After training at Ft. Leonard Wood, he went overseas in June. After a period of front-line duty, he was pulled back to a rest area. A month ago, he wrote back that he was again going into combat. He was a member of company A, 19TH Inf. Regt.

Corporal Doyle graduated from Collinsville High School in 1947. He was a member of the football team there, but is even better known to the people of the community from his work as an usher at the Miner’s Theater. After graduation, he was employed by the Terminal Railroad Company.

He is survived by his mother, by one brother, Nick Doyle of Golden Acres, by his grandfather, Pete Seipp, and other relatives. Mr. Seipp, 95, also resides at 118 Glen Avenue. News of the death of his grandson was a great shock to the old man, believed to be the oldest resident of Collinsville, but he was reported bearing up under it Thursday.

Corporal Doyle was killed in action in Korea on October 18, 1951.

His body will arrive in Collinsville at 7:30 a.m. Friday and will lie in state at the funeral home Friday and Saturday. Rev. O.B. Kinsey and Rev. E.B. Purdy will be in charge of the services. The final salute will be given by the Scott Field firing squad. VFW Post 5691 of Collinsville will conduct the organization’s burial ritual at Caseyville Cemetery.

Veterans of Foreign Wars will furnish a guard of honor Friday night, and Collinsville American Legion Post 365 will mount guard Saturday night.

Word of Corporal Doyle’s death reached his mother, Mrs. Tillie Doyle, November 7, 1951.

He was born in East St. Louis January 20, 1929, son of the late Nicholas Doyle and Mrs. Tillie Doyle (nee Seipp). He attended East St. Louis public schools and graduated from Collinsville Township High School in 1947. He was a member of the football team at CTHS. While still in school he was employed at the Miner’s Theatre here and he was familiar to most of the people of the town. He was employed by the Terminal Railroad when he was called to service January 1, 1951.

After training at Fort Leonard Wood for six months he was sent to Korea in June of 1951. On October 4, he wrote the last letter to his mother, saying he was again going into combat after a rest period from front-line duty. He was a member of Company A, 19TH Infantry Regiment.

Corporal Doyle is survived by his mother and one brother, Nicholas Doyle of Golden Acres. His grandfather, Pete Seipp, 95, is the oldest Collinsville resident.

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