Jerry Stevenson

[The Stevenson family (Ray, Maude, John, Gerald "Jerry", and Elizabeth "Betty") moved from Fairfield to Reardan some time between 1938 and 1940. They are cousins to the Thomas Stevenson family that homesteaded here and built the main brick building in downtown Reardan.]

May 13, 1943 Davenport Times-Tribune

[picture of class RHS 1943] Joyce Haggstrom, Mrs. Breneman, class advisor, Donald Dewar, Mildred Stark, George Doughty. Second Row-- Gilberta Wynecoop, Irene Owens, Beth Barnard, Marjorie Weipert, Nella Mae Reed, Harold Anderson, Betty Boughter, Kenneth Christenson, Third Row: Carl Garber, Foster Anderson, Rosie Owens, Annabelle Fleming, Harold Mann, Kathryn Bull, Marjorie Wegner, Alice Dundon. Forth Row. Jimmie Rinker, Jerry Stevenson, Bonnie Beatie, Carroll Krupke, Maxine Phillips, Elmer News, Essie Brooks, Ellsworth Weyen.

January 6, 1944 Davenport Times-Tribune

Jerry Stevenson, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Stevenson, has enlisted in the marine corps and will report to Spokane on the fifteenth of this month and will leave for San Diego, Calif., for his boot training on the next day.

January 20, 1944 Davenport Times-Tribune

Gerald Stevenson, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Stevenson, left Sunday morning for San Diego where he will receive his basic training in the marine corps.

March 23, 1944 Davenport Times-Tribune

Marine Private Jerry Stevenson spent from Monday until Friday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stevenson. He just finished his "boot training" at the marine base in San Diego and said he had been assigned to a sea school there. He enlisted about two months ago.

May 11, 1944 Davenport Times-Tribune

Marine Private Gerald Stevenson has completed his sea school at San Diego and has been sent to Treasure Island at San Francisco. Lt. John R. Stevenson, with the air corps stationed at Corsica, writes that he has just completed 25 missions over enemy territory. The boys are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Stevenson and are graduates of the local high school.

March 29, 1945 Davenport Times-Tribune

Marine Private first class Gerald Stevenson writes his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stevenson, he is being moved to a hospital ship because of a back ailment. Gerald went overseas last May and has been in combat. He is a graduate of the Reardan high School.

April 19, 1945 Davenport Times-Tribune

Gerald Stevenson, a marine who spent ten months in the Pacific and participated in five major battles, spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stevenson. He was sent to the naval hospital at Farragut where he will be hospitalized for a back ailment.

May 24, 1945 Davenport Times-Tribune

Marine Private First Class Jerry Stevenson, who was at the Farragut naval hospital having treatment for arthritis, has been transferred to Klamath Falls, Ore. He joined the marines a year and a half ago and saw service in the Pacific for nearly a year. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stevenson and was graduated from the Reardan high school.

June 7, 1945 Davenport Times-Tribune

Lt. John Stevenson arrived Tuesday from Chanute Field, Ill., to visit his wife, the former Patricia Mahoney, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stevenson. Lt. Stevenson, his wife and parents went to Klamath Falls, Ore., to visit with his brother, Marine Private Jerry Stevenson, who is being hospitalized at the marine hospital there. They report that his condition has not improved. Lt. Stevenson left Wednesday for Enid, Okla., where he will receive a new assignment. He is a veteran flyer with 70 missions over Europe.

July 12, 1945 Davenport Times-Tribune

Gerald Stevenson, who was hospitalized for several months, writes his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stevenson, he has been transferred from the marine barracks at Klamath Falls to Corvalis, Ore., at a U.S. navy hospital.

August 2, 1945 Davenport Times-Tribune

Jerry Stevenson, who is with the marines, is being hospitalized at Corvallis, Ore., informed his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stevenson, that he will soon be sent to Bremerton for further treatment of a back ailment. He spent several months at sea.

August 9, 1945 Davenport Times-Tribune

Jerry Stevenson came Friday from Bremerton on a 72-hour pass and visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stevenson. His cousin, Sgt. Richard Tee of Spokane, spent Saturday with him. This is the first time the boys have met since a year ago, when they met at Attu. Jerry is with the marines.

August 23, 1945 Davenport Times-Tribune

Jerry Stevenson, U.S. marines, stationed at Bremerton, spent a 10-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stevenson. While here, he went to Moscow, Idaho, to make arrangements to enter the University of Idaho, where he plans to major in forestry.

August 30, 1945 Davenport Times-Tribune

Marine Private First Class Jerry Stevenson, who spent 18 months in the Pacific and two years in the service, was given an honorable discharge at Bremerton. He returned home Friday. He expects to enter the University of Idaho, where he will major in forestry.