Milford chronicle., 1944-08-25
SERVICE
SLANTS

Ebe T. Reynolds, Jr., of Green
: wood, has been promoted to tn
rank of master sergeant at an al
base of the 18th Air Force in South
ern Italy where he is crew chief il
the ground crew of a B-24 Liberia
tor. Master Sergeant Reynolds en-
tered the Air Corps in October O
1912 and has been overseas since
March of this year, being stationed
first in North Africa. His brother
Corporal John w. Reynolds, who
has been in the service since March
of 1943, and who attended A. S. T.
P. at the University of Wisconsin
before that program was discOn-
tinued, is now serving with the
Signal Corps somewhere in the
Pacific area.
Staff Sergeant Lister W. jump,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur II.
Jump. of Houston, has been pro-
NOTED from the rank of technician
fourth grade, it. was announced to-
day by Headquarters, Army Ground
Forces, Eieutenant-Heneral Ben
Lear, commanding. In civilian life
he was employed by the Atlantic
Refining Company of Wilmington.
Sergeant Jump was inducted June
10, 1942, at Fort Dix, N. J. Assign
ed to the infantry he received his
recruit training at Fort George G.
Meade. Maryland. He is currently
attached TO. the Quartermaster Sec
ton of the Army Ground Forces
Headquarters, Army War College.
He was transferred to this Head
quarters in ApRil;sl944.
t.7ne "a y ....I
Flying Home may he funny
name for ii bomber" said Master
Sergeant Adolphus R. Birmingham.
80 years old. crew chief at a 18th
AAF Biberator bomber base in
Italy. :"but to us ground crew men.
that name is our inspiration. The
more we keep our ship flying. the
sooner we'll all get home is the
way we see it. For that reason. we
are all mighty devoted to her.
And it's not an eight hour day
job, keeping a heavy LiberatOr
bomber operating at peak etficien-
cy. Regardless of weather condi-
Lion, many are the days when we
sweat over her for "a hours at a
stretch, so that she'll be ready and
able when scheduled" perhaps
some day soon, her job will be fin
shed and she will be flying home.
lying home from a Europe at
PEACE" Sergeant Brittingham is
he son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
of Millsboro. Prior to
the armed forces on
March 10, 1912. he was a poultry
armer.
Staff Sergeant Clarence o. Dono-
ran of Milton, a gunner on a B-24
4iberatOr heavy bomber. has been
lwarded the Distinguished Flying
Cross for extraordinary achieve
nent in aerial combat. Sergeant
Donovan is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Enoch W. Donovan of Milton. In
civilian life he was a tractor op-
,rator. Since arrival in the Eu-
'opean theatre, December. l943.
lie has flown on 35 bombing mis-
ions over Germany and enemy Oc-
upied Europe. He holds the air
MEDAL with three oak leaf clus-
ers. The citation reads in part:
For extraordinary achievement,
lhile serving as gunner on bonn
ardment missions over Continen-
al Europe. Displaying great cour-
ge and skill, Sergeant Donovan
as materially aided in the sue
ess of each mission. The courage,
and skill displayed by Ser .
cant Donovan on all these occa- ;
ions reflect the highest credit
pom himself and the armed forces 5
f the United States" /
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Italy, August Z, 1914 I
lear Folks: I
How are you all getting along? G
am fine and hope that you are $
II the same. | haven't received
ny letters from you lately, but / I
less that my mail will soon catch a
p with me. | am back for rest G
Ow. 1t sure is nice to get break a
ice in a while.
l went to town yesterday and l a
ent to the Red Cross to get some h
,ffee and doughnuts, and / bet Z
,u don't know who l saw. | saw
Peanut" Ellingsworth. sure was F
Irprised to see him over here. n
e is stationed only a short walk
ON me. He told me to tell you s
at we saw each other, and to tell t,
s folks that he is o. X. There d
e a few boys in his outfit that
e from Delaware, but he is the P
lly one that l knew. |;
Well, it won't be much longer S
fore l will be over here two II
.ars and l sure am ready to go S
,me. (
l can't think of much more to S
rite so l will close. So long, P
Your son,