Show LILLIAN BROTHER KILLED ON IWO JIMA mrs airs lillian Thor nocks people the patterson family of beaver received word on wednesday of the death of their son and mrs Thor nocks brother wm patterson patter son of the U S marine corps on iwo jima on february 23 he was a member of the third marine division and had been in action in the pacific since the battel for guadalcanal Guadal canal following this campaign he went to a rest camp in new zealand from there he went back into action in the islands and finally landed on guam with his marine division last july he received a shrapnel wound in the shoulder in the battle for guam and was in an army hospital for several weeks he had just rejoined his outfit in time for the battle for iwo and his outfit the third marine division hit the beach there five or six days after the first landings by the ath and ath divisions of maxines marines it was only a few days later that he was killed mrs left for beaver last evening to visit for a short time with her people |