This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Gen1899 Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.kern/14631/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Fresno Bee, December 29, 1944: Dies In Germany TAFT (Kern Co.), Dec. 29. - Private First Class Eugene Oxford, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. O. (Johnnie) Oxford, 318 Buchanan Street, was killed in action in Germany December 13th. Mr. and Mrs. Oxford received a letter from him only Tuesday, in which he said he was "in Germany as far as any Yank." Oxford had been overseas since October, 1944. He would have been 21 years old next April. He was graduated from the Taft Union High School, where he played football in 1941, and enlisted in the army March 20, 1942, while attending the Santa Barbara State College. His paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Oxford of Taft, and his maternal grandmother is Mrs. Dorothy Vorhees, formerly of Maricopa but now of South Gate. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.