The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-11-02


this week on a short leave His
mailing address is: So. A. 812
AA.F. Base Unit. Sec. A, Pope Field,
Fort Bragg. N. c.
Here is news of the two sons of
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Benner. ITO
Chestnut street-Charles and Aus
tin.
Pfc. Charles w. Benner is enjoy
ing his first furlough at home since
entering the Armed Forces on
March 2. 1912 He has a 20-day
pass.
Charles, member of the 18th In
fantry Division, received his basic
training at Camp Wheeler and was
then sent to Hawaii In November
of 1912 he saw service on Guadalca-
nal and on Velle La Vella After
being hospitalized with malaria a
number of times, he recovered SUI
ficiently to be sent to New Zealand,
and thence to New Caledonia to
rest. Later he was returned to the
States and was sent to Camp ANA,
California, from where he received
his furlough home.
At the expiration of his leave he
will report to Asheville, N. C.
Pvt. Austin L. Benner. who re-
Gently entered the Service, is re-
ceiving his basic training at Camp
Croft, S. c. His wife is at present
visiting him, staying at nearby
Spartansburg. Austin is also look
ing forward to seeing his brother,
Charles, viii will drop in to see him
before reporting 60 Asheville.
Sgt. Dale B. Blevins, son of Mr..
and Mrs. L. B. BIevins, Hagerstown
Route 4, has been promoted to staff
sergeant, according to a press re-
lease received by The Globe-Inde-
pendent from the 467th Bombard-
ment Group, Eighth Air Force,
somewhere in England.
Staff Sergeant Blevins, who en-
tered the Service on September "A,
1913, is a tail gunner en- a B-24 Lib
orator bomber. He attended Ha-
gerstown High School and before
entering the Service was a sheet
metal worker at Fairchild's.
Cpl. Charles c. Clipp, son of Mrs.
Benjamin Reel, 331 Linganore ave-
nue., is taking a special course of
training at Clown, New Mexico.
Charles, a former assistant Scout
master of Troop 5. was home last
month on 15-day furlough and
took time to drop in at a meeting of
his former Troop. He received his
gunner's wings at Lowery Field,
Colorado, in May, transferring from
there to Fort Myers, Florida, from
where he moved to his present base.
He was looking fine when he was
home and said that he likes the work
he is doing and thinks New Mexico
is swell place.
His address is: 33728981. C.CZ.-
C.A.A.F., Clovis. New Mexico.
Tech. Sgt. Roy Dancer, Jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Dancer, 1901
Hamilton Boulevard, is a member
of the finance detachment which
has been officially commended by
Brig. Gen. Myron R. Wood, COM
handing officer of the Ninth Air
Force Service Command, for the
speed and efficiency with which
it swung into action upon arriving
in France shortly after D-day
The finance detachment of which
Sergeant Dancer is a member was
part of the first Ninth Air Force
service group to land in France.
Within 48 hours of arrival, accord
ing to the official commentator, an
ONCE had been set up and men of
all kinds of organizations, including
front-line infantrymen. were being
paid promptly General Wood men,
toned this as contributing factor
to the high morale of American
troops, many of whom had not ex-
pected to be paid under battle con-
ditions.
Sergeant Dancer is a graduate of
Hagerstown High School and a for
mer student of. Duke University,
Durham, NJ C. He was secretary
treasurer of the Dancer Metal
Works Co. before entering the army.
Cpl. Weldon B. beavers, husband
of Mrs. Mary Ellen beavers, AZ
North Potomac street, who has been
overseas about six months, is a
member of the transportation sec
ton of a B-24 Liberator Group,
based in Southern Italy, which re-