Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-07-09
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| Pfc. Wayne Winners address in
35004S98, Det. @. M, Sec. s. p, A.
P. 0. No. 942, Seattle, Wash. He
! is son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Win.
ner of the north river road.
Robert Roberts, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Vernon Roberts, of this place.
has enlisted in the navy, and was
sent last week to the Great Lakes
Training School.
Eric Dougan of the 40th Regf-
ment, at Camp Crowder, Mo-, was
recently promoted from the rank of
captain to that of major. Major
Dougan. son Of C.. e. Dougan, OF
this place, is a West Point grad
uate.
John A. Mcfarland, son-in-law OF
DR.. and Mrs. L. E. Sharp, whose
wife was the former Katheryu
Sharp. is now lieutenant colonel.
and is stationed at an army post i'm
Alaska. Mrs. Mcfarland and two
children are now at the Sharp
home, at Yellow Springs, O.
Landon Sharp is at VandaIia.
where he is training aid pilots for
the army, and his brother, Gail
Sharp, is employed at Wright Field.
They are sons of Dr. and Mrs. L.
E. Sharp of Yellow Springs, former
ly of this place.
Word to home people from Ross
Hooper who enlisted in the air
corps, and is at Randolph Field.
Texas, is that he is o. k, and In
spite of the hot weather down there.
likes army life.
Clerville Taylor, of Camp Young.
Calf, left Sunday for that place.
following few days furlough spent
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Glenn Taylor. near Portersville.
and with other relatives and friends.
Sgt. Robert Beatty of Camp
Meade, Md, returned to camp Sun
day, following three-day visit
with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Dam
iel Beatty of Bristol township.
Letters were received last Thurs
day from Spencer Dearth from
somewhere in Australia Later 9TH
er letters came that had been mall
ed earlier on shipboard He saws he
enjoyed the ocean trip, was not ill,
and is feeling we'll. Australia. he
says, is a beautiful country; its
people very kind to the soldiers:
that he is as contented and happy
as a man could be who is away
from his family and friends.
Tuesday Mr.. and Mrs Leo Nc
Coy of Kennebec hill received a
cablegram from their son Robert
Mccoy, who is in the air corps,
Australia. 1t was the first word
from him for two months He stat
ed he was o. k. His address is APO
922, care postmaster, San Francis
co, California.
Pvt. Albert Sherman of Chanute
Field, ILL.,, returned to camp Sun
day, following few hours visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Sherman, of Bristol, and other
relatives and friends.
Hugh James Donahue, who was
recently inducted into the service,
S now at Camp Wolters, Texas.
lack Flanagan, of GAINESVILLE, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Flanagan, of
his place, is at the same camp.
His brother, Sgt. James Flanagan,
s at Fort Benning, Ga.
In the army intelligence test re-
GENTLY given c. d. Fox passed with
| grade of 1877 out of a possible $50
points. Pvt Fox is in the topo-
graphical aviation engineers COM
,any at Riverside, California.
Pvt. Frank Dugan of Scott Field,
H., and his brother William Dugan
# the Wright Field, Dayton, who
vas recently sworn in as an avia-
ion cadet, were home the week
nd to visit their parents Mr.. and
drs. M. D. Dugan, near Wesley
Ihapel church
Pvt. Festus Kincaid, son of Mr..
md Mrs. Clyde Kincaid, Kennebec
idge, who has been stationed at
lamp Gordon, Ca, talked with his
'arents Thursday evening by phone.
lie is well and says "do not wor-
y" He is now out on maneuvers
md his address is Pvt. Festus Kin
aid, ASH. 350351S4, Btry. C, "A
:. A. Bn., APO. A, Dilworth, N.
!.
Robert Culver of Duncan Falls
Who is in the armed service, and has
'een stationed near Boston, Mass,
vas transferred recently to Fort
ill, Okla, for officers training.
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