The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-01-07
With Our Men
In the Service

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Sergt. Stanley L. Calhoun was
graduated last week from an Of
/ ficers' Candidate school at Camp
Davis, North Carolina, and has been
commissioned a second lieutenant in
I the army of the United States. Cal
houn, prior to his induction into the
army was a mechanic at Whites
garage in Oakland He entered Of
ficers' school October 10th. He is a
son of C. NJ. Calhoun, route 2, Oak
/ land.
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Pvt. Robert NJ. Filsinger, Deer
Park, has been graduated from the
Army Air force technical training
command school for airplane mech
anics at Gulfport Field Miss, and is
now ready to take his place on the
far-flung service lines of the global
war wherever American planes are
based Prior to entering the service
Filsinger was material clerk at the
E. l. dupont and Company factory at
Indian Head, Md. He is a son of Mr..
and Mrs. Philip Filsinger, of Deer
Park
Stanley J. Friend, Friendsville, of
the Medical Corps at Fort Story, Va,
has been promoted to Private first
class.
Private Harry Duckworth Tranum,
of Kitzmiller, has been transferred
from Camp Lee, Va, to Camp Beale,
California, his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Grover Tranum, have been informed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold E. Fox, of
Friendsville, have been advised of the
promotion of their son Wilbur Fox,
from private to that of corporal. He is
stationed at Camp Livingston, La,
and attached to the 10th infantry.
Mrs. Foster Speicher and daughter,
Betty, who spent the Christmas vaca-
ton with First Lieut.. Speicher at
Camp Tyson, Tenn, have returned to
their home in Friendsville. Lieut..
| Speicher was first attached to the
311th battalion, but after graduation
from the Balloon school for officers
and from the officers training unit,
he was assigned to the 321st barragc
/ balloon battalion B. battery, where he
is now serving as personnel officer
insurance officer and war bond
/ officer. Christmas day was spent at
/ the home of Lieut.. and Mrs. James
Foster, at Henry, Tenn, along with a
number of officers of the post and
/ their wives.
Gilbert S. Grove, Avilton, is now
stationed at Camp McQuaide, Calf,
for his basic training which will in
clude infantry drill, small arms firing,
first aid and map reading.
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Private Fred Helbig, with the L. S.
Army at Gulfport Field, Mississippi
is visiting his wife and father, E. W.
Helbig.
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Donald Helbig, U. S. Navy, is visit
ing his father, E. W. Helbig, and
other relatives here He was recently
promoted to the rank of gunner's
mate, Bird class.
Sgt William X. Glotfclty, Fort Dix
N. j., spent several days here with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. }. w. Glot-
felty.
1t. Col. Joseph P. Franklin, former
county health officer in Allegany
county and who spent considerable
time in Garrett county, is now sta
toned somewhere in Africa with the
United States army. He was until
recently located in England.
$3.50
Private Harold Teagardcn, who is
stationed at Fort Dix, N. j., with
NJ. P. Detachment, U. S. A., is at Mt
Lake Park for a short furlough witt
his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Harold 0
Teagarden.
$3.50
L. c. Provost, Mt. Lake Park, has
received word from his grandson, l.
Provost Schcll (JacD that he has beer
promoted to a captaincy in the U. S
A. Tank Division. Captain Schcll is
now in California.
Carl Evcrly, former teacher in Oak
land High school, now in the U. S
Armed forces at Fort Bclvoir Va, il
unit of engineers, spent short fur
Tough here and with relatives at the
Cove.
r Mr.. and Mrs. George j. KERN.
have received word that their son
George Kerins, Jr,, has been pro
noted from second to first lieutenant