Two Granville Boys Injured in France
Two Granville boys have been wounded or injured in the Normandy invasion, according to cablegrams received by their parents.
Magnus Schwebach, a paratrooper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nic Schwebach, is recovering in hospital from leg injuries. Francis Van Bergen, son of Mrs. Ida Van Bergen, is recovering from shrapnel wounds.
Source: The Alton Democrat, June 22, 1944
J. W. Allen leave this morning on an ambulance trip to Clinton to bring back Magnus Schwebach, a patient at the Schick General Hospital, to his home at Granville. A son of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Schwebach, Magnus was a paratrooper and lost his leg in the invasion of France. He will return to the hospital after spending Christmas at home.
Source: The Alton Democrat, December 14, 1944
