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Surname: ROGERS, SMITH, STOUT, DAVIS, RICHARDS, PORTER, BUCKLEY, FRIDLEY,
LEWIS
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Pfc. Jessie ROGERS, Windfall, Reported Killed in Germany.
Pfc. Jesse E. ROGERS, 24 husband of Mrs. Ellen ROGERS (*Ellen Louise SMITH),
of Windfall, was killed in action in Germany on 17 Apr, according to a
telegram received by Mrs. ROGERS (*SMITH) todayfrom the war department.
He served with the third army.
Pfc. ROGERS was born 21 Aug 1920 in Terre Haute, the son of George (*Anderson)
ROGERS, who has been dead several years, and Mrs. Frank (ROGERS)(*Minnie
Myrtle STOUT, ROGERS, ROGERS) DAVIS. At the time of his induction, 13 June
1944, he was engaged in general trucking for Oscar RICHARDS of Windfall
(*Liberty Twp., Tipton CO., IN.). Pfc. ROGERS was a member of the Windfall
Methodist church.
Survivers, in addition toe hre wife, arte two(2) children, Daniel and Pateicia;
the mother, Mrs. Frank (*Minnie Myrtle STOUT, ROGERS, ROGERS) DAVIS; two
(2) brothers, Pfc. John ROGERS (*John Luther Jr.), with the third (3) army,
and James ROGERS of Windfall; and three sisters, Mrs. James SMITH of Windfall
(*Ethel ?)and Mrs. Virgil PORTER, both of Windfall, and Mrs. Rosella BUCKLEY
of Greentown.
(***One (1) half-sister, Jannie May ROGERS, LEWIS, FRIDLEY of Middletown
Henry Co., IN,; One (1) half-brother, Joe Lewis ROGERS, LEWIS of Anderson
MAdison Co., IN.***)