Moberly, MO, MONITOR-INDEX AND DEMOCRAT, Tuesday, June 19, 1945, Page 6
CAPT. BATTERSHELL IN LIST OF ARMY DEAD
Capt. Raymond L. Battershell, husband of Mrs. Ruby Battershell of Huntsville, is among Army dead in the European regions publicly announced today by the War Department. Capt. Battershell gave his life in Italy. His wife, the former Miss Ruby Hicken, received previous offical notice and the news was carried in the Monitor-Index.
NARA records list this soldiers Home of Record as Rice County, Kansas. Killed In Action. 154th Ordnance(Bomb Disposal) Squad, Fifth Army. WWII dead returned from Mirandola, Italy. Re-interred on 06/21/1949.
CPT Raymond L. Battershell, T/5 CPL George H. Beggs, and T/5 CPL Harry Pollack were killed on 18 May 1945. They were assigned to 154th Ordnance (Bomb Disposal) Squad, Fifth Army. They were investigating an abandoned truck loaded with German munitions when it exploded killing everyone present. The truck had been been rigged to detonate if it was disturbed. Additional Facts: Born: 10 March 1918; Age: 27; Buried: Memphis National Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee, Plot: H, Site: 405.CPT Battershell's name is on the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Memorial located at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
from the Lyons Daily News, Lyons, Rice Co, Kansas - May 1945
RAYMOND LAWRENCE BATTERSHELL
Raymond Lawrence Battershell, son of Arthur and Mable Battershell, was born March 10, 1918 at Lyons, Kansas. He was killed in action while in the service of his country in Italy, May 18, 1945.
Raymond grew up to manhood and attended the Lyons Public schools, being graduated with the Class of '35. In June of that same year he entered the CCC, with the thought in mind that the outside work would benefit his health. In March 1936 he returned to work in and around Lyons, leaving again for continued work in the open, this time he spent 14 months in Wyoming. In the summer of 1939 he went to work for the Sand Ore Company of McPherson, but was back in Lyons from time to time visiting with home folks.
In the summer of 1940, because of his interest in airplanes, he went to Wichita where he received special training in that kind of work. In the fall of 1940 Raymond entered the Beech-Craft factory at Wichita and continued to work there until Feb 19, 1941 when he was inducted into the Armed Services of his country.
He began his basic training in the Ordinance Department of the service at Camp Robinson, Arkansas. Later he was transferred to Aberdeen, MD, for advanced training. He was graduated from this school on Nov 30, 1941, with the rank of Corporal. After war was declared the 35th Divison was sent to California, being stationed at Fort Ord. Early in 1942 the Army asked for volunteers to aid in training troops in South America. Raymond was one of the 500 men from his company to volunteer for this special work. While on this special mission in Peru, South America, Raymond was raised to the rank of Sgt. In June 1943 he was shipped back to the states and entered Officers school for additional training. He was graduated from this Ordinance School on Dec 4, 1943 and commissioned a 2nd lieutenant. For some time after his graduation he taught in the Ordinance School at Aberdeen, MD.
He came home on furlough in Feb 1944, returning to the East Coast and sailed with his company for overseas duty on April 2, 1944. His company landed in North Africa on Easter Sunday. After the successful completion of the African Campaign his company was transferred to Italy. During the early part of the campaign in Italy he was commissioned a first lieutenant. His commission as Captain came on April 18, 1945. Raymond was married on July 24, 1943 to Ruby Mae Hicken of Huntsville, Missouri. Although they didn't have many months together, before he sailed for overseas duty, Raymond in letters home often referred to the happiness that was theirs.
Friends and loved ones alike will remember Raymond for his bright sunny disposition and his ability to make friends easily. He had high ideals. He had always helped his mother and gave her words of encouragement.
He had many friends in Lyons, among whom are Mrs and Mrs George Temple; Mrs and Mrs Walter Wright, with whom he lived for about a year; Mrs and Mrs Sam Plank. Mrs Plank was Supt. of the Junior Dept while Raymond was a Junior, later she was teaching the High School Class of which he was also a member.
His father Arthur Battershell preceded him in death in 1937. He leaves to mourn his death; his wife, Ruby Mae, Huntsville, Missouri; his mother, Mrs Mable Battershell, Wichita, Kansas; a sister, Mrs Raymond Bean, Yuma, Arizona; 2 brothers, Earl L, stationed with the Navy at Norfolk, VA; Lee H, Sterling, Kansas; and two half brothers, John Arthur Crill, with the Navy somewhere in the Pacific, and Weir Battershell, Powell, Wyoming. Also his aged grandfather, D T Battershell, Lyons, and a grandmother, Mrs Jennie Bardwell, Enid, Oklahoma. Besides other relatives and friends.
