Milford chronicle., 1943-08-06
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Fort Miles solemnized its first
christening Sunday, August l, in
. christening Ferdinand Ziegler,
End, son of Sergeant and Mrs. Geo.
j. Ziegler, who is stationed there
in Battery B. Ceremony was per
formed by Father VIM. B. Foley in
the chapel at Fort Miles. The god
mother was Miss Annie L. Paniere,
nurse at the Beebe Hospital; god
father, Sergeant Robert w. Nc
Gregor of Fort Miles. Guests at the
christening were Mr.. and Mrs. Ber-
ME Robinson and David G. Ziegler
of Seaford. After the services the
christening party had dinner at
the Sequoia Tea Garden. After din
ner guests at home were Mrs. Pat
rick F. Ryan and sons, Dicky.
Micky and David. Mr.. and Mrs. En-
nest Hughes and daughters, Vichy
and Miriam, and Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
? els Parks of Seaford.
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: Included among the 900 trainees
now stationed at Bucknell Univer-
sity under the Navy Viz college
training program are two men from
Delaware. They are: John T.
French. Dover, and George A. Lin
denkohl. III. Milford. French.
graduate of Dover High School. is
following an engineering course as
Navy trainee. Lindenkohl went
to Milford High School and com
pleted three semesters at the Penn
sylvania Military College before
being called to active duty with
the Navy. He is studying the basic
Marine course.
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Robert w. Lawson. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey H. Lawson of
MillsbOro, has recently been pro-
NOTED from Corporal to the grade
of Sergeant according to an an
nOuncement by the authorities at
the Army Air Forces Proving
Ground Command at Eglin Field,
Florida. Sergeant Lawson has
been in the army since July, 1912.
The tremendous increase in army
personnel has created a great OPP
pOrtunity for men who can prove
themselves capable of holding the
ranks of commissioned Off
GERS.
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Agnes A. Wright. of Milford. who
enrolled in the WAAC in April.
1913. has been assigned to the
WAAC Company stationed at the
Columbia Army Air Base, Column
bia. S. c. She will be the Duty
Sergeant and Mail Clerk for the
WAAC Company. She received her
basic training at Fort 0glethorpe,
Ga. The daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank B. Jones. Auxiliary Wright
was an instructress in civilian life.
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Pfc Carlton d. Pepper. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Pepper,
Harbeson, graduated from the par
ent radio school of the Air Forces
Technical Command, Scott Field,
Ill. During the intensive training
period Pfc. Pepper received in
struction in radio operation and
mechanics. He was transferred to
Army Air Base, Salt Lake City.
Utah. where he has successfully
passed his test for Aviation Cadet.
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Mrs. Imly Abbott received let
ter from her son, Imly, NJ n l/c. U.
S. Navy. this week, stating that he
is still somewhere in the South
Pacific. Imly has recently been
promoted from machinist's mate
second-class to first-class. In his
letter he told his mother that he
had recently received five Milford
Chronicles in one batch-the next
best thing to being homei
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Lieut.. John F. RoOsa. who has Z
been spending a 14-day leave with
his family near Milford, left Mon
day, accompanied by his wife and
for Camp Maxey. Texas. :
where he is stationed. Mrs. Roosa !
and daughter will live in Paris. :
Texas. while Lieut.. Roosa is sta u
ioned at Camp Maxey. j..
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Lieutenant Raymond W. Calhoun !
was home from Texas for five days
o visit his parents. Nix. and Mrs.
Ward Calhoun and also his wife.
Dorothy and parents, who are Mr.. ;
md Mrs. Charles Tingle. He has =
'eturned to Camp Barkely. Texas. !.
Lieutenant Calhoun was drafted u
November 5, 1912.
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Pfc. William A. Lynch who has II
,een stationed at Aberdeen Prov
ng Grounds, was transferred last e
friday to Toledo, Ohio. where he q
will take an instructors course at a
he Rossford Parts School. Mrs. n
lynch spent several days with her II
husband at Oberdeen, Md, last II
week. s
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Captain Laurence Fitchett of the h
Iedical Corps, U. S. Army, arrived v
n town on Sunday for a months v
urlough. Captain Fitchett is at =
resent stationed at Fort Sill, Okla