The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-01-06
In Pre-Flight School

Athens. Ga. for three months of in
tensive physical toughening and in
struction in advanced ground school
subjects. Upon successful completion
of the course. he will be transferred
to Il Naval air station to begin pro-
grcssive flight training preparatory
to joining combat unit.
Bolden. son Of ID. f. Bolden, Second
street. graduated from Oakland High
School in 1871, and attended the Uni
versity Of Maryland. College Park,
for two years. He completed Naval
Flight Preparatory School at Column
bia, S. c., and was transferred to
Athens from the CAA War Training
Service School. Auburn. Ala
John Grant, who recently was sent
to Nashville, Tenn, for his classifi-
cation in the Army Air cadets, has
been classified as a pilot and will be-
gin training soon at one of the many
flying fields Of the Army Air force.
Pfc. William Truban, son of Mrs.
s. +. Cooper, of Gormania, w. Va,
who was stationed at Amarillo, Tex,
has been transferred to Keesler Field,
Miss Another son, Corporal Theodore
Leo Truban, L. S. Marine corps, who
has been at Norman, Okla, is now
stationed at Santa Ana, California.
Sgt James b. Bell. located in Eng
land with the L. S. Army air corps
as an aerial photographer, has been
promoted to staff sergeant, his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs James Bell, have
been informed.
George Coddington, Jr, with a Navy
Construction Battalion, Seabees, in
the south Pacific area, was recently
advanced to the rank of first class sea-
man. He is a son Of Sheriff and Mrs.
George CoddlngtOn.
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Warren c. Groves. first class sea
man, USN.. now attached to a fight
ing ship, spent the Christmas holidays
with his wife and son at Swanton
Seaman Groves had just returned
from a voyage to England and Ire
land.
Blluejacket Ward Lane Ashby. sea
man second class, Of Monaco. Pa. has
completed his basic recruit training at
the Naval Training Station at Samp-
son, n. Y, and has been granted leave
He is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Ashby, former residents of Crellin.
Orlando Garter Welch, Of Mountain
Lake Park, was among fifteen re-
cluits which left Cumberland on Tues
day for Baltimore for enlistment in
the U. S. Navy.
Pvt. Joseph limbaugh, Jr.. at
tachcd to q medical unit at Camp
Miles Standish, near Boston, Mass.
will return to duty on Saturday after
ia week here with his parents on
Third street.
Corporal Gilbert F. Moomaw, as
signed to an evacuation hospital at
Elkins, ". Va, returned there Mon
day evening after having spent New
Years here with his home folks.
Pfc Joseph Sollars, who was sta
toned at jefferson Barracks, Mo, has
arrived safely somewhere in England
his mother, Mrs. Mabel Sollars, has
been informed
Pvt. William B. Stemple, who was
stationed at Camp Sibert, Ala. has
been transferred to Lowry Field
Denver, Colo He is in the Army Ali
service
Mrs. LA Fern Strachan, Deer Park
received a pair of fur bedroom slip
pers, made in Alaska Her husband
Cpl. Frank Strachan is stationed near
Anchorage. He says he is in four feet
of snow and more falling. Also says
he sees wolves, bears and moose quite
frequently in the woods.
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Sgt. John 7. Savage, now stationed
at Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, spent a three
day furlough last week with his par
ents, Nh and Mrs. Silas Savage, at
Friendsville.
Staff Sgt. Richard Browning, of
Knollwood Field, Southern Pines, N
c., and Mrs. Browning, who spent the
Christmas holidays with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Browning, near town, have
returned to their home at Southern
Pines, n. c.
A letter received from Leo c.
Smith, yeoman Sic, U. S. Navy
somewhere at sea in the South Pa
cific area by his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ramsey Smith, of Deer Park
dated November Ia, says everything
is going O. X. out there, but that