BABB, Forrest - KIA WWII
Source: Kingman Star Thursday, August 17, 1944
News from the War Department has reached the home of Mr. and Mrs. Winnie Babb, formerly of the Wallace community, that their son, Pvt. Forrest Babb, was killed in action June 22 in France. They were notified a week before that he had been missing since that date. Private Babb, or “Frosty” as he was known by his schoolmates, was a graduate of Wallace High School with the class of 1942. He enlisted in the army soon after graduation, along with his classmate and chum, Billy Grimes Jr., of the Navy. Both boys were soon sent overseas. Another classmate, Robert McClure, also enlisted in the Navy. Private Babb was active in the church and Sunday School. One of his letters, along with several others, was sent to the Wallace Christian Church for the annual homecoming and a liberal donation for the benefit of the church accompanied it. His two brothers, both in the armed forces, are Russell and Malcolm, in addition to the parents, who now live in Rockford, Ill., are three sisters, Donna, Jane and Janet, all at home. - S
Source: Kingman Star Friday, April 9, 1948
Veedersburg—The remains of Wayne Marsh, veteran of World War II, who lost his life in England, will be returned to Veedersburg for burial. The date of arrival is not known. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Marsh.
The body of Forrest Babb, also a World War II veteran and a native of Fountain County, will be returned for burial. He lost his life in the Normandy invasion. Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Babb, now of Rockford, Ill., are the youth’s parents. The date of arrival is not known.
The casketed remains of Staff Sergeant Mervin A. Jackson, a World War II deceased member of the United States Army from Kingman, Indiana, being returned from overseas for final burial, will arrive in Kingman, Indiana in the next few days accompanied by a uniformed Army Escort from the Chicago Distribution Center of the American Graves Registration Division.
The body of Staff Sergeant Mervin A. Jackson, who served overseas, was interred in the Henri-Chapelle temporary military cemetery in Belgium, but has been returned to this country for final interment at the request of his next of kin, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse R. Jackson, Route 2, Kingman, Ind.
A nation wide poll of representative group of the 300,000 Gold Star families who lost members overseas during World War II indicated that 70 percent desired to have their deceased warriors brought back to their homeland for final interment. Thus over 6,700 of Indiana’s fallen dead will be returned through the Chicago Distribution Center the next two years from their temporary resting places now scattered throughout the world. – thanks so much to S&E for all their super work on our large obituary collection
