EAST EUBUQUE SOLDIER SLAIN
Youngest of Four Brothers In Service Killed
Private Eugene Francis Cornelius, 19, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cornelius, Montgomery Avenue, East Dubuque, was killed in action in Italy Feb. 9, according to word received by his parents from the War Department and announced Friday. Pvt. Cornelius is the first East Dubuquer killed in action in this war. His three brothers all are serving in the United States Navy and before he entered Army service. Eugene endeavored to enlist in the same service, but was rejected because of a minor eye defect. Instead he joined the Army in February, 1943, and in August was sent overseas, first to North Africa and later to Sicily and Italy. No details of his death were contained in the brief message received from the adjutant general's office, but they were promised later when received in Washington. His parents knew that he had been serving as a machine gunner. He was educated in St. Columbkill's School and the East Dubuque High School. He was a member of St. Mary's Church, East Dubuque, and prior to entering the service had been employed at the Savanna Ordnance Depot, Savanna, Ill. Besides his parents, he is survived by three brothers, Frederick Anthony, Philip Wayne, and John William Cornelius, all in the Navy and serving in the South Pacific, and one sister, Mrs. Art (Ann) Brown, of East Dubuque. The trio of brothers in the Navy all saw much action in the Pacific theater, one, John William, being rescued when the USS Barton was sunk. The eldest brothers, Warrent Officer Frederick Anthony, participated in the famous Tarawa engagement, and Philip Wayne took part in five major naval battles and is now on mine sweeper duty. Time of a memorial mass to be held at St. Mary's Church will be held at St. Mary's Church will be announced later. (The Telegraph-Herald, Dubuque, IA, Friday, March 17, 1944, p. 1, Col. 2)
PFC. EUGENE F. CORNELIUS
Services for Pfc. Eugene F. Cornelius, of East Eubuque, who died while in service, will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday from the East Dubuque funeral home to St. Mary's church there. Friends may call at the funeral home. Burial will be in the East Dubuque cemetery, with military rites in charge of the East Dubuque American Legion and VFW. THe Haudenshield funeral homes is in charge of arrangements. (The Telegraph-Herald, Dubuque, IA, Tuesday, March 1, 1949, p. 15, Col. 5)
Youngest of Four Brothers In Service Killed
Private Eugene Francis Cornelius, 19, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cornelius, Montgomery Avenue, East Dubuque, was killed in action in Italy Feb. 9, according to word received by his parents from the War Department and announced Friday. Pvt. Cornelius is the first East Dubuquer killed in action in this war. His three brothers all are serving in the United States Navy and before he entered Army service. Eugene endeavored to enlist in the same service, but was rejected because of a minor eye defect. Instead he joined the Army in February, 1943, and in August was sent overseas, first to North Africa and later to Sicily and Italy. No details of his death were contained in the brief message received from the adjutant general's office, but they were promised later when received in Washington. His parents knew that he had been serving as a machine gunner. He was educated in St. Columbkill's School and the East Dubuque High School. He was a member of St. Mary's Church, East Dubuque, and prior to entering the service had been employed at the Savanna Ordnance Depot, Savanna, Ill. Besides his parents, he is survived by three brothers, Frederick Anthony, Philip Wayne, and John William Cornelius, all in the Navy and serving in the South Pacific, and one sister, Mrs. Art (Ann) Brown, of East Dubuque. The trio of brothers in the Navy all saw much action in the Pacific theater, one, John William, being rescued when the USS Barton was sunk. The eldest brothers, Warrent Officer Frederick Anthony, participated in the famous Tarawa engagement, and Philip Wayne took part in five major naval battles and is now on mine sweeper duty. Time of a memorial mass to be held at St. Mary's Church will be held at St. Mary's Church will be announced later. (The Telegraph-Herald, Dubuque, IA, Friday, March 17, 1944, p. 1, Col. 2)
PFC. EUGENE F. CORNELIUS
Services for Pfc. Eugene F. Cornelius, of East Eubuque, who died while in service, will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday from the East Dubuque funeral home to St. Mary's church there. Friends may call at the funeral home. Burial will be in the East Dubuque cemetery, with military rites in charge of the East Dubuque American Legion and VFW. THe Haudenshield funeral homes is in charge of arrangements. (The Telegraph-Herald, Dubuque, IA, Tuesday, March 1, 1949, p. 15, Col. 5)
EAST EUBUQUE SOLDIER SLAIN
