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Methodist Service Flag
The Abbeville Chronicle
Thursday, July 20, 1944
Vol 58  No 23


Methodist Service Flag


In October 1942 a Service Flag bearing ten stars was dedicated to the members 
of the church serving in the Armed Forces.
The three silver stars represented Royal Chapman, Fletcher Floyd, Jr., and 
Reginald Johnson, who were then on foreign shores.


The seven blue stars represented Jim Cannon, Dudley Thornburg, Wilson 
Studstill, Kenneth Paxson, Arthur Parson, and Eddie Oliver.  In January, 1943, 
five stars were added in honor of Edwin Mixon, Norman Mathis, Robin Paxson, 
Earl Cannon, Jr., and Frank Wester.


The fourth row is now complete and represents Wm. Syms, Jr., Robert Chapman, 
Peter Chapman, Harold Chapman, and Harrison Crump.


Three of the blue stars are now outlined with red to show a medical release was 
given Eddie Oliver and Arthur Paron; Edwin Mixon was released for work in a 
defense plant.


The other silver stars denote the following are on foreign duty: Colquitt 
Studstill, Kenneth Paxson, Robin Paxson, Earl Cannon, Jr., Wm. Syms and Dudley 
Thornburg.  Of the twenty young men, ten of them come from five families, as 
there are five sets of brothers represented.


Additional Comments:
copied from
The Abbeville Chronicles.
Abbeville Courthouse Archives
Abbeville, Wilcox County, Georgia

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