The Daily Oklahoman 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 
March 1945


Edwin Orville Endsley, Private, First Class, U. S. Army Home address: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County. Mr. and Mrs. J P. Endsley, Parents, Nicoma Park. Born March 21, 1922. Enlisted May 17, 1944. Decorations : Presidential Unit Citation ; Order of the Purple Heart ; three Battle Participation Stars in the European Theater of Operations. Attended Taft High School, Oklahoma City. Sailed for duty overseas in January, 1945. Died March 24, 1945, in action in Germany.

The Daily Oklahoman 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 
June 02, 1946

Darryl Endsley, 4, likes to try to play on the old guitar his father left him. Pfc. Edwin O. Endsley was killed March 24, 1945. Darryl's favorite song, which he sings often is, "Waiting for my Train to Come In"  He speaks often of his father, whom he remembers well. He wants to ride in an airplane... He lives with his mother, Mrs. Amy Endsley, at 3712 NW 11.

 


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