The Coolidge examiner., 1945-03-23
News Exchange Column For
Coolidge Men In The Armed Forces

stroyer escort when he was fiji
teen. After his discharge Corbitt
waited only to become of navy age
before .reinlisting in November of
1914. His mother, is the late Mrs
C. E. Tindall. A brother, Sgt
Jack j. Corbitt, is also serving
overseas. Their sister Boots"
makes her home in Coolidge.
1T. VIRGIL CHANDLER has
landed safely at an undisclosed
destination in the European theat-
er of operations, according to word
received Monday by his mother.
Mrs. E. D. Chandler. The coun-
try is one of rolling hills and
farm lands and he will like it much
better than his base in the South
Pacific, he is sure the lieutenant
writes. Mrs. Chandler and their
daughter, Carol. are with friends
in Norfolk, Virginia.
HFC. LIE Ut NV
hurt some time ago in a transporta-
ton accident, has been given a
medical discharge from the army
and is at present at the ranch home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Y.
Tiffany. He entered service in
March of 1543 and served ten
months in the European theater of
operations. He and Mrs. Tiffany,
nee Ruth Lavon Mathews, of Casa
Grande, plan to make their home in
Phoenix.
M/Sqt. Lawrence L. Tiffany
and Mrs. Tiffany, on furlough from
FIT. Knox, Kentucky, visited his
parents for a few days this week.
He expects to be sent on overseas
duty in the near future.
GEORGE sHIPLEY, F 2/c, will
leave tomorrow to report for du-
ty at San Diego, California, at
the conclusion of a weeks leave
spent visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Shipley. George
has just completed fireman's school
and is awaiting further orders.
While attending school he saw
Stanley Ellis, Larry Johnson,
Charles Fairchild and Billy Har-
mon, all Coolidge boys. 1T sure
makes fellow feel better to see
some of the boys from home"
Shipley said.
WILLIAM PEW, SIX 2/c, has
recently been sent from San Fran
cisco to Naval Auxiliary Station,
Bakersfield, California, where he
expects to be stationed for some
time, according to letter re-
ceived this week by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Pew. He is
doing commisary office work, Or
dering supplies for the field, Pew
wrote. He recently returned to
the States after 80 months ser
vice on a destroyer in the Central
Pacific.
FRANK A. LYNCH has been pro-
NOTED to private first class and
returned to Kansas City, Missouri,
after completing a course at pro-
peller school in st. Joseph, Mis-
souri,, according to word received
this week by his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Tad Lynch.
SGT. HEISEL (DUTCH) MAR
TIN, recently wounded in the knee
and ankle while serving in the b
uropean theater of operations, is
now able to be up, according to a
letter received this week by his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. d. Mar
tin. The sergeant is GONZALES
cling in hospital in Holland. This
is the second time he has been
wounded
PVT. GEORGE n. TIFFANY,
who has been stationed at Pyote
Army Air Field, Pyote, Texas, has
recently been sent on overseas
duty. according to word received
by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Y.
Tiffany. Two other brothres, Bill
ly, S 1/C, serving in the South Pa
cific at last notification, and Sgt.
Harold. whose outfit is now in
Luzin, have not been neard from
for over four months. Mrs. Tiff
fany said. They are trying to get
news of the boys through the Red
hrokhnr nt