hogan Place - Alfred. Butting head into tree. Frightening bugs. Rain. Hornet. Streetcar for Christmas. Robert got engine (?). Christmas Tree. Bed prayers. Archecture [sic] of house. Dam. School. Moved to new house December 1908. Don't remember move."; p. 11 "Louisville - Dec 1924 Dow Wire & Iron - few days L&W - Jan 19, 1925. Stayed 605 E Chestnut 3 yrs 2508 Howard - 1 year Osage - 3 years Barret & Breck - 1 year 2008 Howard - ? YMCA - to mid 1941 W-G Annex - 709 S 3rd - Late 1941 - Oct 1, 1942 Army - Oct 1, 1942 - Sept 23 (?) 43. YMCA - Oct 1943 - Sept 1949 Longworth - to June 1950 4407 Del Park - June 1950"; p. 12 "Born 2-22-03 Entered Green School 1908. Moved to Hurricane Dec. 1908 and entered Moffet School. Entered Glenwood H.S. 1916. Fairview H.S. 1918. Graveled roads Oct 1917. Graduated H.S. 1920 Louisville Dec 1924 L & N Jan 19, 1925 605 E Chestnut Dec 1924 to latter part of 1927. About 3 years 2508 Howard - Part of 1927 and part of 1928. About 1 year. 2112 Osage - About 3 years ? 1928-31 Barrett & Breckenridge About 1 year 31-32 2008 Howard about 5 years 32 to about Oct 1937"; back p. 12 "YMCA About Oct 1937 to summer of 1941 Wessmyer-Gaulbut Annex Dec 1941 to Oct 1942 Army - Oct 1, 1942 to Sept 23, 1943 YMCA Oct 1943 to late 1949 120 N Longworth Late 1949 to June 1950 4407 Del Park June 1950 To Sept 30, 1980 537 S 3rd Sept 30, 1980 -"; back p. 14 "Herbert Saxon and Earl Ritter took trip west in Fronty Ford in 1928. Worked in harvest fields around Westby Mont and picked apples out from Wenatchee Wash. Then to Vancover BC and Los Angeles Cal. I followed their path, on the train the next year (1929). 1941 16-17 weeks in Pittsburg Pa. 1948 Fishing trip to Cly Minn. 1949 Fishing trip on Gulf (Pascagonla E Moss Point)".
Golf related articles found in files of A. R. Saxon: 1. "Golf Fashion Note: Arthur Saxon has been niblicking in shorts this season and reports improvement in his game. Perhaps others of us who have been fighting a losing battle with Old Man Par should take heed!" 2. "Mr. Arthur Saxon! Arthur 'Arch' Saxon won't be worth a hang as a golfer the rest of the season. He made the eighth hole at Shawnee in one stroke yesterday. Playing with W. C. Attaway, Arthur whacked off the tee with a 4-iron and watched the ball drop into the cup."
"Arthur Saxon Arthur Richard Saxon, age 94, of 537 South Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky, died at 12:53 a.m. Saturday, January 31, in Jewish Hospital, Louisville. He is survived by a sister, Mary Helen Saxon of Connersville; along with a number of nieces, nephews and cousins. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Wednesday, February 4, at 11 a.m., in St . Gabriel Catholic Church, Connersville. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call at Miller Funeral Home, Connersville, from 10 a.m. until the time of the service." [The Brookville American 2-4-1998 p. 22.]
"Arthur Richard Saxon Louisville, Ky. Arthur Richard Saxon, 94, 537 S. 3rd St., Louisville, Ky., died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. He had been a patient at Treyton Oaks Nursing Home in Louisville since October. He was born Feb. 22, 1903, in Fayette County, one of seven children of Arthur Gillespie and Margaret R. Walsh Saxon. A graduate of Fairview High School in 1920, he moved to Louisville for residence in the 1920s. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II and was stationed in Alaska. For many years, he was employed as a tariff rate agent for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. An amateur photographer, he exhibited and won awards for photography at the Kentucky State Fair. He was a member of the Cathedral of the Assumption in Louisville. Survivors include a sister, Mary Helen Saxon of Connersville; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. Gabriel Church. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the time of service at Miller Funeral Home." [Connersville News-Examiner 2-2-1998 p. 3.]
