The Republican., 1943-06-24

services for six months, is now sta
toned at Amarillo, Texas, with band
unit He is the only son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther Keller, Accident.
Pvt. Kenneth B. Keller, son of Mr.
and Mrs. B. NJ. Keller, Accident, at
tached to a medical unit, is now sta
toned at Camp Pickett, Va.
Pvt. Robert w, Lohr, who has been
stationed at Miami, Fla, has been
transferred to Bradley Field, Con-
necticut, with a group of airborne
engineers, new unit being formed
by the Army Air corps which includes
the fire fighting unit of the air corps.
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Pvt. Stanley Stahl, Jr., who has
been stationed with an amored force
unit at Fort Knox, KY, has been
transferred to Ohio State University,
Columbus, where he is taking a spec
ial course of instruction. He is a son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Stahl, Oak
street
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Sgt George Stuck, who has been
with a signal unit in Africa for sew
eral months, returned to this country
last week and is now visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. P Stuck, Sec
ond street, and his wife and infant
son at Aurora, w. Va. He will go to
Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, next
week to enter an Officer Candidate
School leading to a commission as a
second lieutenant.
First Lieut.. Don Junkins, a son of
! the late Mr. and Mrs. Lee Junkins,
of Crellin, now in the U. S. Army Air
Forces, stationed at Washington, D..
c., is visiting relatives in the county
while on leave. He is a brother of
Mrs. Hervey Bittner, of Mt Lake
Park.
Glenn Hoffman, who had been at
tending a midshipmen school in New
York City for several months, COM
pleted his course and was commits
stoned as an ensign in the U. S. Navy
last Wednesday. He arrived in Oak
land last Wednesday to meet his wife,
the former Helen Schlossnagle. They
then left for Seling's Grove, Pa, to
visit his parents before being called
to duty at a point in Texas early in
July.
John Hansen, son of Mrs. Alma
Hansen, left Oakland Sunday night
for Baltimore, where he reported to
U. S. Naval authorities for enlist
ment in the Navy.
Pfc. Arthur "Boots" Wolfe, who
has been visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Wolfe, near town, for the
past few days, left today for Cali
fornia, where he is stationed He is
a member of the Army Air Corps.
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John W. McRobie, Swanton, has re-
ceived word that his grandson, Will
liam E. Barnard, is now lieutenant
in the U. S. Army Air Force. He was
graduated from the Maria Army Air
Forces advanced flying school, Maria,
Texas, on June %. Barnard is from
the Chestnut Grove section of this
county. He enlisted in the army in
June, 1889, and was at Pearl Harbor
when it was attacked, December 7,
1941.
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Pvt. William Stemple, who became
a member of the enlisted reserve
while still attending school at Buck
hannon, w. Va, and who was recently
called for active duty, is now sta
toned with a Chemical Warfare serv-
ice unit at Camp Sibert, Alabama He
is the youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Grover c. Stcmple.
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Homer Shatfer, Jr, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Shaffer, ST., Crellin, left
Oakland yesterday morning for Balti-
more with the intention of enlisting
in the Navy.
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Corporal William B. Bcachy, sta
toned at Fort Benning, Ga, with the
Army Air Corps, returned to his post
on Wednesday, following a fourteen
day leave Of absence, which he spent
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sher-
| man BeachV, at GrantSVille.