Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-08-09

Elizabeth Whitney, head tea
Stcinberg, Carolyn White, Phil
European theater of operations.
While there he was awarded the
European campaign ribbon with
| three battle stars. Before enter
! ing the service Pvt. Brewer was
employed by the Peoples Life In
surance Company.
Felix j. Simmons 1-c, of 504
Monroe Street, Rockville was one
of the 80 persons rescued from
a four-motored transport plane
forced down near Jap-held is
| lands while en- route to the United
! States. Shortly after the plane
went down it was sighted by a
Navy provision ship. During res
cue operation, one of the pontoons
of the plane crashed into the
stern of a motor whale boat, de-
stroying the tiller and throwing
the crew members of the provs-
ion ship into the sea. Expert
maneuvering with an improvised
rudder control resulted in the
saving of both mems lives.
X
Cpl. Lake McCrossin has just
left for overseas for combat on a
BIO as gunner. He has just
finished training at Clovis, N. M.
Army Air Field. His wife and
two sons live at their home in
Glen, and anyone desiring to
write him may get his address
there.
Pvt. Edward P. Wilson, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Wilson
II, 1903 S. Adams street, Rockville
has been enrolled at Scott FielC
Army Air Force Training radi,
school. At the completion OF
training here, he will by qualified
for further duty as a radio tech
nician and may become one of the
many Scott Field graduates serv
ing as members of American
bomber crews, at AAF grouno
stations or on the world-wid,
battle fronts of the Army Always
! Communications System. Pvt. Will
son attended the Richard Mont
gomery High School.
X
Ems. Edward C. Wilson, USNR
of Brookeville, has reported to the
Naval Training Station, Norfolk
Va, to receive instruction fol
duties aboard destroyer of tn,
Atlantic Fleet. He is the son. OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wilson Of
Brookeville. Two brothers are
in the service. Ems. Wilson at
tended the University of Va.
X
Guy T. Weddle, son of D. R
Weddle of Rockville, has been pro
NOTED to Master Sergeant with tn,
18th AAF's Ringmasters, P-3I
Lightning group. Sgt. Weddl,
formerly was employed by tn,
Western Electric Company il
Washington, d. c.
X
Francis w. White, ANN &c
now in the Philippines, with
patroling bombing squadron, send
his picture in Japanese gear, pick
ed up in the hills. Francis is tn,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Roland G
White, of Washington, forme
resident of the county who's,
elder son, Roland G. White, Jr
J was killed in Italy in the last o
the European action. Franci
writes, "the islands are plenty no
right now. He did not mean til
weather.
Pvt. Charles Stewart, Jr., o
Berwyn, Nd, has been awarde,
the Combat Infantryman's Badg
for exemplary performance o
duty in action against the Japs
He has been previously awarde,
the Expert Infantryman's Badge
given for meeting the highes
standards of the American Infan
tryman. Pvt. Stewart is a vet
eran of three campaigns and sine,
February has been participating
in the Philippines Liberation Cam
paign, seeing action in the rugged
mountainous regions of Northern
Luzon. He Is eligible to wear tn,
ic-Pacific Overseas Ribbon
with two battle stars and tn,
Philippine Liberation Ribbon will
one battle star.