James Harley McArron, a longtime resident of McCloud, died Sunday at Redding Medical Center. He was 75.
He was born October 1, 1916, in Long Lane, MO, and moved to McCloud
in 1937 from Eureka, Kans. He had been employed as a dry kiln operator for the McCloud River Lumber Company and its successors. [http://mccloudriverrailroad.com/LumberCompany.htm]
James served as an Army Sargent in WWII.
He is survived by his wife, Louise, of McCloud; a son, James Michael of McCloud; a daughter, Karen Sue McArron of Yreka (both adopted); a sister, Kathryn McArron Smoot of Tulsa, OK; and four grandchildren.
Funeral services are pending with Allen & Dahl Funeral Chapel in Redding, CA.
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Far across the blue Pacific lies the land which I call home.
When I'm back there again with my darling wife, I'll never want to roam.
Some may seek adventure in lands so far away
But when this war is over I think the U.S. is where I'll stay.
I haven't been away so long and I haven't seen very much.
I have read of other lands nature built with artistic touch.
But when I want to see real splendor I can find it right at home
Up among the snow capped mountains where our deer and wild life roam
Or walking by a mountain stream and the fresh clean scent of pine
I love that land and any man will admit it's more than fine!
You can work and play and live and love in this land I'm speaking of
I'm afraid I'd even get homesick in that glorious Heaven above.
When my job over here is finished and I'm homeward bound to stay
I'll relax with a sigh as I realize how much I have longed for this day.
I'll remember some of my buddies too who were not so lucky as I
And I won't hide a tear, it's a proud one, for them that shines a bit in my eye.
A fellow says, "They're in Heaven, and as happy as us today, Mac. "
But I was thinking of loved ones who had prayed for them to come back.
We're happy that's true but there's no celebration.
We won but it cost us the youth of our nation.
All agree that a war is the world's greatest crime
But they've been going on since the beginning of time
So we'll leave it to experts to find the right way
To stop wars forever. They can do it they say.
Sgt. James H. McArron
New Guinea
March 19, 1945
He was born October 1, 1916, in Long Lane, MO, and moved to McCloud
in 1937 from Eureka, Kans. He had been employed as a dry kiln operator for the McCloud River Lumber Company and its successors. [http://mccloudriverrailroad.com/LumberCompany.htm]
James served as an Army Sargent in WWII.
He is survived by his wife, Louise, of McCloud; a son, James Michael of McCloud; a daughter, Karen Sue McArron of Yreka (both adopted); a sister, Kathryn McArron Smoot of Tulsa, OK; and four grandchildren.
Funeral services are pending with Allen & Dahl Funeral Chapel in Redding, CA.
______________________________
Far across the blue Pacific lies the land which I call home.
When I'm back there again with my darling wife, I'll never want to roam.
Some may seek adventure in lands so far away
But when this war is over I think the U.S. is where I'll stay.
I haven't been away so long and I haven't seen very much.
I have read of other lands nature built with artistic touch.
But when I want to see real splendor I can find it right at home
Up among the snow capped mountains where our deer and wild life roam
Or walking by a mountain stream and the fresh clean scent of pine
I love that land and any man will admit it's more than fine!
You can work and play and live and love in this land I'm speaking of
I'm afraid I'd even get homesick in that glorious Heaven above.
When my job over here is finished and I'm homeward bound to stay
I'll relax with a sigh as I realize how much I have longed for this day.
I'll remember some of my buddies too who were not so lucky as I
And I won't hide a tear, it's a proud one, for them that shines a bit in my eye.
A fellow says, "They're in Heaven, and as happy as us today, Mac. "
But I was thinking of loved ones who had prayed for them to come back.
We're happy that's true but there's no celebration.
We won but it cost us the youth of our nation.
All agree that a war is the world's greatest crime
But they've been going on since the beginning of time
So we'll leave it to experts to find the right way
To stop wars forever. They can do it they say.
Sgt. James H. McArron
New Guinea
March 19, 1945
James Harley McArron, a longtime resident of McCloud, died Sunday at Redding Medical Center. He was 75.
He was born October 1, 1916, in Long Lane, MO, and moved to McCloud
in 1937 from Eureka, Kans. He had been employed as a dry kiln operator for the McCloud River Lumber Company and its successors. [http://mccloudriverrailroad.com/LumberCompany.htm]
James served as an Army Sargent in WWII.
