William "Bill" McLellan (born 1914)
- Cpl. and Mrs. William McLellan, Jr., and Mrs. Ethel McLellan visited their brother and son, Seth McLellan, an aviation cadet, studying at Beloit College, Beloit, Wis., last week-end. They report Seth feeling fine and enjoying his work.
This January 13, 1944, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 2, column 2:
- Cpl. William "Bill" McLellan, stationed at Fort Riley, Kans., returned to camp after spending a 15-day furlough here with wife at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Clark, and with his mother, Mrs. Wm. McLellan, Sr.
This January 27, 1944, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 5, column 4:
- Mrs. William McLellan, Jr., left Tuesday night to spend the week with her husband, Cpl. William McLellan, stationed at Ft. Riley, Kans.
This February 10, 1944, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 2, column 2:
- Word has been received that Pfc. William McLellan and Pvt. Walter (Pete) Reeves, both of whom have been stationed at Fort Riley, Kans., have been transferred to Ft. Bragg, N.C. The boys arrived there last Saturday.
The following article was found in the June 22, 1944, Lowell Tribune on page 5, column 3:
- Mrs. William McLellan, Jr., has been visiting her husband, Cpl. William McLellan, who is at Ft. Bragg, N.C.
The following August 10, 1944, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 4, column 1:
Arrive In England
Word has been received that Cpl. William McLellan and Sgt. Walter (Pete) Reeves, both members of the same outfit, have arrived safely in England.This Sept. 14, 1944, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 3, column 1:
Three More Local Boys Now in France
Three more Lowell boys have been added to the long list of those from this community already in France, according to letters which all have been written recently. They are Cpl. William McLellan and Sgt. Walter (Pete) Reeves, both stationed there in a field artillery unit, and Pvt. Lindy Wieler, in the mechanized infantry.This March 15, 1945, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 2, columns 1-2:
- A meeting between two brothers, William and Seth McLellan, which took place in January in Luxembourg, was indeed a happy event for them. William, who is with Patton's third army, heard that the 76th infantry division, in which his brother, Seth, is serving, was moved up to the front. Bill asked permission to go and see if he could locate his brother and the request was granted. On Sunday, January 28th, he found Seth at about 10 a.m. after Seth had been on patrol dury all night and had only been asleep since 6 a.m. Seth accompanied Bill to his camp about 8 miles away, and stayed the remainder of the day until Bill's company moved on to Bastogne, Belgium. Seth rode in the convoy with them to the next town, then headed back to Trier, Germany where his outfit was stationed. To complete a happy day for the McLellan brothers, Glen (Pete) Reeves, another Lowell boy in the same outfit with William, was also on hand for the reunion. Bill and Seth had not seen each other for over a year.
- In the last letter written to his mother, Mrs. Ethel McLellan, Seth said he was still in Belgium, but writing the letter in a foxhole near Coblenz, Germany.
The following Lowell Tribune article was found in the January 3, 1946, issue (page 2, column 2):
- S/Sgt. Seth McClellan arrived home Monday after receiving his discharge from the service at Camp Atterbury. His brother, Cpl. William McLellan, received his discharge on Monday at Atterbury. . . . Both the boys [have] seen much service overseas in the European theatre.
Go to William McLellan, "Pioneer History Index," for further information.
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