Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-15

Merchant Marine Academy, ha
been visiting his parents, Mr.. an,
Mrs. Clarence Derrickson.
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Word has been received by MI
and Mrs. Robert McColley that thei
son, Sergeant Delbert D. McColley
arrived somewhere in England Of
August rs.
Mrs. Milbourne Berridge has re
ceived word that her husband
Corporal Berridge. attached to tn,
salvage repair outfit, is on the Is
land of Saipan.
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Corporal Samuel d. Welch ha!
returned to the AAFTAC in Orlan
do, Florida, after spending a Is
day furlough with his wife anG
small son in Harrington.
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Edith A. Num- has been promoted
to captain in the U. 8. Nursing
Corps and is now living in Aus
tralia. She is the daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. A. E. Num- of Milford.
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Mr. and Mrs. Roland Davis had a
letter from their son, Russell, who
is in France saying that he had
fried chicken for supper on Sunday,
August 81 that came from the Sus-
sex Poultry plant.
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Word has been received by Mr..
and Mrs. George Duncan and Mr..
and Mrs. Gardner Brasure and
family that Private Irwin r. Bra
sure is safe somewhere in France.
Private Brasure is in the infantry.
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Corporal Donovan will be re-
sponsible as the engineer on a
B-24 bomber, when his team" puts
into actual practice against the
enemy the experience gained in the
long training period at the Idaho
air base.
Sergeant Theodore Townsend of
Camp Flora. Mississippi arrived
home on Wednesday for an eight
day furlough which he will spend
with his wife and small daughter
and his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. /
Marshall townsend.
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With the Fifth Army, Italy
Private Franklin c. Timmons. son
of Mrs. Eva Timmons, who lives in .
AIMAord, has been promoted to
private first class. He is an NJ. P.
with the First Armored Division of
the Fifth Army in Italy.
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The many friends of Pfc Her.
bert Lawrence Tilghman. U. S. NJ.
c. R., are indeed glad to know he
is able to be up and we'll on the
road to recovery again. Very soon
Pfc. Tilghman will return back to
Philadelphia to the Naval Hospital
for a thorough checking over be-
fore being well enough for duty.
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Staff Sergeant Alpheus C. Lynch.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lynch
of Milford, is now spending a Is
day leaYe at his home on South
East Front street with his parents .
and family. Staff Sergeant Lynch
arrived home last Sunday a week
very supposedly to his relatives
and friends. He will return to
Daniel Field, Georgia.
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Twin ]. ZOOk. formerly of Mil
ford. who was recently taken into
the service. has been sent to the
Ordnance Replacement Training
Center. Aberdeen Proving Ground. ]
Md, where he will receive his basic
training as an ordnance soldier He !
formerly lived at Charles street, |
Milford. His present address is {
Company A. LIST Regiment. o. r. Z
T. c.. Aberdeen Proving Grounds, ,
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James c. Sipple. formerly of Mil r
ford. who was recently taken into @
the service. has been sent to the l
Ordnance Replacement Training g
Center. Aberdeen Proving Ground, n
Md, where he will receive his ba- f.
sic training as an ordnance soldier. s
He formerly lived on Route 1, Box F
1872. His present address is Com /,
.pany A. list Regiment. o, r. T. c..
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. I
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AS an engineer on one of the &
greatest combat teams in the /,
world. the United States AAF. Cor "
poral Russell F. Donovan. former a
ly from Milton. has just completed n
his training at Gowen Field. Idaho. v
and he along with other members A
of his crew will soon see action. g
overseas. The corporal. son of Mr.. Il
and Mrs. Eldridge W. Donovan of n
Route l. Milton, before he entered |
the service June %, 1943, was a a
student at the Milton High School. h
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Corporal Therman L. Rodgers. v
who formerly lived at 10 East /
Front street. Milford, has recently c
arrived at Welch Convalescent Hos h
pital, the Army's new recondition- a
ing center in Daytona Beach, Fla. a
The carefully planned program of h
physical and educational recondi-
tioning will keep him very busy, r
and will put him in the pink of
condition. Corporal Rogers is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James Rodgers.
who live in Berlin, Md. His wife, L
Hannah Rodgers, lives at the cor
poral's former address. In civilian h
life he was employed by the State n
Game and Fish Commission in Do Ii
yer. Corporal Rodgers entered the s
Army in March, 1913. at Fort Dix,
N. ]. Ii
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Corporal Carl r. Scarborough of n
Beckley, w. Va, is assigned to the D
Holabird Signal Depot, Baltimore,
where he is attending supply b
school to learn how the flow of Sig u
nal Corps material is handled at a il
Signal Corps installation. Prior to
entering the Army in February, D
1913, he was graduated as a chemi- v