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DYE, Clifford 1893-1918

DYE

Posted By: Joe Conroy (email)
Date: 7/24/2010 at 19:02:03

Waterloo Times-Tribune
Waterloo, Iowa
16 Aug 1918
Page 6

Center Point Soldier Dead

Private Clifford Dye Reported Killed in Action. -- Was Listed as Prisoner.

(Special to Times-Tribune)

Center Point, Aug. 15. -- Private Clifford Dye of Center Point, who was reported among the missing in the engagement July 18, and later reported a prisoner in German lines, is now listed among the dead, according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Dye of this place.

Private Dye was born and reared in Center Point and was 27 years of age. He left last September for Camp Dodge. He was later transferred to Camp Pike and sailed for France April 17. He was in the Rainbow division with the 149th infantry.

Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo, Iowa
3 Oct 1918
Page 7

Death of Clifford Dye Adds Another Gold Star

Another gold star was added to Black Hawk county's service flag today when announcement was made by the war department of the death of Private Clifford Dye. Private Dye was a resident of this city when he enlisted and his mother now lives at Center Point, Ia. When news of his injury came to this city several weeks ago the Red Cross was asked to locate the mother, whose address was given as Waterloo. Thru the press it was learned she had moved to Center Point.

The Evening Gazette
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
6 Sep 1921
Page 3

Final Honors Paid to Overseas Heroes

Center Point, Sept. 6 -- Center Point honored two overseas soldiers on Sunday, one Frank Ray, whose home is between Walker and Center Point. The funeral was held in the Christian church at Walker with burial in Center Point. The cortege arrived at the cemetery at 12:30 accompanied by fifty Legion members; after the Legion service at the grave, taps were sounded by Bugler Fred C. Donaldson of Center Point. The Walker and Urbana Legion members waited till 2:30 when the funeral of Clifford Dye was held at the Christian church in Center Point, the Rev. Mr. Jones of Center Point, and the Rev. P. Pendleton of the First Christian church in Cedar Rapids gave the address of the afternoon. The church was decorated with the nation's colors and beautiful flowers. The pallbearers were all boys who had seen service in France. Both the post at Walker and Center Point were named for these soldiers who were laid in their final resting place. The Walker post is the Ray post, the Center Point is Dye-Banion post. The bodies were brought here on Friday morning accompanied by a soldier. On both caskets was a bouquet and a flag, from the Gold Star Mothers' auxiliary in New York City sent out with each casket as it leaves for its final destination.

Dye was the first boy from Washington township to give up his life in the great war. At the close of the service at the church seventy-five soldiers in uniform formed a line to the waiting hearse. There was a number of members of the G. A. R. and W. R. C. The service at the cemetery was brief as the storm came up just as the funeral cortege arrived at the cemetery.


 

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