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William Lytle GASTON (VETERAN KOR)

Violet Hill Cemetery
Izard County,
Arkansas

Arkansas
AIRMAN THIRD CLASS US Air Force
6314 Air Police Squadron
Korea
December 18, 1931--March 19, 1960

Born Arkansas.
Died Korea.
Son of William Lionel Gaston & Mary Elizabeth Waggoner Gaston.

Melbourne Times, Melbourne, Arkansas, March 24, 1960:

Wm. Lytle Gaston Dies In Korea

Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Gaston of Violet Hill have been notified by the War Department that their son, A-3c William Lytle Gaston, had passed away in Korea on March 19. Cause of his death is not known. Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending arrival of the body.

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Melbourne Time, Melbourne, Arkansas, March 31, 1960:

Services Held For Violet Hill Youth

William Lytle Gaston, Jr., of Violet Hill passed away March 19 in Korea where he was serving in the U. S. Air Force.

He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William L. Gaston of Violet Hill, three brothers, Rex Gaston of Illinois, Carrol Gaston of Kansas City, Mo., and Jackie Gaston of Violet Hill; four sisters, Mrs. Johnnie Sue Dunivan of Melbourne, Mrs. Bertie Carr of Little Rock, Mrs. Cliffogene Winfree and Mrs. Elizabeth Platt, both of Illinois, his grandfather, Lee Waggner of Violet Hill.

Services were held in the Fairview Church at Violet Hill Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Rev. Remmel Rowden of Oxford officiated. Burial was in the Violet Hill cemetery with Crouch Funeral Home in charge.

(Photo courtesy of Vera Reeves)

Contributed on 4/25/11 by maxparnell
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Submitted: 4/25/11 • Approved: 4/26/11 • Last Updated: 7/31/12 • R514272-G0-S3

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