MILITARY RITES FOR PFC LlOYD HOWELL
The body of PFC LlOYD HOWELL, age 20, "KILLED IN ACTION" in Korea, June 30, 1953, arrived at Webb Funeral Home, Spruce Pine, NC., Thursday. Sept. 10, accompanied from New York by Sgt. George Moore of the US Army.
The body lay in state at Webb Funeral home Thursday night and was taken to his home on Friday, where it lay in state amongst many flowers, the last tribute of love from his many friends and relatives. Lloyd was loved by all who knew him.
At 2pm on Saturday, funeral services were held in Rebels Creek Church with Rev. Sewell Woody and Rev. Tyler Le Roy officiating. A quartet from Estatoe sang for the services.
The body was taken to Rebels Creek Cemetery for burial. Soldiers fom Fort Bragg performed the military Rites.
Pal bearers were Taft Burnett, Allen Honeycutt, Frank Boone, G.E.Howell, Hurbert Willis, Ray Laws.
Flower bearers were Mrs Dan Jarrett, Mrs Ora Woody, Mrs Jack Howell, Mrs Howard Willis, Mrs Frank Bartlett, Mrs Arnold Swann, Mrs Aud Willis, Mrs Clarence Willis, Mrs Hubert Willis, Sue Burnett, Shirley Willis, Fay Boone, Marine Boone, Mrs Arthur McKinney, Anna Mae Boone, Aileen Sparks.
Lloyd is survived by his parents, Mr and Mrs Arthur Howell, five brothers; Ernest of Johnson City, Gordon of Spruce Pine. Pfc Charles Howell of US Army in Korea, Roy and Ben Ray of the home; four sisters Mrs George Norman, Mrs Dan Carver of Johnson City, Tenn; Mrs Jack Walker of Oklahoma, Shelby Jean of the home; his patenal Grandmother, Mrs Robert Howell.
HEADQUATERS 25th INFANTRY DIVISION
APO 25
GENERAL ORDERS
NUMBER 322
22 July 1953
Section I
AWARD OF THE SILVER STAR (posthumous). - By direction of the President, under the provisions of the Act of Congress, approved 9 July 1918(WD 43,1918) and awarded posthumously to the following enlisted man:
Private LLOYD B.HOWELL, US53148463, Infantry, Company I, 27th Infantry, United States Army. On the morning of 30 June 1953 at about 0033 hours, Private HOWELL was a memeber of an ambush patrol of fifteen men which was sent out to an area near Chiumdong-ni, Korea. The patrol was fired on by the enemy from the left rear. The support group was called in to re-enforce the assault group. Private HOWELL arrived in time to assist in repelling the enemy attack. He was then placed in position to provide rear security. When the assault group was ordered to charge a hill, which was occupied by approximately ten enemy soldiers, Private HOWELL, volunteered to take part in the assault even though he had to move through a rain of small arms fire in order to reach the asssault group which had already been formed. Leaving his positin of comparative safety and exposing himself to the full intensity of enemy fire, Private HOWELL moved out to join the assault group. As he did so, he was hit three times in the head by enemy automatic fire and was mortally wounded. The outstanding courage and devotion to duty exemplified by Private HOWELL refllects great credit upon himself and the military service. Entered the Federal service from North Carolina.
BY COMMAND OF BRIGADIER GENERAL HEATH:
Official:
JOHN W DARRAH JR
Colonel, General Staff
Chief of Staff
L.S. WATERS
LT Col, AGC
Adjutant General
The body of PFC LlOYD HOWELL, age 20, "KILLED IN ACTION" in Korea, June 30, 1953, arrived at Webb Funeral Home, Spruce Pine, NC., Thursday. Sept. 10, accompanied from New York by Sgt. George Moore of the US Army.
The body lay in state at Webb Funeral home Thursday night and was taken to his home on Friday, where it lay in state amongst many flowers, the last tribute of love from his many friends and relatives. Lloyd was loved by all who knew him.
At 2pm on Saturday, funeral services were held in Rebels Creek Church with Rev. Sewell Woody and Rev. Tyler Le Roy officiating. A quartet from Estatoe sang for the services.
The body was taken to Rebels Creek Cemetery for burial. Soldiers fom Fort Bragg performed the military Rites.
Pal bearers were Taft Burnett, Allen Honeycutt, Frank Boone, G.E.Howell, Hurbert Willis, Ray Laws.
Flower bearers were Mrs Dan Jarrett, Mrs Ora Woody, Mrs Jack Howell, Mrs Howard Willis, Mrs Frank Bartlett, Mrs Arnold Swann, Mrs Aud Willis, Mrs Clarence Willis, Mrs Hubert Willis, Sue Burnett, Shirley Willis, Fay Boone, Marine Boone, Mrs Arthur McKinney, Anna Mae Boone, Aileen Sparks.
Lloyd is survived by his parents, Mr and Mrs Arthur Howell, five brothers; Ernest of Johnson City, Gordon of Spruce Pine. Pfc Charles Howell of US Army in Korea, Roy and Ben Ray of the home; four sisters Mrs George Norman, Mrs Dan Carver of Johnson City, Tenn; Mrs Jack Walker of Oklahoma, Shelby Jean of the home; his patenal Grandmother, Mrs Robert Howell.
HEADQUATERS 25th INFANTRY DIVISION
APO 25
GENERAL ORDERS
NUMBER 322
22 July 1953
Section I
AWARD OF THE SILVER STAR (posthumous). - By direction of the President, under the provisions of the Act of Congress, approved 9 July 1918(WD 43,1918) and awarded posthumously to the following enlisted man:
Private LLOYD B.HOWELL, US53148463, Infantry, Company I, 27th Infantry, United States Army. On the morning of 30 June 1953 at about 0033 hours, Private HOWELL was a memeber of an ambush patrol of fifteen men which was sent out to an area near Chiumdong-ni, Korea. The patrol was fired on by the enemy from the left rear. The support group was called in to re-enforce the assault group. Private HOWELL arrived in time to assist in repelling the enemy attack. He was then placed in position to provide rear security. When the assault group was ordered to charge a hill, which was occupied by approximately ten enemy soldiers, Private HOWELL, volunteered to take part in the assault even though he had to move through a rain of small arms fire in order to reach the asssault group which had already been formed. Leaving his positin of comparative safety and exposing himself to the full intensity of enemy fire, Private HOWELL moved out to join the assault group. As he did so, he was hit three times in the head by enemy automatic fire and was mortally wounded. The outstanding courage and devotion to duty exemplified by Private HOWELL refllects great credit upon himself and the military service. Entered the Federal service from North Carolina.
BY COMMAND OF BRIGADIER GENERAL HEATH:
Official:
JOHN W DARRAH JR
Colonel, General Staff
Chief of Staff
L.S. WATERS
LT Col, AGC
Adjutant General
MILITARY RITES FOR PFC LlOYD HOWELL
The body of PFC LlOYD HOWELL, age 20, "KILLED IN ACTION" in Korea, June 30, 1953, arrived at Webb Funeral Home, Spruce Pine, NC., Thursday. Sept. 10, accompanied from New York by Sgt. George Moore of the US Army.
The body lay in state at Webb Funeral home Thursday night and was taken to his home on Friday, where it lay in state amongst many flowers, the last tribute of love from his many friends and relatives. Lloyd was loved by all who knew him.
At 2pm on Saturday, funeral services were held in Rebels Creek Church with Rev. Sewell Woody and Rev. Tyler Le Roy officiating. A quartet from Estatoe sang for the services.
The body was taken to Rebels Creek Cemetery for burial. Soldiers fom Fort Bragg performed the military Rites.
Pal bearers were Taft Burnett, Allen Honeycutt, Frank Boone, G.E.Howell, Hurbert Willis, Ray Laws.
Flower bearers were Mrs Dan Jarrett, Mrs Ora Woody, Mrs Jack Howell, Mrs Howard Willis, Mrs Frank Bartlett, Mrs Arnold Swann, Mrs Aud Willis, Mrs Clarence Willis, Mrs Hubert Willis, Sue Burnett, Shirley Willis, Fay Boone, Marine Boone, Mrs Arthur McKinney, Anna Mae Boone, Aileen Sparks.
Lloyd is survived by his parents, Mr and Mrs Arthur Howell, five brothers; Ernest of Johnson City, Gordon of Spruce Pine. Pfc Charles Howell of US Army in Korea, Roy and Ben Ray of the home; four sisters Mrs George Norman, Mrs Dan Carver of Johnson City, Tenn; Mrs Jack Walker of Oklahoma, Shelby Jean of the home; his patenal Grandmother, Mrs Robert Howell.
