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© Chickasha Star Chickasha, Oklahoma Friday, May 20, 1921 June 167, 1895 ~ November 2, 1918 Body Of Soldier Buried At Naples Funeral Services in Charge of Raymond T. Hurst Post The body of Henry S. McSpaddin, former Grady county boy, who was killed in the world war was returned to Grady county this week and was buried in the cemetery at Naples on Tuesday. The burial services were in charge of the Raymond T. Hurst post of the American Legion. Rev Wendell F. Foster delivered the address and parts of the services were given by commander J. F. Hatcher and L. E. Emanuel. At the close of the services the firing squad fired a volly over the grave. The squad was composed of Henry White, Lyman Eldred, Frank Thomas, Bill Luster, Felix Davis, Jack Davis, E. R. Smith, and Bill Rose. James McSpaddin, father of the dead soldier was present at the services. He now lives in El Centro, Cal. Young McSpaddin was killed on November first, 1918, in Belgium, while in action and his body remained in one of the U. S. cemeteries in that country until the present time. He enlisted early in the war and was sent to France in 1918. He was in the Argonne sector for some time before being sent to Belgium with the French troops. |
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