Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-10-27
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where he was on the Finders Kee
pers program at WEAF and VOL
$12. Miss Rathmell was the forme
Miss Dorothy Pierce.
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Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Walls o
New Castle, formerly of George
town, received a telegram from tn,
War Department, that their son
Private William G. Walls, wal
wounded in action in Italy on DC
tober 3. He will be i'm a hospita
for some time as he has lost the
sight of one eye. He is the grand
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Hal
of North Milford
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Private Burton Il. Satterfield, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin G. Satter-
field of Ridgely. Md, and husband
of Mrs. Madalyn Tucker Satter-
field of Harrington, spent ten days
at home with his wife and daugh-
ter. enrOute from Camp Wheeler
Ga, to Fort Benning, Georgia. Pri-
vate Satterfeld was employed at
the General Baking Company at
Harrington before entering the
service in May. Private Satterfield's
brother. Lieutenant r. A. Satter-
field is now serving in France.
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/ Camp Chaffee. Ark.
October II. 1914
Milford Chronicle
Milford, Delaware
/ Hello FOlks:-
/ | want to thank you for the
Chronicle that you have been send
/ ing to me for some time now, and
also send you my latest address.
I sure enjoy reading the home town
news. no matter where | am.
The farther a guy is from home,
the more he looks forward to re-
ceiving his paper.
Thanks again.
Sergeant George NJ. Orwell
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Dear Sirs:-
This is to inform you that my
address has been changed from p.
II. Camp, Easton. Md. to Philadel-
phia.
l am from Milford and recently
returned from overseas. While in
Persia / always read the copy you
sent my buddy, Robert Dufendach.
and thoroughly enjoyed reading the
news from home. Now that | am
receiving it myself l would sin
cerely appreciate it if you would
send my copies to my new address.
Thanking you,
Private Woodrow Dickerson
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Staunton, Va
October 10. 1914
Dear Family:
This is the first uncensored let
ter l have written in two years.
and as l look up at the sky / say
"Hurrah, for U. S. A." Let me make
them big ''U. So Ait*EIo .5s ID. }
1t can now tell you about that
terrible day, July 80, 1914. 1t is
burned in my memory to last.
Twas in France. l was hit by
butterfly bomb" giving me Is
body wounds, and shrapnel tore
into my spine, cutting off piece
of one vertebra. l was hurried by
plane across the channel to an
English hospital, where | received
the best care from nurses. skilled
medicos and even had two spe-
cialists from London, so valuable
did Old England consider this back
of mine.
/ wish l could send the mess
age up and down Uncle Sans do
main, and shout the marvellous do
ings of these medical men. Why.
the London majors would not have
been more careful in surgery had
they been paid million dollars.
| wish | could tell every wage
Garner in America, when he feels
taxes are high or too big a slice
is cut off his pay check, that | had
40 shots of Pencillin, each valued
at SO. | can hear that grand
young major say $500 to a civil
ian, free to you Motor Sergeant"
And l am only one of the tens of
thousands who can come back be-
cause of this money from Ameri-
cans at home.
Mother, l had some wonderful
souvenirs-lost and gone, though
saved a German medical kit, but
turned the contents over to the
nedico. except the operating knife {
am sending you.
AS lie here. l can think of some
unny things like one day last year
n Sicily, l. with five assistants.
we're repairing truck. {
All seemed peaceful and quiet. (;
reached for my tool kit and one '
If the mechanics was already OPP ;
ming his, when we heard a noise s
nd saw not many yards away
core of men coming toward us.
. Scared? We were scared stiff!
OR as we looked they kept COM
ng more and more. My buddy said !
We're prisoners" but 10, and be-
old the leader was waving a white i
They had mistaken l
ur steel kits for machine guns s
nd came from their hiding places I
lao Italians-and surrendered to {
S. We were tickled pink as we I
them straight to the gem {
raj. {
Another big scare of mine with s
pleasant ending was when I re- {
,eived a sealed envelope from {
he General after had been made |
Iotor Sergeant. Scared? Sure, why (
,ouId he write to little me unless
o call me a mo count cur" Oh,
oy. did it puff me up with pride!
Iy outfit was pronounced the best
quipped in the division-best
rivers and mechanics. Well, why
ct? Didn't we get it at Benning
nd Knox, and didn't / start from I
Delaware.
So glad to get the Chronicle. / J