Company F 85th Infantry.Killed in action.Obituary: Pvt. John W. Roberts, son of Floyd and Elsie Roberts of Wildersville, was born May 2, 1925. He attended school at Cross Roads and Lexington. At the age of 18 he was inducted into service October 8, 1943. During this time he was stationed at Camp Blanding, Florida, where he received his basic training. He did not get a furlough, only a four day leave, then left for overseas duty the 18th of February 1944. The next news came that he had landed in Italy. Those who had loved ones in service know those anxious moments between letters to know if things were O.K. On the eighth of August, 1944, news was received that Pvt. John W. Roberts died of wounds received on May 31. He was in battle at Anzio near Rome. On July 1, 1948, news was received that his body had been shipped from overseas to his parents. The body arrived July 27 at Lexington, was carried to his parents, kept overnight and buried on July 28 of last week. The greatest honor that could be paid to a fellow comrade occurred with Old Glory draped over the vault with the burial in the Jones Cemetery near Wildersville. He leaves his parents and two brothers, Warren and James of Wildersville.
Company F 85th Infantry.Killed in action.Obituary: Pvt. John W. Roberts, son of Floyd and Elsie Roberts of Wildersville, was born May 2, 1925. He attended school at Cross Roads and Lexington. At the age of 18 he was inducted into service October 8, 1943. During this time he was stationed at Camp Blanding, Florida, where he received his basic training. He did not get a furlough, only a four day leave, then left for overseas duty the 18th of February 1944. The next news came that he had landed in Italy. Those who had loved ones in service know those anxious moments between letters to know if things were O.K. On the eighth of August, 1944, news was received that Pvt. John W. Roberts died of wounds received on May 31. He was in battle at Anzio near Rome. On July 1, 1948, news was received that his body had been shipped from overseas to his parents. The body arrived July 27 at Lexington, was carried to his parents, kept overnight and buried on July 28 of last week. The greatest honor that could be paid to a fellow comrade occurred with Old Glory draped over the vault with the burial in the Jones Cemetery near Wildersville. He leaves his parents and two brothers, Warren and James of Wildersville.
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