The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-12-02


Corp Carl Everly, former instructor
in Oakland High school, who is with
the personnel department at Fort
Belvoir, Va, was here Monday visit
ing friends.
That there were many Marylanders
in the service who were visiting
frequently in Sydney, Australia, is
told in a news article from that city
by Howard NJ Norton, who made a
check with the American Red Cross
Service Center there. An average of
twenty a week visit the center. Among
the recent visitors there were Sgt.
Charts A. Rodamer, Grantsville; Pfc.
Elmer V, Menear, and Staff Sgt. Roy
O. burst, Oakland.
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Second Lieut. Irwin Field, located at
Camp Ellis, H., with the Army
quartermaster corps, is spending 15-
day leave with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs F, H. Field
Pfc. Robert Glenn Moon, son of Mr..
and Mrs. J. Timothy Moon, of Mt.
Lake Park, was graduated from Scott
Field radio school, of the Army Air
forces training command. having re-
ceiyed instruction in radio operation
and mechanics. He qualified for duty
as a member of a fighting bomber
crew. Pfc. Moon is a graduate of Oak
land High school and had one and one
half years Of work at Asbury college,
Wilmore, KY He arrived at his home
last Friday night for furlough of
several days.
Shirley NJ. Ramsey, airborne
radar man on one of the United
States Navy's light cruisers, is visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil
Ramsey, Of near town. 1t was an
nounced last week that Ramsey had
been awarded the distinguished flying
cross for his activities during the
landings on coasts Of Sicily and Italy.
Darrell B. Bray, with the U. S.
Merchant Marine, arrived here Sunday
to spend thirty days with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eliza Bray, at the north
edge Of town. Bray joined up with the
Merchant Marine last spring and was
sent out on a vessel in July. He
spent most Of the time in the Mediter-
ranean area.
Corporal John W Maroney has ar
rived safely somewhere in Great
Britain, his wife was informed by
letter this week 1t was her first word
in five weeks. Corp. Maroney was
previously stationed at Camp Pickett,
Va, with an engineering combat
battalion.
Charles Eskay Fazenbaker, of
Bloomington, was one of six naval
volunteers who We're sent to the Balti-
more naval recruiting station on
Tuesday for physical examination and
assignment to ship repair units.
Lewis Lawton, now an assistant
bandmaster in the T. S. Navy, who
was in the Pacific area, was recalled
to Washington, d. c., for special duty,
and spent several days here with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lawton.
Elmer W. Ashby has been pro-
NOTED to the rank Of corporal, sta
toned somewhere in India, his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ashby, of
Crellin, have been informed.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. C. O'Brien, Swan
ton, had as their guests the past week
their son and daughter-in law, Pfc.
and Mrs. Fred w. O'Brien. After visit
ing relatives and friends in Canton,
Ohio, he will return to his post of duty
as Military Police at Santa Fe, New
Mexico.
Cpl. George d. yelling returned
to his base at Camp Mackall, N. c.,
Sunday morning, after spending a 10
day furlough here with his mother,
Mrs. Charles r. yelling and family.
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Bruce Jenkins, who was indicted
as a volunteer into the U. S. Navy, is
now taking his basic training at New
port, Rhode Island, at the Naval
Training station there. He left Oak
land last Friday.
Edward W. Kahl, Mountain Lake
Park, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Kahl,
recently indicted into the service, is
now located at Camp Grant, ILL.,, with
the Army Medical corps.
Bluejacket Charles Groves IS, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Groves, Deer
Park, won recognition at a quail
fed striker" for the rate of machin-
lists mate, third class, in graduation
exercises at the Great Lakes Naval
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