The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-12-07
Promoted To Cantain

Promoted TO Captain
Foster Falkenstine, %, pilot of a
Flying Fortress from an 8th air force
bomber station in England, was re-
Gently promoted from the rank Of first
lieutenant to captain.
Falkenstine, son of Mrs. Alice Fal-
kenstine, of Inglewood, Calf, was a
former resident of Mt. Lake Park.
Graduating from advanced cadet
pilot training at Columbus, Miss, in
October, 1913, the Fortress pilot was
assigned a crew and trained in the
United States before going to Europe
His division was cited by the president
for its now historic England Africa
shuttle bombing Of Messerschmitt air
craft plants at Regensburg, Germany,
in August, 1913.
He has been awarded the air medal
and two oak leaf clusters. "Roughest
mission so far was the attack on air
craft part plants at Zwickau," COM
ments the captain. Hitler and COM
pany threw several hundred fighters
at US that day and kept US hopping.
Our formation hit the target on the
nose" Capt. Falkenstine has a broth
er, Private n G. Falkenstine, serving
with amphibious troops of the infan-
try now in France and western Europe.
Mrs. Mabel ReXrode, Friendsville,
has received word from her husband
SISgt. Marvin E. Rexrode, that he
has landed in England. SiSgt. Rex
rode had previously served % months
overseas, from September, 1871, to
July, 1913, when he was stationed in
Iceland and England with company
of engineers. He is now with an en-
gineer construction battalion.
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Pvt Eston D. Broadwater, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Broadwater, of
Swanton, is spending thirteen-day
furlough with his wife and children,
of Bloomington. He has completed
seventeen weeks of basic training at
Camp Banding, Fla, and will report
to Fort George G. Meade upon his re-
turn to duty. Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Broadwater also have another son,
Virgil Broadwater, who is serving
with the Merchant Marine. He is now
making his fifth voyage across the
ocean.
Pfc. Earl Wolfe, who is stationed at
Fort George G. Meade, is spending a
ten-day furlough with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed. Wolfe, of near town.
Pfc. Wolfe and TIA Harley Dawson,
who have been attached to a hospital
unit since their induction, have been
transferred to a medical headquarters
unit, located at the same camp Pfc
Wolfe in recent letters from his
brothers learned that Sgt. Richard
Wolfe is now in the Philippine islands
and participated in the battle for
Leyte island, and that Sgt. Arthur
Boots" Wolfe is now in India with
an army air force signal unit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Helbig have
been informed that their son, James
Helbig, who was yeoman first class,
U. S. Navy, has been advanced to the
rating of chief petty officer He is
now located somewhere in France.
Private First Class William Mia
vec, of Shallmar, was a member of
the first battalion Of the 16Sth regi-
ment which recently received the Dis
tinguished Unit citation for selling
and holding important German posi-
tons on Mount Pantano, Italy, anchor
of the German winter line in 1913,
and opening the way for the Fifth
Army drive to the Rapido River val
ley. Milavec was killed in action Jan
uary 7, 1914.
Pvt. Clyde B. Tucker, Camp VOL
tiers, Texas, arrived at his home at
Steyer on last Wednesday on fur
Tough. He will report to Fort George
G. Meade on Saturday for further
assignment.
Pfc. George Nine, who was called
to Oakland recently on account of the
serious illness and subsequent death
of his mother, Mrs. l. M. Nine, left or
Saturday for Seattle, Washington
where he will return to duty with his
unit on Saipan island, in the South
Pacific.