Obit: Kennedy, Allard Robert #3 (1918 - 1942)
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Surnames: Kennedy, Griffiths, Boubelik, Massoc, Jelinek, Smith, Terrio, Brehm, Mantor, Nikolay, Bobbe, Ziebarth, Ingersoll, Olsen, Preller, Zank, Weisenberger, Gust, Garbrecht, Schuerman, Laabs, Hoffman, Neitzel, Fults, Johnson, Kieser, Bogaard, Bremer, Greaser, Thomand, Gehin, Murphy

----Source: Abbotsford Tribune (Abbotsford, Clark County, Wis.) 03/24/1949

Kennedy, Allard Robert (11 Apr. 1918 - 14 Dec. 1942)

A tribute of honor service for Sgt. Allard Kennedy, killed in action in New Guinea, Dec. 14, 1942, was held Monday afternoon at 2:30 at the Presbyterian church, with the Rev. G. E. Griffiths officiating. During the service a prayer was offered by the Rev. Henry Boubelik, of Medford, and a quartet, composed of Joe Jelinek, John Michels, Rev. Boubelik and George Massoc, accompanied by Miss Gloria Jelinek, all of Medford, sang "The Haven of Rest," "Tell Me the Story of Jesus," and "Shall We Meet Beyond the River."

Mrs. Stanley Smith, of Wausau, played the prelude and postlude.

Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Knaack-Thompson Post No. 865, and the American Legion, Hanson-Terrio Post No. 139, took part in the military service.

The pallbearers were: Arlie Terrio, Marshfield; Ray Brehm, Unity; Morris Mantor, Frank Nikolay, Melvin Nikolay, and Howard Bobbe, Abbotsford, Wis.

The firing squad included Richard Ziebarth, Darrel Bobbe, Kenneth Ingersoll, Fred Kieser, Robert Bogaard, Norman Olsen, and Richard Preller.

Color bearers were Harold Zank, Ed Weisenberger, Carl Gust, and Fred Garbrecht. Color bearers guards were John Bremer, Ross Greaser, Stanley Thomand and George Garbrecht.

The military escort included St. Sgt. Vernon Schuerman, Columbia, Mo., stationed at Ft. Sheridan. Bernard Laabs was the bugler. The flowers were carried by Mmes. Charles Hoffman, Lawrence Neitzel, Fred Bobbe, Walter Fults and Norma Johnson.

Internment was made in the Abbotsford cemetery.

Allard Robert Kennedy was born in Ontario, Wis., April 11, 1918. When he was three years old he came to Abbotsford with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Kennedy. He attended Abbotsford schools, and was graduated with the class of 1936 and then attended Sterling College in Kansas.

After attending college for a year, he was employed at South Haven, Mich., and at Stetsonville.

For several years he was a member of the National Guard, 121st F. A., from which he received an honorable discharge.

On March 29, 1941, he was married to Miss Elsie Gehin, of Madison, at Dubuque. While he was employed at Madison by the Oscar Mayer Packing Co., he was inducted into the service and left with a group from Madison on April 15, 1941, for Camp Livingston, La., where he attained the rank of corporal. In February, 1942, he was sent to Ft. Devons, Mass., and on April 11 he was transferred to Ft. Ord, Calif., from where his division sailed for Australia.

After some commando training, he was transferred to the cannon company and was made company clerk and promoted to the rank of sergeant. Some time in August he was sent to New Guinea.

He is survived by his widow, now Mrs. Michael Murphy, of Gays Mills; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Kennedy; sister, June, at home; and brother, Richard. A brother, Donald, preceded him in death.

Among those from away who attended the funeral were Byrd Kennedy *** Note: The remainder of this article was missing.