Milford chronicle., 1944-01-28
Service SIants

ID ANOTHldu II. FdSSWdteIS, SOU Oh
r Mr.. and Mrs. Risden S. Passwaters,
Milford. recently graduated from
), the Aviation Machinist's Mate
r School at the Naval Air Station,
h Jacksonville, Fla, and was pro-
NOTED to private first-class in the
0 Marine Corps. Entering the Ma
: rines March 20. 1913, he received
+ recruit training at Paris Island, S.
= c., before being transferred to the
+ Naval Air Technical Training Cen
ter at Jacksonville. Passwaters is
) now qualified aviation mechanic
and will probably see service with
Marine aviation detachment.
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Mr. and Mrs. George Bishop, Sr..
, of Laurel. have received a letter
, dated January 10, and signed by
the Secretary of War Menry L.
, StimsOn. stating that the Purple
Heart medal has been awarded
posthumOusly to their son. First
Lieutenant James w. Bishop The
award was granted for military
merit and for wounds received in
action that resulted in his death.
Lieutenant Bishop. a bomber pilot.
was reported missing in action be-
hind the German lines in North
Africa in December. 1912.
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Recent arrivals at Enid Army Air |
Field, Okla, for the nine-week basic /
flying course include Aviation Ca /
det Raymond B. Hamilton, 22 years
old. son of Robert j. Hamilton. of /
! Milford. and husband of Mrs. Jean |
Hamilton. 912 East Front street,
Milford. Cadet Hamilton went
there from Corsicana Field, Corsi-
cana, Texas, where he finished the
primary flying course. After COM
pleting basic fight training he will
go to another air field of the Army
Air Forces Training Command for
advanced instruction.
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Cadet Andrew Nelson Sills of Is
West Second street, Milford, has
completed the first phase of his
Naval Flight Training course at the
Flight Preparatory School, Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania. He is now at
tending Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute, one of the several Civil
Aeronautics Authority-War Train
ing Schools where he is receiving
his initial flight instruction. Upon
completion of the entire course
Cadet Sills will receive his Wings
and be commissioned.
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Lieutenant Jonathan w. Clifton,
Jr.. of Camp Bowie. Texas. has been !
spending l4-day leave with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs J. w. Clifton ,
of Harrington. and his grandpar-
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Clifton. 80 7
South Union street. Wilmington.
He has sister. Lieutenant Sara E.
Clifton. with the Army Nurse Corps
in New Guinea.
Mr. and Mrs. John Waller of
Laurel, have received word that S
their grandson. Private John Price, '
has arrived safely in England. Pri- q
vate Price has always made his {
home with his grandparents He v
entered the service July s. 1943, and {
previous to that time was a student
at the Laurel High School.
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Mrs. Edna Sheridan has received F
word from the Adjutant General in r
informing her that her il
brother. Pfc Matthew Dunn of Lau- \
rel. was slightly injured in action
in Italy on December 2S. The wire
also stated letter followed giving N
his present address ii
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Mrs. Rena Webb has received HI
word from her son. Staff Sergeant
ElwOod Fl. Webb. of Sardinia, that
he is returning to the States as n,
soon as he can secure transpOrta- eC
ion. Mrs. Webb also has another 81
son. Pfc. Delbert J. Webb who is eI
stationed in Iran.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Thawley of F.
laurel. received word on success So
live days that their two sons, Ser ed
,eant Richard Thawley and Cor m
,oral John Thawley, had arrived
'verseas. Although in different out
its, they left this country at about of
he same time. su
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MIS-: D. tiarry Humes' OF Strouds- tiC
,urg, Pa, was the guest of Mr.. and
hrs. James H. Humes for the past
week, returning to that city on he
Wednesday. accompanied by Mr.. he
nd Mrs. A. f. Humes and Private Cr
William Humes. C.
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Pvt. G. C. Marvel Jr., attached
o detachment of engineers at Nj,
'ort Belvoir, Va. spent the past mi
weekend with his parents. Mr.. and fn
Irs. G. c. Marvel. Sr. Young d.
larvel has been in the service
ince last November.
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Word has been received of the fo,
of Luther Warren, Jr., Sc
rom corporal to sergeant. The EFT
on of Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Warren,
Glendale, he is with the air trans
ort command somewhere in New Dc
Oundland. ar
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Linden L. Carey, II years old, laI
Tho enlisted in the Navy on Tues
ay of last week is now receiving
is boot training at Great Lakes rec
aVal framing Center, according val
, word received by his parents of riv
aurel.
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Private William Humes, of La hai
unta, Colorado, spent the past Pr
Teek here as the guest of Mr.. and riv
irs. A. L. Humes. and renewed old
Private Humes is a
lember of the band at his base. A.
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Private William Coverdale, hus- l"
and of Mrs Doris NJ CnunrdaIn nf