The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-11-22
With Our Men
In The Service


SISgt. Arlcy c. Fike recently re-
ceived his honorable discharge from
the army medical corps at Olmulgee,
Oklahoma, and is now at his home
near Oakland with his wife and fam
lily. He is a son of Mrs. w. W. Fike
and the late Mr.. Fike, and had been
in service for four and one-half years.
James Louis Paugh, electricians
mate third class, kitzmiller, and other
Navy men who served on the fleet
oiler USS Kaskaslla, helped to take
that ship 271,O00 miles during the Pa
cific campaign to keep the L. S. fleet
supplied with essential fuel. The Kas-
kaskia serviced 900 ships, pouring
21O,585.34G gallons of fuel into the
fighting ships.
German Lee Thayer, quartermaster
first class, USNR., who spent four
years in the service, has been honor
ably discharged at the Separation
center at Bainbridge and arrived in
Oakland last Friday. He was a men,
Der of the crew USS New Mexico up
to the final stages of the war with
Japan when he was transferred to an
other vessel. He participated in most
of the major engagements in the Pa
cific. Thayer is a son of German
Thayer, of Deep Creek Lake, and a
grandson of T. c. limbaugh, Oak
land.
Pfc. Lawrence Riley is spending a
furlough here with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Riley, after having re-
turned recently from overseas. He was
met at Fort Storey, Va, several days
ago by his parents and accompanied
them to his home
Pfc. Donald O'Brien, son of G. CT
O'Brien. of Swanton, has re-enlisted
in the army for one-year period. He
had been at Camp Swift, Tex. with
the 23rd infantry and is now stationed
at Fort George G. Meade. During the
European conflict he was with the
third army, in France and Germany
A brother, Corp. John Marshall o.
Brien, VINO served almost three years
in the army, was recently discharged
at Camp Atterbury, Ind, and is now
at his home. He was with an artillery
unit in the Pacific area for twenty
two months, serving in the New
Guinea and the Philippine islands.
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Corporal Harold Trickett and Henry
Trickett, S PC, USNR., sons Of Mr.
and Mrs Fred Trickett, of Oakland,
recently met on Okinawa, their first
reunion in two years. Cpl. Trickett
expects to return to the States but
plans to see his brother again before
leaving He has been overseas two
years.
Staff SGT. Paul Wisseman, who has
been spending three-month furlough
with his father, c. c. Wisseman, and
his sister, Mrs. Ncvin Miller, Grants
vile, left Thursday to enlist in the
Navy air force.
Luther Huff, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira L. Huff and husband of Mrs. Anna
Shaffer Huff, Cumberland, was re-
Gently discharged at Randolph Field,
Texas, and is spending some time with
his parents in Grantsville.
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Carl Burton Glotfelty, USNR., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. O. j. Glotfelty, of
Grantsville, was discharged at Balm
bridge and arrived at home. He served
twenty-three months in the Pacific. A
1943 graduate Of Grantsville High
school, he wears eight campaign stars
for participation in the battles of the
Gilbert and Marshall islands, Two
Jima, the Philippines and Okinawa
His brother, Donald, who has served
in the merchant marine three years,
spent the past three weeks with his
parents.
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Sgt. John Mason, Of the U. S. Mar
inc corps, is now stationed at Saipan