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PVT Henry Jones Botkin

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PVT Henry Jones Botkin

Birth
Death
29 Nov 1998 (aged 89)
Burial
Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Highland Recorder July 17, 1942

Henry Jones Botkin of Headwaters, who entered military service on Feb. 28, 1942, writes to the local chapter of the American Red Cross that through the efforts of the Red Cross he has received his discharge from the service and is now at the home of his aged mother. The mother lives alone on a small farm and this young man was her only support. The case was brought to the attention of the local chapter as well as the local draft board, members of which interceded in his behalf with the result that he was given his honorable discharge and returned home July 4.
Highland Recorder July 17, 1942

Henry Jones Botkin of Headwaters, who entered military service on Feb. 28, 1942, writes to the local chapter of the American Red Cross that through the efforts of the Red Cross he has received his discharge from the service and is now at the home of his aged mother. The mother lives alone on a small farm and this young man was her only support. The case was brought to the attention of the local chapter as well as the local draft board, members of which interceded in his behalf with the result that he was given his honorable discharge and returned home July 4.

Inscription

Private United States Army, World War II



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