This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kearnes Classification: Military Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AQB.2ACI/255.3 Message Board Post: Plattsmouth Journal, Thursday, July 18, 1918 THE RAINBOW DIVISION >From Monday’s Daily. There are eight boys from this city in the Rainbow Division, and we have heard from the bunch often, and from most of the boys individually, but from Hugh KEARNES his folks have not heard directly since he has been gone. About three weeks since, his young lady friend at Glenwood, has a letter direct from Mr. Kearnes, and as the family had not heard Mrs. Kearnes departed this morning for that place to see what he could learn from her. Numerous letters from the other boys from here all say the whole bunch are all right and we suppose he is all right. Plattsmouth Journal, Monday, November 18, 1918 HUGH KEARNES KILLED IN ACTION [FRONT PAGE] MESSAGE TELLING OF DEATH OF THIS FINE PLATTSMOUTH LAD RECEIVED THIS AFTERNOON Was a Member of Company I, of Glenwood, Iowa, and the Famous Rainbow Division >From Friday’s Daily. Michael KEARNES of this city received a message this afternoon telling of the loss of his son, Hugh KEARNES, who was killed in action on the western front in France on October 18th. Mr. Kearnes has three sons in the service and all are in France, they being Hugh, George and Albert. Mr. Kearnes had not heard from his son Hugh since away last spring, though he had written often, as reported by others in the company from Glenwood, Iowa, who had gone from here. Mr. Hugh Kearnes was in the battle in which Edward RIPPLE was killed. He with Mr. Ripple joined at Glenwood, Ia., and was a member of the famous “Rainbow Division,” which has seen so much severe fighting. While others have written and their letters received during the summer, no letter has come from any of the boys lately. There were eight boys from this city in the company which was formed at Glenwood, two who have been lost, and one has returned with his arm crippled, which is pretty heavy toll for the ! number which went in that particular portion of the army. Plattsmouth Journal, Thursday, December 12, 1918 IN HONOR OF THEIR MEMBERS [front page] THE YOUNG MEN’S BIBLE CLASS PAY TRIBUTE TO THEIR SOLDIER DEAD YESTERDAY HUGH KEARNES, ROBT. JACKS Have Paid in Full their Devotion to Country, And Are Remembered By the Class. >From Monday’s Daily. Yesterday at the room of the Sunday School, at the Christian church, where the Young Men’s Bible Class meet, was a scene of solemnity when at the study hour, the class paid tribute to noble young men who have given their lives for the salvation of the world, and its liberties. These young men, both volunteer soldiers in the army for the emancipation of the world and the perpetuation of the liberty, of the people, both died with their faces to the foe, fighting for the people who stayed at home as well as for all the civilized world. The families of the two young men, Mr. Asbury JACKS and sons and daughters, and Mr. and Mrs. M. KEARNES and family were present. On the service flag, two gold starts were unveiled, signifying that they had paid in full their devotion to god and country. The services was in charge of the president of the class J.P. PERRY, while a number of musical selections were rendered. Rev. A.V. HUNTER made some very appropriated remarks, and all in all the services which did honor to the two young men as showing the way in which they were held in remembrance.