OBIT: Wesley COLABINE, 1918, Bellwood, Blair County, PA

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WES COLABINE SUCCUMBS TO WOUNDS IN WAR

  Mr. and Mrs. John Colabine of the North Side, Bellwood, received a 
message from the war department yesterday afternoon, in which it was 
stated that their son, Wesley Colabine, aged 22 years, was dead, he 
having died from wounds received in action.
  A previous report stated that the young man was severely wounded, but 
the extent of his injuries were not known, until the message was 
received, stating that he had died from his wounds in the base hospital 
located at Chemes Leon, France.

SERVED ON BORDER

  He had been in the service for some time and had served on the border 
during the Mexican trouble.  He was inducted into the service by the 
Blair county draft board No. 2 at Tyrone, he preferring to get into the 
service before waiting on the draft.
  He is survived by his parents and one brother, Reuben Colabine, at 
home, and two sisters, Mrs. Pearl Lindsey, of Juniata, and Helen of 
Bellwood.
  An unconfirmed report reaching this city was to the effect that he 
had lost both legs, during the battle and the shock was too much and he 
finally succumbed to his injuries in the base hospital.
  
MAY BRING BACK BODY

  The parents immediately got into communication with the war 
department, with the idea in view of having the body returned to the 
states, and to their home for interment.  It is understood that this 
step will be undertaken by the department in cases where soldiers die 
in the base hospitals and the parents and friends are hopeful of having 
the body brought home for interment.

 Altoona Times, Altoona, Pa., Saturday Morning, November 30, 1918