Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04

Mrs. Hayward w. Robinson lef
for Florida the past week to visi
with her husband, Private Hey
ward W. Robinson of Camp Bland
ing, Florida.
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Samuel L. Shumar, B. NJ. 2Ic
U. S. N. r., has returned aftel
spending seven days leave will
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Shumar of South Bowers.
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Private George Strahle is enjoy.
ing a 15-day leave with his parents
and friends here. Upon his return
to active service he will be station
ed at Camp Phillips, Kansas.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner Brasure
and family, also Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Duncan have received word from
Private Irwin r. Brasure that he
is somewhere in Italy and is safe
and we'll.
Staff Sergeant Warren H. Lynch.
son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lynch
of 911 S. E. Front street, has just
completed school at Keesler Field.
Mississippi. and is now stationed
at Alberquerque, New Mexico.
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Colonel Frank s. Matlack, camp
commander. today announced that
Private Leon E. Donovan, Route 2,
Harrington, has been graduated
from the Camp Grant Medical Re
placement Training Center Cleri-
cal School.
Private Hayward w. Robinson
of Poplar Grove, Milford, who now
is stationed at Camp Blanding.
Florida, received a surprise visit
from his Aunt Catherine and I'm
Gle Lynn. Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. L.
Hollenbeck of Milford recently.
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Pfc. William X. Halfen having
been released from the hospital in
Alliance, Nebraska. after a six
weeks sick spell, is spending two
weeks furlOugh with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Halfen of Lin
coin and relatives in Wilmington.
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Friends of Sergeant Joe Griffith
will be glad to know that his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Griffith.
have received word from him that
he is somewhere in France. This
was the first they had heard in five
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. o. Mai of Green
wood have been informed that their
son. Richard Everett Mai. has been
promoted to the rank of first lieu
tenant. Lieutenant Mai has been
overseas since October of last year
and is now stationed in Northern
Ireland.
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Word has been received by his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph j.
Pearce, that their son, Lieutenant
Joseph J. Pearce. Jr., received the
Air Medal on July %. He is pilot
on a Flying Fortress. The naviga-
tor of his crew also received an
All Meudl dl lIle SdlllG tlIlts
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Mrs. Alma Welch Vanderwende
has received word that her hus-
band, Private Benjamin Wander
wende, has arrived safely some
where in New Guinea. He is with
the 50Sth AAA Gun Battalion. Also
serving for the past 80 months in
the Southwest Pacific is a bro
ther. Corporal Merrill Wander
wende, formerly of the 19Sth c. A.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mulhol-
land, Sr.. of near Milford, have re-
ceived word from their son, Ser
geant Charles E. Mulholland, sta
toned at first in England and now
somewhere in France that he has
been promoted to his present rank
of sergeant. His address is: Ser
geant Chas. E. Mulholland, 80, $685.
563, Co. G. 331st Inf. APO SO. CO
Postmaster, New York City. n. Y.
He would like to hear from his
friends as letters from home mean
so much to our boys at the fighting
front.
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18th AAF in ItaIy-Staff Serge
ant Alexander Barbarika, 90 year
ball turret gunner, of Greenwood,
Delaware, has recently been assign
ed to ar AAF BIZ Flying Fortress
unit of the 18th Air Force. Serge
ant Barbarika joined the army on
May 20, 1912 and received his basic
training at Miami Beach. Fla. He
received his gunners wings in
August 1912 at Tyndall Field. Fla.
He is graduate of Milford High
School In civilian life. he was
riveter for the Glenn L. Martin Co
His father, Mr.. H. Barbarika lives
at Greenwood.
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After spending % months in the
Southwest Pacific Petty Officer Ar !
thur Woodrow Tucker is spending
a 30-day leave with his wife and
daughter and his parents at Green ,
wood. He was stationed in Austral- ,,
ia but later was transferred to
New Guinea, where he participated
aboard a Lei in the invasions of
Hollandia, Wadki and Biak. He
received his basic training at Nor
folk and later was transferred to
Solomons, Md. From there he went /.
to an amphibious base in Califor-
mia. He is a graduate of Greenwood
High School and the son of Mr.. d,
and Mrs. Brooks Tucker.
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Corporal Donald F. Kirby son Of
Mrs. Benjamin F. Kirby of r. F. D.
No. 2, was graduated last week
from the Army Air Forces Flexible
Gunnery School, Laredo Army Air {
Field, Laredo. Texas, member of
the AAF Training Command. He is a
now qualified to take his place as G
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