PVT. ORTON THOMAS ALTIG
US Army World War II Veteran. Born Denver, Colorado and entered the Army August 1, 1944. He served as a private with the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Germany and was killed in action in Holland. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.
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ORTON ALTIG DIES IN ACTION IN GERMANY
Vernon Youth Had Been Overseas Since First of Year
No Details Given
On Friday, April 20, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Altig of Vernon received word from the War Department that their son, Pvt. Orton Altig, had been Killed in Action on April 6. His last letter to his parents was written on April 5 from somewhere in Germany in which he stated that he was going on guard duty that night. No other details concerning his death have yet been received.
Orton Thomas Altig was born in Denver on January 14, 1923 and was the youngest son of the Harry Altigs. The family later moved to a farm southwest of Vernon, and Orton spent his school days there, attending the Bunch Grass and Mount Hope schools. He entered the Army in August and received his training at Camp Robertson, Arkansas. He left for overseas about January 1 from Camp George E. Meade, Maryland.
Relatives surviving besides the parents are his sister, Mrs. June Andrews of Yuma; a brother, Harry Altig of Mount Morrison; two nieces and a nephew; three uncles - Cpl. Howard Hanna, serving in India; Edward V. Hanna of Great Lake, Illinois; and Howard L. Hanna, serving on the police force at Englewood; two aunts - Mrs. Iva Allen of Portland, Oregon and Miss Ann Hanna of Denver; his grandfather, Edd Hanna of Denver; a cousin somewhere in Germany; besides his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Weaver of Vernon.
Wray Gazette
Transcribed by Carol Moore
Wray Gazette May 3, 1945
Wray, Colorado
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On April 20th Mr. and Mrs. Harry Altig, of near Vernon, received a telegram giving them the sad news that their son, Orton T. Altig, had been killed in action in Germany on April 6, 1945. He was born in Denver, Colorado on January 14, 1923, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Altig, who later moved to a farm southwest of Vernon where Orton grew to manhood, attending school at the Bunch Grass School and later at Mt. Hope. He entered the Army August 1, 1944 and was sent to Camp Robinson, Arkansas. He left for overseas on January 1st from Camp Meade, Maryland.
Yuma Pioneer
Transcribed by Carol Moore
Thursday, May 10th, 1945
Yuma, Colorado
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US Army World War II Veteran. Born Denver, Colorado and entered the Army August 1, 1944. He served as a private with the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Germany and was killed in action in Holland. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.
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ORTON ALTIG DIES IN ACTION IN GERMANY
Vernon Youth Had Been Overseas Since First of Year
No Details Given
On Friday, April 20, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Altig of Vernon received word from the War Department that their son, Pvt. Orton Altig, had been Killed in Action on April 6. His last letter to his parents was written on April 5 from somewhere in Germany in which he stated that he was going on guard duty that night. No other details concerning his death have yet been received.
Orton Thomas Altig was born in Denver on January 14, 1923 and was the youngest son of the Harry Altigs. The family later moved to a farm southwest of Vernon, and Orton spent his school days there, attending the Bunch Grass and Mount Hope schools. He entered the Army in August and received his training at Camp Robertson, Arkansas. He left for overseas about January 1 from Camp George E. Meade, Maryland.
Relatives surviving besides the parents are his sister, Mrs. June Andrews of Yuma; a brother, Harry Altig of Mount Morrison; two nieces and a nephew; three uncles - Cpl. Howard Hanna, serving in India; Edward V. Hanna of Great Lake, Illinois; and Howard L. Hanna, serving on the police force at Englewood; two aunts - Mrs. Iva Allen of Portland, Oregon and Miss Ann Hanna of Denver; his grandfather, Edd Hanna of Denver; a cousin somewhere in Germany; besides his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Weaver of Vernon.
Wray Gazette
Transcribed by Carol Moore
Wray Gazette May 3, 1945
Wray, Colorado
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On April 20th Mr. and Mrs. Harry Altig, of near Vernon, received a telegram giving them the sad news that their son, Orton T. Altig, had been killed in action in Germany on April 6, 1945. He was born in Denver, Colorado on January 14, 1923, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Altig, who later moved to a farm southwest of Vernon where Orton grew to manhood, attending school at the Bunch Grass School and later at Mt. Hope. He entered the Army August 1, 1944 and was sent to Camp Robinson, Arkansas. He left for overseas on January 1st from Camp Meade, Maryland.
Yuma Pioneer
Transcribed by Carol Moore
Thursday, May 10th, 1945
Yuma, Colorado
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PVT. ORTON THOMAS ALTIG
US Army World War II Veteran. Born Denver, Colorado and entered the Army August 1, 1944. He served as a private with the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Germany and was killed in action in Holland. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.