Youngest of Four Brothers In Service Killed
Private Eugene Francis Cornelius, 19, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cornelius, Montgomery Avenue, East Dubuque, was killed in action in Italy Feb. 9, according to word received by his parents from the War Department and announced Friday. Pvt. Cornelius is the first East Dubuquer killed in action in this war. His three brothers all are serving in the United States Navy and before he entered Army service. Eugene endeavored to enlist in the same service, but was rejected because of a minor eye defect. Instead he joined the Army in February, 1943, and in August was sent overseas, first to North Africa and later to Sicily and Italy. No details of his death were contained in the brief message received from the adjutant general's office, but they were promised later when received in Washington. His parents knew that he had been serving as a machine gunner. He was educated in St. Columbkill's School and the East Dubuque High School. He was a member of St. Mary's Church, East Dubuque, and prior to entering the service had been employed at the Savanna Ordnance Depot, Savanna, Ill. Besides his parents, he is survived by three brothers, Frederick Anthony, Philip Wayne, and John William Cornelius, all in the Navy and serving in the South Pacific, and one sister, Mrs. Art (Ann) Brown, of East Dubuque. The trio of brothers in the Navy all saw much action in the Pacific theater, one, John William, being rescued when the USS Barton was sunk. The eldest brothers, Warrent Officer Frederick Anthony, participated in the famous Tarawa engagement, and Philip Wayne took part in five major naval battles and is now on mine sweeper duty. Time of a memorial mass to be held at St. Mary's Church will be held at St. Mary's Church will be announced later. (The Telegraph-Herald, Dubuque, IA, Friday, March 17, 1944, p. 1, Col. 2)
PFC. EUGENE F. CORNELIUS
Services for Pfc. Eugene F. Cornelius, of East Eubuque, who died while in service, will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday from the East Dubuque funeral home to St. Mary's church there. Friends may call at the funeral home. Burial will be in the East Dubuque cemetery, with military rites in charge of the East Dubuque American Legion and VFW. THe Haudenshield funeral homes is in charge of arrangements. (The Telegraph-Herald, Dubuque, IA, Tuesday, March 1, 1949, p. 15, Col. 5)
Youngest of Four Brothers In Service Killed
Private Eugene Francis Cornelius, 19, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cornelius, Montgomery Avenue, East Dubuque, was killed in action in Italy Feb. 9, according to word received by his parents from the War Department and announced Friday. Pvt. Cornelius is the first East Dubuquer killed in action in this war. His three brothers all are serving in the United States Navy and before he entered Army service. Eugene endeavored to enlist in the same service, but was rejected because of a minor eye defect. Instead he joined the Army in February, 1943, and in August was sent overseas, first to North Africa and later to Sicily and Italy. No details of his death were contained in the brief message received from the adjutant general's office, but they were promised later when received in Washington. His parents knew that he had been serving as a machine gunner. He was educated in St. Columbkill's School and the East Dubuque High School. He was a member of St. Mary's Church, East Dubuque, and prior to entering the service had been employed at the Savanna Ordnance Depot, Savanna, Ill. Besides his parents, he is survived by three brothers, Frederick Anthony, Philip Wayne, and John William Cornelius, all in the Navy and serving in the South Pacific, and one sister, Mrs. Art (Ann) Brown, of East Dubuque. The trio of brothers in the Navy all saw much action in the Pacific theater, one, John William, being rescued when the USS Barton was sunk. The eldest brothers, Warrent Officer Frederick Anthony, participated in the famous Tarawa engagement, and Philip Wayne took part in five major naval battles and is now on mine sweeper duty. Time of a memorial mass to be held at St. Mary's Church will be held at St. Mary's Church will be announced later. (The Telegraph-Herald, Dubuque, IA, Friday, March 17, 1944, p. 1, Col. 2)
PFC. EUGENE F. CORNELIUS
Services for Pfc. Eugene F. Cornelius, of East Eubuque, who died while in service, will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday from the East Dubuque funeral home to St. Mary's church there. Friends may call at the funeral home. Burial will be in the East Dubuque cemetery, with military rites in charge of the East Dubuque American Legion and VFW. THe Haudenshield funeral homes is in charge of arrangements. (The Telegraph-Herald, Dubuque, IA, Tuesday, March 1, 1949, p. 15, Col. 5)
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