Milford chronicle., 1944-02-04
Service SIantS

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Trees, dirt, ,and debris were seen
flying in, the air." Capt. Richard
Ellis, "a years old, Army Air Force
pilot, is quoted as saying in press
dispatches from New Britain de-
scribing bombing attack on the
Jap positions. Forty tons of de-
molition bombs and $4,000 rounds
of heavy caliber ammunition
struck the enemy positions in a
two-sided assault, Captain Ellis
said. Captain Ellis, who has par
ticipated in 20 operations over enc
my territory. is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur Ellis of Laurel, and is
their fourth son serving in the arm
ed forces. Their youngest, Sergeant
Donald Blair Ellis, 21 years old, of
the Army Signal Corps. was re-
ported missing in action in the
North African theatre of battle in
December. The other sons are Ser
geant Joseph Ellis, % years old.
stationed in England, and Private
Pierce Ellis. 26 years old. a stu
dent at the Jefferson Medical
School. Philadelphia.
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John ROthermel, is. seaman sec
Ond-class, son of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Rothermel. Milford. has completed
basic training at the Submarine
School, Submarine Base, New Lon
don, Conn, for duty with our grow
ing fleet of underseas fighters. Sea-
man ROthermel will he entitled to
wear the twin dolphin insignia of
the submarine service after further
experience aboard submarine
during which he must demonstrate
to his commanding officer that he
is fully qualified to carry out the
duties of his rate. ROthermel at
tended FELTON, school, has been in
the Navy since last June and had
naval instruction at
cambridge. Maryland. training sta
tiOn.
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Mrs. Florence Rhodes of Laurel
has received a letter from her son,
Corporal David Rhodes, somewhere /
in England. saying he had located 1
his brother, Ernest Rhodes, and /
that they are stationed at the same .
field. Both are in the Air Force. /
Ernest. who is with the medical
has been in England
year. and David. a mechanic and in
strument specialist. went overseas
in December Their younger bro
ther. Charles Rhodes. apprentice
seaman. is receiving his boot train
ing at Great Lakes Naval Training
Station. where he is drummer in
he regimental band and a men,
ber of his company's boxing team.
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A picked group of technicians
from armored units all over the
country was enrolled recently in
the Armored School at Fort Knox.
Ky. for a course in tank mechan-
les. Assigned on orders from Major
Charles L. Scott, chief of
the Armored Command, these men
will be trained for the important
task of keeping the Army's tanks
in fighting trim. Among the new
students is Private Walter II.
son of William c. II
of near Houston. Il
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Private John r. Wilkins. Jr. who
mas been stationed at Camp Crow
Ter. Missouri. i'm the Signal Corps,
arrived in Philadelphia on Sunday, !
January %. and was met by his {
wife. Betty. She is in training at ,
d. c. They came to I
Milford on Tuesday and spent the :
week with his parents. They re-
urned to Philadelphia on Sunday
private wilkins left Sunday night {
or San Francisco. California. and I
1rs. wilkins returned TO Wash !
ngton.
Lee T. Gillespie. son of George
Gillespie of Milford. and husband
f Mrs Hazel Gillespie of Milford. i
egan his military training at the v
transportation Corps Replacement {
raining Center at Camp Plauche, f
Jew Orleans. La. this week. Pri-
ate Gillespie will train at this
ENTER for Is weeks, six in basic {
ubjects and nine in specialized Il
apartments of the Transportation l.
orps. He was inducted at Cam
en-. y. J.. on December 20. 1943.
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Private George f. Hopkins, U. S. T
|. c.. and his mother, Mrs. Alma s
Iopkins of Philadelphia. visited r
Irs Hopkins parents. Mr.. and Mrs. d
reamer Henry at Laurel recently.
rivate Hopkins was inducted in
ovember and received his boot o
raining at Paris Island, S. c., il
here he won a sharpshooter's h
ledal. and is now at New River, a
I. c.. for further training.
According to an announcement L
Y Colonel Robert w. Warren, a
of the Big Spring D
ombardier School at Big Spring. n
exas, Sergeant Norman E. Carroll
Milford, has been awarded the
ood Conduct Medal. symbolical of r,
outstanding and meritorious" con- N
uct throughout the past year. D
Carroll is with the motor il
)rps.
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Pvt. Andrew Bellies, Jr., of Lin b
1ln, stationed somewhere in Eng e.
md. writes home that he is well N
nd happy and had the thrill of
fetime when he saw can of peas
ith the Draper Canning Co.. Mil W
'rd. Delaware. label on it. Young N
ehles is the son of Mr.. Andrew in
ehles of Lincoln.
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Mrs. L. Burlingame has arrived W
lme from Portsmouth N TT ",