European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                March the stars and stripes paged photos by Stephanie James Karyn Nicholson and daughter Jenny Are escorted to meet the Flag raped coffin of Arthur Nicholson As it is moved by army pallbearers toward a nailing Nicholson body is returned to by Charlie Bowden staff writer Rhei main Germany an air Force plane bearing the body of army Arthur Nicholson his family and about a dozen members of the French and British military Liaison mis Sions based in East took off for the United states shortly be fore noon Friday after a Brief flight line Nicholson widow Karyn and 8year old daughter Jenny arrived at re Finmain a at about 10 Friday on an air Force c9 flight from first off the plane was clutching a cabbage Patch doll that has been her companion through Many of the ceremonies conducted since her father was shot to death sunday by a soviet guard near the East German town of on hand to Greet the family and members of the missions was Usa eur chief of staff Charles after a Brief wait in the distinguished visitor during which the usar eur band and Honor guard moved into the Nicholson entourage came Back onto the win whipped a German Hearse carrying the body of Nicholson moved onto the flight line for the ceremonial Transfer of the body onto the the strains of America the Beautiful were almost drowned out by the wind and the Roar of jets Landing and taking off at the nearby Frankfurt inter National pallbearers from the army Honor guard slowly moved the Flag raped coffin to Ward the rear ramp of the air Force c 141 the pallbearers paused momentarily on the runway to allow Nichol sons wife and daughter to touch the cof the coffin then was taken up the Back ramp into the followed by the family and the plane arrived later Friday at an Drews just outside of burial was scheduled for saturday at Arlington National the ceremony at Rhei main was the second in two on about 100 people attended a 45minutc memorial service at the american Community Chapel in in the sector of a memorial fund has been established at the request of Nicholson according to a spokesman for the Mili tary Liaison the fund was started with about s300 in donations from the anyone wishing to make donations should make the Check payable to the Nicholson memorial account american express Berlin Apo or 169 1000 Berlin soldiers from the 21st replacement 1st personnel give a final Charles Usa eur chief of greets Karyn and Jenny