Milford chronicle., 1943-11-12

= vile. Md, and Milford High School.
, Cadet Schobelock was attending
school at the time he entered the
J Air Corps.
Harold Kenneth Wakefield, Lake
lawn. Milford, has been promoted
: from captain to major in the Sani-
tary Corps. the War Department
has announced. He is stationed in
New York with the medical pro-
curement bureau. Mrs. Wakefield.
the former Miss Frances Layton
Grier. daughter of Mrs. Frank Lay
ton Grier of Milford, is with him in
New York. Major Wakefield is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William Foster
Wakefield of Pittsburgh, Pa, where
he attended college. Before being
commissioner in the Army year
ago. he was associated with the L.
d. Caulk Company, Milford.
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Raymond b. Hamilton has just
arrived at Corsicana Field. Corsi
cana. Texas. from the San Antonio
Aviation Cadet Center. San Anto-
niO. Texas, as a member of Class
44-E. Aviation Cadet Hamilton has
been assigned for primary flight
training to the Air Force Training
Detachment, commanded by Cap
tain Leonard S. Dysinger, one of
the many Primary Flying Schools
in the Army Air Forces Central
Flying Training Command. He is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. HAM
ilton of Milford.
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Pfc. Daniel Banning of Los An
geles, California. left on Tuesday
to return to his camp after spend
ing a week with his mother. Mrs.
Anna Banning and sister, Mrs. Gid
con Wisseman and other relatives.
Home on furlough at the same time
was his brother. Private Linwood
Banning of Fort Bragg. n. c. He
visited his wife, Mrs. Jennie Ban
ming and sister. Mrs. Leonard Wis
seman of Greenwood. He has now
been transferred to Fort Meade,
Md.
Private Herbert Laurence Thigh
llldls VIII 10 III NnC AnAACN I
Marine Corps. gave his mother.
Mrs. Betty Willis. and his grandma
ther, Mrs Laura Sharp, a grand
and happy surprise when he came
home on a short furlough to visit
with them Unexpectedly. Pri-
vate Tilghman is a trainer over
platoon of boats at his base. He will
leave this weekend for his camp.
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A recent announcement from the
Office of Colonel Robert w. War
rem, commanding officer of the Big
Spring, Texas. Bombardier School,
tells of the promotion of Corporal
Norman r. Carroll, son of Mr. and
Mrs. William H. Carroll to SER
geant Sergeant Carroll worked
with his father on a farm. He is
with the S12th Mombardier Train
ing Squadron.
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Sergeant John Dickerson, who
has been on maneuvers in Missis-
sippi, has returned to his NJ. P.
duty in Charleston. S. c. His par
ents and friends are expecting Ser
geant Dickerson (or better known
as jack home on furlough in the
near future. He is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. J. Edgar Dickerson of
Shawnee Road, Milford. .,
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Lieutenant Joseph J. Pearce re-
ceived his commission and wings at :
Freeman Field. Seymour, Ind, last
week. and has been visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph J. Pearce, T,
before leaving yesterday for Sc
bring, Florida. His parents were :
present for his graduation. !.
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William Hugg, who has spent {!
the past 80 months in Panama, !
Trinidad and Dutch Guinea, is !,
home for a 21-day leave with his !
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall y
Hugg. before reporting at Camp i
Upton. n. Y.
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Sergeant William Haughey of :
Indiantown Gap. Pa. and Corporal
William Watson from Mitchell
Field, N. Y, spent a few days with /
Corporal Watson's parents. Mr.. and )
Mrs Joseph Watson of near Mil G
ford. Il
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Corporal John c. Hall has been
spending 15-day furlough with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Willis p
Hall. Corporal Hall has Just re- II
Gently finished desert training out II
in California and is now at Fort h
Dix.
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Seamon Joseph Sipple of Balm
bridge, Md, and Vincent Mckay, Of 81
st. Johns Academy. Annapolis. d
were guests of their grandfather.
Charles ]. Holzmueller, the past p
weekend.
Hall Deakyne has been promoted C.
10 corporal. He is stationed at tC
Locks, Conn, and is a 81
of the ground crew of a te
fighter control squadron of the air
corps.
Sergeant and Mrs. THEODORE B
Townsend of Aberdeen Proving W
Md. were weekend H
quests of their parents here.
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George Jester, member of city 10
and associated with the 81
Milford Trust Company, was in hi
iucted at Camp Dix on Thursday. M
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The Chronicle received word this
week that George Hall Deakyne, Ell
stationed at Bradley Field. Conn, hi
mas recently been made corporal. 81