Milford chronicle., 1944-03-17


! Antonio, Texas Cadet Wagamol
is now attending pre-tlight schoo
for bombardiers, which opened OF
February 2S, after nine weeks there
he will be advanced to a Gunnery
School. A graduate of Lewes Higl
School, class of AZ, and prior t
his induction in the armed ser
vices March, 1874, he was a student
at Temple University. Philadelphia
where he participated in Band
Mems Glee Club and other Musical
Activities.
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. ROthermel
of near Milford, have recently re.
ceived word from their two sons
Corporal Frank Rothermel of the
Signal Construction Battalion. who
has arrived safely somewhere in
| England. He was inducted in the
service December 26, 1912. Another
son. John Rothermel. Seaman Sec
Ond Class, one of down under
fighting seamen. has arrived safely
somewhere in the South Pacific.
Seaman ROthermel received his
boot training at the Naval Train
ing School at cambridge, Md. and
further training at a submarine
base in New London. Conn.
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A. S. T. p. Wallace F. McFaul,
Jr.. of Texas A. and Mr.. College,
and Aviation Cadet Howard Hitch
ems. who is in pre-fiight school at
Eddington Field, Texas. met last
weekend in Houston. Texas and
enjoyed a visit together While in
a USO club in Houston the boys
were more than pleased as well as
surprised to see Ray Scarborough
walk in. Corporal Scarborough is
stationed at Fort Bliss. Texas All
three of the boys are from Milford.
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Mrs. Elmer Morgan of Milford.
Mrs. Elwood Rust of Georgetown
and Albert Caldwell of Whining
ton have received the glad news
that their brother. Pfc. Ellis Cald-
well has returned to the United
States. Private Caldwell has been
in active service in North Africa
and Sicily for more than a year. He
was wounded in action and has
been awarded the Purple Heart.
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Thomas d. Croft. E. NJ. lie. u.
S. n. R.. is spending a 15-day fur
lough with his wife, Mrs. Ethel
Craft, and parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Morgan. Thomas enlisted
and has been on active duty for
about ~ years. At present he is
stationed at Sturgeon Bay. WiscOn-
sin. awaiting further orders.
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Mrs. LinwOOd Banning of Green
wood has received word from her
husband. Private LinwoOd Banning,
that he has arrived safely in Eng
land. Private Banning was induct-
ed into service in April. 1913, re-
ceived his basic training in field
artillery at Fort Bragg, N. c., and
Fort George G. Meade, Md
Captain Frank Mick. U. S. NJ. C.
r.. has left by plane for the Pacific
Coast and points west to join a
fleet for active combat duty, after
having served as instructor in avi-
alton for one and half year and
after having spent eight weeks in
specialized training at Jacksonville,
Florida.
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Mrs. Emma Donovan has received
word from her son, William E. DON
Ovan, who is serving with the arm
ed forces somewhere in Asiatic Ter
ritory in Canada, that he has been
promoted to corporal. He also was
awarded the Good Conduct Medal.
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Mrs. Emily DeGraw of Oakley.
near Ellendale, received word re-
Gently that her oldest son, Private
'harles DeGraw, is in a hospital
in Italy, with an injured
arm. and is getting the best of care
md getting along all right.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wiley have
received word that their son, Mark /
4. Wiley, has been promoted from
private to corporal Corporal Will
~ is weather observer at the
ireenville Army Air Base in South
Carolina.
Corporal James H. Candiff. Jr.,
S visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
lanes H. Candiff. Sr., of Houston.
Corporal Candiff is in a headquar-
ers detachment and is stationed
It Camp Hale, Colorado.
Mrs. Walter Favinger has receiv-
d word of the safe arrival of her
husband. Pfc. Favinger somewhere
II the British Isles. Pfc. Favinger
S with an aiti-aircraft gun battal-
on.
o. F. c. Horace Wiley has re-
urned to the Army Air Field at
Louisiana, after spen-
ing a 16-day fnrlough with his
iife, son and parents.
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Private William T. Lindale of
'ort Belvior, Va, spent 3-day
cave with his wife. Margaret Lin {
ale, recently.
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Cadet Private William ]. Martin, {
r., is studying engineering at the !
tate University of Iowa at Iowa ]
ity, Iowa.
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Private Willard II. Harrington, a
Tho was recently inducted in the {
rmy is now stationed at Camp
zee, Va.
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