Obituary

Evening Kansan August 9, 1948

FINAL RITES FOR
LIEUT. NORTHCOTT

Memorial Service To Be
Held Saturday at
Greenwood

On Saturday, August 7, 1948 at 5:00 p. m., at Greenwood cemetery, Newton, Kansas, the simple and impressive rites provided for the honored dead of our country by the church and government as represented by the VFW-Whitesell-Finnell Post No. 971, will be held for Lieutenant George Robert Northcott, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma., and formerly of Newton, whose remains were returned to this country on the transport Greenville Victory.
Lt. Northcott was killed on Aug. 22, 1944, during the days of the engagement near Brest and /st. Lo sector. He and two men were delivering food to the outpost patrols. Due to the difficulty of knowing where their lines ended, they failed to understand the warning of the last sentry and after continuing on a ways, were taken captive by Nazi paratroopers in that vicinity. They were taken back of enemy lines and then shot. Their bodies were recovered and buried in the St. James cemetery. A memorial service was held in the First Presbyterian church, Oklahoma City on September 17, 1944.
Lt. Northcott entered the service at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in May of 1942. After his basic training he was sent to Fort Benning, Georgia. Upon receiving hid commission, he was given temporary duty at Camp Adair, Oregon, from where he was sent to an Officers replacement center at Camp Meade, Maryland. He went overseas in June of 1944. His last letter dated July 26, told of the prospect of his being sent into combat area in the near future.
Lt. Northcott was the son of Mr. and Mrs. B.H. Northcott. Sr. He was born in Hesston, Kansas, July 16, 1914. The family moved to Newton, after the first world war, locating at 1615 Main street.
He attended Newton city schools, Wentworth Military academy, Lexington, Mo., Pittsburgh State Teachers College, Pittsburg, Kansas., and Phillips University, Enid, Okla. He was united in marriage February 27, 1937 to Alice Pollard of Oklahoma City. At the time of his entering the service, he was employed by the Carpenter Paper Co., Oklahoma City, he is survived by one sister, Mrs. Susie Biggerstaff of Wichita, Kansas; two brothers, B. H. Northcott, Jr., of Newton, and Rev. Loyal Northcott of Ponca City, Okla.