Billy:
Found the following - Children of Lester Arthur & Lenna Alexander:
Ralph 7/23/1906-1/25/1996 - died in Randolph County, IN
Ross 1/3/1909-October 1974 - died in Muncie, IN
Paul 11/1/1910-April 1987 - died Union City, IN
Glen 4/21/191-August 1975
Guy 4/4/1916-7/21/1984 - died Santa Clara, CA
Vearl 4/20/19118- July 1983 - died Chicago, IL
Lloyd - 1920 to After 2003
Donald 2/7/22- December 1982
Basil 2/9-1926-11/4/2003 - died in a VA Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
According to the military information on
, Noel enlisted on
January 21, 1943 not 1941. He was 21 at the time of enlistment making him
born in 1923 which coincides with census records.
Basil's obituary notice shows that his survivors included Lloyd, Noel and
Stanley. So, apparently, none of them died during the war. Stanley does not
appear on any census records up to 1930; so, he probably was born after the
census was taken.
Karen Welch
----- Original Message -----
From: "Billy J. Baker" <billybak(a)comcast.net>
To: "Randolph Co." <inrandol(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 1:20 PM
Subject: [INRANDOL] The ARTHUR Family - 1945
Please read this article about the sacrifice of this Randolph
County
family for their country. In the days of letter communication I can
only imagine the anguish of the mother and father. I do not know if
they all made it home safely but perhaps a reader can provide some
information.
Billy
The Times-Gazette, Union City, Indiana, Tuesday, January 30, 1945
Arthur Family Has Six Sons In Service
Six brothers, the children of Mr. And Mrs. Lester Arthur, who
reside 10 miles southwest of Union City and 10 miles southeast of
Winchester, near Spartanburg, are now members of Uncle Sam's army, navy
and marines.
The six brothers, members of a family with 11 sons and three
daughters, all volunteered and five of them saw action overseas at one
time. At present four of them are overseas, one is receiving training
at Lakeland, Fla., and the other one is awaiting the call to active
duty. Of the five remaining brothers, four are subject to call at any
time.
Pvt. Donald Arthur, 23, entered the service on Feb. 1, 1941 and was
one of Randolph County's first volunteers. He serves in the field
artillery and received his basic training at Ft. Custer, Mich. Later he
was stationed in Iceland for 19 months and then he participated in
H-hour, D-day on the Normandy coast. His last letter was received in
the early part of December. Prior to his enlistment he worked at the
Union City Body company and attended school at Wayne and Spartanburg.
Pvt. Vearl Arthur, 26, has been in the service since Sept. 23,
1941. He received his basic training at Camp Wolters, Tex., and then
was stationed in the Southwest Pacific three years ago this month. He
participated in the Solomon's campaign, had a recuperation period on the
Hawaiian Islands, and then saw action in the Saipan invasion. Sept.
1944 was the last time he has written home. Prior to his enlistment he
attended Wilson and Wayne schools.
Staff Sgt. Lloyd Arthur, 24, was the third brother to volunteer.
He entered the air corps August 10, 1942, at which time he received
training at gunnery school in Florida. For 10 months he was stationed
in the Eighth Air Force in England and participated in 31 missions over
Europe and Berlin. Last April he was sent to Lakeland, Fla., where he
is now receiving fighter pilot training. He also attended Wilson and
Wayne schools and worked at the Union City Body company.
Corporal Noel Arthur, 21, entered the service Jan. 21, 1941 and
received his training at Van Couver, Wash. He has served in Africa,
with General Clark's Fifth Army in Italy and, having participated in the
invasion of Southern France, is now someplace with the Eleventh Army on
the German front. His last letter was written a few days before
Christmas and he said he was near the Belfort Gap. Cpl. Arthur attended
Wayne and Spartanburg schools and was an outstanding basketball player
in the county from 1938 to 1942. He also worked at the U. C. Body Co.,
before entering the service.
Pfc. Basil Arthur, 19, entered the Marine corps at Richmond June
25, 1943 and was trained at San Diego, Calif. Pfc. Arthur is now with
the Third Marines somewhere in the Southwest Pacific and was in the Guam
invasion. He attended Wayne and Spartanburg schools and also played
first team basketball for three years. Before his enlistment he worked
at Richmond.
Guy Arthur, 28, passed his navy examination and was sworn in April
3, 1944. At present he lives in San Francisco, Calif., and is awaiting
the call to active duty. He attended Wilson and Wayne schools and is
now with the Westinghouse Electric Co., in San Francisco.
Of the five remaining brothers, Ralph, Ross, Paul, Glen and
Stanley, four are subject to call at anytime. Ralph drives a motor
transport at Winchester; Ross works at Warner Gear, Muncie; Paul is an
employ at the U. C. Body Co.; Glen labors on a farm near Spartanburg,
and Stanley is at home helping his father, who has no other help, run a
120-acre farm.
The Arthur family is also composed of three sisters; Mrs. Kenneth
Cox who lives on a farm north of Winchester; Mrs. Vernie Moore, on a
farm near Wayne school, and Doris, age 16, at home.
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