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Sgt.Orlo Junk,29,husband of Mrs.Thelma Morgan Junk,264 Linden avenue,Monessen,was killed in action in Germany,Sunday,February 4,1945,a week after he arrived overseas,according to a telegram from the War Department. Sergeant Junk,a son of Mr.and Mrs.H.C.Junk,429 Knox avenue,would have celebrated his thirtieth birthday on February 20 and would have completed two years in service in May had he lived. According to reports,he wrote a letter on January 28,stating that he arrived overseas and was in Belgium. The letter arrived here February 10. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and prior to entering the service was employed at the by-products plant of the Pittsburgh Steel Company. Besides his wife and parents,he is survived by the following brothers and sisters,Sgt.Joseph,in the Air Corps at Hunter Field,Ga.,John,of Monessen,Harry,Richard,Beverly Ann and Betty at home. Services will be held tomorrow afternoon,Friday,Dec.19,1947,for Sgt.Orlo Junk,of Monessen,killed in the Battle of the Bulge,Feb.4,1945. The body arrived in Charleroi yesterday and was taken to the home of his parents,Mr.and Mrs.Harry C.Junk,316 Chestnut St.,Monessen. (Survivors in 1947 include his parents and the following brothers and sisters,Joseph,Betty,Richard,Harry,Jr.,and Beverly Ann of Monessen,John of West Newton,and his widow,Mrs.Thelma Elwood.)

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