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- GREER, Avery M.
"Johnson County News," Thursday, August 10, 1944
PANDORA
Our community with 33 stars on its Service flag suffered its first casualty today when Mrs. David Greer received a telegram from the War department announcing her son, Sgt. Avery Greer was killed July 19 in France.
He is survived by his father and mother, three brothers in service and one brother, two sisters and three half sisters here.
GREER, Avery M.
County News," Thursday, April 29, 1948
THREE COUNTY WAR DEAD RETURNED
Among the 121 Tennessee World War II dead returned to the U.S. by the army transport Lawrence Victory, all of whom had been originally interred in temporary military cemeteries at Epinal, Sainte Mere Eglise, La Cambe and Saint Juan, France, announced by the Memphis American Graves Registration division, the body of T/Sgt. Avery M. Greer, army, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Green of Rte. 1, Doeville, which was returned through the distribution center no. 5, Atlanta, General Depot, Ga. [photo of Greer]
GREER, Avery M.
County News," Thursday, May 14, 1948
AVERY M. GREER
T/Sgt. Avery M. Greer, who was killed in France July 18, 1944, arrived May 28 in Bristol, the body taken to his home for reburial at Doeville.
Sgt. Greer was born Oct. 11, 1919, and in 1937 he joined the army at the age of 18. He was stationed at Ft. Meyers, Va., Ft. Bragg, N. C., and Camp Atterbury, Ind., before sailing for England in March, 1944.
The funeral was held at the Bethel Baptist Church at Doeville, where he was a member, at 2:30 p.m. Mary 29, with Rev. Quinton officiating. Full military honors were given by the VFW, which also acted as pallbearers. Burial was in the family cemetery.
Survivors are: the parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Greer, six sisters, Mrs. Leroy Berry and Mrs. Ralph Booth of Johnson City, Mrs. Alice Baumgardner of Trade, Mrs. Wiley Greer, Mrs. Beulah Greer, and Dorothy Greer of Doeville; four brothers, S/Sgt. Dolphus Greer of Ft. Dix, N. J., David Greer of Valsetz, Ore., Blaine and Junior Greer of Doeville.
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1919 - 1944 (24 years)
