Milford chronicle., 1945-08-10

Gunnery Sergeant Walter W.
Quering was the week end visitor
of his wife. Virginia, at South Bow
erS
Corporal William Halfen after
spending a Is day furlOugh with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Halfen has returned to the t. :.
Army Air Forces at George Field.
Illinois,
Bruce G.. Frazier. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Virgil Il. Frazier of FELTON,.
has been promoted to Sergeant.
Sergeant Frazier. whose wife is
the former Doris McIlvainc Of
Magnolia, is stationed in Puerto
Rico.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Savage OF
Milford have just received the
Purple Heart from their son. Pfc
Wilson Savage. who is somewhere
on LuzOn in the Philippines. He
was wounded in the left arm on
July by Jap
Private MyrOn c. Warren is
spending d 30-day furlOugh with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. L.
Warren, at their home on South
Walnut street, Milford "Mack" re-
turned to the United States last
Friday after being in Germany for
three months
George Lane. seaman. first class.
of Houston. has recently COmplet-
ed his recruit training at Sampson.
y. Y. Naval Training Center. and
has been granted leave. On his re-
turn to Sampson he will be eli
gible for further assignment which
may qualify him for a petty officer
rating.
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Corporal William d. Pepper of
the L. S. Medical Corps who has
returned from the India and Burma
Theater and spent a furlOuEh with
his parents. Mr. and Mrs +. W.
Pepper of Milton. has returned 20
Fort Dix. where he has been as
signed to the personnel cente. as
a typist.
Fifth Air Force. Philippine IS
lands Corporal MyrOn W. IIar-
mon OF Milford has completed 1S
months of overseas service with
the Fifth Bomber Command. Cor
pOral Harmon is assigned to ii
communications unit attached to
the bomber command. His mother,
Mrs. Emma Harmon lives at eli
Gay St. Denton, Maryland.
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Pampa ARMY Air Field Pampa,
Texas Lloyd NJ Baxter. II years.
son of Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Baxter
Of SOB y. Walnut Street. Milford.
received his silver pilots wings
and was commissioned Second
Lieutenant in the Army Air Forces
upon completion of his twin-engine
advanced training at this Top O.
Texas unit OF the. .AAE. Central Ely
ing Training Command.
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Fifth Air Force. Philippine Is
lands Sergeant Theodore II. San
ford of Camden arrived in the Pa
CifiC Theatre and has completed
his second month overseas with
the Fifth Bomber Command. His
father is DR.. William W. Sanford
of Camden. Sergeant Sanford is
Clerk-typist in the command head
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Jane Scott. of Fort Smith. Arkan-
sas.
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Camp Aries. France After four
months in the European Theater of
Operations. Corporal Willard II.
harrington. husband of Mrs. Nor
adele Harrington. r. ID. |. Milford.
has reported to this Headquarters.
redeplOyment camp for the Pacific
Area of Operations. Aries. one of
three huge staging areas near the
Mediterranean port of Marseille.
has capacity of 1000 soldiers.
1t is commanded by Lieutenant
Colonel r. H. Shipe of Palmerton.
Fa.. and stated by mon of the 66th
Infantry Division
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Aboard the l. =. =. Shangri-La
in the Pacific Conrad II. Fasscl.
Jr.. seaman. first class. 23 Fisher
avenue. Milford. serves aboard this
great aircraft carrier which today
is very real source of danger to
the Japs and not just the mythical
base pOpularizcd three years ago
when the DOOlittle raiders hit
Tokyo. Plans from the Shangri-La
helped defeat the Japs in the re-
cent Okinawa campaign. raining
bombs. rockets and bullets on enc
my pillbOXes. caves. airfields and
communications centcrs. in sup
port of fround troops.
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keesIer Field. Biloxi. Miss.-Pri
vate James d. HolleSer. husband
of Mrs. Loretta Holleger of Biloxi.
mississippi formerly of Milford.
was enrolled this week in the AAF
Training Commands basic air
plane and engine mechanics course
at KesSler Field. The course will
extend over 76-day period dur
inG which time he will receive III
structiOn and actual experience in
aircraft maintenance This train
ing will prepare him for entrance
into specialized course where
ground crew students will receive
additional instruction in maintc-
nance and trouble shooting.
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Aboard the Wisconsin i'm the Pa.