Anders Family
David Asbel Anders with
grandson Jim and wife
Tina Smith Anders Family

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Rufus and Florence Hall Owen Family in 1947
Rufus and Florence Hall Owen and children

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Transylvania County, NC GenWeb Project
"Digging Into The Genealogy of Our Ancestors"

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Robert F. Johnston

 

 Mrs. R. F. Johnston Receives a Purple Heart For Husband

Mrs. Robert F. Johnston, of Brevard, whose husband, Lt. Robert F. Johnston, was killed in action in the Southwest Pacific on July 11, received this week the Purple Heart from Secretary Stimson by order of President Roosevelt.

Accompanying the posthumous award was the statement, "A military merit for bravery and for wounds received in action resulting in his death on July 11, 1943."

Lt. Johnston was a bomber pilot and had been in foreign service only one month.  In addition to his wife, he is survived by his mother, Mrs. M. C. Johnston, of Miami, Fla., and one sister.

Mrs. Johnston, formerly Miss Christine Yongue, of Brevard, has been here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Yongue, practically all of the time since her husband entered military service.

The Transylvania Times, August 19, 1943, Vol. 53 # 33, Posted 08 MAR 2003 by Linda Hoxit Raxter