Show lester keate this city missing in action sad news was d by telegram this morning by mr a d mrs julius C keate alie telegram follows washington D C nov 20 mrs lucy keate st george utah regret to inform you that message from abroad reports private daniel lester keate U S marine corps as missing in action oct 4 no particulars available but see general information mailed you today chas G long brigadier general this Is not to be taken as meaning that lester keate is dead there are so many ways in which a man may become missing on the battlefront that there Is always hope A man may be taken prisoner he may be wounded and have lost his identification tag been picked up by the stretcher carriers and taken to some hospital unit for treatment and his identity not made knoon tor some time then again there is a possibility of him getting mixed up with an other unit and this fact not readily becoming known it is not to consider him as dead until such sad news is officially seat we must hope tor the best daniel lester keate is a splendid boy who enlisted in the U S marines when hta country called or men he has a large number of friends here who hope that all may be well with him the sympathy of the entire community is with the parents and other relatives in the grief and worry over the uncertain news |