MACEY, Charles Edward - lost sea WWII
THREE GREAT ladies and wonderful genealogists saved many old obituaries and put them into a binder – they let me use them for the GenWeb page – thanks so much to Fauniel Hershberger; Claudine Yerkes and Betty Dotson (my adopted 2nd mom – loved that lady) – these were mostly mid 1940s deaths but no dates or newspapers are noted.
Mrs. Alta Rocketts (Ricketts?) of Covington has been notified by the War Department that her son, Charles Edward Macey, member of the US Navy had been declared dead. His body was washed overboard the SS Joseph N. Nicolet Jan 14, 1944 during heavy seas in the North Atlantic. Because of the length of time that has elapsed without locating the sailor, it is presumed he met his death at that time. – kbz
Source: Lafayette Journal-Courier Mon 7 Feb 1944 p 12
Covington, Feb 7 - Seaman 1C Charles Edward Macy, US Navy is missing at sea, according to a telegram from the Navy department to his mother, Mrs. Alta Ricketts, Charles, youngest of three brothers in the service, enlisted on his 17th birthday March 2, 1943 while a junior in Covington HS. He was trained at Great Lakes and then sent to New Orleans from where he went on convoy duty in the Atlantic. The last letter written by him was dated Jan 11. A brother, Sgt. Kenneth is with the Army in New Guinea and another brother, Sgt. Russell is in England. - kbz
Source: Indianapolis News 29 (sic) Feb 1944 (Tue) p 4
Washington Feb 29 -- The Navy department Wednesday announced the names of one Indiana man Killed in Action, one wounded and one missing. The man listed as killed was James William Garnett, Jr, quartermaster 3rd class, son of Mr. and Mrs. James William Garnett, Jeffersonville.
Wounded is Pfc, Harland F. Strang, Marine Corps reserve, son of Mrs. Della M. Strang, Nappanee.
Listed as missing is Charles Edward MACY, seaman, first class, son of Mrs. Alta Ricketts, Covington.
