The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-10-25

FORT SILL, Okla. (FAS) -Pri-
vate James R. Cassidy, son of Mrs.
Ida B. Cassidy, 70 Madison Avenue,
Hagerstown, Maryland, who served
in the Panama Canal Zone, has re-
enlisted in the United States Army
for three years at Fort Sill, Okla
homa, where he is stationed with
Training detachment No. l of the
Field Artillery School Troops.
Private Cassidy, who formerly re-
sided with his wife at 1903 South
Foundry street, Hagerstown, wears
the Good Conduct Medal, the
American Defense Service ribbon
and the American Theater of Oper-
ations ribbon Before entering the
Army he was a painter employed
by D. w Grove, 101 South Poto-
mac street, Hagerstown.
ON THE USS METCALF - Henry
A Conner, q, baker, third class,
USNR, $40 West Washington st.,
Hagerstown, Md, served on this
destroyer when, as part of task
force of more than so ships, she
steamed into Jinsen, Korea, Sept.
8 to help occupy and liberate the
country from the Japanese.
About $4,000 American sailors and
soldiers streamed ashore to occupy
the capital city of Keijo, % miles
away, to the cheers of the natives.
A crowd estimated at 100000 gath
cred IN the vicinity of the capitol
to watch the lowering of the Jap
flag and the raising of the Stars and
Stripes.
Thousands of American prisoners
of war, many listed missing, were
assembled, identified and headed for
home.
Here is the latest news of the son
and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
M, Crosswhite, 302 South Mulberry
street - Melvin and Oneita.
Cpl. Melvin Crosswhite, who is
member of the 1903 Quartermaster
Trucking Company, now stationed
near Munich, Germany, has been
promoted to acting First Sergeant.
He recently wrote his parents that
he had enjoyed a three-day stay in
Paris and had fine time seeing
the sights. He said that Paris was
a beautiful city and very interest
ing. Overseas a year this month,
Melvin hopes to get home by Christ
mas.
Sgt. Oneita "Skeets" Crosswhite.
a member of the WAC, who has
been stationed in the Pacific Thea
ter of Operations, is now enroute
back to the States. Stationed in the
Pacific area for the past year with
the Far Eastern Air Force, she has
seen service in New Guinea, Leyte
and Manila.
And now we come to the four sons
of Mr.. and Mrs John C. Dawson.
TIC George street - John, Raymond, |
James and Robert.
Woman Third Glass John w. J
Dawson has been in the Navy for /
Ii months, Is months of which have !
been spent in the Pacific area. He |
is now stationed in Manila where
he is attached to Naval Headquarters
there. Before entering the Service
he was. employed at the Beachley-
Reichart Furniture Company.
Pvt. Raymond o. Dawson, whose
wife, the former Miss Ruth Hoff-
stead, and their four children,
Sonia, Roger Lee, Doris and Jay, re-
side at AIT Cook. street, has served
nine months in the Army Medical
Corps He has been stationed in
Manila for the past two months and
had the pleasure of meeting up with
his brother John, whom he had not
seen for Is months He was former
ly employed at Fairchild's.
Seaman First Glass James G. Daw- /
son, whose wife, the former Miss
Beulah Baker, and their three chill
dren, Dorothy, John and Leonard
reside at 1886 Mitchell avenue, is
serving aboard the destroyer T. E.
Frazier in Tokyo Bay. Eighteen
months in the Service, his DESTROYER
was the third ship to enter Tokyo
Bay in the occupation of Japan.
He writes home that he has been
able TO visit Tokyo on shore leave.
Seaman Third Glass Robert E.
Dawson, whose wife, the former
Miss Mildred Ebersole, and their
three children, Ronald, Patricia and
James, reside in Maugansville, has
been in the Navy about % months
and expects to be discharged soon.
He IS at present serving as head
butcher at the Naval Hospital at