Milford chronicle., 1943-12-17
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A graduate this week of the
Harlingen, Texas, flexible gunnery
school who qualified as an expert
aerial triggerman after six weeks
of intensive training of aerial gun
merry warfare is Aviation Cadet
Charles w. Futcher. son of Mrs.
I Frances G. Futcher of 116 Savan-
nah Road, Lewes. He went 10
Harlingen and was awarded his
Aerial Gunner's Wings after pre-
flight training at one of the Cen
trail Flying Training Commands
bOmbardier schools. Now, a quail
flied sharpshooter, who has learn
ed quite thoroughly his lessons on
how to double in lead" he will go
/ to an advanced bombardier school
! to complete his training, win a
second lieutenant's commission
and another pair of wings. At that
time he will become a fully quail
/ fled member of an aerial combat
team, ready to serve either in the
: scat vi " AlldH lllG
guns that protect Army Air Forces
bombers. Here in the semi-tropical
/ border country. he learned to fire
every type of gun from camera TO
the big caliber so BrOwnings; saw
! his bullets tear sleeve targets be-
ing towed by planes high above the
Gulf of Mexico; and fired hundreds
of rounds of ammunition into NOV
ing targets of the ground range.
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November 80. 19i3
The Milford Chronicle
Milford, Delaware, U. S. A.
Dear Friends:-
had a very nice surprise and
very delightful time last evening.
Thanks to you. After dinner last
night l was called to the phone and
almost dropped the receiver when
l discovered Captain George Mack
lin. Jr.. was calling. Yesterday he
received Chronicle and saw that
was with 71st Station Hospital,
which was only three miles away
from his unit. He came over inn
mediately and we talked until mid
night. A lot of ears should have
been burning in Milford. He was
the first Delawarean that had
seen in 10 months. AS he was home
last July. he was able TO give some
very fresh news. For a short time
a part of his unit was stationed in
our front yard, but il took your
Chronicle to get us together. George
looks well and is enjoying good
health. I'm fine and like my work.
But have already seen too much
of tropics. I'm very anxious TO see
Delaware. | really enjoy my Chron-
icle. read everything several
times.
Merry Christmas to all.
Oliver A. James
Lieutenant George A. PrOuse. L.
S. \. R., the son of Mr.. and Mrs
s. d. Prouse. 622 west 2Sth street,
Wilmington. formerly of Magnolia.
has been assigned to command a
new destroyer escort vessel. the
L. S. S. Gates. He has been on ac-
tive duty since June, 194l, and has
served as executive officer and
commanding officer of a submarine
chaser in the Atlantic and Carri-
bean areas. and in the Pacific. He
attended the University of Della
ware. and was a member and in
structor in the Wilmington Power
Squadron and a member of the Elk
River Yacht Club. Before entering
the service. Lieutenant PrOuse was
associated with the Travellers In
surance Company.
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WaukPsha, Wis.-Elmer Z. Ham
stead. 10 years old. of Greenwood.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. +. II. Ham
stead. of Greenwood. has arrived
at Carroll College for course OF
Army Air Force instruction, last
ing approximately five months pri-
or to his appointment as an Avi-
alton Cadet in the Army Air For
ces. During this period he will take
numerous academic courses. as
we'll as elementary flying training.
Upon completion of the course he
will be trained as a pilot. naviga-
tor or bombardier and go OIL to
schools of the Flying Training
Command for training in these spe-
More bombardiers 10 blast the
Axis" was the keynote of gradua-
ton exercises held recently at West
Texas BOmbardier Quadrangle of
the Army Air Forces-Training
Among the young Hell
from Heaven Men who won bomb
ardier wings and commissions as
second lieutenants or appointments
as flight officers, was Samuel A.
Armour. Jr.. of Houston. son of
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Armour.
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Louis Deputy, son of Mrs. Will
lard F. Deputy and the late Mr..
Deputy, of Laurel. graduated re-
GENTLY from the Army Air Forces
Pilot School, Moody Field, Val
losta, Ga. He was commissioned
second lieutenant. While at the
Georgia School, Lieutenant Dep
Ity specialized in the two-engine
bomber. He visited his mother this
week while enrOute to a new sta
ion in Salt Lake City. Utah
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First Sergeant and Mrs. Joseph
Griffith are being congratulated !
lpon the birth of a son. Herbert
Joseph. born November 25. Ser !
,eant Griffith spent the last ten :
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