Milford chronicle., 1944-08-04
Frankford Filler Bombing Japs

: Lieutenant Donald w. Long,
years old, OF Frankford, membe
of a dive bomber squadron, ha
, participated in five missions, thu
far, on remaining Jap-heId atol
here. Lieutenant Long made hi
first strike several days ago ol
Mile. He saw enemy fire on thi
occasion, but received his real in
doctrination" in his second mis-
sion. also over Mile. "The Jap
threw lot of stuff at us that day,
he said Il saw II coming as
peeled off. How l escaped being
hit. / don't know. l got a scary
feeling that machine gun fire
would come through my cockpit
any minute. Since then, I've for.
gotten to think about anything
while in the dive, except to deposit
the bombs on the target" The Del
aware flier scored his best hit re-
Gently on a gun emplacement. AS
he pulled out of the dive, his gun
ner told him: You hit" Lieuten-
ant Long, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ev-
erett Long of Frankford. left his
classes at the University of Della
ware to enlist. He left for over
seas duty shortly after receiving
his wings in May. 1943, at Corpus
Christi, Texas.
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With the Fifth Army, Italy -
Technician Fifth Grade John w.
O'Day, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Esley
O'Day of Bridgeville. is a half
track driver and mechanic with the
reconnaissance company. part of
an armored regiment, that has had
the job of pacing the Fifth Army
infantry to Leghorn. The outfits
prime objective was to advance
ahead of ground forces. removing
mines, acting as artillery observa-
ton posts and scouting enemy po-
sions. O'Day has 26 months over
seas service including 90 months
of combat.
Mrs. Olive X. Boone received
word from her husband, Corporal
T/5 Oliver X. Boone, of his safe
arrival in England.
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Dutch New Guinea
7th of July 1914
Dear Mrs. Townsend:
/ am finally getting around to
writing you and thanking you for
the many issues of the paper which
l have received and / expect to re-
ceive in the near future.
The old home paper sure gives
one a lift when you have few
quiet moments on your hands.
1t seems funny to read of this
one and that one going into the
Army, Navy or getting married
when they were just kids when l
was there. But that is life and life
changes everyday.
Now for myself, l am getting
along OK and it could be a lot
worse then it is.
Will close for this time. Thanks
again for the paper.
Yours sincerely.
Herbert c. Jump
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Somewhere in Italy
July %. 1914
Dear Earle and Family:
l am doing o. X. and hope this
finds you all on the ball. | am us
ing Mother Nature for my bed and
a tent for my home. but | can think
of things that might be worse.
am at present the cOmpanys mail
orderly, and hope to continue, but
you are moved pretty often and
some times very fast. have had a
chance to visit Naples since l have
been here.
If you have not already done so,
please have the Chronicle mail my
issue here. AS | really could enjoy
reading Milford news again. Don't
eat too many of David's chickens
because yOu know how his nerves
are.
Sincerely.
John peanut Ellingsworth
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Cliffor J. Baker Sic AMIN. en- |
tered the Navy September %, 1913. /
Went through Boot Camp at the
Great Lakes Naval Training sta
ton. in Chicago. Illinois. From
there he went to school at Navy
Pier in Chicago. Illinois for 6
graduating on May &c,
1914 as Aviation Machinist Mate.
He was then shipped to the Navy
rard in Philadelphia where he
went to a Catapult School. The first
of July he was home on Today
cave which he spent with his wife,
.lrs. Sylvia G.. Baker, and mother,
.lrs. Sara Baker. He is the son of
,lrs. Sara Baker and the late
saac Baker of Georgetown, Della
ware. He graduated from high
ichool in 1888. He was an active
member in football. baseball, and
basketball. His wife received a
etter from him today stating he
vas somewhere in the Pacific. He
8 aboard the Aircraft Carrier,
ISIS. Saratoga.
Bainbridge, Md.
July 20, lJ44
Hello Friends:
thought I had better write and
ell you that it would save the
Navy a little trouble if henceforth
'ou send my copy of the Chron-
Gle to: Harold A. Wilson. S. 2ic,
I. M. School Draft No. 72O. Bks.
14U. USNTC, Bainbridge. Md.
have been getting it so far but
t has to be forwarded a couple of
ines if it is sent to my old address.
1t is very nice to receive copy
f the home town news each week.
didn't realize until a few weeks
go how interesting it could be. 1t
nables me to keep track of all my
Id friends who are too busy to
Trite or too modest to tell me
f their own achievements.
l read with great interest the
eport of the recent Republican
tate Convention, and wish to ex-