Arthur Richard Saxon
Arthur Richard Saxon was a son of Arthur "Gillespie" Saxon and Margaret Rosina Walsh Saxon. His siblings were Robert Kenneth Saxon, Herbert Leslie Saxon, Alfred Martin Saxon, Mary Helen Saxon, Margaret Bernadette Saxon Billingsley, and Clementina Frances Saxon Osinski. Arthur enjoyed traveling, golf (at least once scoring a hole in one!), televised sports, photography, reading, and genealogy.
Arthur served in Alaska during WW II as a "Technician 5". His Honorable Discharge record given at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio on 5 Oct 1944 shows he was 39 years of age and his army specialty was as a traffic rate clerk. Arthur's periods of active duty were listed as 17 September 1942 to 23 September 1943; his discharge date was 5 October 1944. Arthur's character reference was "excellent"; he received an Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon.
"Pvt. A. R. Saxon, who is stationed in Alaska, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Saxon of west of the city. He entered the service October 1, 1942, after having been employed in the office of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company at Louisville for 17 years. He is a graduate of Fairview high school. He was sent from Fort Harrison to Camp Claiborne, La., from there to Ft. Lawton and then to Alaska, where he is doing office work. He writes that the food is fine, as is the personnel and everything about the post where he is stationed."
"Army of the United States Certificate of Service This is to certify that Arthur R. Saxon, 35493742, Tech 5th Grade Headquarters Company, 1620th Service Unit honorably served in active Federal Service in the Army of the United States from 1 October 1942 to 23 September 1943 Military Record Army Specialty: Traffic Rate Clerk Character: Excellent Efficiency Rating: Excellent Non-commissioned Officer: Aptd T/5 per Par 3 SO #34 Hq 770th Ry Opn Bn, 3 June 1943 Soldier entitled to American & Asiatic-Pacific Theater Service Medal in accordance with WD Cir No. 1 dtd 1 January 1943 Transferred to Enlisted Reserve Corps, 23 September 1943 Arthur R. Saxon Signature of Recipient Given at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin 23 September 1943".
A. R. Saxon Record Book: p. 3 "Earliest memory - Mother wrapping dishes and packing them in barrel to move (apparently from Wate Wait Place). Robert had little iron train and we (?) were running cars down lid slats. Next - Dad finding cold chisel near wood shed on Luster Place. Hogan Place - Alfred. Butting head into tree. Frightening bugs. Rain. Hornet. Streetcar for Christmas. Robert got engine (?). Christmas Tree. Bed prayers. Archecture [sic] of house. Dam. School. Moved to new house December 1908. Don't remember move."; p. 11 "Louisville - Dec 1924 Dow Wire & Iron - few days L&W - Jan 19, 1925. Stayed 605 E Chestnut 3 yrs 2508 Howard - 1 year Osage - 3 years Barret & Breck - 1 year 2008 Howard - ? YMCA - to mid 1941 W-G Annex - 709 S 3rd - Late 1941 - Oct 1, 1942 Army - Oct 1, 1942 - Sept 23 (?) 43. YMCA - Oct 1943 - Sept 1949 Longworth - to June 1950 4407 Del Park - June 1950"; p. 12 "Born 2-22-03 Entered Green School 1908. Moved to Hurricane Dec. 1908 and entered Moffet School. Entered Glenwood H.S. 1916. Fairview H.S. 1918. Graveled roads Oct 1917. Graduated H.S. 1920 Louisville Dec 1924 L & N Jan 19, 1925 605 E Chestnut Dec 1924 to latter part of 1927. About 3 years 2508 Howard - Part of 1927 and part of 1928. About 1 year. 2112 Osage - About 3 years ? 1928-31 Barrett & Breckenridge About 1 year 31-32 2008 Howard about 5 years 32 to about Oct 1937"; back p. 12 "YMCA About Oct 1937 to summer of 1941 Wessmyer-Gaulbut Annex Dec 1941 to Oct 1942 Army - Oct 1, 1942 to Sept 23, 1943 YMCA Oct 1943 to late 1949 120 N Longworth Late 1949 to June 1950 4407 Del Park June 1950 To Sept 30, 1980 537 S 3rd Sept 30, 1980 -"; back p. 14 "Herbert Saxon and Earl Ritter took trip west in Fronty Ford in 1928. Worked in harvest fields around Westby Mont and picked apples out from Wenatchee Wash. Then to Vancover BC and Los Angeles Cal. I followed their path, on the train the next year (1929). 1941 16-17 weeks in Pittsburg Pa. 1948 Fishing trip to Cly Minn. 1949 Fishing trip on Gulf (Pascagonla E Moss Point)".
