Milford chronicle., 1944-07-28

and went over
IS seas in Decem-
Der of the same
] Pr;vat. p~...o. year.
He is in the
Oyer Medical Corps, |
attached to the
famous fighting S5th Infantry Di-
vision, part OF the Fifth Army.
When Preston was wounded his |
division was moving into Rome,
and he had taken a wounded Ger.
man captain into the "jeep" he was
riding in. The German captain told
Preston and his fellow soldiers in
the "jeep" that there were three
wounded Germans in a pill box not
far distant, and Preston and an
other soldier were ordered to go
and bring them in for medical at
tentiOn. AS they started toward the
pill box, German SS opened fire,
and three shells crashed into the
"jeep" the last one blowing 1t up.
That was the last he remembered
until he regained consciousness
and was being given blood plasma.
He lost all of his belongings in
the explosion and attendant confu-
sion which followed.
His family was Immediately no s
titled of his being wounded, but do y
not know yet. just how serious his
wounds are. However. he was un- '
conscious for IA days. and has been q
informed that he can not be return g
ed to the field
He has received his Purple Heart I
and is sending it home. q,
In his last letter he wished to be F
remembered to the folks back 4
home. and he expressed his thanks v
for the many letters he has receiv- I,
ed since he has been in the hOspi- d
tai. d
Sergeant George B. Webb has re- N
turned to Camp Phillips. Kansas, s
after spending a furlough with his \
sister. Mrs. Roy l.. Joseph and FAM n
lily at Rehoboth Beach. T.
Az :,
Word has been received by Mrs. =
Harry T. Walls of Milford that her a
son. Corporal Norman X. Walls. is i
safe in England Corporal Walls n
has been in England for Is months, L
but for the last three months no 81
word had been received from him
until July "a.
Dear Sirs:- I
l wish to extend my appreciation I
to you for sending me your paper.
l have been receiving it for near /
ly five months and wish to thank q
each and everyone that make it !
possible for me to receive the Mil y
ford Chronicle. I
Reading the home town paper r.
certainly is morale builder for
the boys overseas. il
l especially enjoy reading the u
Service Slants" consisting of T,
news of the boys and girls in uni
form. G.
1 wish to thank you again for VI
your thOughtfulness in sending me n
the Milford Chronicle and am look N
ing forward TO the future copies of \,
It. d.
Yours sincerely, 3.
John Rothermel 8
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Dear Sirs:- 90
| would like to express my ap- u
probation for your thoughtfulness il,
n sending me the Chronicle each
week. | intended to stop in in per W, w
ION while home on leave. but you
an imagine the confusion OF re- ia
urning to ones home town after 81
,eing overseas for quite while So
III of the plans that have been la
tOred up in your mind suddenly u,
escend upon you and at the end "
f the leave you find that you NJ
aven't even started to accomplish NJ
hem. di
1t was good to be back with the d,
Id friends of more peaceful times
hough. and now that I'm back Ov-
rseas | look forward to receiving
he Chronicle more than ever And an
DO, it is nice to know that the "Old tin
ONE town" haven't forgotten you. tai tai
Keep up the good work. I'm sure he
express the thoughts of all of &
Iilford's servicemen in saying. an
hanks million. inp
Sincerely yours, ssi sw'
Harry E. Derrickson Sci
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In a letter to his parents. Staff gu'
ergeant Herbert c. Jump tells of "t
is travels in New Guinea: we
when we arrived in New GUM n shi
a last December we were station J.
d at Milne Bay. The temperature cit
,as 1902. Texas and Death Valley
here we had trained really were Mr.
ool compared to this. Thanks to h0I
~ Uncle Charlie, who sent me a spt
air of diving goggles, l was able 'nS
D obtain several beautiful speci- rec
lens of coral and cats eyes which ''i
sent to my wife. After couple Pa
f months we were sent to jungle /
chool on the Busa River near spe
luna. While there l contracted the in
ever and was sent to Lac to the on,
ospital. Upon recovery l went Be
, Finschafen where l boarded a IN
lane to rejoin my outfit. l flew CIT
YER Werwak at 10000 feet. l was 'Ss
D happy to be back with my outfit dsa!
gain. We have had 60 days of hard u
ghting with the Japs who cap nj nj
ired Singapore. If it wasn't for auc
le dope they use l don't believe 1sI os,,
ley would have the CUTS to fight. :
ow we have been taken behind the the
lie lines for a rest so l am trying u, \
catch up with my correspond Mr
ace. How is the old town Of Mil 10 \