LOCAL MARINE IS KILLED IN SOUTH PACIFIC Mrs. Victoria A. SABLE, 613 First Street, Informed Of Death Of Son Robert Another gold star was added to Charleroi�s roll of war heroes today. Mrs. Victoria A. SABLE, 613 First street, was informed by Lt. Gen. A.A. VANDEGRIFT, commandant of the United States Marine Corps, that her son, Pfc. Robert E. SABLE, 19, was killed in action �in the performance of his duty and service of his country.� Mrs. SABLE was cautioned not to disclose her son�s last duty station in the official notification. She did reveal however that he was in the South Pacific. Temporary burial took place in the locality of his death and further information was not disclosed due to the extreme import of his station. Robert was born in Charleroi and attended Charleroi high school. He worked in the Charleroi plant of Corning Glass Works and has been in the Marines eleven months. He had been overseas three months. Two brothers, William and Andrew, also survive. >From the Charleroi Mail Saturday, October 14, 1944 Page 1 ===== Eva Dayle Zippay Tallahassee, Florida evadayle@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/