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| 02/16/1951 | EDINBURG DAILY COURIER |
Sycamore tree south of Taylorsville claims another three 28th Division soldiers' lives.
Samuel Gran, John Williamson and Norval Rommesmo - all 110th Medical unit. Three Atterbury Soldiers Killed in Taylorsville Wreck. Three young Atterbury soldiers were killed at about 1:00 A.M. this morning when their speeding automobile left the road at Taylorsville, six miles south of Edinburg, and smashed into a tree. The dead are Private John R. Williamson, 22, driver of the car; Private Samuel S. Gran, 24, and Private Norward Rommesmo, 23. Private Earl D. Summers, 19, is in critical condition at Camp Atterbury Hospital, the police report listing his injuries as fractured left ankle, multiple fractures of left arm, forehead lacerations, possible skull fracture and extreme shock. All the men are members of the 119th Infantry Service Company. The 1940 Ford business coupe driven by Private Williamson was headed north at the time of the wreck at a speed estimated by police at more than 60 miles an hour. There is a curve in road 31 at the south edge of Taylorsville. In some manner the driver failed to control his car on the curve, left the road which was dry, ans smashed into a large Sycamore tree near the road. Privates Williamson and Gran were dead in the car. Private Rommesmo died at 5:05 A.M. this morning. He had received emergency first aid at the Bartholomew County Hospital.  |
| 02/16/1951 | Franklin Evening Star |
3 Soldiers Are Killed in Crash - Fourth Badly Hurt. When Auto Strikes Tree at
Taylorsville. 28th G. I.'s Victims When Car Leaves Curve On U. S. Highway 31.
Three Camp Atterbury soldiers were killed and another was critically
hurt at 1:15 o'clock Friday morning when the 1940 Ford coupe in which they were
riding north on U. S. 31 failed to negotiate a curve and crashed into a large
sycamore tree at Taylorsville. Post public relations office at Camp
Atterbury listed the dead as: Pvt. John R. Williamson, 23, of Tomahawk, Ky.,
member of Service Company, 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division. He was
believed to have been the driver of the car. Pvt. Samuel S. Gran, 24, of
Nashville, Tenn., a member of the same unit. Pvt. Norwald Rommesmo, 23, of
Fargo, N. D., also of that unit. He died two hours later in the U. S. Army
Hospital at the post. Critically Injured. Reported as
critically injured is Pvt. Earl D. Summers, 19, of Alliance, Ohio, a member of
the same company. State police said Pvt. Summers is suffering from a
fractured left ankle, multiple fractures of the left arm, a possible fractured
skull, cuts and abrasions on the head, and extreme shock. He was reported
to have been thrown from the vehicle. Officers said the car left the
highway and struck the tree, coming to rest about 20 feet north of the tree.
The accident was investigated by Sgt. Chester Wilson and Troopers Malcolm Heuss,
Earl Brown and Arthur Raney, of the Indiana state police..jpg) |
| 02/17/1951 | Franklin Star | Reports of big camp expansion nixed by government. County requested to repair roads surrounding camp. |
| 03/08/1951 | Franklin Star | Robbins Taxi is wrecked at Camp |
| 03/09/1951 | Franklin Star | Reduce Size of VI Corps Units |
| 03/12/1951 | Franklin Star | General Hoban to address wife's of camp personnel. |
| 03/12/1951 | Franklin Star | Atterbury patient says Korean War tougher than fighting in Europe. |
| 03/15/1951 | Franklin Star | Junior Red Cross to entertain patients at Camp hospital. |
| 03/19/1951 | Franklin Star | The Army's Chief of Chaplains, Maj. Gen. Roy A. Parker will visit Camp. |
| 03/23/1951 | Franklin Star | New Post theater nears completion. |
| 03/24/1951 | Franklin Star | Veteran at hospital describes 50 to 1 odds in battle at Chosin Reservior. |
| 03/26/1951 | Franklin Star | Bath Company Is Training at Camp |
| 03/26/1951 | Franklin Star | New snack bar opens at U. S. O. |
| 04/05/1951 | Franklin Star | 28th Division 'May Be Shipped To Europe Soon |
| 04/06/1951 | Franklin Star | 28th Division Trains Clerks |
