“Sgt. Branton Is A Prisoner of War In Korea,” from
the Feb. 5, 1951 issue of the Statesville Landmark
Mrs. W.A. Branton who lives at 694 Drake Street, had a
message Saturday afternoon from the War Department stating that her son,
Sergeant J.W. Branton is a prisoner of war in Korea.
A news item appearing in a State paper under date line of
California listed Sgt. Branton as a prisoner of war. The item, in a category of
Red propaganda, was to the effect that American Prisoners of War had written
home urging that pressure be put upon congressmen to get the American soldiers
out of Korea. Sgt. Branton was listed as having written to that effect to his
mother, Mrs. W.A. Branton of Drake Street. All names and addresses were correct
in the item, regarding Branton, but Mrs. Branton said she has received no such
letter.
Sgt. Branton was reported missing in action in Korea since
December 1, the message reaching his mother on January 8. He is a member of the
2nd Division and has been in Korea since July 1950.
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SGT. CASEY JONES OF TAYLORSVILLE
“A Taylorsville Soldier Missing,” from the Feb. 5, 1951 issue of the
Statesville Landmark
The Department of the Army today announced that a
Taylorsville soldier is listed as missing in action in the Korean Theater of
Operations. He is Sgt. Casey Jones Robinette, husband of Mrs. Mildred L.
Robinette.
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