Obituaries: Cpl. Cliff Fomby, 1943, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483

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From: January 13, 1943 Winn Parish Enterprise

Husband of Dodson Girl Killed in Tarawa Invasion

Mrs. Oscar Long of Winnfield, Route Two, has been notified that Cpl. Cliff
Fomby, husband of her niece, Mrs. Marjorie Waller Fomby, of Los Angeles,
Calif., was killed in action in the invasion of Tarawa.

A native of Bernice, La., Cpl. Fomby was with the U. S. Marines when they
invaded the tiny island in the Pacific.  Mrs. Fomby is the granddaughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Waller of Dodson and of Mrs. M. A. Barrett of Winnfield. 
She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Waller of Dodson and Lake Charles.