The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-07-20

drop him a line may obtain the
address from his parents. The num-
Der is 2105.
Here is more news of the two sons
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Garvin, $40
North Locust STRAIGHTFORWARD and
Richard.
! Seaman &c Edward j. Garvin is
still attached to the Lake City Ma
val Air Station in Florida.
Pvt. Richard M. Garvin, a mem
Der of the U. S. Signal Corps, who
has been stationed in Alaska since
May, 1943, except for furlough
home last November, expects to be
returned to the States in August
for a new assignment.
Ensign Richard Ritter Lowman,
Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Low
man, 1872 South Locust street, who
enlisted in the Naval Air Corps on
October %, 1912, and was commits
stoned an Ensign on September l.,
1943, has been on overseas training
in the South Pacific for the past five
months, In a recent letter to his
parents he told of getting grand
surprise when he ran into Ensign
Edwin Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs
Leo H. Miller, 207 West Irwin ave-
nue., and of their having lunch and
dinner together. His letter also sta
ted that he was well and that while
ne had not been on combat duty,
he had had some interesting exper-
/ fences and had been on most of the
islands that have recently been tax
en-. He expects to be returned to
the States soon, where, after fur
f1ough home, he will be given a new
assignment.
Robert E. McCauley, Jr., AMIN.
! &c, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E.
McCauley, 1924 Virginia Ave, now
located somewhere in the Central
Pacific, has recently earned his
Petty Officers &c rating. Bob, as
he is known by his friends, has been
overseas for the past six months.
His address may be obtained by
calling his parents. The phone
number is 1861.
Cpl. Scott F. Pittinger, son of Mr..
and Mrs. S. F. Pittinger, 344 West
Side avenue, and husband of Mrs.
Hilda (Drenner) Pittinger, who is a
former employee of the Western
Maryland Railroad, writes home
that he is now in France, having
been among the troops that backed
up the Invasion. Corporal Pittinger
has been overseas since December,
1913.
Pfc. Nelson E. Seal, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. P. Seal, SO Elizabeth
street, a member of the U. S. Army
Corps of Engineers, was due to ar
rive back in the States on furlough
on July IL, after % months overseas
service in the Aleutians, according
to a press release from the Public
Relations Office of the Third Service
Command.
Sgt. Tech. William E. Trammell,
son of Mrs. Lou Trammell and the
late w. E. Trammell, 1876 Summit
avenue, who has been on overseas
duty in Australia and India for the
past thirty months, is back in the
States and is now on his way home
on furlough. The sergeant, who
lost his father while he was in Aus
tralia, has been in the Service 21s
years and was formerly employed
at the Acme Store here.
Pvt. Mary Yeakle, daughter OF
Mrs. P. C. Yeakle, 202 E. Baltimore
ST., who has been stationed at the
Third WAC Training Center, Fort
Oglethorpe, Georgia, has been as
signed to the Army Medical Center,
Washington, D. c.
Sgt. Roger NJ Zimmerman, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Zimmerman,
827 Mulberry avenue, who has been
stationed in England since October,
1913, has been promoted to the rank
of staff sergeant.
British Speed Limit-2O Miles.
Because the speed limit in built
up areas in Great Britain has been
20 miles per hour during the war,