The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-12-28
Graduated From Air School

{ Representative of 43 states and the
tDistrict Of Columbia received their
tWings and commissions as aerial navi-
Egators at Selman Field, Monroe, La,
Ton Saturday, December %. as the
iAAF Training command base sent its
Hast class of the year into combat. In
scluded in the list was Walter Howard
EWensel, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
iWensel, route l, Oakland, who was
lmade a flight Officer; and John A.
lGrant, son of DR.. and Mrs. W. W.
gGrant, Second street. Oakland, who
Twas commissioned a second lieutenant.
From Selman Field, graduates will 90
to other bases where they will train
for battle with their future combat
crew mates. They will soon be sent
to some theater of the war. Both are
home for a visit with their parents.
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| Rex Teagarden. S PIC, U. S. n, sta
toned at the Naval Training station
at cambridge, returned to duty on
Monday afternoon after visiting his
iparents, Rev. and Mrs H. O. Teagar-
den, at Mt. Lake Park.
| Jack yelling, H.A. nc, returned to
Portsmouth, Va, this morning after
spending a fve-day leave with his
mother, Mrs. Clara NJ. yelling, and
other relatives.
! TIA Herbert NJ. Turney, who has
been overseas for more than two years
and is now in France, met his brother,
Sgt Wendell R. Turney, who is also
in France. It is the first time the
brothers have met for more than two
years. They are sons Of Mrs, Alice
Turncy, Oak street.
Technical Sergeant Cecil E. Ashby,
son of Cleveland and Ethel Ashby,
Route No. /, Grantsville is now serv-
ing somewhere in Italy as Ammuni-
ton Section Chief in an Ordnance
Company of the XII Air Force Service
Command, according to an official
bulletin. He has also served in Africa,
Sicily and France His wife and two
year old son reside at the home of his
parents.
Sergeant Ashby entered the service
;1oI fnr L1Oro;p,,,
duty in November, 1912. He has been
awarded the Good Conduct Medal and
is authorized to wear the European
African Middle East Theater Ribbon
with six battle participation awards.
He has two brothers, George and Bur-
ton, who are serving with the armed
forces.
Before entering the service he was
employed as steel worker by the
Rustless Iron and Steel Corporation
Baltimore.
Private first class Charles l. Swau-
ger, 81, has been awarded the combat
infantrymans' badge for superior per-
Torrance of duty in combat in the
front lines in France and Germany,
according to an official communica-
ton from the Second infantry division
in France. He is the son of Mary
Swauger, route 2, Grantsville. He
has been in the service for two years
and was last employed at Oliver Tube
Coke company, Uniontown, Pa.
Major Ralph NJ Luman, husband Of
Mrs Ralph M. Luman, Pinto, Nd, re-
Gently was awarded the Bronz Star
medal for meritorious service in Italy
and Southern France. He is with head
quarters, Seventh army. In part, the
citation said "the completeness and
accuracy of his work made possible
the high degree of naturalization of
enemy beach defenses by pre-landing
air and naval bombardment" Major
cember, 1910, and has been overseas
since December, 1912. He participated
in the Sicilian and Southern France
campaigns in addition to the present
Seventh army campaign in Eastern
France He was former instructor
in Oakland High school.
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Pfc. John DeMarco, Kitzmiller, who
returned to this country recently after
spending forty months in the South
Pacific area, is now stationed at a re-
distribution center at Asheville, N. c.
Pfc. DeMarco who served with an in
fantry outfit overseas, holds battle
stars for campaigns in New Britain,
New Guinea and Dutch New Guinea.
Sgt. John R. Mason, U, S. Marine
corps, stationed at Edenton, NJ c., Wis
tied his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wade
II. Mason, while on Christmas leave.