Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-08

Private Robert Davis is attend
ing school at Camp Lee, Va.
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Pierce Maloney, U. S. ~ having
finished his boot training at Samp-
son, New York is now the guest of
his father, Oscar Maloney.
Arthur Eugene Stayton has re-
turned to Camp Stewart, Ga, after
spending his furlough with his mo-
ther, Mrs. Annie v: Stayton.
Charles B. Austin who is sta
toned at Norfolk, Va, visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry l..
Austin. Charles has been attending
gunnery school.
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Mrs. Albert French has received
word that her brother. Seaman
Dan Lynch has been commissioned
as Chief Petty Officer. before he
left for the South Pacific.
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Corporal Kenneth H. Jewell has
returned to Camp Cooke, Califor
mia, after spending a furlough with
his wife and baby, also his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence F. Jewell.
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Pfc. William Hugg arrived on
Tuesday from Camp Atterbury, In
diana, to spend a Today furlough
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall Hugg and sister, Miss Ann
Hugg.
Mrs. Dave Hugg of Milford re-
ceived word this week of her hus-
bands safe arrival in France, dur
ing the invasion of Southern
France. Private Hugg is in the In
fantry.
VIM. l. Best, S. X. &c of the
U. S. Navy, left on Saturday to go
to his naval base at New York. Mr..
and Mrs. T. Best's younger son,
Thomas E. Best, is having his Ar
my training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Dear Sirs;
Word has been received by the
family of Sergeant Harold F. Bri-
mer that he has recently arrived in
Southern France from Corsica. He
is with the 213th Anti-Aircraft
Headquarters Group and is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton l. Brimer
of Milford.
Mrs. Fannie Sherman received .
word from the War Department
last Friday that her son. Pfc.
George P. Sherman was wounded
in action in France on August 10. I
He was indicted in the Army at
Camp Upton, n. Y, on November
6, 1871. Before going in the armed
forces he was employed by the
Bethlehem Steel Company of
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cavanaugh
received word this week from their
son Pfc. William Cavanaugh, of
his action in the invasion of South !
ern France. Bill is a paratrooper,
and was the first man to jump
IRON his plane. OF the four gun
crews that parachuted from his
plane, Bills crew was the first in
operation on the ground against the
enemy and remained in action until
the ground forces arrived to con-
solidate the position. In a letter to
his parents, he commented on the
fact that the French people We're
a great help in getting their equip
ment set up and operating efficient
ly.
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Staff Sergeant John A. Morris of
Glendale, has been awarded the
Air Medal for 'mertOriOus achiev- ,
ement" in aerial combat. He is a :
nose gunner on a B-24 Liberator .,
heavy bomber. Announcement of
the award was made upon return
ing from his sixth bombing mission i,
over Germany and enemy occupied =
territory. Sergeant Morris is the +.
son of Thomas p. Morris, of Green :
wood. His wife, Marguerite Morris, !
lives at Glendale. In civilian life :,
he was a textile operator, employ :
ed by the DUPONT Corporation. He >
entered the Army on January 10, u
1912, and since June IS. 1914, he u
has been serving overseas at an -.
Eighth Air Force Liberator base in y
England.
Dear Sirs: .
l wish to take this opportunity a
to thank you for sending me the =
Chronicle. 1t is not only appreci- =
ated by me, but the rest of the fell !,
lows in my company as well. u
The Service Slants column is my =
favorite, for it keeps me posted :.
ON the activities of the boys back +
home. Keep up the good work. !.
We are now in New Guinea and =
sorry to say that we are not hav- II
ing a good time. However, we all :.
expect to be home in the near flu =,
ture, so l guess we will be able =
to take it for little while longer.
Respectfully yours, a
Sergeant E. r. Murphy d
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Keesler Field, Miss.
August %, 1914
Dear Sir: q q
l have received several editions
of the Chronicle now and wish to
thank you very much. read the
Service Slants first to see what