The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-05-04

repairing of the Brest and st
Malo Harbors he now has an.
above-Water assignment and IS
with a group of army engineers
who are constructing a bridge
over the Rhine, which incident
ny, is their first over this strearfis
On going overseas in Deem
Der, ig43, Gresham was first sent
10 England but in July, 1914, he
vert to Continental Europe
where he participated in the Nor
mandy. Northern France. ana
Germany campaigns.
, His wife, Mrs. Marguerite Gre
ham, resides at 100 N. Pascagou4
a street.
Morris Pool Promoted
From the US Army Forces in
he Pacific areas comes the
news that Pvt. Morris A. Poole
las recently been promoted TO
private first class.
Pc. Poole, who is the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Poole Of
Grand Bav, Ala, is now stationed
at an advance base in the Pafau
Islands. He has been with his
present unit since September,
1914.
Pvt. Helma Sherman In Hospital
Word has been received that
Pvt. Helma S. Sherman WAC
daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Sher-
man, 300 Lake street, Pascagou-
la, has been admitted to the AFT
Regional and Convalescent hos
pital. Miami district, for treat
ment and observation.
Ensign T. w. Hudson Goes To
Seattle
After a visit of about ten days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. w. Hudson, and other rela-
tives in Pascagoula, Ensign T.
w. Hudson departed Tuesday for
Seattle Wash. whefe he will be
assigned to duty on a ship.
Ensign Hudson was recently
graduated from a Naval Officers
school at Chapel Hill, N. c.
Pvt. Francis Brondum Concludes
Visit Home
After spending a l5-day fur
Tough with his parents, Mr., and
Mrs. w. C. Brondum on Spring
street. Pascagoula, Pvt. Francis
Brondun departed Wednesday
night for Minneapolis where he
boarded a plane for the journey
back to Fairbanks, Alaska, where
he has been stationed for the past
year.
Pete Avara Joins Paratroopers
Mr.. and Mrs. Travis Avara Of
Pascagoula have just received
notification from their son. Pvt.
p. w. Avara, better known as
Pete that he has just been
sworn in as a p%aratrooper. Pete
entered the service about ten
weeks ago at Camp Shelby
whence he was sent to Camp
Fannin, Texas, for five weeks
OF basic training before he could
join the paratroopers. He passed
through the rigorous test and is
now undergoing nine weeks Of
training to fit him for his chosen
branch of the service.
Mrs. Avara recently visited her
son at Camp Fannin, near Tyler,
Texas.
Pfc. Thomas j. Dixon With
Regiment Recently Cited
Friends of Pfc. Thomas j. Dix
on. III, of Moss Point, will be
interested to learn that he is a
member of the Polar Bear reg
iment recently awarded the Mer-
itorious Service Plaque and that
he is now entitled to wear a gold
wreath on his left sleeve.
The award was for superior
performance Of duty in the ac-
complishment of exceptionally
difficult tasks in the Fifth Army
front in Italy.
The regiment is part of the
85th Custer" division.
Cpl. T. q. GsllaspY Attending
Radio School
The Public Relations office at
Truax Field Madison, Wis, an
nounces that Cpl. Thomas B.
Gallaspy, Jr., of 1859 Buena Wis
Ia street, Pascagoula, has been
enrolled in the AAF Training
Commands aircraft radio me-
chanics school at Truax Field.