Military of the
Past and Present
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Sgt. John Absher, Jr.
John is s/o Mr. and Mrs. John Absher
Junior was killed in the invasion of Normandy the second
day back with his unit after being in the hospital for a wound he
received on his leg. A few months after this my Grandmother
and Grandfather and mother's younger sister were traveling
to Knoxville, TN on a train when a young man introduced
himself and said, "You had a son in the army didn't you?"
and they told him "Yes". Then he said, "Your son looked so
much like you, he was my Sgt. and he had the most beautiful
teeth I ever saw." "He loved his family so much, one day while we
were in fox holes an old lady came by and offered buttermilk to
the soldiers and he took some and thanked her." He was well loved
and respected by his men, because he took care of them and
tried to help them any way he could and always carried
his Testament." So hearing these words they
knew that he really did know their son.
Information provided by Angeline Presley King.
Photo courtesy of Helen Presley Jones.
