Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, Thursday, April 19, 1945 Mrs. Dollie M. Atkinson has received a letter from the Secretary of War stating that the Purple Heart has been awarded posthumously to her son, Private First Class Arthur Don Atkinson. Don died February 19, 1945, as a result of wounds received on February 13, 1945 on Luzon. He was serving with the Medical Unit of the 108th Infantry at the time of his death. Don was born at Olean, December 11, 1914. He attended the Olean Public Schools and was graduated from the Olean High School in 1932. He was a member of the Olean Christian Church. After finishing school he was engaged in farming until he entered the service on December 7, 19142. He was stationed at Topeka, Kansas until he went to the South Pacific in November 1943. Besides his mother he is survived by two sisters and three brothers: Mrs. Lloyd Rinehart of Pampa, Tex., Mrs. Howard VanPool and Basil Atkinson of St. Louis, WO3G Joe Atkinson of Tacoma, Wash., and Cpl. Earl Atkinson of Kingman, Ariz. His father, Logan Atkinson, passed away on April 6, 1944, while Don was serving in New Guinea.