Milford chronicle., 1944-06-30

Sergeant Charles H. Lindale o.
Camp Bowie, Texas, is spending {
15-day furlough with MIR. and Mrs
Herman Murphy of Milton.
Staff Sergeant William T. Spen-
Ger has notified his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Victor Spencer of his safe
arrival in Italy. William is now
with the 517th Parachute Regi-
ment and has been in service for
16 months. He received his wings
in August, 1943.
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Word has been received by his
parents that Private Preston l..
Dyer, who was recently wounded
in the Italian campaign, is now in
hospital and he would be inter-
ested in hearing from his Milford
friends. His new address is Pri-
vate Preston L. Dyer, 32952429,
1928 Hospital Section. APO SOS,
cIo Postmaster, New York City,
N. Y.
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After spending a Today fur
Tough with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar DickersOn and brother
and sisters. Mr.. and Mrs. Reese
Dickerson, Miss Kay Dickerson,
Mrs. Ann Ingram of Baltimore,
Sergeant John Dickerson has re-
turned to his NJ. P. Detachment at
Fort Jackson, S. c. Sergeant Dick.
erson went into the service in
April, 1941.
Aviation Cadet Howard B. Hit
chens, son of Mr.. and Mrs. II. b.
Kitchens, of COZ East Front street.
Milford, was graduated last week
from the Army Air Forces Flexible
Gunnery School, Laredo Army Air
Field, Laredo, Texas. member of
the AAF Training Command. He
was sent there upon completion of
his preflight training and now that
he has received the rating OF Aer-
ial Gunner. he will continue his
training as navigator or bombar-
der in another training post.
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Transferred to the infantry at
his own request, Sergeant Donald
r. Walls of Milford, left Fort Knox
today to join an infantry division
at Camp Gruber, Okla. Sergeant
Walls is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. !
Burton Walls. 40 Southeast Sec
cnd Street, Milford. After attend
ing Milford High School. he Joined |
the Army three and one-half years /
ego and spent SO months in the |
Panama Canal Zone with a coast |
unit. Returning to the |
United States recently. he was as
signed to the Armored Schools
Company at the time of
his transfer to the infantry. i
Staff Sergeant Joseph Marvel
has returned to Fort Benning, Ga.
after spending a two week fur
Tough with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Marvel at Houston.
Sergeant Marvel has just been
transferred from California to
Georgia. This was Marvels sixth
trip across the country since he
entered the Army three years ago.
He spent l6 months of that time
in the Hawaiian Islands and re-
turned to this country last year.
His brother, Staff Sergeant Har-
vey Marvel, who returned to this
country last fall after spending 8
years in the Caribbean area, is now
in the Air Transport Command
at the New Castle Air Base. Mar
vel is radio operator.
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An Eighth AAF Bomber Station.
''meritorius achieve
ment" while participating in nu-
merous bombing attacks on mill
tary and industrial targets in Ger
many and the Nazi-held countries,
the Air Medal has been awarded
to Second Lieutenant Willis l..
Carter. "a years old, of Lincoln.
according to an announcement by
his base commander. Colonel Ell
lott Vandevanter, Jr.. Washing
ton, ID. c. Lieutenant Carter is the
co-pilOt of the Eighth AAF Flying
Fortress. Mickey H." The Eighth
AAF flyer is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Carter of Lincoln.
Prior to entering the AAF in
March 1943, he was a shipping
clerk for J. H. Mulholland Com
pany, Milford. He was later em-
Dloyed by Lester c. Lovetts Nur-
series of Milford.