Eldred Heath

February 27, 1941 Davenport Times-Tribune

Twenty-three to Answer Call

Twenty-three Lincoln county men, 11 of them, who have already volunteered for army service and the remaining 12, are the first persons actually to be drafted in Lincoln county, will report to the local draft board in Davenport at 8 a.m. Tuesday, March 4, and then will be sent to the Spokane Armory for induction into army service. Jim Goodwin, clerk of the draft board, released the names of these men Wednesday. ...includes Eldred A. Heath, Reardan.

May 8, 1941 Davenport Times-Tribune

Eldred Heath, who is in army service training at Camp Lewis, spent the weekend with his father A. B. Heath and sister, Miss Velva Heath.

June 11, 1942 Davenport Times-Tribune

Word was received that Eldred Heath, who is in the army, that he is somewhere in Australia.

July 9, 1942 Davenport Times-Tribune

Eldred Heath, son of Bert Heath of Mondovi, writes from Australia that he is fine and not in the danger zone.

December 10, 1942 Davenport Times-Tribune

Harry Garber, who is with the U.S. Army in Australia, writes his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Garber, that he is well and busy; also that he saw Eldred Heath, son of A. B. Heath and Grady Hughes, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Hughes of Pomeroy and former Reardan residents.

February 4, 1943 Davenport Times-Tribune

A. B. Heath of Mondovi had a letter from his son, Private Eldred Howard, saying that he was somewhere in New Guinea. For several month he had been stationed in Australia.

October 12, 1944 Davenport Times-Tribune

Private Eldred Heath arrived home last week from Sidney, Australia. He was overseas thirty months, of which nine were spent in New Guinea. He is with a hospital detachment and wears stars for two combat operations. Pvt. Heath is a graduate of the Reardan high school and will go to Santa Barbara for his assignment. He was on the same boat with Technician fifth class Harry Garber and Grady Hughes. When they left Seattle for Melbourne, Australia. Grady returned to the states about a year ago because of malaria. Harry is still in the south Pacific.

December 7, 1944 Davenport Times-Tribune

Eldred Heath, who spent a three week furlough with is father, A. B. Heath, in October, is now stationed at Camp White, near Medford, Ore., where he is guarding German prisoners. He spent thirty months in Australia and New Guinea.

August 2, 1945 Davenport Times-Tribune

Corporal Eldred Heath, stationed at Fort Missoula, Mont., arrived here Friday with his bride of a few hours to visit his father, A. B. Heath, and other relatives. He was married Friday to Mary Brunette of Missoula. Cpl. Heath is a guard at the German prison camp. He spent thirty months in the Pacific islands, returning to the states last October.

October 4, 1945 Davenport Times-Tribune

Cpl. Eldred Heath received his honorable discharge at Ft. Lewis three weeks ago. He entered the service before war was declared and spent 34 months in the Pacific islands. He was returned to the states in October 1944 and was an MP guarding prisoners at Ft. Missoula, Montana. He was married while in Montana and the young couple will make their home on his father's farm.