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Show Joins Army When Twelve Years of Age and Still in Service (By International News Service) j ST. JOSEPH, Mo., April 12. This elty claims the youngest veteran of the great world war. He is Raymond 1 Uiirlelgh, fourteen, son of Mr. and 'Mrs. .1. It. Burleigh. j He is still in the service, being now 'stationed at Philadelphia. lie came back from France, where he served two years in the American army; last Fobruary. He will remain in the service serv-ice until next July when his enlistment enlist-ment expires, if he has his way about it. His parents, however, aro making an effort to obtain his immediate rc- ' lease. I Young Burleigh. or "Fred De I Ueaux," as he is known in the army, having enlisted under that name, is a man in slzo and appearance. "When ho enlisted here in July, 1917, at the age of twelve years, ho stood ftvo feet nine inches tall and weighed 150 pounds. Raymond raado three attempts be fore he finally broke into the army. Each time ho easily fooled the recruit-ling recruit-ling officers. Twice he gol as far asj the fiual oath to have his hopes blight-I blight-I ed by his parents. ' I f His first attompt came in April, 1917, when he tried to enlist in the regular army. His father Intervened.' I But Raymond's enthusiasm wasn't dampened. In June of tho same year he tried for the navy, passed all the examinations and was about lo be-, come a fullfledged "gob." Then,' mother appeared cn the scene. I St 111 the youngster persereved. His! third "try" proved the charm. His! parents threw up the sponge. In-July,! 1D17, Raymond entered the transporta-' tion department of the aviation sec-1 tion. After six months at Kelly Field he, sailed for France in Januury, 1D1S. Young Burleigh served in several! branches of tho service overseas. With the infantry he did his "trick" in the front line trenches, going "over tho, top" many times. Ke returned without! a scratch. His only reason for not ! wanting an early discharge is that ho doesn't want his "top kicker" to learn his true age, Raymond's parents de- ' dare. J |