The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-07-27

months in the South Pacific war area
He was here on 2l-day furlough
with his wife and parents, Mr.. and
Mrs n. c. Nethken, leaving on Sat
urIay for Camp Butner, n. C., for a
re-assignment. Since his return to the
States Corp. Nethken suffered a slight
attack of malaria Mr. and Mrs. Meth
ken have another son, Howard, in the
service who is stationed in England.
Receives Promotion
Second Lieutenant Irwin Field, who
has been with u quartermaster unit
of the L. S. Army in New Guinea for
several months, was recently advan-
ced to the rank of first lieutenant. He
is son of Mr. and Mrs. F. II. Field,
Second street. Just the other day
his parents received from him copy
of the Guinea American" a small
newspaper published there by the
army. Under the date of July 3, the
paper contains the following: Search
for tornado victims in southwest Pa
and West Va, last week brought to
light additional deaths, running the
total loss of life to 139 persons. Re
ports showed 80 killed in West Va
80 in Pennsylvania, and three in
Garrett county, Maryland, across the
line from West Virginia."
c. f. Sharps, of Oakland, recently
received news of the death of his
cousin, Edward William Horchler
seaman first class, who died in New
Caledonia. of heart condition. He
was a native of NeWburg, w. Va. Mr.
Sharps said his son, William Sharps,
quartermaster second class, U. S.
Navy. who is in the Southwest Pac-
fife area. had recently visited Horch-
Ter.
\ N-mail letter was received at the
Republican office from Pvt. Roy r.
Lish, who is with medical detach-
ment somewhere in Italy. Pvt. Lish
said that after learning that my
nephew Burt Hardesty was over here
made it my business to look him up
and | finally found him underneath
Il battle-scalTed vehicle and he sure
recognized my voice in hurry This
is our first meeting since 1912 1t
happened to be the day that he was
decorated with the expert combat
infantry award. We are both feeling
fine and enjoying sunny Italy as
best we can. hope this mess will
soon be over so that Burt and | can
get some pheasant this fall and count
you in on good oldfashioned supper
Hope you and all my friends back
home are feeling fine"
....
When Pvt. William Stemplc with
the 8th air command located in Eng
land. walked into USO Omitted Ser
vice ORGANIZATIONS headquarters in
Cambridge he saw Sgt. Robert W.
Bud Lohr, reclining in one of the
chairs. Bud" had ridden into town
ON his bicycle. Upon comparing add
resses it was discovered they were
located within just a few miles of
each other. Lohr is the husband of
the former Virginia Fraley. Stemple
is the youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Grover c. Stemple
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Word has been received recently by
parents in Sang Run, that Paul Nc
Crobie; Corp. Wilmer Rodeheaver,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Rodehea-
yer; Pfc. Carlton Friend, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Friend TI5 Homer
Friend, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley
Friend, were now serving in France.
With the rotation plan of the army
now in operation, three soldiers who
have been in the Aleutian islands are
being given furloughs Information
has been received in regard to Orval
n. Brenneman, private first class,
with the coast artillery, who has been
"a months in that theatre of oper-
ations, who was expected to arrive
at Camp Ham, California about July
20, prior to reaching his home at
Friendsville. He is a son Of Harvey