Death of Westfall Sandlin at Camp Dix, 1937
New Jersey Courier 1 Sep 1937
Westfall Sandlin, 14, who was missing for two days from his home in Camp Dix, was found dead in one of seven sewage disposal tanks on the reservation, at 7.30 on Thursday evening. The tank is 75 feet long and 12 feet in depth. It is believed he fell into the tank accidentally. The boy's father, First Sergt. Matthew Sandlin, of Co. E, 18th Infantry, and Capt. Edward T. O'Neill, provost marshall of the camp, found the body. Coroner George Whomsley, of Burlington, said death was due to accidental drowning. Young Sandlin went to visit friends in Pointville and when he did not return his parents learned the boy had never reached the designation. It was believed he might have gone hitch-hiking when word reached the state police that Clarence Cliver, 15, of Pointville, with whom young Sandlin was friendly, also had disappeared from his home. Cliver later was found at the home of relatives. They had not been togethe
Westfall Sandlin, 14, who was missing for two days from his home in Camp Dix, was found dead in one of seven sewage disposal tanks on the reservation, at 7.30 on Thursday evening. The tank is 75 feet long and 12 feet in depth. It is believed he fell into the tank accidentally. The boy's father, First Sergt. Matthew Sandlin, of Co. E, 18th Infantry, and Capt. Edward T. O'Neill, provost marshall of the camp, found the body. Coroner George Whomsley, of Burlington, said death was due to accidental drowning. Young Sandlin went to visit friends in Pointville and when he did not return his parents learned the boy had never reached the designation. It was believed he might have gone hitch-hiking when word reached the state police that Clarence Cliver, 15, of Pointville, with whom young Sandlin was friendly, also had disappeared from his home. Cliver later was found at the home of relatives. They had not been togethe
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