75 Years Ago

Herald of Aug. 31,1944

Pfc.Charles Wesley Dick. aged 24, a former Martinsburg young man who was serving with the infantry in France, has been wounded twice within a few weeks. His aunts, Mrs. Chalmer J. Shoeman of Julian street, and Mrs. David K. Snowberger of East Allegheny street, Martinsburg, who have been hearing from the soldier frequently, both have received letters. Mrs. Shannon had received a letter in which the young man spoke of having been wounded on the left arm on July 26. In a letter received by Mrs. Snowberger on Monday of this week, the soldier tells of having been wounded the second time, a fragment of a shell striking him on the left hip. This wound was so serious that he was sent back to England to a hospital and was in the hospital.

Relatives in the Cove have received word of the death of Pfc. Kenneth Nash, aged 22, who was killed in action in France on July 27, according to a message from the war department. The young man was a son of Chester E. and Mabel (Stoner) Nash and the family home is in the Reservoir district, Hollidaysburg.