May 26, 1944 McDonald Record-Outlook Ensign Charles Hookey, Jr., Buried With Military Honors The body of Ensign Charles H. HOOKEY, Jr., 19, USNR, who lost his life Monday, May 15, 1944, when the plane he was piloting nose crashed in Virginia, arrived in McDonald about 7:30 Friday evening and a military funeral service was held Sunday afternoon in the First Presbyterian church, McDonald, of which he was a member, by Ernest Phillips Post, American Legion. The church was filled to capacity. The invocation, sermon, and benediction were by the Rev. S. A. MCCOLLAM, D. D. pastor of the First United Presbyterian church, McDonald. Commander F. L. HEINRICH read from the American Legion ritual and gave a brief and appropriate address. Prayer was offered by the Rev. Alfred HUBBARD of Midway, World War II chaplain. A sextet composed of F. C. MCGREW, Julien MASQUELIER, R. W. DUCRAY, T. J. WILLIAMS, F. O. GAMBLE, and W. Alvin YOUNG sand a selection. The American Legion post also had charge of the service at the grave. A firing squad from the naval recruiting office, Pittsburgh, gave the salute to the dead. The naval escort, a lieutenant from California, presented the customary flag to the bereaved mother. Burial was in Robinson's Run cemetery. The pallbearers included the following service men: Ensign Lloyd MCILVAINE, Seaman John DOBBINS, M. M. 3/c William GERTSEH, John HILL (ex-service man), Lt. Ted BRYCE, and S 2/c Lee TORNABENE.