The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-12-03
With Our Men
In the Service

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spent several days last week at the
home Of the formers parents, Mr.. and
/ Mrs. G.. E. MacMumay. Lieut.. Mac
/ Murray is stationed at Camp Young,
Calf, and was recently appointed
/ operations officer and intelligence Of
ficer for his battalion.
/ Mr. and Mrs. William E. Paugh,
| kitzmller, have received word from
their son William Paugh, stationed
with the Navy in Hawaii, that he has
been promoted to second class sea-
man.
Nordccl Shaffer, U. S. Navy, sta
toned with the office of supply for
the Navy Department in Washington,
returned to that city on Tuesday after
a short furlough here with his wife
and parents. He is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs Homer Shaffer, Crellin. Shaffer
was recently promoted to the rank of
ma class NtOman.
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Mr.. and Mrs Martin Lewis, residing
southwest of Oakland ON route /,
have been advised of the safe arrival
overseas of their son. Private Lester
NJ. Lewis. He is attached to a medical
unit.
{ Pvt. Wilmer J. Graves, Jr., who had
spent ten-day furlough visiting his
! grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Little, went to Baltimore Saturday
night, where he spent Sunday visiting
his brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Graves. He re-
turned to his base at Camp Pickett,
Va, Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Miller, of Nc
Henry, have been informed that their
son, Private Ray Miller has just COM
pleted a special course of instruction
in an army cooking school at Fort
Riley, Kansas, and has received a
rating of second cook, which is
equivalent of the ranl; of corporal
Mrs, Alice Turney was notified on
Wednesday morning of the safe an
rival, at a foreign port, of her son,
Private Herbert NJ Tuney Private
Turney had not been heard from for
more than eight weeks.
Seaman lie Robert Ruckert ad-
vised Mrs. Ruckert by letter received
yesterday Of his safe arrival after an
unevenful voyage Of several weeks at
a point in the deep South Pacific. Mrs
Ruckert since the induction Of her
husband in the Navy, has been at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Benz. H. Sincell, in Oakland.
Elmer J. Lewis, after visiting his
father, A. G.. Lewis, at Grantsville,
has returned to his base at an air
field at Madison, Wisconsin, Lewis,
graduate Of Grantsvile High school,
class Of 1910, enlisted in the U. S.
air force December 10, 1871. He was
promoted to the rank Of corporal a
short time later and has been serving
as an instructor in one Of the air
corps branches for the past six Or
seven months.
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Mrs. William Mattingly, of Oakland,
has received word from her son, Sgt
William Mattingly, that he arrived
safely somewhere in the Middle East
after a voyage of thirty-seven days.
He is attached to an ordnance unit.
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Private Robert Stanton, stationed
at Buckley Field, Denver Col, with
the Army Air corps, who was home
on a fifteen-day furlough, left Oak
land on Monday night.
Private J. Paul Ewing, son of Mrs.
Della Ewing. of National, has been
stationed at the finance replacement
center, Fort Benjamin Harrison. Ind
for basic training in finance Prior to
induction he taught school in this
county.
Robert Lawton, stationed with an
infantry band unit at Fort Lewis,
Washington, arrived in Oakland
Monday morning to spend ten days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Lawton. Lawton has a rating of
corporal technician.
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George f. Coddington, an employee
Of The Republican, was in Cumber-
land yesterday taking a physical ex-
animation preliminary to enlistment
in the L. S. Army Air Corps.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Hesen have
been informed that their son, James
Hesen, stationed with the U. S. Army
Air corps at base at Alliance, Ne
braska, was chosen from a class Of 25
/ to take a thirteen weeks clerical
course at the Oklahoma A. and NJ.
college, after which he is scheduled to
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