OBIT: Paul W. BORROWS, 1918, formerly of Blair County, PA

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TYRONE.
SOLDIER PASSES AWAY.

  The horrors of war are again most vividly and emphatically brought 
home in the sad announcement Saturday afternoon of the death of Paul W. 
Borrows on the battlefield of France.  Mr. W. H. Borrows, the veteran 
mail clerk of the Bald Eagle Valley, received official word from 
Washington Saturday informing him of the passing of his hero son, 
stating that he had been killed in action on Sept. 26.  Paul was a 
member of the 103rd Trench Mortar battery and is the second member of 
the famous old "Troop B" to give his young life for his country.  He 
was born at Lock Haven on Nov. 25, 1892, and for four years prior to 
his enlistment in Troop B had been employed by the United States Light 
and Heat company at Niagara Falls.  He left with his young friends of 
Troop B on Sept. 11, 1917, for Camp Hancock, Ga., where he received his 
training for overseas duty.  The last letter received from him was 
dated Sept. 4, which was written in a rest camp.  He stated he had just 
returned from the firing line and asked his old folks not to worry if 
they did not hear from him regularly for the next two weeks, intimating 
that he expected to return to the front.  It will be remembered that 
Sept. 26 was the first day of Pershing's big drive at St. Mihiel along 
the Verdun sector and the young hero probably met his fate on the first 
day of that big battle.  He was one of Tyrone's best known young men, 
was fearless and patriotic to the core, as was indicated in the 
telegram he sent Captain Moore when orders were received to recruit up 
to war strength, "to save him a place," which was done.  He wrote most 
interesting and encouraging letters from the front, optimistic as to 
the outcome of the war and his ultimate return home.  Following such 
cheery messages, the news of his death comes as an especially hard blow 
to his relatives and friends.  He leaves his father, W. H. Borrows, two 
brothers, William, of Niagara Falls and James at Fort Caswell, N.C., in 
the trench mortar service, United States army, Mrs. A. C. Woods of 
Lutherville, Md., Miss Lavina and Nancy at home.  He was a twin of the 
late Miss Harriet Borrows, who passed away several years ago.  The 
deepest sympathy of the entire community is with the bereaved family.

Altoona Times, Altoona, Pa., Monday Morning, October 14, 1918

1910 Tyrone Ward 3, Blair County census -
William H. Borrows, 66  
Sarah M. Borrows, 58  
Lavina Borrows, 32  
Mary N. Borrows, 25  
James Borrows, 22  
Paul W. Borrows, 17  
Harriet C. Borrows, 17