Golf related articles found in files of A. R. Saxon: 1. "Golf Fashion Note: Arthur Saxon has been niblicking in shorts this season and reports improvement in his game. Perhaps others of us who have been fighting a losing battle with Old Man Par should take heed!" 2. "Mr. Arthur Saxon! Arthur 'Arch' Saxon won't be worth a hang as a golfer the rest of the season. He made the eighth hole at Shawnee in one stroke yesterday. Playing with W. C. Attaway, Arthur whacked off the tee with a 4-iron and watched the ball drop into the cup."
"Arthur Saxon Arthur Richard Saxon, age 94, of 537 South Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky, died at 12:53 a.m. Saturday, January 31, in Jewish Hospital, Louisville. He is survived by a sister, Mary Helen Saxon of Connersville; along with a number of nieces, nephews and cousins. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Wednesday, February 4, at 11 a.m., in St . Gabriel Catholic Church, Connersville. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call at Miller Funeral Home, Connersville, from 10 a.m. until the time of the service." [The Brookville American 2-4-1998 p. 22.]
"Arthur Richard Saxon Louisville, Ky. Arthur Richard Saxon, 94, 537 S. 3rd St., Louisville, Ky., died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. He had been a patient at Treyton Oaks Nursing Home in Louisville since October. He was born Feb. 22, 1903, in Fayette County, one of seven children of Arthur Gillespie and Margaret R. Walsh Saxon. A graduate of Fairview High School in 1920, he moved to Louisville for residence in the 1920s. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II and was stationed in Alaska. For many years, he was employed as a tariff rate agent for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. An amateur photographer, he exhibited and won awards for photography at the Kentucky State Fair. He was a member of the Cathedral of the Assumption in Louisville. Survivors include a sister, Mary Helen Saxon of Connersville; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. Gabriel Church. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the time of service at Miller Funeral Home." [Connersville News-Examiner 2-2-1998 p. 3.]
Arthur Richard Saxon was a son of Arthur "Gillespie" Saxon and Margaret Rosina Walsh Saxon. His siblings were Robert Kenneth Saxon, Herbert Leslie Saxon, Alfred Martin Saxon, Mary Helen Saxon, Margaret Bernadette Saxon Billingsley, and Clementina Frances Saxon Osinski. Arthur enjoyed traveling, golf (at least once scoring a hole in one!), televised sports, photography, reading, and genealogy.
Arthur served in Alaska during WW II as a "Technician 5". His Honorable Discharge record given at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio on 5 Oct 1944 shows he was 39 years of age and his army specialty was as a traffic rate clerk. Arthur's periods of active duty were listed as 17 September 1942 to 23 September 1943; his discharge date was 5 October 1944. Arthur's character reference was "excellent"; he received an Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon.
"Pvt. A. R. Saxon, who is stationed in Alaska, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Saxon of west of the city. He entered the service October 1, 1942, after having been employed in the office of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company at Louisville for 17 years. He is a graduate of Fairview high school. He was sent from Fort Harrison to Camp Claiborne, La., from there to Ft. Lawton and then to Alaska, where he is doing office work. He writes that the food is fine, as is the personnel and everything about the post where he is stationed."
"Army of the United States Certificate of Service This is to certify that Arthur R. Saxon, 35493742, Tech 5th Grade Headquarters Company, 1620th Service Unit honorably served in active Federal Service in the Army of the United States from 1 October 1942 to 23 September 1943 Military Record Army Specialty: Traffic Rate Clerk Character: Excellent Efficiency Rating: Excellent Non-commissioned Officer: Aptd T/5 per Par 3 SO #34 Hq 770th Ry Opn Bn, 3 June 1943 Soldier entitled to American & Asiatic-Pacific Theater Service Medal in accordance with WD Cir No. 1 dtd 1 January 1943 Transferred to Enlisted Reserve Corps, 23 September 1943 Arthur R. Saxon Signature of Recipient Given at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin 23 September 1943".
