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Holyoke Daily Transcript And Telegram
Saturday, 3 January 1942


         Another Holyoke Boy Reported
           Missing in Action
           
         Holyoke now has its third casualty of World war No. 2,
       it was evident today as MRS. MARJORIE MALONE, wife of 
       FIREMAN THOMAS MALONE of 66 Beech street, received word
       from the Navy department, that her brother, MERLE HILLMAN,
       pharmacist second class, was reported "missing in action."
       He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. PETER PROVOST and
       brother of DONALD HILLMAN, also of 66 Beech street.
         Pharmacist HILLMAN had been a member of the U.S. Navy
       for the past six years and was on duty in the Paacific (sic)
       waters. He was graduated from Holyoke high school.
         Holyoke's other two casualties were also members
       of the Navy. They were THOMAS F. LEARY, son of Mrs. NORA
       LEARY of 318 Walnut street, and JOSEPH A. GAUDRAULT, son
       of Mr. and Mrs. JOSEPHA A. GAUDRAULT of 20 Woods avenue.
       
       TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: 
         Petty Officer Second Class MERLE CHESTER JOSEPH HILLMAN
       was onboard the USS California when it was bombed in the
       Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. Un-
       identified remains were recovered and buried at Honolulu
       in the National Memorial Cemetery. In 2018 25 of these
       remains were exhumed for purpose of identification. HILLMAN 
       was identified on 23 October, 2023 and taken to Massachusetts
       for burial.
       
       - Sources: CNN
                  Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency