THE HORSE SOLDIER
The Small Family in World War II
Below is an article recently published in a special supplement to The Gettysburg Times which honored local Adams County World War II veterans. Chet Small, founder of The Horse Soldier, enlisted as a Marine in 1945, and was the youngest of 7 brothers who served in the military during the war. Maurice Small, who served in the US Army for 3 years, was killed in action at the age of 38 in St. Lo, France in July, 1944, slightly more than a month after D-Day. He is buried in Soldiers National Cemmetery here in Gettysburg; photos of his gravestone may be found below.
Note that there is one error in the text, in column 3 of the first portion of the text, it reads ""One of the biggest reasons I decided to join the Marines was because of my brother, Maurice." The word "brother" should read "uncle".