From The Enterprise, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania c1945:

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Belvin J. Kishbaugh Is On The Missouri
Special to The Enterprise:
  Aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay-- Belin [sic] J. Kishbaugh, motor
machinist's mate, third class, USNR, 1647 Steel St., Berwick, Pa., is playing
a role in a momentous event of American history.  Serving on this mighty
battleship, he was present when the Japanese envoys came aboard to sign the
final surrender document.  General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme
Allied Commander; Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander-in-Chief of
the Pacific Fleet, who signed the document for the United States and other
famous American military and naval chiefs were present.
  The 45,000-ton Missouri, named for the home state of President Truman,
is one of the most powerful warships ever built.  It is now the flagship
of Admiral William F. Halsey, commander of the Third Fleet.

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From the Press Enterprise, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania dated March 6, 2004:

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Belvin J. Kishbaugh
Owned Kishbaugh Toyota in Beach Haven
  Mr. Belvin J. Kishbaugh, 84, of Salem Boulevard, Berwick, died Thursday,
March 4, 2004, at the Berwick Retirement Village II, where he had resided
for nearly a year.  Born Oct. 15, 1919, in Nescopeck, he was a son of the
late Levi and Annie (Herring) Kishbaugh.  He is survived by his wife of
nearly 62 years, June (Pursel) Kishbaugh of Berwick.
  Belvin served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.  He worked in the
engine rooms aboard the U.S.S. Missouri and was on the ship's deck when
General Douglas MacArthur and Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz accepted the
unconditional surrender of the Japanese at the end of World War II.
  From 1963 through 1996, he was the owner of Kishbaugh Toyota in Beach Haven.
His work was his hobby.  Belvin enjoyed people, and he enjoyed selling
automobiles.  He worked at the dealership until his health prevented him
from doing so.
  He was a member of the First United Church of Christ in Berwick.
  Besides his wife, June, he is survived by:  daughter Karen Kissinger
of Bloomsburg; daughter Arlene Kishbaugh; daughter Janet Kishbaugh of
Beach Haven; son Joe Kishbaugh of Berwick; 12 grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.
  Preceding in death are:  parents; brothers Woodrow, Rowland, Ammon,
Herbert and Marvin Kishbaugh; and a sister, Minnie (Kishbaugh) Larish.
  Friends will be received Monday evening, March 8, from 7 to 9 p.m. at
the Kelchner-McMichael Funeral Home, Inc., 119-121 E. Third St., Berwick.
His Funeral Service will be Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. at the Funeral
Home.  Rev. Frank L. Demmy, his pastor, will officiate.  Interment with
military honors will be in the Mount Zion Cemetery, Briggsville.

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From the Press Enterprise, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania dated July 13, 2006:

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June (Pursel) Kishbaugh
Woman helped operate Toyota dealership
  June (Pursel) Kishbaugh, 81, formerly of Salem Boulevard, Berwick,
died Thursday afternoon, July 11, 2006, at the Berwick Hospital Center's
Emergency Room.
  Born in Bloomsburg, on May 7, 1925, she was the daughter of the late
George Washington Pursel and Vera Burtel (Shelhamer) Pursel.  June was the
widow of Mr. Belvin J. Kishbaugh, who died March 4, 2004.
  Besides working as a homemaker and mother, June was the other half of
Kishbaugh Toyota in Beach Haven.  She worked with her husband, Belvin,
as they both assumed the daily responsibilities of owning and operating a
car dealership.  Among her duties, June was a title clerk, a notary and did
much of the book work for the business.  She and her husband retired in 1996.
  She was a member of the First Reformed United Church of Christ in Berwick.
  Her surviving family members are:  daughter, Karen Kissinger, and her
husband, Kent, of Bloomsburg; daughter, Arlene Stankevitch; daughter,
Janet Kissinger, and her husband, John, of Beach Haven; son, Joe Kishbaugh
of Beach Haven; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
  Along with her parents and her husband of 61 years, June was preceded in
death by her brother, Sherlyn Pursel.
  Her funeral service will be Friday, July 14, 2006, at 10 a.m. at the
Kelchner-McMichael Funeral Home Inc., 119-121 E. Third St., Berwick.
The Rev. Richard Dennison will officiate.  Interment will be in the Mount
Zion Cemetery, Briggsville.
  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to the American Diabetes
Association, Allentown Office, 501 N. 17th St., Suite 212, Allentown,
PA 18104.

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