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Corp Jacob Glenn "Uncle Rosy" Comstock

25 Mar 1892 – 31 Oct 1928

Birth	25 Mar 1892
Death	31 Oct 1928
Cemetery	Oregon Trail Memorial Park Cemetery Bridgeport , Morrill County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	Stevie on 26 Jul 2010
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44751912

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Bridgeport Blade - November 1928: "J. Glenn Comstock, a single young man who had made this section his home for many years, met with an accidental death Wednesday of last week while out hunting. Although he was killed by the discharge of his gun on October 31, his lifeless body was not discovered until Sat., Nov. 3. "The young man stayed with Henry Johnson, midway between Broadwater and Dalton, and had been employed by Mr. Johnson the last year in running a combine and tractors. On the day of the tragic accident he drove off in his Ford truck to shoot some ducks on a marsh west of the C.J. Reilly place. He went to Reilly's after killing some game for the purpose of borrowing some rubber boots and a pole to aid him in retrieving the ducks he had shot in deep water. He recovered two birds, which he had in the truck, and was returning from his hunt. It was noticed that he had the cab doors wired open, obviously because of the glass becoming covered with moisture and making it difficult to see out. From the position of the car, of the young man's body, and of the gun, it was apparent to those who visited the scene that the weapon had started to fall out of the car and Glenn attempted to recover it. The hammer caught on some part of the truck and was partly cocked, is supposed. The hammer did not go far enough back to catch and the discharge of the gun was a natural consequence. The charge of shot entered the right side of the victim's body and doubtless death followed very shortly. The car had moved on shortly beyond the body and the discharged gun. "The location of the accident was about a half mile west of C.J. Reilly's farmhouse. Mr. Reilly was the one who first came upon the grewsome (sic) scene about the middle of Saturday afternoon. The deceased young man had one sister living in the community, Mrs. Marshall Hanway. Another sister, Mrs. Hazel Fowler, and a brother, Frank M. Comstock, are residents of Stratford, Calif. The parents lived in this vicinity a number of years, the father, Allen M. (sic) Comstock, having homesteaded land about ten miles northwest of Broadwater. "Glenn also owned some land northwest of town at one time. The mother died here about seventeen years ago and the elder Mr. Comstock died in Kansas a few years ago under mysterious circumstances. His lifeless body was found in a wagon, with which he was traveling through the country. "Jacob Glenn Comstock was 36 years of age. He was born in Audubon County, Iowa, March 25, 1892. He was a veteran of the World War, having enlisted December 14, 1917, at Sidney for service in the coast artillery. He saw action on the battlefront in France, taking part as an artilleryman in the St. Mihiel and Argonne-Meuse major offensives and spending some time on the Verdun sector. During the latter part of the war, on October 9, 1918, he was advanced to corporal. When discharged with honor after arriving in the United States, he was a member of Company 3, of the 163rd battery. "He was a member of the Broadwater American Legion post during 1927. "Funeral services were held at Bridgeport Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Episcopal Church, with Rev. C.G. Minton, the rector, officiating. The I.O.O.F. lodge, of which Glenn was a member, had charge of the burial service at the Bridgeport cemetary. "Glenn ('Rosy') Comstock had many admirable traits and a large number of friends, all of whom thought well of him and now speak fondly of him. The untimely passing of this young man, with a good record of service to his country, usefulness to his neighbors and loyalty to his friends is deeply deplored and mourned by many."

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