Raymond was a member of the Lyons Christian Church.
CAPT. BATTERSHELL IN LIST OF ARMY DEAD
Capt. Raymond L. Battershell, husband of Mrs. Ruby Battershell of Huntsville, is among Army dead in the European regions publicly announced today by the War Department. Capt. Battershell gave his life in Italy. His wife, the former Miss Ruby Hicken, received previous offical notice and the news was carried in the Monitor-Index.
NARA records list this soldiers Home of Record as Rice County, Kansas. Killed In Action. 154th Ordnance(Bomb Disposal) Squad, Fifth Army. WWII dead returned from Mirandola, Italy. Re-interred on 06/21/1949.
CPT Raymond L. Battershell, T/5 CPL George H. Beggs, and T/5 CPL Harry Pollack were killed on 18 May 1945. They were assigned to 154th Ordnance (Bomb Disposal) Squad, Fifth Army. They were investigating an abandoned truck loaded with German munitions when it exploded killing everyone present. The truck had been been rigged to detonate if it was disturbed. Additional Facts: Born: 10 March 1918; Age: 27; Buried: Memphis National Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee, Plot: H, Site: 405.CPT Battershell's name is on the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Memorial located at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
from the Lyons Daily News, Lyons, Rice Co, Kansas - May 1945
RAYMOND LAWRENCE BATTERSHELL
Raymond Lawrence Battershell, son of Arthur and Mable Battershell, was born March 10, 1918 at Lyons, Kansas. He was killed in action while in the service of his country in Italy, May 18, 1945.
Raymond grew up to manhood and attended the Lyons Public schools, being graduated with the Class of '35. In June of that same year he entered the CCC, with the thought in mind that the outside work would benefit his health. In March 1936 he returned to work in and around Lyons, leaving again for continued work in the open, this time he spent 14 months in Wyoming. In the summer of 1939 he went to work for the Sand Ore Company of McPherson, but was back in Lyons from time to time visiting with home folks.
In the summer of 1940, because of his interest in airplanes, he went to Wichita where he received special training in that kind of work. In the fall of 1940 Raymond entered the Beech-Craft factory at Wichita and continued to work there until Feb 19, 1941 when he was inducted into the Armed Services of his country.
He began his basic training in the Ordinance Department of the service at Camp Robinson, Arkansas. Later he was transferred to Aberdeen, MD, for advanced training. He was graduated from this school on Nov 30, 1941, with the rank of Corporal. After war was declared the 35th Divison was sent to California, being stationed at Fort Ord. Early in 1942 the Army asked for volunteers to aid in training troops in South America. Raymond was one of the 500 men from his company to volunteer for this special work. While on this special mission in Peru, South America, Raymond was raised to the rank of Sgt. In June 1943 he was shipped back to the states and entered Officers school for additional training. He was graduated from this Ordinance School on Dec 4, 1943 and commissioned a 2nd lieutenant. For some time after his graduation he taught in the Ordinance School at Aberdeen, MD.
He came home on furlough in Feb 1944, returning to the East Coast and sailed with his company for overseas duty on April 2, 1944. His company landed in North Africa on Easter Sunday. After the successful completion of the African Campaign his company was transferred to Italy. During the early part of the campaign in Italy he was commissioned a first lieutenant. His commission as Captain came on April 18, 1945. Raymond was married on July 24, 1943 to Ruby Mae Hicken of Huntsville, Missouri. Although they didn't have many months together, before he sailed for overseas duty, Raymond in letters home often referred to the happiness that was theirs.
Friends and loved ones alike will remember Raymond for his bright sunny disposition and his ability to make friends easily. He had high ideals. He had always helped his mother and gave her words of encouragement.
He had many friends in Lyons, among whom are Mrs and Mrs George Temple; Mrs and Mrs Walter Wright, with whom he lived for about a year; Mrs and Mrs Sam Plank. Mrs Plank was Supt. of the Junior Dept while Raymond was a Junior, later she was teaching the High School Class of which he was also a member.
His father Arthur Battershell preceded him in death in 1937. He leaves to mourn his death; his wife, Ruby Mae, Huntsville, Missouri; his mother, Mrs Mable Battershell, Wichita, Kansas; a sister, Mrs Raymond Bean, Yuma, Arizona; 2 brothers, Earl L, stationed with the Navy at Norfolk, VA; Lee H, Sterling, Kansas; and two half brothers, John Arthur Crill, with the Navy somewhere in the Pacific, and Weir Battershell, Powell, Wyoming. Also his aged grandfather, D T Battershell, Lyons, and a grandmother, Mrs Jennie Bardwell, Enid, Oklahoma. Besides other relatives and friends.
Raymond was a member of the Lyons Christian Church.
