War News From Around Johnson County

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Casualties in adjoining counties are as follows:

S.Sgt. Eckel Maynard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maynard, Stidham, was seriously wounded in action in France on July 21.

Pvt. Henry Horne, Jr., son of Mrs. Lucy Horne, Inez, was slightly injured in action in France on July 10.

Pvt. Robert L. Hale, son of Mrs. Bertha Hale, Pilgrim, was seriously wounded July 27 in France.

Pvt. Charlie Wiley, son of Lizzie Wiley, Inez, was slightly wounded in action in France on July 10.

Sgt. Oval G. Amyx, son of Mrs. Edna Amyx of Bethanna in Magoffin county, has been reported missing in action since June 6 in France.

Pfc. Harold Adams, son of Lloyd Adams, Conley, Ky., was slightly wounded in action in France on July 9.

Pvt. Orvil Salyer, son of Lacy Salyer, Carver in Magoffin County, slightly wounded in France on July 13.

Sgt. Claude Cantrell, Jr., son of Claude Cantrell, Salyersville, slightly wounded in action in France on June 24.

It is understood that William E. Tackett of Lowmansville had been reported as a prisoner of the Japanese government.

A telegram was delivered Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lemaster, Falcon, reporting their son Morris Lemaster, Boatswains Mate, 2c, previously reported as missing in action to be a survivor.

Paintsville Herald

Thursday

August 10, 1944