Milford chronicle., 1944-05-19

Lieutenant Olin Snyder of CamT
Edwards, Mass, was in Milford fol
the past weekend.
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Word has been received that Cap
tain Oliver A. James has been
lately promoted to the rank OF
major.
Private Robert Bochler of Fort
Monmouth. N. j., was the weekend
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E
Baynum.
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Sergeant Delbert d. McCOlley
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McCOl-
ley, somewhere overseas, will Gel
ebrate his 9th birthday on May
10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison w. Lynch
have received word from their son
Bill, Seaman 2/c. that he is at
tending Sound School in Key West
Florida.
Private Mitchell C. Greenly OF
the Motor Detachment in New York
City has been spending a Today
furlough with his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Greenly of South Wal
nut street, Milford.
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Private Kenneth L. Warrington
son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Reese War
ringtOn of Greenwood, graduated
from Clerical School at CAM
Grant, Ill. He also received the
Good Conduct Medal"
Staff Sergeant Olin NJ. Kerscy of
Woodside has been promoted from
sergeant by a Twelfth Air Force
fighter group which has seen action
in the Egyptian. Libyan, Tunisian,
Sicilian. and Italian campaigns.
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Corporal William Lynwood Bid
die, U. S. Marine Corps, 9th Air
Wing, Atlantic Field, n. C.. and
wife have returned TO Atlantic, n.
c.. after a visit with friends and |
relatives at Harrington. Smyrna
and Philadelphia.
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Pvt. Donald o. LOnand. sta
toned at Camp Miles Standish,
Mass, has recently been pro-
NOTED to corporal, and has been
awarded the good conduct medal.
His wife is the former Miss Dor
othy Warren of Lincoln.
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Sergeant Tom Williams of the
Medical Corps. arrived home on
Tuesday TO be the guest of his mo-
ther, Mrs. Elmer T. Williams un-
til Monday. Sergeant Williams has
just returned from another trip to
the war area on a hospital ship.
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Captain James l.. Latchum. who
has been an instructor in military
sciene at Princeton University,
Princeton, y. j., for the past six
months, has now been assigned to
headquarters of the 4th Field Ar
tillery Training Division at Fort
Bragg, n. c., and made adjutant.
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Captain and Mrs. Robert Reed
returned to White Sulphur Springs,
W. Va, on Thursday after spend
ing a ten-day leave with Mrs. G.
T. Reed at her home on South Wal
nut street. Captain Reed is sta
toned at Ashford General Hospi-
tai.
Sergeant John r. Rogers. Jr.,
who has been stationed in Puerto
Rico for the past % months. phOn-
ed his mother. Mrs. Reynolds ROg-
ers, of Frcdcrica. on Sunday. con-
veying the Mothers Day greetings
and sending messages to friends
and family at home.
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Private Oliver l.. Andrews of
Fort Eustis, Va. and wife and son
Edward of Chester. Pa. spent the
past weekend with Mrs. Andrews [
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Fav-
niger of Milford. Mr.. and Mrs. Fav-
niger also have been entertaining I
this week their son and daughter /
in-law. Corporal and Mrs. Earl
Favinger of Camp Campbell. Ky.
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Camp Rucker, Ala.
Dear Sir:
want to thank each and every .
one of you who are responsible for
me receiving the Milford Chronicle
weekly. | surely appreciate it
more than you people realize. 1t
means a lot to us fellows in the
service to keep contact with the
news at home. So thanks again!
Alfred McIlvaine.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Witt of
near Milford were delighted and
surprised when their son, Staff Ser :
geant Charlie Alice Witt phOncd
them from somewhere in this cOun- :
try. Sergeant Witt was one of the :
members of the old 19Sth Coast {
and has been overseas :
for almost 80 months. He will soon :
be home to spend 30-day leave a
with his parents. ,
Blueiacket George Webb, Sea-
man 2Ic, 43 Fisher avenue, Mil :
ford. completed his recruit train :