Jack D. Estill
- Jack Estil, SA, who is stationed aboard the U.S.S. Roanoke, has now left for navy duty in the Mediterranean area. Jack is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arvil Estil.
The following June 14, 1951, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 3, column 3:
- Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Arvil Estill that their son, Jack D. Estill, S.N., has arrived in Norfolk, Va., aboard the U.S.S. Roanoke, following duty in the Mediterranean area. Also serving in the armed forces are their sons, Robert S. Estill, C.S.G. /3, who is stationed at the naval air base in Pensacola, Fla., and Pvt. Roy V. Estill who is completing his basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, with the 106th Engineer's demolition school of the 31st Infantry.
This September 20, 1951, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 2, column 1:
Three Shelby Brothers in Armed Forces
Three sons of Mr. and Mrs. Arvil Estill of Shelby are serving in the armed forces.Robert S. Estill is at the naval air station at Pensacola, Fla. He served in the navy from 1945 to 1949. At the end of his four-year term, he joined the inactive reserve and was recalled last March.
Robert was recalled a month after his brother, Pvt. Roy V. Estill, enlisted in the army. Roy took his basic training at Ft. Jackson, S.C., and now is teaching 14 classes a day how to build roads at Ft. Hauchuca, Ariz. He has volunteered for duty in the Far East.
The third and youngest son, Jack D. Estill, is stationed aboard the USS Roanoke which now is in dry-dock in Norfolk, Va. The ship recently completed a six-month cruise in the Mediterranean area. He is in his third year in the navy.
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