Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06

New Guinea, Sept. 16. 1874
Dear Sirs: ,as '-
wish to take the opportunity I,
thank you and all for my copies
of the Milford Chronicle. / sure d.
enjoy. reading it, and it helps To-
to hear about the old home towr
again.
Thanks again and keep by the
good work.
Sincerely,
Roy H. Kenton
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Private Herbert Rothermel OF
the Army Air Forces at Sheppard
Field, Texas, has recently been
transferred to Mitchell Field, N. Y
York. He is now spending a fifteen
day furlough with his wife, son
and parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
E. Rothermel of near Milford. He
also has two other brothers in the
service, John Rothermel, Seaman
1Ic, is on a submarine somewhere
in the South Pacific and Corporal
Technician Frank Rothermel of the
Signal Construction Battalion, is
in a replacement camp somewhere
in France.
Dear Sir:
Just another change in address.
The Army likes to keep them
straight. The mail can get through
on time and am one Of the many
fellows who wants the Milford
Chronicle to find me. It's the one
paper You can read, think of home,
find out where all the boys are and
what they are doing and at the
some time get the news.
The paper is coming to me in
good shape and on time. Here is
hoping it is delivered to, me in
Germany, soon.
Until then, still
t1 Captain J. J. Wigley
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Aviation Student Lewis H. Dick
erson, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Angus
tus d. Dickerson, Z Clarke avenue,
Milford, has been commissioned a
second lieutenant in the Army Air
Forces after completing bombar-
der training at the Carlsbad New
Mexico) Army Air Field. Lieuten-
ant Dickerson now becomes one OF
the Army Air Forces new triple
threat men-airmen who have COM
pleted instruction in dead-reckon-
ing navigation and aerial gunnery
in addition to the regular bombar-
course. AS an officer in the
Army Air Forces ready for active
duty. his destination is not disclos-
ed. He is a former student of the
of Delaware at Newark.
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An Air Service Command sta
ton in England-Corporal Jerome
A. Human, son of Charles A. Hin
man, of Shawnee Road, Milford, re-
Gently completed an orientation
course designed to bridge the gap
between training in the States and
soldering against the enc
my in France. At this Air Service
Command Station, Corporal Hin
man attended a series of lectures
given by veterans of this command
which included instructions on
chemical warfare defense and per-
Linent tips on staying healthy in
a combat zone. His next station
will be one from which Americas
lighting planes cover our liberia
ion of Occupied Europe. Before
the Army Air Forces he
was a student at Texas Techno-
ogical College in Lubbock, Texas.
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An Eighth Air Force Bomber
Station, England-A second oak
eaf cluster to his air medal has
,een awarded to Second Lieuten-
INT Willis L. Carter. "a years old.
or Courage. GOODNESS and skill
while participating in several
attacks upon German war
plants, military defense points, and
lines. He is the CO.
blot of the Eighth Air Force BIZ .
Flying Fortress. Mickey H." in the
leavy bombardment group COM
handed by Lieutenant-COlonel
ieorge Y. Jumper, Natoma. Cali
ornia. Lieutenant Carter is the
on of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Carter
# Lincoln. Prior to entering the
army Air Force in March, 1913, he :
vas clerk in Milford. He won his I
wings at Blytheville, Arkansas. in
December. 1913,