Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 18, Number 48, DeMotte, Jasper County, 29 October 1948 — Military Rites For Overseas Hero [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Military Rites For Overseas Hero

Hero honors were accorded the remains of First Lieutenant Harold Vance Duggleby, Tefft, youth who lost his life while in defense of his country. He died June 15, 1944, when his plane

crashed during action in France. Harold was born in Tefft April 2, 1923, the son of Waldby Duggleby and Ruth Grace (White) Duggleby. Completing his school days, he was employed by Mar-shall-Field in Chicago and later at the Kingsbury Ordnance plant where he worked until entering the armed service. First Lieutenant Duggleby was on a straffing mission on an airdrome plane at De Deiu, France, June 15, 1944, when his plane was struck by flak and rolled over and collided with a friendly ship, after which it crashed and burned. He was buried in southern France with full military honors. Lieut. Duggleby entered the service December 7, 1942, and after a period of training he was commissioned a second lieutenant at Luke Field, Phoenix, Arizona, on November 3, 1943. He went overseas in March, 1944, being assigned to the North Africa theatre. From there he went into Italy. On May 20, 1944, he was promoted to first lieutenancy. He was a pursuit pilot of a P-38 at Orange, France and Foggia, Italy, as a member of the 94th Fighters Squardon. Later he was with Eddie Rickenbacker’s old unit of the 15th air force. He was given his first air training at Santa Ana, California, where he ; was given pre-flight work. Later he trained at Rankin Aeronautic Academy at Tulare, Calif., and at Minter Field, Calif., he flew an A. T. 6. At Luke Field he was at the controls of a P-40 and at Orville, Calif., he flew a P-39. At Santa Ann he was the pilot of P-38’s. He lost his life during his 34th overseas mission. Lieut. Duggleby received the air medal with the three oak leaf cluster, the Purple Heart (posthumously) and the presidential citation. He had 563 air hours. Surviving besides his parents j are the paternal grandparents, j Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Duggleby and the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Mary White, all of Tefft, and a host of friends.’ He was a member of the Tefft Methodist church. ■ The remains arrived at ShelIby at 10:30 o’clock Wednesday I morning with military escort. The funeral services were conducted at 2 o’clock Thursday from Tefft Methodist church, with the I Rev. Archibald officiating. The Wheatfield American Legion post were in charge of the military rites. Interment was made at

Weston cemetery in, Wheatfield. The remains were at the Todd’s Funeral Home in DeMotte until time for the services.

LT. HAROLD V. DUGGLEBY