Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-01-25
NelUs Of Service Men & Women

/ NeWs OF SerUic.
The Sentinel, this week received
the following letter from Cpl. Ed
gar Davis who is now in Belgium
"Just finished reading recent is
sue of your fine paper. 1t arrives
with surprising regularity and il
J would be futile for me to attempt
to describe the pleasure / receive
from it. 1t was real tonic to read
the home news, the good work be-
ing accomplished at home, and just
to see a good American newspaper
Suppose you and others at nome
are really getting more of the war
news than I am, but there are
many interesting happenings that
l am experiencing which will live
in my memory forever. | have been
in five countries since arriving
overseas and it all makes me ap-
preciate the u. S., and Maryland
especially, more than ever. Trust
that 1916 will be very prosperous
and bountiful year for you" Sin
cerely, Ed.
Pfc. James L. Moore, with the
Fifth Army in italy, and formerly
of Germantown, helped carry vital
ly needed rations, water and am
munition to a unit of the 349th
''Krautkiller" Regiment, 88th
''Blue Devil" Division, fighting ii.
the Appenine Mountains on the
Fifth Army front in northern Italy
recently. Members of the carrying
party, with the heavy supplies on
their backs, followed the dough-
boys as they pried the fanatical
Germans from the heights.
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Pfc. Benjamin F. Aud, Jr., q,
son Of the Rev. Benjamin F. Aud,
pastor of the DISQUALIFICATION
Methodist Church, and Mrs. Aud,
has been reported missing in action
since Dec. Fl in Germany, the War
Department has notified his par
ents. A native of Denver, Pfc. Aud
came to Montgomery County in
1871. He enlisted in the Army in
June 1913. According to his par
ents, he was in the Army Specialize
ed Training Program for six
months after entering the service,
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Tech. Sgt. Joseph Elmer Hoyle,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer E.
Hoyle, Gaithersburg, was wounded
November 26 while fighting with
the Ord Army in France, the War
Department mas informed his par
ents. He is recovering in a hospital
in England from shrapnel wounds
in his left hip. The Purple Heart
he was awarded has been received
by his parents. Sergt. Hoyle went
overseas last September after
training at Camp Gordon, Ga.
Pvt. Marshall Dixon, "a, Rock
vile, was wounded in action in
Luxembourg this month, the War
Department has notified his moth
er, Mrs. Olivia Dixon. He has
been in the Army about five and a
half years and went overseas in
April. His wife, Mrs. Virginia Dix
on, is now at her former home in
South Carolina. Pvt. Dixon is a
native of Montgomery County. He
has brother, Pvt. Merrill Dixon.
in Australia.
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Two boys from Dickerson, re-
Gently sent overseas, would like
very much to hear from their
friends back home. They are: Cpl.
Robert L. Robertson, Jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Robertson, Dick
erson, and Pvt. Wellstood Upton,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Tip
ton, Dickerson. Contact their par
ents for their addresses.
Pfc. Calvin Lee King, son of
Mrs. Avondale King, Gaithersburg,
is receiving treatment at Finney
General Hospital for injuries re-
ceived overseas. He served with
the infantry in France and was
wounded on November by a hand
grenade during an allied attack
Young King entered the service
August 2, 1943 at Camp Lee, Va
and also served at Ft. Benning, Ga
and FIT. jackson, S. c. before going
overseas. He is graduate OF Dam
ascus High School. He wears the
Combat Infantry Badge, Purple
Heart, Good Conduct Medal anc
European Theater of Operations
ribbon with two bronze stars.
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Coast Guardsman Herbert NJ