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October 14, 2022 • Vol. 3, Issue 41
Funeral service to be held 79 years later for MIA Veteran
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Service with full military honors will be held at Faith Lutheran Church, Branson
PAGE 5: See the foot-stomping fun at the Grape and Fall Festival!
PAGE 22: Looking for treasure? Try Hidden Treasures Trading Post.
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Starting on page 28 • Opinion............................ 18 • Education Briefs............ 33 • Weather........................... 45 • Puzzles............................. 47 • Classifieds....................... 48 • Churches......................... 50
BURIAL WITH FULL HONORS – Staff Sergeant Moses Frank Tate (Special to Branson Globe)
Submitted to Branson Globe “I grew up hearing about my Uncle Moses, but never dreamed in my lifetime that he would be located” said Geneva Janovsky of Branson, niece of Moses Tate. “He has been missing in action for over 79 years!” On May 4, 2022, Geneva’s sister Peggy Crider called to tell her that she had received information from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency that they were in the process of identifying remains that had been found in the vicinity of Ploiesti, Romania, where her Uncle Moses Tate was last located. To help identify, several relatives stepped up and submitted their DNA to find out, if in fact,
Moses Tate’s remains had been recovered. That included Thelma L. Prudhomme, sister; Lola M. Tate, sister; Dennis W. Tate, nephew (paternal); Cynthia A. Murphy, niece (maternal); and Pamela M. Prudhomme, niece (maternal). Staff Sergeant Moses Frank Tate, a 23-year-old U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF), served with the 415th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 98th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 9th Air Force, during World War II as a tail gunner on a B-24 bomber. As historic documents confirm, in January 1943 Allied leaders settled on a
followed by a tour of our history in the parish center from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Then, it all concluded with a large concert featuring many of Branson’s musical talent, as we alternated hearing about the
history of the parish and songs from each decade. And, while there are a lot of quotes floating around, one that grasps the whole project would be ‘Setting
SEE MIA VETERAN, PAGE 41
Church celebrates 100 years of serving the community By K.D. MICHAELS, Staff Writer A local church recently recognized a huge milestone with Our Lady of the Lake’s centennial celebration. “The centennial celebration
was a grand event, seeing many people come through to visit,” explained the church Associate Pastor, Father Nicholas Newton. “It started with Mass at 10:30 a.m. with Bishop Edward Rice,
SEE OUR LADY OF THE LAKE, PAGE 43