From an unidentified news paper clipping found in a scrap book at the Rio Grande County Museum:
Deaths of two marines, a sailor, and two soldiers of Colorado were announced by Washington on Tuesday. The marines are Pfc Clarence Ary and Pfc George Chacon, both of Del Norte.
~Courtesy of Rosalind Weaver
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Del Norte Prospector dated Jan. 7, 1944
Pfc. Kenneth Ary, 23, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ary, has been killed in action in the Southwest Pacific battle zone. An official communication Tuesday morning from the commandant of the Marines, informed them of the tragedy. The message contained no details.
Kenny, as he was known to a multitude of friends in the community, was a tank driver and it is thought that he was killed either in the marine landing and capture of Tarawa Island late in November, or possibly, in the recent New Britain Island action.
The last letter to his parents received several weeks ago, was dated Armistice Day, November 11, in which Kenny said he was aboard a ship, and that he had a little job to do.
Kenny enlisted in the Marine Corps four days after Pearl Harbor, in December, 1941. He immediately went into training on the west coast and went overseas on June 5, 1942. He had never been home since joining the corps.
He was in on the original marine assault in the Solomons, at Guadalcanal. and Tulagi. Later he was in New Zealand for several months, prior to the latest operations.
Kenneth was born April 30, 1920, in Pueblo County, and came to Del Norte with his parents when two months old. With the exception of a year in Florence, his home has always been here.
He was graduated with the class of 1938 from the Del Norte schools and almost all of the boys of this class are now in the armed services of the country. Following graduation, and during the summers before he was out of school, he engaged in farming in the South Fork district where he was associated with Lester Chastain at the Trout Creek Ranch. When the U.S. entered the war, he was ready and anxious to go. The Marine Corps, with its history, its ideals, its danger, appealed to him.
He was a good boy—in his community, to his parents, brother and sisters. He was industrious and energetic, got “on his own” early and successfully in life. He was strong and able and full of determination in all his endeavors. His folks, the mountains, the outdoors, hunting—all were dear to him and figured in his future, which he often mentioned in letters home.
He is survived by his parents, a brother, Pfc. Ray Ary, somewhere in England; two sisters, Mrs. Charles Fouquet of Martinez, California; and Mrs. Robert Duerr of Del Norte. He was the youngest of four children.
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE APPEARED IN THE JAN. 21, 1944 PROSPECTOR:
An official communication Monday informed Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ary that their son, Pfc. Kenneth Ary, had been killed November 23 in the Pacific area. Two weeks ago, they received the initial brief message. The message Monday said he had been buried with full military honors, but the place was not named.
Additional information came a few days ago from a marine friend who informed them that Kenneth had been killed in the Tarawa Island fight in late November. He said that a Jap sniper had shot and killed Kenny as he alighted from his tank. He was a tank driver.
~Courtesy of Rosalind Weaver
Deaths of two marines, a sailor, and two soldiers of Colorado were announced by Washington on Tuesday. The marines are Pfc Clarence Ary and Pfc George Chacon, both of Del Norte.
~Courtesy of Rosalind Weaver
==============================
Del Norte Prospector dated Jan. 7, 1944
Pfc. Kenneth Ary, 23, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ary, has been killed in action in the Southwest Pacific battle zone. An official communication Tuesday morning from the commandant of the Marines, informed them of the tragedy. The message contained no details.
Kenny, as he was known to a multitude of friends in the community, was a tank driver and it is thought that he was killed either in the marine landing and capture of Tarawa Island late in November, or possibly, in the recent New Britain Island action.
The last letter to his parents received several weeks ago, was dated Armistice Day, November 11, in which Kenny said he was aboard a ship, and that he had a little job to do.
Kenny enlisted in the Marine Corps four days after Pearl Harbor, in December, 1941. He immediately went into training on the west coast and went overseas on June 5, 1942. He had never been home since joining the corps.
He was in on the original marine assault in the Solomons, at Guadalcanal. and Tulagi. Later he was in New Zealand for several months, prior to the latest operations.
Kenneth was born April 30, 1920, in Pueblo County, and came to Del Norte with his parents when two months old. With the exception of a year in Florence, his home has always been here.
He was graduated with the class of 1938 from the Del Norte schools and almost all of the boys of this class are now in the armed services of the country. Following graduation, and during the summers before he was out of school, he engaged in farming in the South Fork district where he was associated with Lester Chastain at the Trout Creek Ranch. When the U.S. entered the war, he was ready and anxious to go. The Marine Corps, with its history, its ideals, its danger, appealed to him.
He was a good boy—in his community, to his parents, brother and sisters. He was industrious and energetic, got “on his own” early and successfully in life. He was strong and able and full of determination in all his endeavors. His folks, the mountains, the outdoors, hunting—all were dear to him and figured in his future, which he often mentioned in letters home.
He is survived by his parents, a brother, Pfc. Ray Ary, somewhere in England; two sisters, Mrs. Charles Fouquet of Martinez, California; and Mrs. Robert Duerr of Del Norte. He was the youngest of four children.
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE APPEARED IN THE JAN. 21, 1944 PROSPECTOR:
An official communication Monday informed Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ary that their son, Pfc. Kenneth Ary, had been killed November 23 in the Pacific area. Two weeks ago, they received the initial brief message. The message Monday said he had been buried with full military honors, but the place was not named.
Additional information came a few days ago from a marine friend who informed them that Kenneth had been killed in the Tarawa Island fight in late November. He said that a Jap sniper had shot and killed Kenny as he alighted from his tank. He was a tank driver.
