Lawrence Lore
Nov 112 min read
Two War Heros
Page 1 of The Daily Record, published in Lawrenceville, Illinois on Monday, November 24th, 1947 Bodies of two Lawrence County War Heroes...
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Lawrence Lore
Aug 161 min read
Whipping Post
At the jury term of 1827 the whipping post was yet in use in Lawrence County, and James Langley and Levi Rush were each sentenced to...
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Lawrence Lore
Apr 242 min read
Buried at Sea
Eugene Bailey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Bailey graduated from Sumner High School with the class of 1941 and then attended Sanford Brown’s...
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Lawrence Lore
Apr 92 min read
Youngest Volunteer WWII
James Harold Bailey became one of the youngest, if not the youngest, Army volunteer inducted by the local board as reported by the...
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Lawrence Lore
Feb 82 min read
Aided in WWII
The 505th Bombardment Group of the Army Air Force was activated on March 11, 1944. First equipped with B-17's, the group later trained...
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Lawrence Lore
Jan 241 min read
Home on Furlough? Let's Get Married
“Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cogdill of St. Francisville, who have three sons overseas are expecting one son Cpl. Andy Codgill home on furlough....
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Lawrence Lore
Dec 21, 20231 min read
Christmas at George Field 1944
Christmas 1944 at George Field with Col. Bobzien and 3000 presents collected for the cadets.
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Lawrence Lore
Nov 22, 20231 min read
Thanksgiving Dinner on the Ocean Floor
This WWII wool U.S. Navy Beret belonged to Charles Newton Stansfield. Charles, the oldest son of Harry Cappy B. Stansfield, was born and...
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Lawrence Lore
Oct 6, 20234 min read
"Two Formals and Gold Sandals"
The following letter published in a Lawrence County newspaper from 23-year-old Army Nurse Bettie Jo Eaton sent home to her family in...
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Lawrence Lore
Jul 18, 20232 min read
Some Effects of WWII on Lawrence County
January 2, 1945 Daily Record A Roosevelt spokesman called for the induction into service of able men between 18-26 who now have...
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