CPL. GORDON L. PRYOR, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel P. Pryor, Thurmont, was reported killed on Saipan on July 11. His brother, Pvt. Raymond L. Pryor, was fatally injured last April 5 in an explosion while on maneuvers at Camp Blanding, Fla. The casualty was the first in recent months reported from the Pacific theaters.
Besides his parents, Cpl. Pryor is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Donald E. Pryor, Youngstown, O.; Lillian E. Pryor, Thurmont; Mrs. Helen E. Kuhn, Edgemont; Sgt. Samuel L. Pryor; Mrs. Margaret V. Long, Rockville; Lester L., Betty Jean and Kenneth R. Pryor, at home.
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The News, Frederick, MD, June 8, 1948
The remains of Cpl. Gordon L. Prior, Co. H, 105th U. S. Infantry, killed on Saipan, July 11, 1944, were returned to Thurmont, Monday for reinterment Thursday. He was born December 19, 1917, a son of Samuel P. and Dora M. Lewis Pryor, Thurmont.
Surviving besides his parents and maternal grandfather, J. Hooker Lewis, are these brothers and sisters: Donald E. Pryor, Warren, O.; Mrs. Lillian Domingue, Thurmont; Mrs. Helen E. Kuhn, Quincy, Pa.; Sergt. Samuel L. Pryor, Andrews Field, Washington; Mrs. Margaret V. Long, Rockville; Lester L. Pryor, Betty Gene(sic) and Kenneth R. Pryor, at home. The body rests at the funeral home in Thurmont, where friends may call until time of services there, Thursday, 7 p.m. (DST). Rev. Adam Grim will officiate. Semimilitary rites will be observed. Reinterment will be in Blue Ridge Cemetery. Mr. L. Creager and Son, funeral directors.
CPL. GORDON L. PRYOR, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel P. Pryor, Thurmont, was reported killed on Saipan on July 11. His brother, Pvt. Raymond L. Pryor, was fatally injured last April 5 in an explosion while on maneuvers at Camp Blanding, Fla. The casualty was the first in recent months reported from the Pacific theaters.
Besides his parents, Cpl. Pryor is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Donald E. Pryor, Youngstown, O.; Lillian E. Pryor, Thurmont; Mrs. Helen E. Kuhn, Edgemont; Sgt. Samuel L. Pryor; Mrs. Margaret V. Long, Rockville; Lester L., Betty Jean and Kenneth R. Pryor, at home.
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The News, Frederick, MD, June 8, 1948
The remains of Cpl. Gordon L. Prior, Co. H, 105th U. S. Infantry, killed on Saipan, July 11, 1944, were returned to Thurmont, Monday for reinterment Thursday. He was born December 19, 1917, a son of Samuel P. and Dora M. Lewis Pryor, Thurmont.
Surviving besides his parents and maternal grandfather, J. Hooker Lewis, are these brothers and sisters: Donald E. Pryor, Warren, O.; Mrs. Lillian Domingue, Thurmont; Mrs. Helen E. Kuhn, Quincy, Pa.; Sergt. Samuel L. Pryor, Andrews Field, Washington; Mrs. Margaret V. Long, Rockville; Lester L. Pryor, Betty Gene(sic) and Kenneth R. Pryor, at home. The body rests at the funeral home in Thurmont, where friends may call until time of services there, Thursday, 7 p.m. (DST). Rev. Adam Grim will officiate. Semimilitary rites will be observed. Reinterment will be in Blue Ridge Cemetery. Mr. L. Creager and Son, funeral directors.
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