Cain's_James and Robert - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

Twice within the past 18 months word has come to Mr. and Mrs. Otto Cain from the War Department that they had lost a son. Last Sunday they received a telegram stating that their son, Technician Fifth Grade Robert L. Cain, previously reported missing was Killed in Action in Belgium on January 12. Another son, Pvt. James Cain, was drowned in the Atlantic Ocean at Folly Beach, Charleston, SC on August 17, 1943. Technician Cain entered the service on March 15, 1943 and received his training at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo, Shrevport, LA and Camp Breckinridge, Ky. He was sent overseas with a reconnaissance division in November 1944 and arrived in England about December 1st. After being transferred to the continent and then to Belgium, he wrote to his family on Jan 4, saying he liked that country very well, as its people were especially ice to the American soldiers, providing them with beds and food. Tech. Cain was born Feb 18, 1924. He attended Darlington HS, and upon leaving school was employed by the Harry Weliver garage here and the Hicks Body Company in Lebanon. He was a member of the State Guard and Odd Fellows Fraternal order.