Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Gatling, MJR Langley T. Jr., 1944 

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MAJOR LANGLEY T. GATLING, JR. 

MAJOR GATLING, 29, DROWNED AT THE ASCENSION ISLAND 

  Major Langley T. Gatling, Jr. 29 [sic; 28], son of Mr. and Mrs. Langley T. 
Gatling of Battery Park, was drowned April 6, 1944 in the Ascension Island 
area where he was stationed according to a letter from the War Department, 
April 22nd.  The family had been advised previously that Major Gatling was 
missing.

  Funeral services were conducted Sunday by Chaplain Lewis M. Bratcher, Jr. 
The hymns "The Lord is My Shepherd" and Fairest Lord Jesus" were sung by a 
friend.  The hymns were followed by a prayer and the reading of John 14:1-4, 
Matt. 25:14-23, I Cor. 15:50-58.

  The deceased is survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen Gunn Gatling, a year old 
son, Langley Bretten Gatling; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Langley T. Gatling; three 
brothers, Edwin G. Gatling, James V. Gatling, of Battery Park; Corporal Meade 
Gatling, Italy; one sister, Mrs. Charles Amory Hampton.

  Major Gatling was a graduate of Smithfield High School, V.P.I. Class of '36, 
was Editor in Chief of college paper Virginia Tech; member Pi Delta Epsilon; 
Peanut Club, American Society of Civil Engineers, YMCA Cabinet, O.D.K, member 
Christ Episcopal Church, Smithfield.  Prior to entering the army three years 
ago he was associated with Tidewater Construction Company of Norfolk.  His 
wife is a native of Canada.

  Chaplain Bratcher wrote that Major Gatling was by far the best liked and 
most admired officer of his group.


Major Langley T. GATLING, Jr., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
b. 28 Apr 1915, drowned 6 Apr 1944, Ascension Island area, South Atlantic, 
marked in the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial*, Carthage, 
   outside Tunis, Tunisia, 
marked in Old St. Luke's Church Cemetery**, Benns Church, 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 27, No. 6, May 2, 1944, p. 1, col. 8 

*Find a Grave Memorial #56247153. 

**His parents, Langley & Margaret G. GATLING, are buried in 
   Old St. Luke's Church Cemetery.  The decedent has a cenotaph 
   there also [Find a Grave Memorial #78287947]. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #17: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 


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