Arthur Seeger

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February 9, 1936 Spokesman-Review

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September 22, 1938 Davenport Times-Tribune

EDWALL--Arthur Seeger Jr., ...went to Cheney to attend the Eastern Washington College of Education.

June 8, 1939 Davenport Times-Tribune

Seeger Has Lead in Cheney Play

DAVENPORT--Arthur Seeger [Jr.] of Edwall, who resided here while a grade school student, and also formerly lived in Bluestem, had one of the leading roles in the all college play, "Andromaque," presented at the college in Cheney May 31.

September 3, 1942 Davenport Times-Tribune

Word has been received here that Arthur H. Seeger, Jr., who enlisted in the army signal corps, December 9, 1941 has been promoted to the rank of sergeant. He lived at Bluestem and Davenport as a boy, attended school here and later graduated from the Edwall high school. He then attended the college of education at Cheney, where he won the Governor Martin trophy in public speaking and took a prominent part in school Dramatics. Later he worked with the Little Theatre players in Spokane.

August 5, 1943

Arthur Seeger Died

Arthur Seeger Jr. Headstone in Spokane

Sergeant Seeger [graduated from Edwall High School in 1936 and] attended the [ Eastern Washington College of Education (now EWU)] at Cheney and during his first term won the Martin oratorical contest. He was a member of the Little Theater group in Spokane. The cause of his death has not been announced. [It was later determined that he died of mors thymica or enlarged thymus (which today would be called an uncontrolled infection).]

Staff Sergeant Arthur H. Seeger Jr., member of the 971st signal service, the Alaska communication system, Seattle, son of A. R. Seeger of Edwall died Friday July 30 according to word received by his parents from the war department.

[His father was a depot agent for the Northern Pacific Railway and moved around a little bit serving also in Hillyard, Rock Island, Bluestem and Davenport. His father was also a telegrapher at the time of his marriage. It is easy to imagine how the younger Seeger would have delivered messages or packages for the railroad as he was growing up so a natural fit for the signal corps.]