Moberly, MO, MONITOR-INDEX AND DEMOCRAT, Tuesday, June 19, 1945, Page 6
CAPT. BATTERSHELL IN LIST OF ARMY DEAD
Capt. Raymond L. Battershell, husband of Mrs. Ruby Battershell of Huntsville, is among Army dead in the European regions publicly announced today by the War Department. Capt. Battershell gave his life in Italy. His wife, the former Miss Ruby Hicken, received previous offical notice and the news was carried in the Monitor-Index.
NARA records list this soldiers Home of Record as Rice County, Kansas. Killed In Action. 154th Ordnance(Bomb Disposal) Squad, Fifth Army. WWII dead returned from Mirandola, Italy. Re-interred on 06/21/1949.
CPT Raymond L. Battershell, T/5 CPL George H. Beggs, and T/5 CPL Harry Pollack were killed on 18 May 1945. They were assigned to 154th Ordnance (Bomb Disposal) Squad, Fifth Army. They were investigating an abandoned truck loaded with German munitions when it exploded killing everyone present. The truck had been been rigged to detonate if it was disturbed. Additional Facts: Born: 10 March 1918; Age: 27; Buried: Memphis National Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee, Plot: H, Site: 405.CPT Battershell's name is on the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Memorial located at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
from the Lyons Daily News, Lyons, Rice Co, Kansas - May 1945
RAYMOND LAWRENCE BATTERSHELL
Raymond Lawrence Battershell, son of Arthur and Mable Battershell, was born March 10, 1918 at Lyons, Kansas. He was killed in action while in the service of his country in Italy, May 18, 1945.
Raymond grew up to manhood and attended the Lyons Public schools, being graduated with the Class of '35. In June of that same year he entered the CCC, with the thought in mind that the outside work would benefit his health. In March 1936 he returned to work in and around Lyons, leaving again for continued work in the open, this time he spent 14 months in Wyoming. In the summer of 1939 he went to work for the Sand Ore Company of McPherson, but was back in Lyons from time to time visiting with home folks.
In the summer of 1940, because of his interest in airplanes, he went to Wichita where he received special training in that kind of work. In the fall of 1940 Raymond entered the Beech-Craft factory at Wichita and continued to work there until Feb 19, 1941 when he was inducted into the Armed Services of his country.
He began his basic training in the Ordinance Department of the service at Camp Robinson, Arkansas. Later he was transferred to Aberdeen, MD, for advanced training. He was graduated from this school on Nov 30, 1941, with the rank of Corporal. After war was declared the 35th Divison was sent to California, being stationed at Fort Ord. Early in 1942 the Army asked for volunteers to aid in training troops in South America. Raymond was one of the 500 men from his company to volunteer for this special work. While on this special mission in Peru, South America, Raymond was raised to the rank of Sgt. In June 1943 he was shipped back to the states and entered Officers school for additional training. He was graduated from this Ordinance School on Dec 4, 1943 and commissioned a 2nd lieutenant. For some time after his graduation he taught in the Ordinance School at Aberdeen, MD.
He came home on furlough in Feb 1944, returning to the East Coast and sailed with his company for overseas duty on April 2, 1944. His company landed in North Africa on Easter Sunday. After the successful completion of the African Campaign his company was transferred to Italy. During the early part of the campaign in Italy he was commissioned a first lieutenant. His commission as Captain came on April 18, 1945. Raymond was married on July 24, 1943 to Ruby Mae Hicken of Huntsville, Missouri. Although they didn't have many months together, before he sailed for overseas duty, Raymond in letters home often referred to the happiness that was theirs.
Friends and loved ones alike will remember Raymond for his bright sunny disposition and his ability to make friends easily. He had high ideals. He had always helped his mother and gave her words of encouragement.
He had many friends in Lyons, among whom are Mrs and Mrs George Temple; Mrs and Mrs Walter Wright, with whom he lived for about a year; Mrs and Mrs Sam Plank. Mrs Plank was Supt. of the Junior Dept while Raymond was a Junior, later she was teaching the High School Class of which he was also a member.
His father Arthur Battershell preceded him in death in 1937. He leaves to mourn his death; his wife, Ruby Mae, Huntsville, Missouri; his mother, Mrs Mable Battershell, Wichita, Kansas; a sister, Mrs Raymond Bean, Yuma, Arizona; 2 brothers, Earl L, stationed with the Navy at Norfolk, VA; Lee H, Sterling, Kansas; and two half brothers, John Arthur Crill, with the Navy somewhere in the Pacific, and Weir Battershell, Powell, Wyoming. Also his aged grandfather, D T Battershell, Lyons, and a grandmother, Mrs Jennie Bardwell, Enid, Oklahoma. Besides other relatives and friends.
