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E. M'KAY
Kay, son of Mr.
McKay of 326
apprentice seaman
Training Station,
Lted from Ithaca
1939. After that,
'aul Herron and
been manager of
ent of Montgom-
iere.
len assigned to
•e mail will reach
May 1. He also took pilot training
at the Savannah, Ga,, Air Base and
at Turner Field, Albany, Ga., before
receiving his wings and lieutenant's
commission at the latter field last
December. He was employed by
the New York State Electric &
Gas Corp. here before he joined
the Army.
The Ithacan was stationed at a
New Hampshire air base from
where he patrolled the coast as far
south as Virginia. He was in Ith-
aca last week to visit his father,
and his brother, Gorman W.
Graves, 308 Pleasant St., an em-
ploye of The Journal circulation
department. Lieutenant Graves has
another brother, Paul, of Wash-
Tbri father received tfAetal ramord
of
Thursday evening by g
his son's death.
Ithacan Stationed
At Marine Base
FRANCIS COON
Francis Coon, 26, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Coon of 602 Caseadilla
St., enlisted Feb. 3 in the Marines
at Buffalo, and is now at the Par-
ris Island, S. C., training base.
He is the second member of the
family to join the Marines, a
younger brother, Robert, 18, also
being at Parris Island.
Francis attended Ithaca High
School and was employed in Buf-
falo for seven months before en-
listment.
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