The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-02-16

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basketball prowess at the High
school over to Perkinston Junior
College where he was a member
of the team there. Bill played on
both the football and basketball
teams at the High school and AL
ton "Sonnie", in addition to his
basketball activities. piled up a
local reputation as star pitcher on
the Gautier baseball team. Their
brother-in-law, John Trussell,
also starred in both football and
basketball at Pascagoula High.
According to Mrs. Roberts,
Louis Glynn, who is known by
his second name, was the first to
go. He entered the Army just
before Pearl Harbor, having been
indicted in November 194l, and
went to Keesler Field for train
ing. He was sent to Canada last
July and is still stationed there,
with the l046th AAF. Glynn, who
now has the rank of sergeant,
worked at ingalls, before enter
ing the Army. Mrs. Roberts
is making her home in Memphis
until Sgt. Roberts returns.
Ca h II. Roberts private
first class, was the next to
go. He was indicted into the
service September 1912. and re-
ceived his basic training at Mi
ami, Fla. He is now flying with
the l345th AAF, somewhere. in
India. He Aeft the states last
August. Cal worked at the Moss
Point Paper Mill before joining
Uncle Sans forces.
Cal vas soon followed by Alton
Roberts. He's the one they
call "Sonnie,' who entered the
service in December of the same
year. He received his basic
training at MISSIONER Field, Mass, |
was sent overseas in March of
1914 and took part in the battles
of Brest and Cologne as member
of the 877th Airborne Engineers
Battalion. He is now seeing duty
in Belgium. Bill was in France
at the same time as Alton, but
the two brothers did not get to
see each other. Alton wears the
stripes of a sergeant on his
sleeve. He was connected with
the l. & N Railroad at Gautier in
civilian life.
William 7. Roberts became a
member of the Army in October
'43. After being trained at Fort
Leonard Wood in Missouri Bill
was sent overseas in June of 1914,
but before leaving was married
to Miss Betty Jane Foster of
Pascagoula, who is making her
home with relatives in Panama
while awaiting his return.
He was employed at ingalls,. Bill
is with Co. A of the 35th Engi-
neers' Battalion in Belgium.
The last to leave was Harry
who could hardly wait until his
graduation from the Pascagoula
school to enter the Marine
in which he is a private. !
receiving his boot training
at San Diego, Lowell Harry Rob-
as he is officially known,
IN the Marine Corps. was
shipped to the Southwest Paci-
fic where he is stationed with
The 2lst Replacement Draft as a
of Co. B.
His brother-in-law. John C.
russell, who grew up with the
boys in Gautief, even though he
IS a native of Jackson, Miss.
also went from Gautier but he
chose to enlist in the Navy in
February of l943, where he has
he rating of seaman second class.
Is now IN a United States ship
somewhere in the Pacific Theatre
If Operations having been sent
o that section October 1913. He
married Miss Myra Roberts whe
makes her home at Cedar Point,
iautier.
The other girls of the family
ire Mrs. Milton Seymour of Ocean
Springs, Mrs. David Norris, Mrs.
lick Lane of Frisco City, Ala,
drs. Kermit Farmer of Mobile.
nd Miss Katherine Roberts. who
S a student at the Pascagoula
iigh school. The entire family
vas born in Gautier as was Mrs.
toberts, who before her marriage
vas Miss Kate Mcmillan. Mr..
toberts was a native of Ocean
and was a member of
he very large Roberts clan in
hat section. He died February
/, 1887.
With the exception of Glynn,
9ho gave up school to go to work,
nd Katherine, who has not yet
lnished, all the others are grad
of the Pascagoula High
chool.