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ORTON ALTIG DIES IN ACTION IN GERMANY
Vernon Youth Had Been Overseas Since First of Year
No Details Given
On Friday, April 20, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Altig of Vernon received word from the War Department that their son, Pvt. Orton Altig, had been Killed in Action on April 6. His last letter to his parents was written on April 5 from somewhere in Germany in which he stated that he was going on guard duty that night. No other details concerning his death have yet been received.
Orton Thomas Altig was born in Denver on January 14, 1923 and was the youngest son of the Harry Altigs. The family later moved to a farm southwest of Vernon, and Orton spent his school days there, attending the Bunch Grass and Mount Hope schools. He entered the Army in August and received his training at Camp Robertson, Arkansas. He left for overseas about January 1 from Camp George E. Meade, Maryland.
Relatives surviving besides the parents are his sister, Mrs. June Andrews of Yuma; a brother, Harry Altig of Mount Morrison; two nieces and a nephew; three uncles - Cpl. Howard Hanna, serving in India; Edward V. Hanna of Great Lake, Illinois; and Howard L. Hanna, serving on the police force at Englewood; two aunts - Mrs. Iva Allen of Portland, Oregon and Miss Ann Hanna of Denver; his grandfather, Edd Hanna of Denver; a cousin somewhere in Germany; besides his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Weaver of Vernon.
Wray Gazette
Transcribed by Carol Moore
Wray Gazette May 3, 1945
Wray, Colorado
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On April 20th Mr. and Mrs. Harry Altig, of near Vernon, received a telegram giving them the sad news that their son, Orton T. Altig, had been killed in action in Germany on April 6, 1945. He was born in Denver, Colorado on January 14, 1923, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Altig, who later moved to a farm southwest of Vernon where Orton grew to manhood, attending school at the Bunch Grass School and later at Mt. Hope. He entered the Army August 1, 1944 and was sent to Camp Robinson, Arkansas. He left for overseas on January 1st from Camp Meade, Maryland.
Yuma Pioneer
Transcribed by Carol Moore
Thursday, May 10th, 1945
Yuma, Colorado
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US Army World War II Veteran. Born Denver, Colorado and entered the Army August 1, 1944. He served as a private with the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Germany and was killed in action in Holland. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.
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ORTON ALTIG DIES IN ACTION IN GERMANY
Vernon Youth Had Been Overseas Since First of Year
No Details Given
On Friday, April 20, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Altig of Vernon received word from the War Department that their son, Pvt. Orton Altig, had been Killed in Action on April 6. His last letter to his parents was written on April 5 from somewhere in Germany in which he stated that he was going on guard duty that night. No other details concerning his death have yet been received.
Orton Thomas Altig was born in Denver on January 14, 1923 and was the youngest son of the Harry Altigs. The family later moved to a farm southwest of Vernon, and Orton spent his school days there, attending the Bunch Grass and Mount Hope schools. He entered the Army in August and received his training at Camp Robertson, Arkansas. He left for overseas about January 1 from Camp George E. Meade, Maryland.
Relatives surviving besides the parents are his sister, Mrs. June Andrews of Yuma; a brother, Harry Altig of Mount Morrison; two nieces and a nephew; three uncles - Cpl. Howard Hanna, serving in India; Edward V. Hanna of Great Lake, Illinois; and Howard L. Hanna, serving on the police force at Englewood; two aunts - Mrs. Iva Allen of Portland, Oregon and Miss Ann Hanna of Denver; his grandfather, Edd Hanna of Denver; a cousin somewhere in Germany; besides his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Weaver of Vernon.
Wray Gazette
Transcribed by Carol Moore
Wray Gazette May 3, 1945
Wray, Colorado
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On April 20th Mr. and Mrs. Harry Altig, of near Vernon, received a telegram giving them the sad news that their son, Orton T. Altig, had been killed in action in Germany on April 6, 1945. He was born in Denver, Colorado on January 14, 1923, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Altig, who later moved to a farm southwest of Vernon where Orton grew to manhood, attending school at the Bunch Grass School and later at Mt. Hope. He entered the Army August 1, 1944 and was sent to Camp Robinson, Arkansas. He left for overseas on January 1st from Camp Meade, Maryland.
Yuma Pioneer
Transcribed by Carol Moore
Thursday, May 10th, 1945
Yuma, Colorado
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ORTON T. ALTIG
PVT 325 GLI INF 82 ABN DIV
COLORADO APR 6 1945
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