~Courtesy of Rosalind Weaver
From an unidentified news paper clipping found in a scrap book at the Rio Grande County Museum:
Deaths of two marines, a sailor, and two soldiers of Colorado were announced by Washington on Tuesday. The marines are Pfc Clarence Ary and Pfc George Chacon, both of Del Norte.
~Courtesy of Rosalind Weaver
==============================
Del Norte Prospector dated Jan. 7, 1944
Pfc. Kenneth Ary, 23, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ary, has been killed in action in the Southwest Pacific battle zone. An official communication Tuesday morning from the commandant of the Marines, informed them of the tragedy. The message contained no details.
Kenny, as he was known to a multitude of friends in the community, was a tank driver and it is thought that he was killed either in the marine landing and capture of Tarawa Island late in November, or possibly, in the recent New Britain Island action.
The last letter to his parents received several weeks ago, was dated Armistice Day, November 11, in which Kenny said he was aboard a ship, and that he had a little job to do.
Kenny enlisted in the Marine Corps four days after Pearl Harbor, in December, 1941. He immediately went into training on the west coast and went overseas on June 5, 1942. He had never been home since joining the corps.
He was in on the original marine assault in the Solomons, at Guadalcanal. and Tulagi. Later he was in New Zealand for several months, prior to the latest operations.
Kenneth was born April 30, 1920, in Pueblo County, and came to Del Norte with his parents when two months old. With the exception of a year in Florence, his home has always been here.
He was graduated with the class of 1938 from the Del Norte schools and almost all of the boys of this class are now in the armed services of the country. Following graduation, and during the summers before he was out of school, he engaged in farming in the South Fork district where he was associated with Lester Chastain at the Trout Creek Ranch. When the U.S. entered the war, he was ready and anxious to go. The Marine Corps, with its history, its ideals, its danger, appealed to him.
He was a good boy—in his community, to his parents, brother and sisters. He was industrious and energetic, got “on his own” early and successfully in life. He was strong and able and full of determination in all his endeavors. His folks, the mountains, the outdoors, hunting—all were dear to him and figured in his future, which he often mentioned in letters home.
He is survived by his parents, a brother, Pfc. Ray Ary, somewhere in England; two sisters, Mrs. Charles Fouquet of Martinez, California; and Mrs. Robert Duerr of Del Norte. He was the youngest of four children.
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE APPEARED IN THE JAN. 21, 1944 PROSPECTOR:
An official communication Monday informed Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ary that their son, Pfc. Kenneth Ary, had been killed November 23 in the Pacific area. Two weeks ago, they received the initial brief message. The message Monday said he had been buried with full military honors, but the place was not named.
Additional information came a few days ago from a marine friend who informed them that Kenneth had been killed in the Tarawa Island fight in late November. He said that a Jap sniper had shot and killed Kenny as he alighted from his tank. He was a tank driver.
~Courtesy of Rosalind Weaver
Deaths of two marines, a sailor, and two soldiers of Colorado were announced by Washington on Tuesday. The marines are Pfc Clarence Ary and Pfc George Chacon, both of Del Norte.
~Courtesy of Rosalind Weaver
==============================
Del Norte Prospector dated Jan. 7, 1944
Pfc. Kenneth Ary, 23, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ary, has been killed in action in the Southwest Pacific battle zone. An official communication Tuesday morning from the commandant of the Marines, informed them of the tragedy. The message contained no details.
Kenny, as he was known to a multitude of friends in the community, was a tank driver and it is thought that he was killed either in the marine landing and capture of Tarawa Island late in November, or possibly, in the recent New Britain Island action.
The last letter to his parents received several weeks ago, was dated Armistice Day, November 11, in which Kenny said he was aboard a ship, and that he had a little job to do.
Kenny enlisted in the Marine Corps four days after Pearl Harbor, in December, 1941. He immediately went into training on the west coast and went overseas on June 5, 1942. He had never been home since joining the corps.
He was in on the original marine assault in the Solomons, at Guadalcanal. and Tulagi. Later he was in New Zealand for several months, prior to the latest operations.
Kenneth was born April 30, 1920, in Pueblo County, and came to Del Norte with his parents when two months old. With the exception of a year in Florence, his home has always been here.
He was graduated with the class of 1938 from the Del Norte schools and almost all of the boys of this class are now in the armed services of the country. Following graduation, and during the summers before he was out of school, he engaged in farming in the South Fork district where he was associated with Lester Chastain at the Trout Creek Ranch. When the U.S. entered the war, he was ready and anxious to go. The Marine Corps, with its history, its ideals, its danger, appealed to him.
He was a good boy—in his community, to his parents, brother and sisters. He was industrious and energetic, got “on his own” early and successfully in life. He was strong and able and full of determination in all his endeavors. His folks, the mountains, the outdoors, hunting—all were dear to him and figured in his future, which he often mentioned in letters home.
He is survived by his parents, a brother, Pfc. Ray Ary, somewhere in England; two sisters, Mrs. Charles Fouquet of Martinez, California; and Mrs. Robert Duerr of Del Norte. He was the youngest of four children.
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE APPEARED IN THE JAN. 21, 1944 PROSPECTOR:
An official communication Monday informed Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ary that their son, Pfc. Kenneth Ary, had been killed November 23 in the Pacific area. Two weeks ago, they received the initial brief message. The message Monday said he had been buried with full military honors, but the place was not named.
Additional information came a few days ago from a marine friend who informed them that Kenneth had been killed in the Tarawa Island fight in late November. He said that a Jap sniper had shot and killed Kenny as he alighted from his tank. He was a tank driver.
~Courtesy of Rosalind Weaver
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