The following is taken from a newspaper article, which also includes a photo
of Donald. If this is of your family I would love to share the complete
article with you.
Headline: Fithian Sailor Missing
First casualty reported in this vicinity in the sinking of the Bristol and
Buck last week in the Mediterranean, Donald O. McKee, 27, boilermaker first
class, is listed as missing in action, according to a telegram received
Monday by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Lee McKee of Fithian Rt. 2.
The eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. McKee, he was born July 29, 1916 near Yeddo,
Ind., and moved to the Oakwood vicinity when about six years old
Besides his parents, his family includes a brother, Merril McKee, and a
sister, Beverly McKee, both at home; and his grandmother, Mrs. Amanda
Reynolds, of Plymouth,Ind.
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