Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1945-01-26

Irving Bowls. RM. SO. arrived in
Milford Mondat night for a four
day leave.
Cpl. Donald y. Lofand spent
ten days with his parents. Mr. and
Mrs Alfred LOfland. of Greenwood.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Brown
have received word from their SON.
2nd Lieut.. Herman G. Brown. thar
he has arrived safely in Italy.
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Corporal Donald Lofand has re-
turned to Camp Beale Calf, after
spending II days with his wife
Mrs Donald LOhand. and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry II. Hamilton
Of HarbeSOn 1--we received word
that their son 'rivate William r..
Hamilton. had arrived someW here
in India
Pvt. james Murphy is spending
tcn-day leave with his parents
Mr. and Mrs Eugene Murphy, at
their home ON Washington Street
here in Milford.
Douglas Lynch. Seaman G. has
returned to New York after spend
ing Il 36-day furlough with his par
cnts. Mr. and Mrs. George VI.
Lynch. Doug spent II months oy-
crSeaS.
Corporal Everett w Bennett who
is stationed AT ForI Worth. Texas,
is spending a l9-day furlough at
his home i'm Milford with his wife
Alberta Bennett and daughter: also
at the home of his father and mo-
Their in Slaughter Neck. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joshua s Bennett and family.
He will return to his base on Jan
nary 80.
Sgt. Marvin Il. Hitch, of s Della
ware Avenue. Milford. Del. just
graduated from the Special Diesel
Course at the Ordnance school,
Aberdeen Proving Ground. Md.
Sgt. Hitch is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. X. c. Hitch, who reside III
Milford. He will return to his
regular station where his address
will be l495th Eng. Camp Swift.
Texas
S/Sgt Elmer Clark 81 years old
son of Mrs Lulu Clark, Milford
Del, is now at the Army Air Forces
Comvalescent Hospital. Fort Thorn
as, Ky, for a period OF rest. rec
reatiOn and therapy.
An engineer-gunner on B-2fs
Sgt. Clark was wc"nded while on
the ground when h>gb d fragment
of Japanese bomb i'll the south
west Pacific. He was returned I,
the L. D. on December /. 1914.
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Sgt Everett Morris is spending
ii u day furlough at his home il
Greenwood, Del. Sgt. Morris en-.
tered the service in February o
1912, and after spending three
months at Camp Lewis, Washing
ton. was sent to the North PaCi..>
He spent Il year on the PribilO
Islands and Il year and a half NOR
in the AlcutianS. having saiIct
from Amchitka for the Unite,
States ON December 24th He viii
return to AshVille ~ c.. on Feb
rlary 9Th.
Corporal James S. Webb has re
Gently been promoted TO sergeant
Sergeant Webb is the son of Nh
and Mrs. f. A. Webb Jr.. OF Mil
ford Neck He has been oversee
II months and is with the sat
AirdrOme Squadron in th& Neither
lands East Indies He has been i
Australia and New Guinea. Serge
ant Webb was an employee of tn
j. G. Penney store before cntorin
the service in February, 1913 Hi
wife Mrs Theresa Webb, lives o
North East Sixth street
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John f. Argo, Milford. Del.
gunner with ii Twelfth Air Fore
B-25 BOmbardment Group base
on the island of Corsica. has re
Gently been promoted to staff SCI
geant.
This Delaware serviceman HI;
been overseas for seven month
with veteran Billy Mitchc
group which has long been Il SUI
day. punch" of the Twelfth Arm
Airs Forces. His group has pa
ticipated in every major camrais
since the Allies first invaded Mort
Africa over two years ago.
His parents. Mr.. and Mrs. IIa
ny II. Ar&o. live on South Ea,
Front Sired. Milford. Del.