Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
GEORGETOWN

SclcCtiVe Service Local Board
No. |, located on West Pine street.
il the State ArmCry, has been
deSl ;natci officially as {. "NeteranS
Information Center" Suitable dis
play posters and signs LaIe been
placed around the building tor IN
1orm%tl.e purposes. In its role as
Il Veterans Information Center. the
local Board Will give all POSSIBLE
assistance To veterans in ohtainiIl.
rtlnSt@tcmentS on former joh, ana
render all possible assistance to
the veteran in connection with in
suranCe, loans and educational on
rOrtuniticS.
The Georgetown New Century
lub Will hold card party. in the
club Rooms, on Thursday clrniN1
November lst, AT eight o'clock.
Mrs. Iva f. Pittard. of this cit.
as the distinction OF bcin& one OF
very fe" mothers. to have had five
sons in active combat during World
War II, all coming through thcn
experiences without battle WOunt.
or injuries. The boys who are the
sons of Mrs Eva +. Pittard and the
late George ID. Pittard. are C0rrOr-
ii Edwin b. Pittard, T.. NJ. | G..
Robert Pittard; Sergeant Lester II.
iittard; Pfc. Joseph Iitt;lI. t..
: NJ. {. and Pfc. Thomas j. Pittard
IN addition to the boys in service.
there are two brothers. Arthur Lee
and George -. .Ir. and ST i;tcr.
Mrs. Linden McIlvaine all Of
Georgetown
The first to enter the service wa
Corporal Edwin who was inductcJ
into the Army in May. 1912. He
trained at Fort Knox. kentucky
and Fort Jackson. s. &. going
overseas III August. 19ll He wa
attached to the 750th Tank Batta-
hon of the LIST Army and participate
ed III three major battles. Follow
ing VI Day he was ASSIGNED TO tho
%ith Air Borne Division and sta
toned i'll Berlin. 1t is expected he
may return home in the mean.
future.
The second son to enter was Ser
Geant Lester H. Pittard who enlist
"d III the Army in July, 1912 He
trained at lOWrie Field. col. and
tulyer city, Cal, going overseas in
June, 1913. He has been with the
10th Combat Camera Unit for the
past 26 months. seeing duty
throughout India and Burma. Ser
Seant Pittard. who is now enrouto
home. wears the Presidential Cita-
non, Good Conduct Medal and two
Bronze Stars on the Asiatic-Pacific
Theatre Ribbon.
The third son entered the service
when f.. VI. c G. Robert Pittard
enlisted in the Sea Bees in july.
l943. He was sent to New Guinca
where he was stationed all of 1917
and the early part of 1945. beine
transferred to the PHILIPPINES. He is
now on the Island of Palawan with
the 10th Wing of the 7th Fleet. His
wife. the former Miss VIRGINIA
Wilson OF Milton resides in tha,
town.
Pfc. Joseph r. Pittard entered
the |. ). NJ. {. i'll May. 1914. and
trained at Paris Island and Cherry
Ioint, North Carolina. He wen,
overseas in June of this wear and
mas been stationed on Okinawa. HI
IS now at the Awase Air Base. on,
Okinawa. Pfc. Pittard married the
former Miss Maggie Fleetwood ANA
has two children. Joseph II. Jr..
and Helen Lee.
The fifth son, Pfc. Thomas !.
Plttard. was inducted into the ser
vice in July, 1914 and trained at
Fort McClelland, Alabama, going
overseas in January. 1915. He is
now stationed at Re2an. Germany
with the 329th Infantry. S3rd Di-
vision. He married the former Mis-,
Leila Neasey and has one daughter.
Janet Lee.
The marriage of Mrs. Mary
Frances Fay, of Philadelphia and
Captain Lucius c. Darby. of Phila
delphia and Milton. Delaware. was
solemnized at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Y. Register near Lauf-
cl. last Saturday evening at y. M
with the Reverend +. ID. Milhury.
pastor of Centenary NJ. f. Church.
Laurel, officiating. The bride who
was given III marriage by her nep-
htw, Arthur Y. Register, was
soWned III blue velvet and carried
white prayer book with Urchirds.