Raymond was a member of the Lyons Christian Church.
CAPT. BATTERSHELL IN LIST OF ARMY DEAD
Capt. Raymond L. Battershell, husband of Mrs. Ruby Battershell of Huntsville, is among Army dead in the European regions publicly announced today by the War Department. Capt. Battershell gave his life in Italy. His wife, the former Miss Ruby Hicken, received previous offical notice and the news was carried in the Monitor-Index.
NARA records list this soldiers Home of Record as Rice County, Kansas. Killed In Action. 154th Ordnance(Bomb Disposal) Squad, Fifth Army. WWII dead returned from Mirandola, Italy. Re-interred on 06/21/1949.
CPT Raymond L. Battershell, T/5 CPL George H. Beggs, and T/5 CPL Harry Pollack were killed on 18 May 1945. They were assigned to 154th Ordnance (Bomb Disposal) Squad, Fifth Army. They were investigating an abandoned truck loaded with German munitions when it exploded killing everyone present. The truck had been been rigged to detonate if it was disturbed. Additional Facts: Born: 10 March 1918; Age: 27; Buried: Memphis National Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee, Plot: H, Site: 405.CPT Battershell's name is on the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Memorial located at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
from the Lyons Daily News, Lyons, Rice Co, Kansas - May 1945
RAYMOND LAWRENCE BATTERSHELL
Raymond Lawrence Battershell, son of Arthur and Mable Battershell, was born March 10, 1918 at Lyons, Kansas. He was killed in action while in the service of his country in Italy, May 18, 1945.
Raymond grew up to manhood and attended the Lyons Public schools, being graduated with the Class of '35. In June of that same year he entered the CCC, with the thought in mind that the outside work would benefit his health. In March 1936 he returned to work in and around Lyons, leaving again for continued work in the open, this time he spent 14 months in Wyoming. In the summer of 1939 he went to work for the Sand Ore Company of McPherson, but was back in Lyons from time to time visiting with home folks.
In the summer of 1940, because of his interest in airplanes, he went to Wichita where he received special training in that kind of work. In the fall of 1940 Raymond entered the Beech-Craft factory at Wichita and continued to work there until Feb 19, 1941 when he was inducted into the Armed Services of his country.
He began his basic training in the Ordinance Department of the service at Camp Robinson, Arkansas. Later he was transferred to Aberdeen, MD, for advanced training. He was graduated from this school on Nov 30, 1941, with the rank of Corporal. After war was declared the 35th Divison was sent to California, being stationed at Fort Ord. Early in 1942 the Army asked for volunteers to aid in training troops in South America. Raymond was one of the 500 men from his company to volunteer for this special work. While on this special mission in Peru, South America, Raymond was raised to the rank of Sgt. In June 1943 he was shipped back to the states and entered Officers school for additional training. He was graduated from this Ordinance School on Dec 4, 1943 and commissioned a 2nd lieutenant. For some time after his graduation he taught in the Ordinance School at Aberdeen, MD.
He came home on furlough in Feb 1944, returning to the East Coast and sailed with his company for overseas duty on April 2, 1944. His company landed in North Africa on Easter Sunday. After the successful completion of the African Campaign his company was transferred to Italy. During the early part of the campaign in Italy he was commissioned a first lieutenant. His commission as Captain came on April 18, 1945. Raymond was married on July 24, 1943 to Ruby Mae Hicken of Huntsville, Missouri. Although they didn't have many months together, before he sailed for overseas duty, Raymond in letters home often referred to the happiness that was theirs.
Friends and loved ones alike will remember Raymond for his bright sunny disposition and his ability to make friends easily. He had high ideals. He had always helped his mother and gave her words of encouragement.
He had many friends in Lyons, among whom are Mrs and Mrs George Temple; Mrs and Mrs Walter Wright, with whom he lived for about a year; Mrs and Mrs Sam Plank. Mrs Plank was Supt. of the Junior Dept while Raymond was a Junior, later she was teaching the High School Class of which he was also a member.
His father Arthur Battershell preceded him in death in 1937. He leaves to mourn his death; his wife, Ruby Mae, Huntsville, Missouri; his mother, Mrs Mable Battershell, Wichita, Kansas; a sister, Mrs Raymond Bean, Yuma, Arizona; 2 brothers, Earl L, stationed with the Navy at Norfolk, VA; Lee H, Sterling, Kansas; and two half brothers, John Arthur Crill, with the Navy somewhere in the Pacific, and Weir Battershell, Powell, Wyoming. Also his aged grandfather, D T Battershell, Lyons, and a grandmother, Mrs Jennie Bardwell, Enid, Oklahoma. Besides other relatives and friends.
Raymond was a member of the Lyons Christian Church.
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