Extracted from The Monroe Morning World (Monroe, LA)
Sunday, December 5, 1943

FRANK BRADY IS LISTED MISSING

Frank Dempsey Brady, fireman, second class, is reported missing in action when his ship is said to have sunk in the southwest Pacific. Information to this effect has just been received by his family which comprises brothers and sisters, his parents being dead.

He was 20 years of age and was born in Chatham. He attended school in West Monroe and enlisted in the navy in October, 1942. He has been home for a short furlough some months ago.

E. J. Brady, 201 North Fifth street, West Monroe, is a brother. He also has two sisters in West Monroe, Mrs. Bill Avera and Mrs. A. E. Reddin. Another sister resides in Lafayette and a brother is a resident of Natchez, Miss.