William R. "Bill" Tatman, Jr.

LHS band, 1933

The following article was found in the Jan. 14, 1943, Lowell Tribune on page 4, column 1:

Lieut. William Tatman, Jr., stationed at Fort Belvoir, Va., in the engineering corps, has been here visiting his parents, the William Tatmans. Bill looks as though army life agreed with him.

This May 6, 1943, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 1, column 2:

LT. WM. TATMAN, MARRIED AT RIVER FOREST, ILLINOIS

Miss Elaine Taube, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Taube, of Oak Park, became the bride of Lt. William R. Tatman during an early evening candlelight ceremony on April 10th at Grace Lutheran church of River Forest, Ill.

Dr. O. A. Geiseman read the service at an altar banked with Easter lilies and palms, while Arthur L.Thomas, baritone, sang the 23rd psalm and the Grace Lutheran male octette sang the Lord's Prayer.

The lovely bride was presented at the altar by her father. Her wedding gown was of ivory satin and she wore a full length veil. Her bridal bouquet was of Easter lilies.

The bride's attendants were the groom's sister, Mary, maid of honor, Marilyn Anderson of Chicago, cousin of the bride, Junior bridesmaid, and Miss Lois Wyneken of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Harold Kenney of Kewaskum, Wis., and Mrs. James K. Wellman of Oak Park, sorority sisters of the bride, were bridesmaids. They wore gowns of turquoise and carried bouquets of white gladiolus.

Lt. Tatman, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Tatman of Lowell, was attended by his brother-in-law, Byrl M. Kenney, best man, and his brother-in-law, David Howkinson and cousin Wayne Beldin of East Chicago were ushers.

Following the ceremony the newlyweds received one hundred twenty-five guests at a dinner reception at the Oak Park Arms hotel. Miss Phyllis Tatman of Chicago, cousin of the groom entertained with a group of songs at the reception.

Both the bride and groom are graduates of Valparaiso university, where Mrs. Tatman was a member of Alpha Phi Delta and Alpha Psi Omega, national honorary dramatic society, and Lt. Tatman was a member of Kappa Iota Pi.

The young couple are making their home at 313 Park Road, Alexandria, Va., where Lt. Tatman is stationed.

The following October 5, 1944, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 5, column 3:

Mr. and Mrs. William Tatman spent last week with their son, Lt. and Mrs. William Tatman, Jr., at Alexandria, Va.

This January 18, 1945, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 4, column 1:

The William Tatmans, Sr., have received good news this week of the promotion of their son, First Lieutenant William Tatman, Jr., to the rank of Captain. "Bill," who had been home recently, learned of his promotion on returning to camp at Ft. Jackson, S.C., his new rank going into effect January 1st. He is expecting to go overseas soon.

This September 13, 1945, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 2, column 2:

Stationed with the 241st Engineers battalion on Luzon, Capt. "Bill" Tatman writes of a trip he took to Manila not long ago, which was the day Gen. MacArthur and the Japs held the peace meeting. He saw the general when he came out of the city hall, but the Japs were hurried away. He added: "Lowell Tribunes are coming through and are they ever priceless--so good to hear about the people from Lowell."

This Lowell Tribune article was found in the February 7, 1946, issue (page 2, column 1):

Capt. William Tatman, Jr., arrived home last Thursday for a terminal leave. On completion of his leave he will receive his discharge.

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