The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-09-16
OUR CITIZENS in UNIFORM

OUR CITIZEN.
A column of news about Washin,
serving with the Armed Forces.
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Service, why not send us in little
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Independent" HagerstOwn, Md, or
number is 3911.
U. L. burst, 8O3 Pennsylvania
avenue, Past Commander, U. F. W.,
Post 1886, has received word of the
advancement in rank of two of his
three soldier sons.
French S. burst, who enlisted in
1912, has been promoted to SER
geant His address is: 13013127, 49th
Repair Squadron, Stinson Field, San
Antonio, Texas.
Arthur ]. burst, who also enlisted
in 1912, has received his first stripe
and is now, private first class. His
address is: 13O4397, 87th Repair
Squadron, Kelly Field, San Antonio,
Texas.
The third son, Pvt. Lewis burst,
is a member of the Heavy Field Ar
tillery.
Robert Forkner, Jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. R. F, Forkner, 734 West
Franklin street, who entered the
Navy eight weeks ago, has COM
pleted his boot training at Sampson,
N. Y, and is now awaiting a new
assignment. Robert who was home
last week on a 7-day furlough, grad
uated from Hagerstown High this
Spring.
Pfc. Jack R. Intyre, one of the
two sons of Mrs. Bessie Intyre, Ha-
gerstoWn, Route 3, who are in the
Service, graduated last week from
the technical school of the Army Air
Forces Eastern Training Command
at Seymour Johnson Field, N. c.,
with the rating of aircraft mechanic.
Jack, who entered the Service on
February IL, was married last July
to Miss Joyce Marshall, who, during
her husbands absence, is making
her home on North Prospect street.
Mrs. Intyre's other son, st. Sgt.
Gerald B. Intyre, who. as we re-
ported in our August 26 issue, is in
Walter Reed Hospital recovering
from plane crack up, is getting
along fine.
TVS George C. Kahl, son of Mr..
and Mrs. George H. Kahl, Jr., 947
Guilford avenue, of the Station Hos
pital, Air Base Headquarters, Self
ridge Field, has been ordered to
Champaign Ill, to attend the Army
Specialized Training Course. Tech
nician 5th grade Kahl, who entered
the Army on January Is, was first
assigned to Lawson General Hos
pital, Atlanta, Ga, for a course in
X-Ray. On graduating, he was
transferred to Selfridge Field. Be-
fore entering the Service Kahl
worked for time at FairchiId's and
then went to the Glen Martin plant
in Baltimore as an airplane inspec-
tor.
Pvt. George Edward Miller, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Miller,
1902 Salem avenue, has been trans
ferred from Camp Lee, Va, to Camp
Adair, Oregon. George. who en-
tered the Service on August II, new
er had ridden on a train until he
stepped aboard one for the trip to
Oregon, and needless to say his first
letter home after arriving at his new
base was all about that trip across
the nation. This young soldier, he
was 20 years old on August 81, like
good many other lads who leave
home for the first time, gets bit
homesick now and again, so how
about sending him a few letters?
His address is: Assn 3373143S, Co. I,
274th Inf. APO 461, Camp Adair,
Ore.
A/C-S. Roy A. Lint, only son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl S. Lint, AIS Eliz-
abeth street, who enlisted in the
Air Corps last May, was called to
active service on August 2 and as
signed to Greensboro, N. c., for four
weeks training. Roy, who was a
Western Union operator, is now sta
toned at Slippery Rock, Pa, from
where he sent his parents a record
which told of his experiences since
enliSting. His address is: A/C-S