| 04/09/1951 | Franklin Star | Battalion Returns To Camp Atterbury - Artillery Unit Trains In Desert |
| 04/17/1951 | Franklin Star | 28th Division Officer to Receive Medal For Aiding Civilian Worker at Camp |
| 04/20/1951 | Franklin Star | Thirty-three home economics clubs will make drapes for the Camp's service clubs. |
| 04/21/1951 | Franklin Star | Repair Program Starts At--Camp - Engineer Battalion Assigned Projects |
| 04/23/1951 | Franklin Star | Two 28th Division units to march in Chicago parade honoring General MacArthur. Division band will play and Battery B, 109th Field Artillery Bn will give the General a 17-gun salute. |
| 04/25/1951 | Franklin Star | Hundreds of Medals Awarded Combat Veterans Serving with 28th Division |
| 04/26/1951 | Franklin Star | Camp Hospital to start new 10-acre garden. |
| 05/05/1951 | Franklin Star | $4,000 renovation program nearing completion at Franklin U. S. O. club. |
| 05/05/1951 | Franklin Star | 500 soldiers from Camp Atterbury to join in parade at Victory Field in Indianapolis. |
| 05/07/1951 | Franklin Star | Camp Atterbury's assistant to the post engineer is inventor of new rifle shell capable of penetrating 2 inches of armor. |
| 05/08/1951 | Franklin Star | Hospital patients restored by new science of Occupational Therapy |
| 05/09/1951 | Franklin Star | Course Finished j By Gray Ladies - Seven Counties Represented In Graduating Class |
| 05/11/1951 | Franklin Star | Camp Atterbury's Role In Civilian Defense Outlined - Installation Would Provide Facilities For 100,000 Refugees |
| 05/12/1951 | Franklin Star | Air-Ground Maneuvers To Be Staged By "Keystone" Division Next Week |
| 05/14/1951 | Franklin Star | A personal letter from Pennsylvania Governor arrives for men of the 28th Division. |
| 05/16/1951 | Franklin Star | Armed Forces Day to be celebrated at Camp. |
| 05/17/1951 | Franklin Star | Camp Atterbury Nine to entertain two Hoosier baseball clubs during the weekend. Anderson CIO and Jasper Reds. |
| 05/18/1951 | Franklin Star | Edinburg Guard company, 3658th Ordnance Company will be on display this weekend. |
| 05/24/1951 | Franklin Star | Pvt Frank Hollywood gets promotion to PFC for saving life of his drowning MSgt. |
| 05/26/1951 | Franklin Star | Members of the 28th Division pitch in to help put out huge fire at David Webb veneer plant. |
| 05/30/1951 | Franklin Star | Award Silver Star At Camp Atterbury |
| 06/02/1951 | Franklin Star | Regimental Review Set for Today In Honor of Departing Commander |
| 06/08/1951 | Franklin Star | County and Camp Atterbury officials meet to discuss traffic control. Accident rate on U. S. 31 is too high, all agree. |
| 06/11/1951 | Franklin Star | Maj. Gen. Kendall Takes Command of Camp Atterbury |
| 06/11/1951 | Franklin Star | Past Authorities Probe Mysterious Range Explosion - Announce Names Of Five Hoosiers Injured In Blast |
| 06/12/1951 | Franklin Star | Three Glass Jugs Blamed For Blast At Firing Range - Hoosier Guardsmen Are Still Confined At Camp Hospital |
| 06/12/1951 | Franklin Star | Franklin is planning special weekend for Atterbury G. I.'s - Memorial pool to be open all weekend. |
| 06/13/1951 | Franklin Star | Atterbury weekend idea is growing - More merchants join program for soldiers. |
| 06/14/1951 | Franklin Star | County and Atterbury officials discuss traffic problems. |
| 06/14/1951 | Leader of "McIntyre's Marauders" Is Training Men at Camp Atterbury | |
| 06/15/1951 | Franklin Star | Col. F. M. Hinshaw Is Named Deputy Post Commander |
| 06/15/1951 | Franklin Star | Three Camp Atterby Army Chaplains complete course at Chaplain's School, Fort Slocum, N. Y. |
| 06/18/1951 | Franklin Star | 28th Division Prepares For Maneuvers at Ft. Bragg, N. C. |
| 06/18/1951 | Franklin Star | Camp Atterbury weekend in downtown Franklin draws big crowds. |
| 06/18/1951 | Franklin Star | Dog hitches ride on train from Pennsylvania. Adopts G. I. passenger. Then walks from Atterbury to home soldier was visiting in Franklin. Now trying to find Pa. owner. |
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