Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 May 1919 — PHOTOGRAPH OF SON’S GRAVE [ARTICLE]

PHOTOGRAPH OF SON’S GRAVE

Received by Thomae Knox, Whore Hoy Sleep* "Over There." Thomas Knox received a photograph Monday from the war aepartmemt of his son, John Knox a, grave over in France, where he Is sleeping In the American cemetery with scores of other American boys who gave up their lives in the world struggle recently ended. Tho government has notified Mr. Knox to express his wishes in regard to 'Ms son’s body—whether he desires to let it remain tn the cemetery overseas, whether it be brought to the U. S. and burled in the National cemetery at Arlington, near Washington', D. C., or that It be sent here,, all at government expense. Hd has requested that it be sent to Rensselaer for burial in Weston cemetery, and this will be done some time, perhaps, the coming fall, after the living soldiers have all been brought home.