Verhovayak Lapja, 1944 (27. évfolyam, 1-52. szám)
1944 / Verhovay Journal
♦ December 27, 1944 Verhovay )ournoI Page 7 They Gave Their Lives ... 102. SGT. EDWARD G, IVAN Sgt. Edward G. Ivan was a member of Branch 89, of Homestead, Pa., where his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ivan, live at 304 W. 8th Street. The family first received notice from the War Department that Edward was missing in aerial action. There was hope in their hearts that he may be safe as prisoner of war. However, a second telegram came informing the Ivan family that, according to word received from the German government through the International Red Cross, their son was killed in action over Czechoslovakia on August 24, 1944, the day he was reported missing. He was probably sent out on a bomber which was shot out of the sky taking its crew into death. We extend our deep sympathy to the bereaved family. 103. JOSEPH KONCSOS Mr. Emery Koncsos, manager of Branch 156, Beaverdale, Pa., was born on November 21st, 1912. At the age of 22, in March 1934, he married Miss Cordi Grambling. They have two children, one 9 and the other only 3 years old He was in France since August and was killed in action on the Franch front on the 21st of November. He is survived also by his sister, Elizabeth, and two brothers, Anthony and Steven. Joseph Koncsos, son of May the bereaved find comfort in the assurance tnat Joseph Koncsos gave his life for a noble cause thereby setting a glorious example of self-sacrifice for his two little children. 104. PFC ANDREW A. VADÁSZ Pfc. Andrew A. Vadász, a member of Branch 369, Alliance, O., hailed from Hartville, O. where his parents reside. He was born in Blairmont, O., on the 2.4 th of November, 1918. According to the notice received by his parents from the War Department, he was killed in action in France on November 12th, 1944. These are dark days at the long front-line that extend from Holland to Switzerland along the French border. Thousands of our best young men have shed their blood there, and many i Verhovayan has helped ?ave the way to final victory with his blood and life. May their sacrifice not be in vain but mark the beginning of a better and happier world. To the family of Pfc. Andrew A. Vadász we extend the deep sympathy of the Verhovay family. PFC, JOSEPH YUHASZ, 56th Verhovayan to lose his life in the service of his country, as reported in the August 10th issue of the Journal. A son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Yuhasz of Barton, O., he was killed in action in New Guinea on June 24tli, 1944. He was a graduate of the Bridgeport High School, class of 1938, and was employed as an engineer with the Y. and O. Coal Co. He entered the service August 20th, 1942, received his training at Fort Leonard, Mo., and San Luis Obispo, Cal., before being shipped to Hawaii in September, 1943. He was then transferred to New Guinea. His parents recently received the Purple Heart which was awarded posthumously. Besides his parents, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Stephen Kyanko, of Barton, O. THE MEMORY OF OUR 104 HEROIC DEAD SHALL REMAIN WITH US FOREVER. ¥ERH0VAY FORTE« OF BRANCH 164 CHICAGO, ILL (Continued from Page 3) “Many thanks for the thoughtful and kind gift. I tűül always remember your kindness. Cpl. MICHAEL KUCHMAN, Holland” ‘The Christmas present sure comes in handy and thanks again for your generosity. My best wishes to you and Branch 164 for the coming year. Cpl. WILLIAM MODROW, Hawaii” « * St “I received your Christmas gift quite some time ago and I want to thank you an awful lot. Thank God I am fine but it’s a litte cold out here. Today it was 25 degrees below zero but you? kind thoughts gave me a wann feeling. Pvt. JOHN KOSCI, Somewhere in Canada” “Would like to thank you for your Christmas gift check. I sincerely hope this is the last one us boys receive. Not that is isn’t appreciated but it would be more to everyone's satisfaction to have all the boys back in civilian clothes by then. P.F.C. THEO. G. SABO Somewhere Overseas” * * Ili Happy New Year are words that may be on our lips but not in our hearts at this time. It is for us to offer an earnest prayer that 1945 will see an end to this war. Only when our boys come home can we have a Happy New Year. Just me, MARGARET STANGRET, Publicity Agent. 1427 So. Sawyer Ave. Chicago, 23, HI. O’Reilly and Murphy were looking in a cake-shop window. “What’s that bowl of I water there for?” asked I O’Reilly. 1 “That’s for the flies to wash their feet in before they .walk on the buns,” replied Murphy. iinnmiimmM'""»»"i»nmnimnni VEGYEN HÁBORÚS KÖTVÉNYT! miiiiiiiiiiimimiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiij
