Artifact of the Week — July 7, 2016

Posted by on July 7, 2016

 

 obituary for Captain Artemas Jackson Shell

obituary for Captain Artemas Jackson Shell

This obituary for Captain Artemas Jackson Shell is part of the Troy Collection here at Old Independence Regional Museum.  Captain Shell, a Batesville native, was only 22 years old when he was killed in action in the South Pacific during WWII.  In 1940, he was a junior at the University of Arkansas, when he entered into service as a Private.  He served in the field artillery division and was the youngest captain in his unit.

 

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