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dsvitak · 11-22-2003, 04:37 AM

El Dorado Journal 18 January 1943

Special to the Journal, by Elmer Deshense

The family of local hero Col. Robert Jones is sad to report to this reporter that Bubba has been seriously hurt in action over Germany on 12 January of this year.

The Jones' received a telegram from the War Department yesterday morning. I spoke with Jessie Burdock, who works down at the Western Union office as a runner.

"When we get messages from the War Department, it usually is bad news. When we saw the recipient, we knewed is was about Bubba....I mean Colonel Jones. Dad tole me to get on the bike, and head over to the Jones place right quick, before word got around in town."

I spoke with Ella Jones, and she indicated to me that her husbands wounds were not life-threatening, and that he would be shipped back to the US soon.

11-22-2003, 04:37 AM	#592
dsvitak Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 5,450	El Dorado Journal 18 January 1943 Special to the Journal, by Elmer Deshense The family of local hero Col. Robert Jones is sad to report to this reporter that Bubba has been seriously hurt in action over Germany on 12 January of this year. The Jones' received a telegram from the War Department yesterday morning. I spoke with Jessie Burdock, who works down at the Western Union office as a runner. "When we get messages from the War Department, it usually is bad news. When we saw the recipient, we knewed is was about Bubba....I mean Colonel Jones. Dad tole me to get on the bike, and head over to the Jones place right quick, before word got around in town." I spoke with Ella Jones, and she indicated to me that her husbands wounds were not life-threatening, and that he would be shipped back to the US soon.