He is survived by his wife, Louise, of McCloud; a son, James Michael of McCloud; a daughter, Karen Sue McArron of Yreka (both adopted); a sister, Kathryn McArron Smoot of Tulsa, OK; and four grandchildren.
Funeral services are pending with Allen & Dahl Funeral Chapel in Redding, CA.
______________________________
Far across the blue Pacific lies the land which I call home.
When I'm back there again with my darling wife, I'll never want to roam.
Some may seek adventure in lands so far away
But when this war is over I think the U.S. is where I'll stay.
I haven't been away so long and I haven't seen very much.
I have read of other lands nature built with artistic touch.
But when I want to see real splendor I can find it right at home
Up among the snow capped mountains where our deer and wild life roam
Or walking by a mountain stream and the fresh clean scent of pine
I love that land and any man will admit it's more than fine!
You can work and play and live and love in this land I'm speaking of
I'm afraid I'd even get homesick in that glorious Heaven above.
When my job over here is finished and I'm homeward bound to stay
I'll relax with a sigh as I realize how much I have longed for this day.
I'll remember some of my buddies too who were not so lucky as I
And I won't hide a tear, it's a proud one, for them that shines a bit in my eye.
A fellow says, "They're in Heaven, and as happy as us today, Mac. "
But I was thinking of loved ones who had prayed for them to come back.
We're happy that's true but there's no celebration.
We won but it cost us the youth of our nation.
All agree that a war is the world's greatest crime
But they've been going on since the beginning of time
So we'll leave it to experts to find the right way
To stop wars forever. They can do it they say.
Sgt. James H. McArron
New Guinea
March 19, 1945
He was born October 1, 1916, in Long Lane, MO, and moved to McCloud
in 1937 from Eureka, Kans. He had been employed as a dry kiln operator for the McCloud River Lumber Company and its successors. [http://mccloudriverrailroad.com/LumberCompany.htm]
James served as an Army Sargent in WWII.
He is survived by his wife, Louise, of McCloud; a son, James Michael of McCloud; a daughter, Karen Sue McArron of Yreka (both adopted); a sister, Kathryn McArron Smoot of Tulsa, OK; and four grandchildren.
Funeral services are pending with Allen & Dahl Funeral Chapel in Redding, CA.
______________________________
Far across the blue Pacific lies the land which I call home.
When I'm back there again with my darling wife, I'll never want to roam.
Some may seek adventure in lands so far away
But when this war is over I think the U.S. is where I'll stay.
I haven't been away so long and I haven't seen very much.
I have read of other lands nature built with artistic touch.
But when I want to see real splendor I can find it right at home
Up among the snow capped mountains where our deer and wild life roam
Or walking by a mountain stream and the fresh clean scent of pine
I love that land and any man will admit it's more than fine!
You can work and play and live and love in this land I'm speaking of
I'm afraid I'd even get homesick in that glorious Heaven above.
When my job over here is finished and I'm homeward bound to stay
I'll relax with a sigh as I realize how much I have longed for this day.
I'll remember some of my buddies too who were not so lucky as I
And I won't hide a tear, it's a proud one, for them that shines a bit in my eye.
A fellow says, "They're in Heaven, and as happy as us today, Mac. "
But I was thinking of loved ones who had prayed for them to come back.
We're happy that's true but there's no celebration.
We won but it cost us the youth of our nation.
All agree that a war is the world's greatest crime
But they've been going on since the beginning of time
So we'll leave it to experts to find the right way
To stop wars forever. They can do it they say.
Sgt. James H. McArron
New Guinea
March 19, 1945
Inscription
Sargent US Army
World War II
Family Members
Siblings
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William Allen Rhuel McArron
1902–1918
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June Mabel McArron Clouse Cramer
1903–1982
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Winifred Pearl McArron Shepard
1906–1979
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Edra Leo McArron Lewis
1908–1958
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Edyth Lillian Buel McArron Shepard
1910–1988
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Paul Rhea McArron
1914–1972
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Kathryn Mae McArron Smoot
1918–1992
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Maj Terence Bennett "Terry or Mac" McArron
1921–1998
