Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-10-27
News of Our Boys and Girls in Uniform

Sergeant Hall Deakyne of the
321st Fighter Command Squadron
of the 9Th Air Force is now in Bel
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Tom Fax, U. S. M. c. R., station
ed at Princeton, is spending this
week with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. August Faix.
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Lieutenant Harry Derrickson of
the Air Force is spending a leave
with his parents. MFR. and Mrs.
Howard Derriekson.
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Imly Abbott, A. s.. who has been
studying at Bucknell University. is
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Imly Abbott, this week.
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Private Preston Dyer, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Dyer, is at present
hospitalized in Italy. recovering
from an appendix operation.
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Harry Mulholland U. S. NJ. c.
studying at Princeton University
was the guest of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Mulholland this
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Dickerson
have received word that their son,
Sergeant John Dickerson. has ar
rived safely somewhere in Great
Britain.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Carlisle w. Hall
recently received word from their
son, Carlisle Watson Hall, Jr., Sea-
man 1Ic, that he is now stationed
in New Guinea
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Private James o. Vann. stationed
at Camp Berkeley. Texas, spent his
furlough with his wife and family.
Private Vann has a brother in the
service who is now serving over
seas.
A. S. lack NAPLES of the us. n.
r. stationed at Columbia Univer-
sity, is spending sometime with his /
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wa
pies. He will return to his studies /
on October 80.
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Mrs. Edward KINNEY, Jr., has
received word of the safe arrival
of her husband. Staff Sergeant Ed
ward KINNEY, Jr., somewhere in
France. Staff Sergeant KINNEY is
with the Signal Operation Battal-
ion.
Sergeant and Mrs. E. Webster
Eckstorm and son David of Hamp-
ton, Va. were overnight guests of
Mr.. and Mrs G. E. Eckstorm. be-
fore moving to New York where
Sergeant Eckstorm has been trans
ferred to Mitchell Field.
Robert Hayes, formerly of Fort
Salisbury, is now patient in the
hospital at Fort Jackson. Friends {
desiring to write him. his new adj
dress. isl Technical Sergeant Rob-i'i
ert l. Hayes, A. S. F. Reg. Hos
pital, Ward No. 10. Fort Jackson.
S. C.
Pianist, organist and composer.
Private William A. Humes of 1854
Hillcrest Road, Hollywood. has
been promoted to the grade of {
technician fifth grade at Moses !
Lake Army Air Field. Washington.
Humes is pianist for the 54Sth AA' I
Band at this Fourth Air Force l
Fighter Base. Son of Mrs. Clara {
Small Humes of Milford, he at {
tended Milford High School and {
Fishburne Military School. Later,
interested in a musical career, he {
at the Julliard School of l
Music in New York. Humes was i
playing at the Airport Cafe in Will I
shire, VermOnts when he enter J
ed the service in August, 1912. He
was last stationed at Hammer Field.
before arriving at the {
base. He is a member I
of the Musicians Union. Local 81, i
Los Angeles.
An Eighth Air Force Bomber y
England-The promotion i
Of Willis L. Carter, "a years old, 4
from the rank of second lieutenant I
to first lieutenant has been an C
nounced by Lieutenant-COlonel C
George Y. Jumper, Natoma, Cali
fornia, Commander of this Eighth s
Air Force Heavy Bomber Group,
in England. Lieutenant Il
Carter is the co-pilot of an Eighth n
Air Force BIZ Flying Fortress par |
-icipating in the aerial offensive
against the Germans over Cont fl
Mental Europe. He is the son of il
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Carter, Lin W
colin. Since beginning active duty
he has been decorated with the |
Air Medal and Two Oak Leaf Clus- oil
er to that medal Prior to enter ell
ng the Army Air Forces in March, al
SAB, he was employed by J. II. Sc
Company and by Les ..
er c. Lovett's Nurseries, Milford. F.
lie received his wings at Blythe in
lille, Arkansas, in December, 1913. ~
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An Eighth Air Force LiheratOr h;
tatiOn, England-John A. Morris, OF
on of Thomas p Morris. of Green al
rood, has been promoted from SER -
cant to staff sergeant. as announ- us
ed by Colonel Lawrence NJ. m
homas, of Cooper, Texas, COM Ell
landing officer of a. B-24 Liberator
roup in East Anglia. Since ar
wing overseas in June, 1914, it c,
as been his duty to participate in tn
Ugh altitude precision bombing at M
lcks as a nose gunner. He is W
Iember of a bomb group which to
as cited for outstanding perform be
nee of duty in 100 combat mis- NJ
ons. Attacking AZ targets in Ger &c