Vincent McGee's obituary, Elkton, Huron County, Michigan

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Auto Crashes cause Deaths of 3 Persons
Four persons were killed in accidents in the Blue Water district Sun, 
3 in auto crashes and 1 through accidental shooting.

Elkton, Dec 24 - Christmas celebrations in 6 Huron County homes were 
marred by a tragedy resulting in the deaths of 3 persons and injury 
to 4 others, in an auto accident about 1:40 a.m. Sun on M-142, about 
10 rods east of the Grassmere road, 3 miles east of here. The dead 
are: Vincent Edward McGee, 23, Bad Axe, a World War II vet with a 
record of distinguished service in the European area. Martin Fritz, 
21, Elkton, a farmer........McGee was discharged Oct 1 as a private 
first class after serving 4 years 11 months. He was in the first 
contingent of American soldiers to land in Iceland and later went 
to Scotland. He took part in D-Day invasion of Normandy and fought 
across France, Belgium and Germany, winning 6 battle stars. He is 
survived by his father, Daniel J McGee, Bad Axe; 5 sisters, Miss 
Margaret McGee, Midland; Mrs Ted Dowde and Misses Loretta and Annabel 
McGee, all of Bad Axe; and Mrs Charles Krohn, Elkton, and 3 brothers, 
Martin, Elkton; James, Caseville and M/Sgt Frank McGee, Aachen, Germany. 
He was born Oct 13, 1922, in Meade twp and lived all his life in this 
vicinity. Funeral services will be conduced at 9 a.m. Wed in Sacred 
Heart Cath ch. Burial will be in Colfax cemetery. The remains will 
be in the Alden A MacAlpine funeral home. Fritz is survived by his 
parents, Mr & Mrs Albert E Fritz, Elkton; 4 sisters, Mrs Violetta 
Guest, Saginaw; Miss Justice Fritz, Detroit, and Misses Doris and 
Ella Fritz, who live with their parents; 2 brothers, Rudolph and 
Randolph Fritz, both of Detroit. He was born Dec 31, 1924 in 
Brookfield twp and lived all his life in Brookfield and Oliver 
twp. Funeral services will be held at  p.m. Wed in the home and 
2 p.m. in Trinity Luth ch, Bad Axe. Burial will be in Sebewaing 
cemetery.

Huron Tribune
Date unknown