Funeral Services Held
For Juneau's First
Soldier Killed in Korea
Under skies from which rain fell
ceaselessly, Joe Rogers, Juneau’s
first soldier killed in Korea, was
buried Saturday afternoon in the
Rogers family plot in Evergreen
Cemetery.
The funeral was held in the Car
ter Mortuary with the Rev. Walter
Soboleff delivering Ihe eulogy. Mr.
Ernest Ehlcr sang during the serv
ices.
Graveside ceremonies were con
ducted by Juneau Post No. 4 of the
American Legion. Pallbearers were
from the American Legion and
Veterans of Foreign Wars posts.
Bugler at the ceremonies was Walter
Smith. Color guard was from the
VFW and Legion with the guard of
honor and firing squad from Head
quarters, Headquarters and Service
Company of the Alaska National
Guard, 208th Infantry Battalion.
Joe Rogers was killed in Korean
action July 28. He had enlisted j
in the U.S. Army when he was 17
years old and was killed when 23
years old. His parents had died
when he was two years old and had
been raised by his maternal grand
mother. Rogers had served in Ko
rea for 14 months before his death.
He was posthumously awarded
the Presidential Citation. During
World War II, he served in the
European Theatre where he was
decorated twice.
Rogers is survived by a sister,
Mrs. Marie Gines of Stockton,
Calif., who was here for the burial
and by two brothers, Richard
Rogers of Portland, Ore., and Henry
Rogers of Los Angeles. Also sur
viving are three aunts, Mrs. Wil
liam Peters and Mrs. Chris Nelson,
both of Juneau, and Mrs. William
Sutton of Sitka.
ARRIVING ON ELLIS
Seven passengers arrived on Ellis
Airlines Monday flight with seven
Uaveling on intetport. Arriving
from Wrangell were Katherine
Fred, Darrell Lindsley; from Pet
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ard Bewley, Ed Cedergren, Larry
Fitzpatrick, John Maurstad. *
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PNA Brings 20;
Takes Out 5
Pacific Northern Airlines brought
20 weekend passengers and took
out five.
From Anchoruge: P. Caldwell, H.
Morris. Mr. and Mrs. H. Swalling
and M. Swalling, Dr. M. Fritz, Mr.
and Mrs. Mangan, Jim Campion, A.
White, R. Espy, P. Blanchford, A.
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Paul McNab.
To Cordova: Mrs. Harry Nickolet.
EASTERN STAR
Christmas Party with exchange
of inexpensive gifts, annual elec
tion of officers, Juneau Chapter
No. 7, Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 8 o’clock
ALICE BROWN, Secretary
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Former Juneauite
In Serious Condition
Bill Walker, long-time employee
of the West Coast Grocery company
in Juneau, is reported to be in a
very serious condition after a major
operation in San Diego, California.
His daughter. Mrs. Lelah Turplh,
also formerly an Alaskan, writes to
say that she has been in San Diego
for the past several weeks and will
I stay with her father, who is not
expected to live. He was wellknown
in Juneau and was a member of
the Elks lodge here.
CIKI. SCOUTS MEET
At the meeting last week, Girl
Scout Troop No. 5 finished their
decorations for the hospital. At our
previous meeting we took our pot
■ tery down town and had it fired.
; This ended our work on the pottery
I badge. We will work on more things
for Christmas and plan our Christ
mas party at this week's meeting.
PATSY MANTYLA, Secretary
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