A. R. Saxon Record Book: p. 3 "Earliest memory - Mother wrapping dishes and packing them in barrel to move (apparently from Wate Wait Place). Robert had little iron train and we (?) were running cars down lid slats. Next - Dad finding cold chisel near wood shed on Luster Place. Hogan Place - Alfred. Butting head into tree. Frightening bugs. Rain. Hornet. Streetcar for Christmas. Robert got engine (?). Christmas Tree. Bed prayers. Archecture [sic] of house. Dam. School. Moved to new house December 1908. Don't remember move."; p. 11 "Louisville - Dec 1924 Dow Wire & Iron - few days L&W - Jan 19, 1925. Stayed 605 E Chestnut 3 yrs 2508 Howard - 1 year Osage - 3 years Barret & Breck - 1 year 2008 Howard - ? YMCA - to mid 1941 W-G Annex - 709 S 3rd - Late 1941 - Oct 1, 1942 Army - Oct 1, 1942 - Sept 23 (?) 43. YMCA - Oct 1943 - Sept 1949 Longworth - to June 1950 4407 Del Park - June 1950"; p. 12 "Born 2-22-03 Entered Green School 1908. Moved to Hurricane Dec. 1908 and entered Moffet School. Entered Glenwood H.S. 1916. Fairview H.S. 1918. Graveled roads Oct 1917. Graduated H.S. 1920 Louisville Dec 1924 L & N Jan 19, 1925 605 E Chestnut Dec 1924 to latter part of 1927. About 3 years 2508 Howard - Part of 1927 and part of 1928. About 1 year. 2112 Osage - About 3 years ? 1928-31 Barrett & Breckenridge About 1 year 31-32 2008 Howard about 5 years 32 to about Oct 1937"; back p. 12 "YMCA About Oct 1937 to summer of 1941 Wessmyer-Gaulbut Annex Dec 1941 to Oct 1942 Army - Oct 1, 1942 to Sept 23, 1943 YMCA Oct 1943 to late 1949 120 N Longworth Late 1949 to June 1950 4407 Del Park June 1950 To Sept 30, 1980 537 S 3rd Sept 30, 1980 -"; back p. 14 "Herbert Saxon and Earl Ritter took trip west in Fronty Ford in 1928. Worked in harvest fields around Westby Mont and picked apples out from Wenatchee Wash. Then to Vancover BC and Los Angeles Cal. I followed their path, on the train the next year (1929). 1941 16-17 weeks in Pittsburg Pa. 1948 Fishing trip to Cly Minn. 1949 Fishing trip on Gulf (Pascagonla E Moss Point)".
Golf related articles found in files of A. R. Saxon: 1. "Golf Fashion Note: Arthur Saxon has been niblicking in shorts this season and reports improvement in his game. Perhaps others of us who have been fighting a losing battle with Old Man Par should take heed!" 2. "Mr. Arthur Saxon! Arthur 'Arch' Saxon won't be worth a hang as a golfer the rest of the season. He made the eighth hole at Shawnee in one stroke yesterday. Playing with W. C. Attaway, Arthur whacked off the tee with a 4-iron and watched the ball drop into the cup."
"Arthur Saxon Arthur Richard Saxon, age 94, of 537 South Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky, died at 12:53 a.m. Saturday, January 31, in Jewish Hospital, Louisville. He is survived by a sister, Mary Helen Saxon of Connersville; along with a number of nieces, nephews and cousins. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Wednesday, February 4, at 11 a.m., in St . Gabriel Catholic Church, Connersville. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call at Miller Funeral Home, Connersville, from 10 a.m. until the time of the service." [The Brookville American 2-4-1998 p. 22.]
"Arthur Richard Saxon Louisville, Ky. Arthur Richard Saxon, 94, 537 S. 3rd St., Louisville, Ky., died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. He had been a patient at Treyton Oaks Nursing Home in Louisville since October. He was born Feb. 22, 1903, in Fayette County, one of seven children of Arthur Gillespie and Margaret R. Walsh Saxon. A graduate of Fairview High School in 1920, he moved to Louisville for residence in the 1920s. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II and was stationed in Alaska. For many years, he was employed as a tariff rate agent for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. An amateur photographer, he exhibited and won awards for photography at the Kentucky State Fair. He was a member of the Cathedral of the Assumption in Louisville. Survivors include a sister, Mary Helen Saxon of Connersville; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. Gabriel Church. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the time of service at Miller Funeral Home." [Connersville News-Examiner 2-2-1998 p. 3.]
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"Arthur Richard Saxon Tec 5 US Army World War II Feb 22 1903 + Jan 31 1998".
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