Obituaries:  James Ellis Pilcher, Sabine Parish       P-426
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jul 16, 1948
Submitted by: Tammy Larche-Smith
              tammy@cp-tel.net




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The Sabine Index - James Ellis Pilcher 
  
  16 Jul 1948 - The remains of two Sabine parish brothers who gave 
their lives in the service of their country during World war II 
will be last to rest at their final funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday, 
July 20 at the national cemetery at Pineville. They are: 
  
  T/Sgt. James Ellis Pilcher, who enlisted in the U. S. Army Air 
Corps in November 1940, was sent to Chanute Field, Ill., to 
airplane mechanic school. After completing his course there he 
was sent to Wendover, Utah, where he attended a gunneral school, 
later being transferred to Tonopha, Nev., as an instructor. In 
July 1944 he asked for overseas duty and was sent to England. In 
November 1944 he was killed on his 13th mission. 
  
  MOMM3C Grover C. Pilcher, who enlisted in the U. S. navy in June 
1943. He participated in Normandy and Southern France. He died of 
natural cause on New Guinea April 27, 1945. 
  
  The brothers are sons of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Pilcher, Zwolle. 
  
  Besides their parents they are survived by: three brothers, 
Charles E., Baton Rouge, Louis P., Lafayette and Tommy, Zwolle, 
and a sister, Mrs. Julian Rhodes, Baton Rouge. 
  
  Funeral services will be conducted next Tuesday at First 
national funeral home, Alexandria, by Rev. S. M. Mulkey, pastor, 
Zwolle Baptist church. Military honors at the grave will be by 
the naval reserve.