The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-12-07

Staff Sgt. Dale b. BleVlnS, SoIl VI
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Blevins, Middle
burg Pike, was recently awarded
the Air Medal for meritorious a.
chievement in aerial combat over
Germany and enemy-occupied ter
ritory, according to press release
from an Eighth Air Force Liberator
Station in England, dated November
%.
The staff sergeant. who is a tail
gunner on B-24 Liberator of the
467th Bomb Group, entered the Ser
vice on September "a, 1943.
Seaman First Class Merle Cross
Charles, USNR., whose wife, the
former Miss Catherine Purdham and
six-year-old daughter Sandra live
on Route 8, was among Naval pa
tients recently transferred from It.
ally to the Naval Hospital in Char
lesion Navy Hospital, where they
arrived on the Army hospital ship,
Arcadia"
Seaman Charles was taken i'll
while on duty in Italy and trans
fered to the States for further med
ical treatment.
First Lieut.. William S. Fisher, son
of Mr.. and Mrs John R. Fisher,
Fountain Head Heights, recently en-
ioyed 'recess" from aerial war
fare at an Air Service Command
Rest Home-a remodeled English
manor home where Americas air.
men who provide aerial cover for
the advancing Allied armies in
France may relax between missions
Here, Lieutenant Fisher put on
sports clothes and lounged in the
restful atmosphere with butler, tea
in bed, and every type of recreation
al facility. American atmosphere
and all the touches of 'home" are
provided by the American Red
Cross, co-partners with the Air Ser
vice Command in the operation Of
the Rest Home. After Z days he
went back to his combat station
ready to play his part once again in
the air attack supporting the Allied
march across the continent.
Lieutenant Fisher. who received
his commission on January 7, after
graduating from the Valdosta, Ga,
Army Air Field, has completed %
missions over Nazi-dominated Eur
ope. Before entering the Army he
was student at the Hagerstown
High Scho1.
Aviation Cadet Floyd H. Hight
man, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
H. Hightman, Al Mckee avenue,
graduated from the Central Flying
Training Command Advanced Pilot
School, Moore Field, Texas, on No
venber 20, receiving his pilots
wings and the appointment of Fly
ing Officer. His father and sister,
Anna Gertrude, were present at the
graduation exercises.
Flight Officer Hightman enlisted
in the Air Corps on February Is,
1943, and was called to active duty
on June %. After taking pre-avia-
ton training at Capital University,
Columbus, Ohio, he was classified as
pilot and started on the training
course that wound up last month at
Moore Field Flight Officer Hight
man enjoyed short leave at home
following his graduation, returning
to Texas on Sunday for further or
ders.
S. 1/C Harlan M. Hoover, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hoover, near
Smithsburg, has been transferred
from Illinois to Arkansas. His new
address is: Harlan NJ Hoover, S 1fC
Class ASA, U.S.N.T.S., Clarks-
vile, Ark.
Aviation Cadet Carol E. Kline, son
of MIR. and Mrs. Harvey d. Kline,
HOO South Potomac street, was APP
pointed Flight Officer and received
the coveted pilots wings at gradu-
alton exercises held on November
&c. at the advanced single-engine
school of the AAF Training Com
mand, Foster Field, Texas.
Flight Officer Kline. who psiore
entering the Service about twenty
months ago was employed at the A
& P Store here, received his basic
training at Miami Beach, Fla, after
which he entered the Air Cadets
school. He enjoyed a short leave at
home following his graduation, re-
porting back to Texas on Sunday for
further orders.
Here is news of the two sons of