Milford chronicle., 1944-07-14

Word has been received frol
Preston Dyer that his recover
from his wounds received in Ital
is progressing satisfactory.
Staff Sergeant Bruce Humphre
of Greenwood, infantryman wit
the Fifth Army in Italy. spent hi
23rd birthday leading a rife pla
toon in clearing an important hil
of German troops. K-ration bis
cults had to do for his birthda,
cake. Sergeant Humphrey joine,
the SSth Infantry Division at CAM
Gruber, Oklahoma. He is the sol
OF Mrs. Elizabeth Humphrey o
Greenwood.
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Mrs. John c. Jewell left Milford
last Saturday evening and arrived
in New Orleans, La. Monday NOR
ming to spend a few days with hel
husband, John NJ. Jewell, M. M. M
SIC, U. S. Navy, who has arrived
in that city. Mrs. Jewell will re
main in New Dreams while Mr.. Jew
ell is there, returning to Milford
by way of Cincinnati, Ohio, where
she will visit relatives. Mrs. Jew.
ell is a member of the faculty OF
the Frederick Public Schools.
Milford Chronicle
Second Lieutenant Charles W
Futcher, son of Mrs. Frances G
Futcher, 116 Savannah Road
Lewes. has reported at Gulfport
Army Air Field, Gulfport. Miss,
Third Air Force bomber base for
an intensive training course as a
bombardier on a BIZ Flying For
tress. Selected for this important
assignment after stringent exam
nations Lieutenant Futcher will
be a member of a ten-man crew
who will live and work together
under simulated battle conditions.
Upon completion of training, the
crew will be ready for duty on the
fighting fronts.
He became a member of the arm
ed forces at Miami Beach, Florida
Prior to that, he was an inspector
with the U. S. Engineers at Fort
Miles.
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South Pacific. July 4, 1914
Milford Chronicle Publishing Co.
Milford. Delaware
Dear Editor:-I must apologize
for not writing before now to in
form you that l have been receiv-
ing the Chronicle about four
months.
My duties have kept me pretty
busy, and now l wish to take the
to thank you for send
ing the Chronicle to me. 1t takes
about a month for it to reach me.
Although the news is a bit late
enjoy it very much and l look
forward to receiving it. l am al
ways interested in the Service
Slants column as it has something
about fellows l know and where
they are stationed. l have been
overseas 81 months and l am look
ing forward to getting back soon.
Thank you again. l remain
Yours sincerely,
Corporal Harlan /. Taylor
Ay
Trained as a Flying Fortress pi-
lot, Second Lieutenant Joseph J.
Pearce of Clarke avenue. and his
crow have Joined the group
with which they will fly combat
in the European Theatre of Oper-
atoms. The group. commanded by
Colonel Harry P. Leber, Jr., of
New York City. has been bombing
German targets in Europe for
more than a year and recently cell
ebrated completion of 100 missions
n less than 10 Operational months
,verseas. Lieutenant Pearce, who
S "a years old, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph J. Pearce, Sr., of Milford,
eft his studies at the University
# Pennsylvania to enlist in the
/. A. F. on December IS. 1941. He
vas schooled as a radio operator
nd mechanic and served nine
months as a private before being
transferred for aviation cadet in
september, 1912. He won his pill
t's wings and commission at Sey-
nour, Indiana, on November 3,
943. and has been in England
ince last May 20.
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Iilford Chronicle
Dear Sir:-Tuesday. the fourth
f July. started off as any other
neventful day usually does. 1t was |
ot until late in the afternoon that .
he course of routine was changed .
rom that of the drab to the color
III when l received the two latest
ssues of the Milford Chronicle"
A person who has the chance to
ick up the home town paper at
,ill and glance through it, has no
lea of how much a commonplace
hing to him can mean to someone
Tho is not as lucky as he.
When l say that the Chronicle"
read from cover to cover by the
oys overseas, / know that l am
peaking not only for myself, but
1r every boy who runs across
opy of it in some far off place.
l know that a letter is far from
nough to give in return for so
rand a gift as the Chronicle"
l wish to take this
pportunity to thank you for send
lg me my copy of the "Chron-
.le."
Respectfully yours,
George Stokes
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