Milford chronicle., 1945-05-04

father. Vernon Pearce Of the
promotion OF Bill Pcdrcc from 81 c
to CoXsWain. Bill is in the South
Pacific area.
W. j. Walker. Junior Engineer
in the Merchant Marine. stationed
at FairNI"w. Tennessee. is spending
part of his leave with Mr. and Mrs.
David +. Grccnlcy of South Walnut
street.
Mrs. Margaret H. Clark has re
ccivcd word of the arrival of her
husband, Pfc. Harry j. Clark. some
whore in Germany. Previous to
TINS h' VAS in England and then
Was Sent on To France.
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Lieutenant Mary VI. Schrey.
daughter of Mrs $. W. Schrey OF
Milford. was among the 200 grad
yates OF the Nurses Basic Training
Center at the Quartermaster School
at Camp Lee. Va. last Saturday.
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Private Gordon Clark. son of
MIR and Mrs. Thomas Clark, is now
stationed At Fort Leonard Wood,
Missouri. Gordon is Il graduate of
Milford EIi2h School and will he
glad To hear from his many friends.
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Dale W. Clifton :. G. / of the
|. >. Navy has returned to san
Diego, California where he is sta
toned after spending fifteen day
iurlou&h with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Ed Clifton of near Mil
ton and other relatives and friends.
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staff Sergeant William II. Hand
loser, Radar Tcchniciau. mas re-
Gently been transferred from Pv-
otc. Texas. to Army Air Base at
Sioux City, Iowa His wife is with
him. staff Sergeant IIandloser il,
the son of Mr.. and Mrs William f..
llandlOser of Greenwood
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Staff Sergeant Fred \. Till Of
the 1lth Armored Division. has
been awarded the Bronze Star Med
al for the Battle OF Germany. He
is Car Commander. Troop \. list
Cavalry Reconnaissance. He is the
son of Mrs Marie Till. Il. +. ID. /.
Milford. Before entering the Army
he was a member of the Delaware
State Guard. Company &.
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Marine staff Sergeant BOlcslouS
l.. kielbasa. 29 years old, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis \. kielhaSa Of
Pennington. was the only Della
Waro man to take part in the Ma
rinc assault on Okinawa. ii has
been announced by the Marine
Corps. He was member of a Ma
rinc air unit which landed ON the
Western Okinawa coast. Before his
enlistment in March. 1910. Serge
ant kielbasa was employed as a
spinning machine operator at the
Seaford plant OF the DUPONT Com
pany.
Charles Joseph HOyi of t,llcndalc
was commissioned second IcUtc-
nant in the Army OF the United
States today upon successful com
pletiOn of the Officer Candidate.
Cor!rsc AZ The Infantry School at
Fort Bonuin2, Georgia Lieutenant
HOyt is the son OF MIR. and Mrs.
Walter W. EIoyt of t,llendale. Della
ware The new Lieutenant was in
ducted into the Army on April -
l"43 and served with the 561 A. w
I|n. \. a. A. before going to officer
Candidate School four months ago
He held the rank of Corporal he
tore being commissioned. The new
cffictr attended Milford HiGh
School at Milford. Delaware.
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At Il 18th AAF P-47 Base in Italy
Private James ID. Stevens. son oi
Mrs. Lula Stevens. FarmingtOn
Delaware. now wears five Bronze
Rattle Stars on his Theatre Ribbon
for having taken part in five ma iOI
campaigns. The Tunisian. SiCilian
TWO phases Of the Italian anC
Southern France.
Private Stevens has shared tn,
dangers and hardshipS Ot life IN q
fast moving tactical fighter group
Which has been awarded the WaI
Department Unit Citation four out
standing performance of duty.
Overseas more than 80 months
Private Stevens is with veteran
flGhtCr-BOmhcr Group Of the 12t!
Air Force, which is actively pneaG-
ed in BOmhin@ and strafing oi
enemy military installations in the
20 Valley and the BrCnnCr Pass.
The Air Medal has been awarded
TO Lieutenant Herbert VI. Hazard
son of MIR. and Mrs Harry +. Haz-
Zard OF LCWcS, for mcritOriOus
achievement as Thunderholt pi-
lot with the 10Th Fighter Group
veteran 18th Air Force fighter
bomber unit in Italy. Lieutenant
Hazard received the award fol
outstanding performance in a rock
ct attack against enemy ground in
StallatlOnS near NillaCO. Austria. OF
March >. Overseas since last 40
Vember. he has flown more than
% combat missions in Germany
Austria, lugOSlavia, and Italy. His
group, which has flown more thar
1000 sOrties against the enemy
operates with the British Dcserr
Air Force Command. Li"utcnan'
Hazard received his commission
in April 1914.
Av
Sergeant Donald +. Kirby. 23
son of Mrs. Cora Kirby. of Route ,
Milford, Delaware mas been award
cd his second Oak Leaf Cluster t.
the Air Medal for "Merit0riou.
achievement" during Eighth Al
EOrco bombing attackS ON German