[Memorial Program for Air Corps Aviators, October 25, 1942] Page: 2 of 3
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MEMORIAL SERVICE
IN MEMORIAM
EGLIN FIELD, FLORIDA
OCTOBER 25, 1942
3 o'clock
GEORGE EVERILL PIERCE
Lieutenant Colonel, Air Corps, 1st Proving
Ground Torpedo Squadron. Born February 2,
1907 at Green Field, Massachusetts.Organ Prelude
"Funeral Iarch"
JOHN GRAY DODD
Chopin. 2nd Lieutenant, Air Corps Reserve, 1st Proving
Ground Torpedo Squadron. Born April 3, 1918.Hymn
"Lead Kindly Light"
No. 404.
Chaplain Waldo.
Eulogy
Prayer.O God, theLord of ercies,
Grant to the souls of Thy servants
A place of refreshment, rest and happiness
And the glory of Thy light. Amen.
Shortly after services in the Chapel,
flowers will be dropped from the air over the
spot in the Gulf where the plane disappeared.BILLY B. BOGGESJ
Technical Sergeant, member of lst Proving
Ground Torpedo Squadron. Born October 21,
1920 at Huntington, West Virginia.
FLOYD CHEATHAM
Private, member of 1st Proving Ground Torpedo
Squadron. Born May 20, 1918 at Navoo, Alabama.
EUGtNE A. kJLISLI
Private,. member of 1st Proving Ground Torpedo
Squadron. Born September 26, 1909 at
Somersworth, Jew Hampshire.
JOSEPH L. DAICHLJaN
Private, member of 1st Proving Ground Torpedo
Squadron. Born February 13, 1913 at Brooklyn,
New York.
SAM A. SALLI
Corporal, member of 1st Proving Ground Torpedo
Squadron. Born April 14, 1917 at Young,
Pennsylvania.
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