DOYLESTOWN WORLD WAR II DEAD - REBURIED HERE

I'm on a search right now for my buddy Ben Romano, looking for any information about the seven "victory trees" in Chalfont that were planted as a memorial to people who died in World War II.

Nothing specific so far, but I did find this today, which I thought was neat.

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I love these little scraps of memory, never really meant to be published themselves. They really give you a feeling of understanding when you're learning about history — like, some secretary probably had to type this. Were the keys on the typewriter noisy? Did they stick? A writer probably kept it on his desk for reference while he was working on a story. Maybe it got lost under other notes and he had to dig for it, grumbling because he was on deadline. Later someone folded it up and filed it away, where it sat in the dark, probably for years at a time, until I unfolded it today and smiled.

Here's the text, in case anyone ever does a search for the names:

DOYLESTOWN WORLD WAR II DEAD - REBURIED HERE
1 John William Darrah, Iwo Jima, April 24, 1948.
2 George B. McLaughlin, Jr., ETO, May 15, 1948.
3 Harry Leon Gerhart, Africa, June 19, 1948,
4 Walter Robertso Luzon, June 26, 1948.
5 Michael K. Kwasny, Luzon, July 3, 1948.
6 Gordon B. Kreutz, ETO, Aug. 14, 1948.
7 Lieut. Donald N. Meyers, ETO, Sept. 11, 1948.
8 Lieut. Samuel E. Kershaw, Jr., Jan. 8, 1949.
9 Frank W. Walton, Jr., Jan. 8, 1949.
10 William J. McConnell, Okinawa, April 9, 1949.
11 Marine 1st Lt William H. Satterthwaite, April 16, 1949.