The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-08-31

town Route 4. and husband of the
former Miss Doris McCauley, who
is making her home with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph A. Nc
Cauley, Route 4, sailed for overseas
service five weeks ago and has ar
rived safely in England.
Corporal Hoffman, a member Of
the Medical Corps, entered the
Service in February, 1913. In his
first letter to his folks, since arriv-
ing overseas, he said the country
over there was beautiful and he al
so wrote that he would welcome let
tiers from friends back hone. His
address may be obtained by phon-
ing his parents, their number is
4022-F-4, or his wife, whose number
is 1881.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman have an
other son, r. Paul, who was in
Quoted into the Army at Fort Meade
two weeks ago, but he has not yet
been assignd to a training camp.
Pfc. Seibert G.. Kretzer, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Kretzer, 322
Bryan Place, who sailed for over
seas service in July, has arrived in
England. He entered the Service
in March, 1913. and was stationed
in camps in North Carolina, Ten
nessee and Kentucky during his
training period. Writing home Pfc
Kretzer said that he enjoyed the
trip across and that he thinks the
English country Is very pretty. He
finds it difficult, however, to get
used to some > the English Gus
toms, especially to - traffic NOV
ing on the left side the road.
Like all other lads going across,
he is hungry for letters from friends
back home, so why not drop him a
line. His parents will be glad to
furnish the address. Their phnoe
number is 3743-J.
Staff Sergeant Bradley w. Norris,
of Sandy Hook, PAT Thunderbolt
crew chief, has been decorated with
the Bronze Star medal by Brig.
Gen. Jesse Auton, Wing Command
er, in a ceremony held at an Eighth
Fighter Command Station, in Eng
land, for "mIeritorious conduct in
the performance of outstanding
services from February "a, 1914, to
June II. 1914" S/Sgt. Norris is
the twenty-nine year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Everett E. Norris, of 118
Alexander street, Hagerstown.
Employed by the Baltimore &
Ohio R. R. Co., as a fireman, S/Sgt.
Norris left his job to enlist on May
81, 1912, at Camp Lee, Va.
He joined the fighter group COM
manded by 1t. Col. Philip E. Turkey,
Jr., of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, at
WeStover Field, Mass, at the for
nation of the group. He was then
a private but on the first day of
March, May, and August, 1913, he
was promoted to the grades of Cor
poral, Sergeant and Staff Sergeant,
respectively.
The Maryland mechanic is grad
uate Of Brunswick High School and
went overseas late in August of last
year.
Sgt. Elizabeth ]. Ridenour, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Ridenour,
Is Roessner avenue, who is mem
Der of the WAC, stationed at DEM
ing, New Mexico, has just been pro-
NOTED from corporal to her present
rank. Sergeant Ridenour took her
basic training at Fort Des Moines,
Iowa, and then took a radio course
at Kansas City, on the completion
of which she was assigned to her
present post, where she is an Army
Air Forces radio mechanic.
Sergeant Ridenour wrote her
parents that she had waited a long
time for her promotion, but it final
ly came through. She also said
that for a long time she worked
with men mechanics, but now she
and another WAC do all the work
as the men are badly needed else
where. Her address is: Sec. D,
WAC, D.A.A.F., Deming, New Mex
ico
First Lieut.. John E. Saum, son
of Mr.. c. H. Saum, 1913 North ave-
nue., has been awarded the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross and the Air
Medal, with two silver Oak Leaf
Clusters, for meritorious achieve
ment while participating in aerial
combat. Lieutenant Saum, pilot of
a P-38 Lightning, flew so missions
! in Algeria, Tunisia, Sicily and Italy,
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