The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-04-13
With Our Men
In The Service
Promoted To Major

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Captain John c. O'Donnell, U. S
Army Arforce pilot, has been ad
vanccd to the rank of major, his rela
tives in Mountain Lake Park were
Informed recently. Major O'Donncl
was sent to the South Pacific area i'm
mcdiately after Pearl Harhor anC
spent seventeen months in the Austria
liza and New Guinea area battling the
Japs. He was then sent back to the
States AMI for the past several months
has been stationed at Barksdalc Field
Shreveport, La. He is a son Of Mr., anC
Mrs. f. r. ODonncll, former residents
here and at the Park, now Of Washing
ton. d. c.
Henry Clinton ShaifCr. of Oakland
is among more than two hundred stu
dents recently assigned to the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania under the VIZ
program which the Navy has cstab-
lishcd in various colleges and univcr-
stiles to train officer candidates. Shat
fer, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee B.
Shaffcr, of Oakland, is a graduate of
Oakland High school. Before being as
signed to the VIZ unit at Pcnnsyl-
vania he was in a similar unit at
Franklin and Marshall College, at
Lancaster, Pa.
Mrs. Orland c. Wright has received
word that her husband, Pvt. Orland
c. Wright. who was indicted into the
service on March %, is now stationed
at Fort Mcclellan, Alabama. Pvt.
Wright is the third son of Charles /.
Wright. of McHenry, who is serving
IN the U. S. Army.
Mrs. William Gilmore. of Crclin,
has been advised that her husband,
John w. Gilmore, has arrived safely
in England. Corp. Gilmore is son
of Mrs. Grace Gilmore, of Crellin.
Pvt. Willard Moon. with an anti
aircraft battery Of the USA, some
where in Sardinia, an island off the
coast Of Western Italy, has written
The Republican concerning change
of address and also to say that there
are still four from Garrett county to-
gethcr on that island and that all were
enjoying getting the news from home
through the medium of The Repuhi-
can, even if it was from one to three
months old. Those with Pvt. Moon are
Thomas Pratt, Kitzmllcr; Leonard
Rhodes Swanton and Scbold youth
from Deer Park. Pvt. Moon declared
he had seen some "beautiful country,
but nothing like good old Garrett
county,
Jack f. IIelbig, of Deer Park, was
among the twenty-siX navy volunteers
who left Cumberland Tuesday for the
Baltimore naval recruiting station for
physical examination. Those accepted
will be given a ten-day leave before
beginning active service.
Chief Quartcrmastcr Robert NJ.
Wilson. U.S.M., and wife were visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
shall Nay Wilson. Robert recently re-
turned from duty with PIT. Squad
ron in the South Pacific area. where
he saw action for about 10 months.
He has returned to duty at Melville,
Rhode Island, a motor torpedo boat
base. Robert has been in the Navy
six years.
Harry Wilson Phm. sc U.S.N.. who
was stationed at Naval Base
Hospital in New Zealand and the New
Hebridcs Islands for Is months, was
home on leave with his parents. MIR.
and Mrs. NJ. n. Wilson. Harry has re-
turned to duty at the U.S.N. Hospital
at cambridge.
Word has been received Of the pro-
motion Of Pvt, Luther Rcachy, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Galcn Rcachy. Of
Grsntsvilc. to corporal. He is with
the Air Corps in England.
Sgt. Vernon Custer, son Of Stephen
Custer jennings. is home on furlough