 Private C. L. Nippler,
thirty-three, husband of Mrs. Noreen Nippler,
Kenwood Lane, and son of Mr. And Mrs. J.L.
Nippler of Lakeworth, Florida, was officially
reported killed in action Monday, October 2,
somewhere in France. The telegram from the War
Department was received Friday October 20, by his
wife who resides with her parents Mr. And Mrs. G.
S. Emrich, Kenwood Lane.Nippler, an infantryman at the time
of his death entered the armed forces June 16,
1943, and received his Anti-Aircraft training at
Camp Wallace and Camp Hulen, Texas. Later on he
was transferred to the Infantry Replacement
Battalion at Camp Doren, Mississippi and was sent
overseas in August of this year, being first
stationed in England, them moving on to France.
Mrs. Nippler heard
last from her husband on Thursday, October 12, at
which time he said, “ Honey, I’ve been
in a foxhole for three or four days and this is
certainly the real thing.” He went on to
tell her not to worry because right at the
present time,“we are certainly busy.”
Pvt. Nippler
graduated from the John Adams High School in
Cleveland, Ohio, and attended the Webster Reserve
in that city as he took some advanced courses.
Nippler is
survived by his parents, Mr. And Mrs. J. L.
Nippler, two brothers, Sgt. G.F. Nippler, now
serving somewhere in India, and P.D. Nippler,
serving in Italy.
Prior to his
induction Pvt. Nippler was employed as Train
Clerk by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
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Pvt. Nippler
Killed In France
