The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-03-29
Relates Experiences

sas State college for six months.
Relates Experiences
Robert Martini who was 4 former
manager of the Carnation Company
receiving station here. has written a
letter to H. C. Riggs relating a few
of his experiences while in action on
the western front He is Il captain in
the U. S. Army. He relates: Il took
a rifle company over, departing from
New York in October 1914. Spent
month in South Wales toughening up
the troops, moved to Belgium in time
to meet the German break-through.
Fought through the Ardennes forest
campaign and pushed the ferries back
into Germany. We then moved down
into France to help straighten out the
COlmar- Iiagenau line where | lasted
three days | was hit by mortar fire
on February 2. suffering severe la
cerations Of the left kidney, compound
cOmminuted fracture of the left upper
arm and generations Of the left low
Job the army medical corps is doing
received aid and AN operation in
record time. | was evacuated to the
States by air on March Is and I'm
now hospitalized within 200 miles of
home. All my wounds are now healed.
However, my arm is still in a cast
and | have radial paralysis of the left
hand III probably be here 3 or 4
months undergoing neuro-surgery. |
am feeling fine and my morale is tops.
I'm sure the home folks will be inn
pressed and pleased by the high spir-
it's of the returning wounded. ! have
seen hundreds of amputation cases in
the seven hospitals have been pro-
cessed through, and I've yet to find
one Of them Respondent" The letter
was written from Mcclure General
Hospital, Richmond, Va.
Mrs. John Williams has received
word from her husband, who left the
States in February, that he has ar
rived in the Hawaiian islands. Cpl.
Williams has been in the service more
than year. He received his training
at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey.
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Samuel E. Butt, Jr., S c, sta
toned at cambridge Naval Training
station, is spending few days this
week with relatives and friends in
, Oakland.
Paul Allen Naylor, S PC, who just
completed his recruit training at the
Naval Training station at cambridge,
is spending a nine day leave here
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Naylor.
Lieut.. GgD William w. Grant, U.
, S. Navy, who has been at the naval
air station at Ottumwa, Iowa, since
last October taking a course in naval
aeronautics, is spending several days
here with his parents, DR.. and Mrs.
W. W. Grant, while waiting reassign-
ment. Prior to being transferred to
Ottumwa Lieut.. Grant was on an air
craft carrier in the Pacific, partici-
pating in numerous engagements.
Ensign DeCorsey E. Bolden, U. s.
Navy air corps, who has been taking
additional instruction at New Orleans,
La, arrived in Oakland Tuesday night
to spend about a weeks leave with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emroy Boil
den, before leaving for Norman, Okla,
where he will be an instructor in some
phase Of naval aviation.
Raymond CLANCY, naval petty Off
Ger, who has been in the Pacific ac-
ton on one of the battleships of the
fleet, was here for brief period with
relatives. He is recuperating from a
LEG wound received in one Of the en-
gagements with the enemy.
Harry Biser, II, son Of Edgar Biser,
left Oakland Tuesday for voluntary
enlistment in the U. S. Navy.
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Cpl, Maxine Frantz, Sgt Josephine
Hauser, Arlington, Va, L. S. Marine
corps reserve; Cadet nurse Evelyn
Hauser, Cumberland; and Sgt. Robert
Foster, of Arlington, were weekend
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Darwin
Hauser.
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Word has been received from Pfc.
: Donald Evans, by his wife, that he
has been transferred from France to
Germany. This is the first message re-
2 ceived in some time. He is attached