Milford chronicle., 1945-06-15

sc or the stanton. Is SpenulllS
ten day leave with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Wilkins
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Edgar NJ. Welch. I. S. ". son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Welsh, is
spending several days with his par
ents in Milford and RehObOth.
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Bill Adkins. son of Dr. and Mrs
Lester o. Adkins. is spending a
30-day furlough with his parents
Bill has been in the +. T. O. for
quite some time
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Mr.. and Mrs. j. Lewis Wright
have received word that their son.
Joseph L. Wright, +. NJ. SC, has
arrived safely in the Pacific Be
fore sleaving the States he called
home and said tell all his friends
hello"
Sergeant Thomas r. Williams Is
spending furlOugh with his
mother. Mrs. Elmer r.. Williams
Sergeant Williams is assigned to
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which is now in drydOck for re-
pairs.
Sergeant William Lester Nor
gan left on Monday for Fort Ord.
Cal. after spending thirteen-day
delay en- route with his wife and
daughter. of Bridgeville, and other
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and Glendale.
2nd. Lit Harry r. DerricksOn
son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard J
DerricksOn. 101 East 4th ST. OF
Milford, Delaware, presently sta
toned at Smoky Hill Army Ali
Field. Salina, Kansas. has been
awarded the Army Air Forces
Air Medal. it was announced by Col
Ralph w. Rodieck, Station Com
mander.
First Lieutenant Bernard Gle
mcnts was promoted to his present
rank on May II. somewhere in Ger
many. Bernard is with a Combat
Engineers outfit and was also il
France Staff Sergeant Charles
Buster" Clements is now in Trim
idad after being in Italy for one
and half years. They are both the
sons of Mr. and Mrs. David Gle
ments Another son. Jim, is will
the Signal Corps.
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Sgt. William A. Zencak. OF Shaw
nee Road. Milford. Del. husband
of Mrs. Adele Zencak. who in ci
william life was garage foreman O
General Baking Company, entered
the army January :. 1911. and ha:
been overseas 80 months with the
Second Armored Division He par
ticipated in the North African. ST
Gillian, Normandy Northern France
Belgium. Holland and German cam
paigns. and his decorations in
clude a Unit Citation Award. H,
has amassed total. OF, 12p. point
under the redeplOyment program
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Second Lieut.. Harold |. Sal
mons. Jr.. 20 years old. son of MI
and Mrs. H. |. SalmOns, of Wood
crest. formerly of Milford wa
recently graduated as a member o
the second B-29 class to complet
its combat crew training at TIL
Davis -MOnthan Field, Tucson. Ari7
Lieutenant SalmOnS will soon jOi
the 20th Air Force overseas fO
combat duty against the Japs A
bOmbardier he has passed rigi
tests, both physical and mental.
become SuperfOrt crew membe
He was student at the Eirgini
Polytechnic Institute for one yea
before entering the service in Ma
1943.
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Staff Sergeant Raymond Schu
man, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thoms
L. Farens of Milford, has been +
turned to the United States in
group of 1900 enlisted men, Il
first group in Pacific Ocean Are;
to be selected under the Army's +
adjustment program. Sergea
Schurman, who had been Overse;
q months, after entering the Arm
in December, 1899, had 118 poin
under the readjustment point sy
TEN. A member of a bOmbardme
group. he had seen action in Il
Gilberts, Marshalls, Carolines al
Marianas and had been station
on Maxim, Engibe, Apamama, So
pan and Hawaii He wears the A
Medal with four Oak Leaf Cluster
the Distinguished Flying Gro
with one Oak Leaf Cluster. t
Good Conduct ribbon with one ha
tie star. the Asiatic-Pacific ribb
with two stars and the Americ;
Defense ribbon.