HEADQUATERS 25th INFANTRY DIVISION
APO 25
GENERAL ORDERS
NUMBER 322
22 July 1953
Section I
AWARD OF THE SILVER STAR (posthumous). - By direction of the President, under the provisions of the Act of Congress, approved 9 July 1918(WD 43,1918) and awarded posthumously to the following enlisted man:
Private LLOYD B.HOWELL, US53148463, Infantry, Company I, 27th Infantry, United States Army. On the morning of 30 June 1953 at about 0033 hours, Private HOWELL was a memeber of an ambush patrol of fifteen men which was sent out to an area near Chiumdong-ni, Korea. The patrol was fired on by the enemy from the left rear. The support group was called in to re-enforce the assault group. Private HOWELL arrived in time to assist in repelling the enemy attack. He was then placed in position to provide rear security. When the assault group was ordered to charge a hill, which was occupied by approximately ten enemy soldiers, Private HOWELL, volunteered to take part in the assault even though he had to move through a rain of small arms fire in order to reach the asssault group which had already been formed. Leaving his positin of comparative safety and exposing himself to the full intensity of enemy fire, Private HOWELL moved out to join the assault group. As he did so, he was hit three times in the head by enemy automatic fire and was mortally wounded. The outstanding courage and devotion to duty exemplified by Private HOWELL refllects great credit upon himself and the military service. Entered the Federal service from North Carolina.
BY COMMAND OF BRIGADIER GENERAL HEATH:
Official:
JOHN W DARRAH JR
Colonel, General Staff
Chief of Staff
L.S. WATERS
LT Col, AGC
Adjutant General
The body of PFC LlOYD HOWELL, age 20, "KILLED IN ACTION" in Korea, June 30, 1953, arrived at Webb Funeral Home, Spruce Pine, NC., Thursday. Sept. 10, accompanied from New York by Sgt. George Moore of the US Army.
The body lay in state at Webb Funeral home Thursday night and was taken to his home on Friday, where it lay in state amongst many flowers, the last tribute of love from his many friends and relatives. Lloyd was loved by all who knew him.
At 2pm on Saturday, funeral services were held in Rebels Creek Church with Rev. Sewell Woody and Rev. Tyler Le Roy officiating. A quartet from Estatoe sang for the services.
The body was taken to Rebels Creek Cemetery for burial. Soldiers fom Fort Bragg performed the military Rites.
Pal bearers were Taft Burnett, Allen Honeycutt, Frank Boone, G.E.Howell, Hurbert Willis, Ray Laws.
Flower bearers were Mrs Dan Jarrett, Mrs Ora Woody, Mrs Jack Howell, Mrs Howard Willis, Mrs Frank Bartlett, Mrs Arnold Swann, Mrs Aud Willis, Mrs Clarence Willis, Mrs Hubert Willis, Sue Burnett, Shirley Willis, Fay Boone, Marine Boone, Mrs Arthur McKinney, Anna Mae Boone, Aileen Sparks.
Lloyd is survived by his parents, Mr and Mrs Arthur Howell, five brothers; Ernest of Johnson City, Gordon of Spruce Pine. Pfc Charles Howell of US Army in Korea, Roy and Ben Ray of the home; four sisters Mrs George Norman, Mrs Dan Carver of Johnson City, Tenn; Mrs Jack Walker of Oklahoma, Shelby Jean of the home; his patenal Grandmother, Mrs Robert Howell.
HEADQUATERS 25th INFANTRY DIVISION
APO 25
GENERAL ORDERS
NUMBER 322
22 July 1953
Section I
AWARD OF THE SILVER STAR (posthumous). - By direction of the President, under the provisions of the Act of Congress, approved 9 July 1918(WD 43,1918) and awarded posthumously to the following enlisted man:
Private LLOYD B.HOWELL, US53148463, Infantry, Company I, 27th Infantry, United States Army. On the morning of 30 June 1953 at about 0033 hours, Private HOWELL was a memeber of an ambush patrol of fifteen men which was sent out to an area near Chiumdong-ni, Korea. The patrol was fired on by the enemy from the left rear. The support group was called in to re-enforce the assault group. Private HOWELL arrived in time to assist in repelling the enemy attack. He was then placed in position to provide rear security. When the assault group was ordered to charge a hill, which was occupied by approximately ten enemy soldiers, Private HOWELL, volunteered to take part in the assault even though he had to move through a rain of small arms fire in order to reach the asssault group which had already been formed. Leaving his positin of comparative safety and exposing himself to the full intensity of enemy fire, Private HOWELL moved out to join the assault group. As he did so, he was hit three times in the head by enemy automatic fire and was mortally wounded. The outstanding courage and devotion to duty exemplified by Private HOWELL refllects great credit upon himself and the military service. Entered the Federal service from North Carolina.
BY COMMAND OF BRIGADIER GENERAL HEATH:
Official:
JOHN W DARRAH JR
Colonel, General Staff
Chief of Staff
L.S. WATERS
LT Col, AGC
Adjutant General
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