Telegram 1
Sent to my Grand Aunt Bertie Lee Roberts in August of 1944 letting her know that her brother Edman, who had been listed as Missing in Action, had now been declared dead.
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Telegram 2
Sent on October 20, 1944, to my Grandmother Azile Daughrity Roberts informing her of the death of her husband, my Grandfather, Gilbert Roberts.
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Telegram 3
Sent on October 20, 1944, by Bertie Lee Roberts to a friend letting her know that both of her brothers Gilbert and Wilbert had been killed.
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In November of 1948, the remains of Gilbert and Wilbert were returned to their families. Edman's body was never recovered. A memorial service was held at Quaker Cemetery in Camden, SC for all three Roberts brothers.
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| Graveside service for Gilbert, Wilbert and Edman Roberts November 1948 Quaker Cemetery, Camden, SC © Cheri Hudson Passey |
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| The Roberts' Family Plot Quaker Cemetery Camden, South Carolina ©Cheri Hudson Passey |
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