The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-12-21

Additional information has been re-
ceived concerning Allen and John
Murphy, brothers, of the Dry Run
community, who met in France for a
three-hour visit. They are sons of
Mrs. Lula Murphy and the late T. R.
/ Murphy. Both are corporals. Cpl.
Allen Murphy was indicted May 20,
1941, and was attached to an armored
corps. He travelled through SO states
before being sent overseas in NOvem-
the Seventh Army which went through
Africa, Sicily, Italy and is now head
ed for Germany. He is with a head
quarters company and is chauffeur
for an officer Cpl. John Murphy was
indicted June 6, 1941, and travelled
through about the same number of
states. He went overseas in August,
1914, and was attached to the same
army. The brothers met November
10. He is truck driver for a service
company. $50
Pfc. Raymond Bittinger, Fort Til
den, New York, spent the week end
with his wife at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Broadwater.
Mrs. J. NJ. Tasker, Fourth street,
has received word from her son Nor
man A. Shrout, that he has been pro-
NOTED to the rank of Sergeant and
that he has been transferred to the
Netherlands East Indies.
Richard Canaan, coXwain. recently
spent an cightccn-day furlough with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Canaan of Thomas, w. Va, and his sis
ter, Mrs. Lee Ludwig, at Sunny Side.
He enlisted in the Navy at Elkins,
W, Va, July 3, 1912, and took recruit
training at Norfolk, Va. CoXwain
Canaan is wearing four ribbons for
being in four different battles He also
has three brothers in the service. He
reported for duty at Philadelphia, Pa.
According to a notice received from
the government by Chas. |. Wright,
his son, Pvt. Lyle Wright, who was
wounded in action in Franco on Aug.
s, has recovered Of his injury and
went back on duty Nov. %. MI
Wright has another son, Sgt. Charles
W. Wright. stationed in England. An
other son, Pvt. Orland c. Wright, is
now stationed at an cmbarkation
point. 49,
Pvt. Willard A. Moon, son of Mrs.
George Moon, Oakland, is now located
in southern France with an anti-air-
craft air warning battery. He recent
ly wrote that he was located in a very
lovely city where they had most cv-
erything that people back home have
but that everything was high The
country was rocky and the climate
cold. Pfc. Bernard Moon, another son,
is also in France with a supply depot
company. He recently wrote that he
had turkey and all the trimmings for
Thanksgiving dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs Earl Coddington, Of
Friendsville, received a letter from
their son, Pvt. Raymond Coddington,
dated November %, stating he was
with Gen. Patton's third army A let
ter from another son, Pvt. Leo Cod
dington, dated November 26, revealed
he was serving in France with an an
ti-aircraft unit Another son, Pvt.
Wade Coddington, was in a hospital
in England when a Letter was received
from him on October g.
Sgt. Herbert Wildesen, who was in
the Aleutian Islands area for several
years with an air warning signal com
pany, and who is now at Drew Field,
Fla. by way of contrast, writes: "To-
day is beautiful day. 1t has been
long time since | have seen such a
nice day. Many of the boys are out on
the lawn summing themselves"
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