I have taken a few pictures of the Spartanburg Cemetery, I did these in 2004, most are blurry so I am not sharing them. I only got a few stones in comparison to the whole of the cemetery. I looked through my pictures, the Arthurs that I did find were Lois 1934-2004, she did not have a stone yet as of August. Noel had a stone up for himself and his wife Joan, but neither had passed at that time. Ross has passed, but I can not read the dates nor his wife's name and info on it. He has no service marker on his stone. These were the only ones in my pictures. This was my first cemetery that I had done several stones at one time. Learned not to take pictures of shinny stones at noon on a cloudless day. Andrea -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Billy J. Baker Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 2:21 PM To: Randolph Co. Subject: [INRANDOL] The ARTHUR Family - 1945 Please read this article about the sacrifice of this Randolph County family for their country. In the days of letter communication I can only imagine the anguish of the mother and father. I do not know if they all made it home safely but perhaps a reader can provide some information. Billy The Times-Gazette, Union City, Indiana, Tuesday, January 30, 1945 Arthur Family Has Six Sons In Service Six brothers, the children of Mr. And Mrs. Lester Arthur, who reside 10 miles southwest of Union City and 10 miles southeast of Winchester, near Spartanburg, are now members of Uncle Sam's army, navy and marines. The six brothers, members of a family with 11 sons and three daughters, all volunteered and five of them saw action overseas at one time. At present four of them are overseas, one is receiving training at Lakeland, Fla., and the other one is awaiting the call to active duty. Of the five remaining brothers, four are subject to call at any time. Pvt. Donald Arthur, 23, entered the service on Feb. 1, 1941 and was one of Randolph County's first volunteers. He serves in the field artillery and received his basic training at Ft. Custer, Mich. Later he was stationed in Iceland for 19 months and then he participated in H-hour, D-day on the Normandy coast. His last letter was received in the early part of December. Prior to his enlistment he worked at the Union City Body company and attended school at Wayne and Spartanburg. Pvt. Vearl Arthur, 26, has been in the service since Sept. 23, 1941. He received his basic training at Camp Wolters, Tex., and then was stationed in the Southwest Pacific three years ago this month. He participated in the Solomon's campaign, had a recuperation period on the Hawaiian Islands, and then saw action in the Saipan invasion. Sept. 1944 was the last time he has written home. Prior to his enlistment he attended Wilson and Wayne schools. Staff Sgt. Lloyd Arthur, 24, was the third brother to volunteer. He entered the air corps August 10, 1942, at which time he received training at gunnery school in Florida. For 10 months he was stationed in the Eighth Air Force in England and participated in 31 missions over Europe and Berlin. Last April he was sent to Lakeland, Fla., where he is now receiving fighter pilot training. He also attended Wilson and Wayne schools and worked at the Union City Body company. Corporal Noel Arthur, 21, entered the service Jan. 21, 1941 and received his training at Van Couver, Wash. He has served in Africa, with General Clark's Fifth Army in Italy and, having participated in the invasion of Southern France, is now someplace with the Eleventh Army on the German front. His last letter was written a few days before Christmas and he said he was near the Belfort Gap. Cpl. Arthur attended Wayne and Spartanburg schools and was an outstanding basketball player in the county from 1938 to 1942. He also worked at the U. C. Body Co., before entering the service. Pfc. Basil Arthur, 19, entered the Marine corps at Richmond June 25, 1943 and was trained at San Diego, Calif. Pfc. Arthur is now with the Third Marines somewhere in the Southwest Pacific and was in the Guam invasion. He attended Wayne and Spartanburg schools and also played first team basketball for three years. Before his enlistment he worked at Richmond. Guy Arthur, 28, passed his navy examination and was sworn in April 3, 1944. At present he lives in San Francisco, Calif., and is awaiting the call to active duty. He attended Wilson and Wayne schools and is now with the Westinghouse Electric Co., in San Francisco. Of the five remaining brothers, Ralph, Ross, Paul, Glen and Stanley, four are subject to call at anytime. Ralph drives a motor transport at Winchester; Ross works at Warner Gear, Muncie; Paul is an employ at the U. C. Body Co.; Glen labors on a farm near Spartanburg, and Stanley is at home helping his father, who has no other help, run a 120-acre farm. The Arthur family is also composed of three sisters; Mrs. Kenneth Cox who lives on a farm north of Winchester; Mrs. Vernie Moore, on a farm near Wayne school, and Doris, age 16, at home. ******************************** Please Visit The Randolph County INGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message