The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-02-03

ceived word that her son, Pvt. Adam
Snyder, arrived safely in Africa.
Mr. and Mrs. Irvan Shumaker,
Crantsville. received a letter from
their son, T/3 Leroy Shumaker,
somewhere in England, saying that
he was in the hospital there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew f. Martin,
New Germany, received word from
their son, Sgt. William J. Martin,
that he has been promoted to staff
sergeant at an Army Air Base, Ala
mogordo. New Mexico.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. c. O'Brien, Swan
tom received u letter from their son,
Marshall O'Brien, that he had arrived
safely overseas, somewhere in the
South Pacific. He declared he was in
good health and getting along fine.
y
Pvt. Larry E. Lambert, with an
army specialized training unit. was
recently transferred from Fort Ben
ming, Georgia, to Oregon State col
lege, at Corvallis, Oregon. He is a son
of Mr.. and Mrs James Lambert, Third
street A daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lambert, Ensign Mildred C. Lambert
(NC) L. S. Navy, recently was trans
ferrcd from the national naval med
ical center at Bethesda, Md, to the
New Hebrides Islands, Southwest Pa
cific.
Rev. Loyal Riley, who is chaplain
in the U. S. Navy with the rank of
lieutenant. arrived about a week ago
in New York City, after having been
in North Africa for the past six
months. He flew from Africa over the
Atlantic ocean, via South America,
taking three days to make the trip.
He crossed the equator twice in short
time, having breakfast over the mouth
of the Amazon river, in South Amer
lea. He will visit his family in Wis
consin, and upon his return to duty
will in all probability visit relatives
here. He is a son of Elliott J. Riley,
Red House, and brother of Mrs.
Britton Martin, Mountain Lake Park,
and Paul Riley, Oakland. Prior to
entering the L. S. Navy about one
and one-half years ago, Rev. Riley
was pastor of Lutheran church at
Evansville, Indiana. While in New
York he is a guest of his aunt, Mrs.
Charles J. Morrow.
|. R. "Bob' Rudy, Jr., student at
Western Maryland college, Westmin-
stcr, has enlisted in the U. S. Army
student reserve. He will be called for
duty upon completion Of the 1943-44
school term, sometime in June. He is
a son of Postmaster and Mrs. l. R.
Rudy, Oak street.
SGT. Harry c, Turney, stationed at
the Alexandria Air Base in Louisiana
is in q hospital suffering from an at
tack Of pneumonia He is son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c. Turney, Mt
Lake Park
Gilbert Moomaw, corporal tech.
nician in a medical detachment of the
L. S. Army, stationed at Elllins, w
Va. returned to his station on Sunday
after visiting relatives here and al
Mt Lake Park.
Pfc. Eugene Sines. with a transpor-
tation corps, U. S. Army, in Italy, was
recently operated upon for append
citis and is now in a hospital in that
area. He is a step-grandson of Mrs
BERTHE Alice Sines, Of Oakland, and 6
grandson of the late Joseph j. Sines
Swallow Falls.
Pvt. Harold Dewitt has sent wore
to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John w
Dewitt, of Crcllin, of his arrival il
/ New Guinea. Until recently Pvt. De
Witt was stationed somewhere in Aus
tralia with a branch of the U. S
| Signal corps.
Aviation Cadet Harry (John) Wilt
student at Drake university, De
Monies, Iowa, was admitted to al
Iowa hospital Wednesday of last weel
for an appendix operation Wilt en-
listed as a cadet in September. He il
a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wilt
formerly of near Oakland.
Mrs. Laura Lee, Crellin, has re
ceived word from her son, F. Ear
Lee, that he was recently promoted
| to the rank of sergeant. He is nov
stationed at Fort Jackson, S. c., hav
ing been transferred from Nashville
Tenn. SGT. Lee enlisted in the arm.
about a year ago and is attached t.
| the medical corps. He is a brother o
| Oscar Lee and Bertha Dewitt, Crellin
Pfc William H. Otto, stationed il
Camp Berkeley, Texas, is visiting hi