Herbert Russell Sewell, 20, third class aviation machinists mate in the US Naval Reserve reported missing in action last month is known to have lost his life, a War Department telegram informed his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sewell, Royal Oak, who formerly lived at 1533 Arizona Ave.
That his body is interred in Brazil was disclosed to the parents in a later message. A student of Lewis, Lowell and Central High School, Sewell enlisted in Sept 1942, after which his parents moved from Flint.
On August 5, 1943, his parents received a letter from their son and a telegram that he was listed as missing in action. He had visited in Flint and Clio in July of this year.
Surviving are his parents, 2 sisters, Mrs. Eva Carroll, Clio; Jennie at home; three brothers: Alton Richard Sewell, first class seaman, serving in the Solomon Islands; Lawrence Sewell, 911 Moore St., and Robert at home.
