Milford chronicle., 1943-10-08
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Staff Sergeant William Fleisch-
auer, Jr., 20-year-old Delawarean,
who has served as flight engineer
! gunner with an American bomber
squadron in North Africa since last
February, is a prisoner of the Ital-
ian Government, the War Depart
ment has informed his parents. He
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Fleischauer. 1901 Linden avenue.
Baltimore. Md. They were notified
on September that their son was
missing in action in the North At
rican theater of war since July Il.
and a later telegram said the In
ternational Red Cross had estab-
lished that he was a prisoner of
the Italians. Sergeant Fleischauer
was graduated from high school at
Greenwood. in June. 1941, and left
the following month to begin basic
training in the Army Air Forces at
Paine Field, Everett. Wash. In Feb
ruary. 1912, he was transferred TO
Baton Rouge, La. for advanced
training as an instrument special
ist. Last September he was as
signed TO foreign duty. going first
to England and then to North Afri-
ca. where he qualified as flight
engineer gunner and received his
wings He was stationed at a north
west Africa air base.
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Toledo, OhiO-Howard Kitchens.
10 years old. of Milford. has arriv-
ed at the University of Toledo. for
course of instruction lasting ap-
proXimately five months prior to his
appointment as an aviation cadet
in the Army Air Forces Flying
Training Command. During this
period he will take numerous aca-
demic courses. as well as elemen- >
tary flying training. Upon compile
tion of the course he will he class
flied as a navigator. pilot or bonn
bardier and 20 on to schools of the
Flying Training Command for
training in these specialties
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William HOlcOmb son of Mr. and
Mrs. Banksom HolcOmb. has lately
been commissioned a captain in the
Army. Captain Holcomb joined the
National Guard in 1897 and was
mustered in the regular army as
an officer of the 19Sth, with which
he spent several months in the
South Pacific. Captain Holcomb is
now al Camp Haan, California.
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A former Wilmington motorcycle
policeman. W. W. Coulter. son of
Mrs. r. l.. Coulter of Greenwood,
has been promoted to specialist
third-class shore patrol. stationed
at Bainbridge Naval Training Sta
tion. His wife resides in Whining
ton. He was honor man in his
company during his boot training
at cambridge.
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Lieutenant Howard wilkins ar
rived on Sunday TO be the guest
of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Neal
wilkins. Lieutenant wilkins re-
ceived his commission at the Army
Air Training School at Lubbock,
Texas. last week. He will leave
IN Sunday for Clovis. New Mexico.
for training in flying a Liberator
B-24.
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Private William c. Mitten. hav-
ing completed his basic training at
Camp Fannin. Texas. has been as
signed to the A. S. r. L. TO study
engineering at New York Univer-
'ity, New York City.
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Sergeant John Dickerson. who
las been doing NJ. p duty in Char
eston. S. c.. has been transferred
o Mississippi. Sergeant Dickerson
5 the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
Oickerson.
Sergeant and Mrs. Richard r.
Holland are spending ten-day
with their parents. Pri-
'ate Henry H. Holland was home
llso for the weekend.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Robert W. McColley
las received word that their son.
)elbert d. McColley. overseas. has l
,een promoted recently from Pic.
o Corporal.
Private Bill Herring has returned q
o Fort Benning. Ga. after spend
ng his furlough with his parents. I
lr. and Mrs. W. B. Herring and '
riends.
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Private Walter S. Smith. son of g
irs. Laura Smith. of Greenwood. q
S listed as missing in the South !
vest Pacific area.
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William H. Warren. Jr.. a. s.. is \
ow stationed at the L. S. Naval
raining Station, Co. 1890. Great s
.awes, Illinois.
Governor Bacon g