The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-07

hAAs anu WIS, W 4. DOlllldIl, oAA
Dewey avenue, member of the
409th Infantry, 103rd Division, of
the Seventh Army, stationed in
Austria, was recently promoted to
second lieutenant. Holder of the
Combat Infantry Badge (the badge
that General Patton said he would
rather possess than any decoration
he wears), Lieutenant Bohman has
been overseas since October, 1914.
with the Fifteenth United States
Army in Germany-Pfc. John F.
Carter, whose home address is 518
Chestnut street, Hagerstown, is
member of the Cannon Company of
the 302nd Infantry Regiment, the
company now assigned to Lieuten-
ant General Leonard T, Gerow's
Fifteenth Army.
The gunners of the 302d arrived
in France about three months after
"D-Day" with the Oath Infantry Di-
vision. In their Divisions sensa-
tional drive the Cannon Company
set up what they claim as some
thing of a record. According to
their officers, the gunners scored
five hits out of every seven shots
fired. This was despite the fact
that, in the latter days of the rush
into Germany, it was all open fight
ing which necessitated quick jumps
into action and the firing of the
Company's 1855 on hard surface
roads where they recoiled ten feet
after every shot.
And then came the German sur
render and assignment of the Can
non Company, along with other
gath Division Units, to the Fifteenth
Army. The Company parked its
guns in a hard stand and entered
upon a new task, the administration
of Displaced Persons Men of the
unit are now working near Dussel-
dorf, checking in, caring for and
dispatching back to their own lands
some of the thousands of Europe's
peoples whom Hitler tore from
their home lands as slave laborers
for Germany.
Aviation Cadet Harold (Curley)
Custer, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
Custer, Route 2, Hagerstown, and
husband of Mrs. Ruth Thomas Gust
er, $40 Potomac avenue, has been
transferred from Maxwell Field.
Alabama, to Carlstrom Field, Area
dia, Fla, for the next step in the
training course that leads to com
mission in the Army Air Corps as a
pilot.
Cadet Custer, graduate of Ha-
gerstown High School, class of '39,
began his training in the Air Corps
year ago last December, taking
his basic at Mama, Fla. He writes
home that he likes it fine at Carl
strom Field and has already COM
pleted his solo flight.
Sgt. William (Billie) L. Gelwicks.
son of Mr.. and Mrs c. F. Gelwiclxs,
613 North Mulberry street, arrived
home on Saturday on 30-day fur
Tough. The sergeant, gunner in
the 789th Bomb Squadron, com
pleted 81 missions over Germany
and wears the ETC. with three
battle stars and the Air Medal with
four Oak Leaf Clusters. He flew
back to the States and reported
that he had fine trip across.
Pvt. William E. Harne, whose
wife, Mrs. Blanche Harne, and their
four daughters-Sondra Lou, Bev-
erly Ann, Laurel Lee and Toba
Jean (the latter born on April 26)
lis now stationed at Camp Bland
ing.
Private Harne, who was indicted
into the Armed Forces on May 9th,
is former salesman for the Mar
chants Wholesale Grocery Company.
Naturally he is kinda lonely for his
wife and four daughters, so why
not drop him a line and cheer him
up bit? The address is: Pvt. Will
lam E. Harne, 33995S32, Co. D 229th
Bn., 69th Reg, Camp Blanding, Fla.
An Eighth Air Force Bomber Sta
ton, England-S/Sgt. William J.
Harper, 10, son of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
L. Harper, GIT W. Church St,
Hagerstown, BIZ Flying Fortress
tail gunner, who has flown approx
mately $4,000 miles during more
than 80 Eighth Air Force bombing
attacks, has recently been awarded
a fourth Oak Leaf Cluster to the
Air Medal for "meritorious achieve
ment'
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