Milford chronicle., 1945-01-19

Private Max Orkin. 10 years old.
OF the G3"th Field Artillery. son OF
Harry Orkin and the lat" Mrs.
Taube O"kin OF Milford. has been
honored by receiving t|lt CroiA de-
Guere Tor oUIstandiNp service.
with the French EXpcditioualy
r'ordM in Italy. He is now report
I'll attached TO the FIRST French
Army. Private Orkin also served
with the battalion when it was or
ganiled III this country before 90
R'n9 overseas He Went into the
Army in May. 1884, and received
his training AZ Fort Bragg. and
Camp Handing. before going 10
England. He served in thu North
African. SjciliAu. and Italian cam
pai4ns before going INTO Franc.
he has Two brothers in the Army
stan Sergeant benjamin OrAiu.
with The military police stationed
Al Albany. Ga. and Sergeant EIr.-
~ Orkin stationed at Camp DiN
y J.
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Mr. and Mrs y. {. Collins have
received the first word from Their
son. Tech. Sgt. George f. Collins
since returning 10 active duty this
week. He is somr where in Ger
many He had br-h hospitalizcd
Tor over TWO months with burns
and smapneI wounds for which h.
received the Purple Heart He
states Christmas Eve was one out
standing Red d.@ttcr Day" for him.
His name had been put IN on "A
communication for the award of It
Silver Star for LEADING It patrol
flltO Il town and kmCfhin4 uut "a
machine gun The dSaa' before he
happened 10 think he had charge OF
Il platoon that had captured Ito
prisoners without the WOundng or
loss OF one OF his men. He was the
recipient els TWO boxes Tor Christ
mas whiclrArought about bit OF
Christmas spirit for the contents
We're really enjoyed.
SGT. Collins is with Co. +. los j
Inf. and states: BE glad 10 h"
in the L. s. A. for words cannot
explain the suffering ana n. cry
| witness every day
a.
Nm Eighth tir Force Bomber
Station. England Corporal Donate.
f. Kirby. -. OF Milford. now in
England UNDERGOING combat
training period OF ten days with
the 49%rd Bomb. Group commanded
by Colonel Ebert Helton. Of san
-4AntOniO. Texas. is preparing To
take part in Eismlh Air Force
bombing attacks over Germany as
bah turret gunner in a b Flying
Fortress. Already high" Grained
by the AAF gunnery At Las Vegas
Nev., Cpl, Kirby is now getting
the benefit OF the combat export
ence of veteran flyers.
The fortress group To which iii
guner has been assigned is a &.I
OF the Third Bombardment Divi
siols the division which was citrC
by the President for its histori.
England-Africa shuttle bombing o
MesscrSchmitt aircraft lants a
Regensbure. Germany
Cpl. Kirby is the SON OF Ms
Cora Y. Kirby, Of Milford. Del. Hi
Wife. Mrs Vermadel Kirby. ais,
lives IN Milford \ 1898 graduate
of th@ Milford High school. CpI
Kirby entered the AAF in JULY
1873. and received his gunner
wings in July. 1914
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The following letter was received
this week from VIM. II. Mcrvint
Jr..
January .. 1874
Deay Sir:
Today was the recipient q
the Chronicle for the first tim
in TWO months. While | was a
Camp Lee, Va. | received it week
~ ana scanned each page ever 81
carefully. The p;,ocr contains s.
many items than re interesting I
Il rad in service and fir frOr
home. which friends ana love-
ones fail To write about am nov
stationed at Fort =.cwes. Wash
ingIOn. and being so far rom HON
tile paper means more than it eve
mas. | am anXiOusly awaiting I'll
arrival Of the future copies.
TOdayS issue was dated N0ven
ber >, but news from home ca
never be too old. Many were tn
memories of home and my man
tlftndS which We're revived
let me express my sincere graf
ltude for every copy ~ me Chroni
Gle
Sinc%:'"l.-
Villa Ii II. MelVine, Jr.,
70. II, 171Nth Cons. Bn..