Telegram to Eva S. Moorefield, Mar. 29, 1945

[date stamp: 1945 MAR 30 AM 7 51]

CF2 72 GOVT=WASHINGTON DC MAR 29 1024P MRS EVA E MOOREFIELD= =706 FOREST AVE KN=

DEEPLY REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR BROTHER SERGEANT JEWELL H SPEARS USMC DIED 28 FEBRUARY 1945 OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION AT IWO JIMA VOLCANO ISLANDS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTY AND SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY WHEN INFORMATION IS RECEIVED REGARDING BURIAL YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED. TO PREVENT POSSIBLE AID TO OUR ENEMIES DO NOT DIVULGE THE NAME OF HIS SHIP OR STATION. PLEASE ACCEPT MY HEARTFELT SYMPATHY. LETTER FOLLOWS=

A A VANDEGRIFT LIEUT GENERAL USMC COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.

USMC 28 1945.