Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1918 — McGLYNN KILLED IN ACTION [ARTICLE]

McGLYNN KILLED IN ACTION

Official Dispatch Was Received By Parents Saturday Evening. '' l Mr. and Mrs. D. V. McGlynn of Remington, whose son, Dewey McGlynn, was recently reported missing in action since October 15, received an official dispatch Saturday evening stating that their son was killed in action on October 14, almost a ■month before the armistice was signed. The young man was a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John R- Gray of Rensselaer and was about 20 years of age. He enlisted soon after war was declared but did not go over seas as early as expected on account of an attack of mumps. He went across last May, having spent the winter at Camp Green, North Carolina. He was in the 10 th Machine Gun Battery. He leaves a father and mother, four brothers and three sisters to whom the sympathy of the community is extended.