Milford chronicle., 1944-03-03
Service SIantS
Friday, Feb. 10, 1914

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Friday. Feb. 10, 1914
Somewhere in England
Milford Chronicle
Milford, Delaware
Dear Mr.. and Mrs. Townsend:
/ Received two issue of Chronicle
since my arrival overseas and you
don't know how much it means to
me. l can't express how much
appreciate reading all the town
news and service slants l want to
thank you all so much for the
thOughtfulness. Everything is fine
here and l am well. Am hoping. the
same with you all. Maybe. will
get the chance and honor to see
some of my and your friends sta
toned here in England. Quite few
of the fellows from Milford are
somewhere here in the British Isles
and maybe soon we will all have Il
reunion. Thanking you again for
the Chronicle.
Sincerely,
Hall Deakyne
Az
Recent graduation ceremonies
held for machinist students at the
Naval Training School on the Uni
versity of Kansas campus, Law
renee. Kansas. saw Bluejacket Rob
ert G. Kern, Is years old, son of
Mrs. G. A. Kern. Milford, receive
recognition as eligible to qualify
for the petty officer rate of machin-
lists mate third class. Now fire
man first class, the Bluejacket was
sent TO the specially school on the
basis of his recruit training apti-
tude tests. His completed course
of study included the use. opera
ton and maintenance of internal
combustion engines. A theoretical
phase also included heat vapOr
pressure, hydraulics. atmospheric
pressure and electricity. The newly
graduated man is now awaiting ac-
tive duty orders to sea or to some
shore station.
Az
Seaman First Glass Carlisle W.
Hall. Jr., Is years old. L. S. n. A.,
of Milford, attached to the U. S.
Naval ARMED Guard Center at New
Orleans. La. has just returned
from sea duty as a member of a
Naval gun crew assigned TO an
merchant vessel. il was
today by headquarters
of the Sth Naval District at New
Orleans. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlisle W. Hall of Ill West
Front street. Milford Hall joined
the Navy January 6. 1943. During
his eight months at sea he visited
ports in South America. Africa.
lcanal. New Hebrides. and in
the Solomon Islands. He attended
Milford High School, prior to en-
tering the service and took has
boot training at Great Lakes, ILL.,,
before being assigned TO the armed
guard as merchant ship gunner.
Az
Announcement is made of the pro-
motion of Staff Sergeant Arch W.
Moore. "a years old, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John II. Moore. of Houston. to
the grade of technical sergeant.
Sergeant Moore has served the Ar
my Air Forces for more than two
years and has been on duty as an
airplane mechanic with a Troop
Carrier Squadron of the Tenth U.
S. Air Force operating in India and
Burma for the past l3 months. Ser
geant Moore has been awarded the
Good Conduct Medal. Prior to his
enlistment in the Army Air Forces,
Sergeant Moore attended high
school in Harrington.
AT
Staff Sergeant Warren II. Lynch
Of LeMoore. California. and Staff
Sergeant Alpheus c. Lynch of Lake
land. Florida. have returned TO
heir bases after spending 15-day
Iurloughs with their parents. Mr..
and Mrs. j. Harry Lynch and fam
ly at their home on South East
Front street.
Private Eugene c. Burton has
)een spending a furlOugh with his
'amily and friends in Milford and
Private Burton has
leen stationed for 33 months in the
Panama Canal Zone and has now
'eported to Fort Benning. Georgia.
Az
Lieutenant and Mrs. Osborn
Walls of Wilmington. n. C., spent
Today leave with Mr.. and Mrs. AL
Iert Walls of Milford. Lieutenant
Walls is stationed at Camp Davis.
'. c.. where he is "A radar instruc-
or.
A~
Private Charles Mulholland has
'eturned to Camp Breckenridge,
kentucky, after spending an eight
lay furlOugh with his parents. Mr..
md Mrs. Edward MulhOlland.
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Pfc. Major Sockrider, who is sta,
ioned at Fraimingham, Mass,
spent a two-day pass last week with
lis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
of Milford.
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Private Bill Herring has returned >