The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-05-25

A/C Harry w. Appenzellar, Jr.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry w. APP
penzellar, 629 West Franklin street,
has been transferred from Perrin
Field, Texas, to Foster Field, Texas,
for the last step in his training for
a commission as flying officer. All
going well Cadet Appenzellar will
receive his coveted wings" The
last of June. His wife, the former
Miss Mary Pangle, is with him and
will remain there until after his
graduation.
For those of his friends who
would like to write him here is the
new address: A/C Harry w. Appen-
cellar, Jr, Sec. A, 1889 A.A.F. Base
Unit, Foster Field, Texas.
Albert Herbert Cohen, son of Mr..
and Mrs. James R. Cohen. 1856
Broadway, graduated from the En-
gineer Officer Candidate School,
Fort Belvoir, Va, on May and was
commissioned a second lieutenant.
Lieutenant Cohen, who is 81 years
of age, enlisted in the spring of
1913, and received all of his train
ing at Fort Belvoir, where he is
still stationed He attended Ha-
gerstown High and Virginia Poly
technic at Blacksburg, Va, where
he had almost four years engineer
ing course, before enlisting.
Cpl. Robert E. Manspeaker, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall J, Man
speaker, Englewood Road, who en-
tered the Service Nov. 5, 1912, and
who has been stationed somewhere
in England since last August, can't
get away from his old trade.
The corporal was formerly en-
ployed by the Fairchild Aircraft
Division as an aircraft sheet metal
worker, and according to news
release from an Air Service Com
mand Depot, he is now serving as
a spot welder in the metal manu-
featuring section of that busy air
craft repair depot, where metals of
all kinds are fabricated into needed
parts for airplane repairs.
Cpl. Kenneth l.. and Pfc. George
S. Halter, Jr., sons of Mr.. and Mrs.
George S. Halter, Of Baltimore, for
merly of this city, and grandsons of
Mrs. Carrie Murray, 40 West Side
avenue, are both serving overseas.
Cpl. Kenneth Halter, who has
been in the Service year last Feb
ruary, recently arrived with a Hea-
Wy Bomb Squadron somewhere in
Italy. In writing of his trip over,
he said: eve had a swell cruise
and were only bombed once and the
ships convoy gave the enemy more
than they could take" He also
commented on the fact that he was
going to have small part in help
ing to win the war.
Pfc. George Halter, who has been
in the infantry year last October,
arrived in New Guinea last Janu-
airy. He writes that he is having
fine time and the eats are swell. He
was formerly employed at the Fair
child Aircraft Division.
Cpl. James William Murray, Jr.,
whose wife and son live at $50
Hamilton Blvd, and whose mother,
Mrs. Carrie Murray, lives at 40
West Side avenue, has recently en-
joyed furlough with his family.
For the past three months the
Corporal has been stationed with
the Medical Detachment at O'Reil-
ley General Hospital, Springfield,
Mo-, taking a course as surgical
technician, which he has just COM
pleted. He has now reported to
Camp Rucker. Ala, where he ex-
poets to be stationed only short
time. His address is: Cpl. James
w. Murray. Jr.. 33720802, 263rd Inf,
APO 454. Med. Det.. Goth Div,
Camp Rucker, Ala.
Pvt. John P. Newey, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Newey, 438 Summit
avenue, has advised US of his change
of address. Private Newey has been
stationed at Clemson College, S. c.,
but now that the ASTP program
has been abandoned. he has been
transferred to the following adj
dress: 33562S48, Co. C, 1255th Engr
(C) Bn., Fort Jackson, S. c.
Pfc. Frank E. Parks, husband of
the former Miss Betty Jane Appen-
cellar, who resides with her parents
at 629 West Franklin street, is sta
toned with the Military Police at
Camp Beale, Calf.
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