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John Francis

FRANCIS

Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 6/20/2006 at 11:20:41

Winterset Madisonian
August 17, 1921

Gold Star Hero Honored

John Francis, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Francis of Des Moines was buried in Des Moines on Sunday. His remains were accorded military horors, as he was a member of Company B., 168th Infantry, losing his life on July 26, 1918, in the Chateau Thierry drive. The family lived in Madison county for years, on a Penn township farm. The deceased attended high school in Earlham and was well known in Winterset.


 

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