Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-06-28

from the Armed Forces. The
men and wOmen WeGrsng this
button deserve recognition for
aOhGt they haze done.
out 72 rough missions over Jap-in-
tested islands. Once his formation
bombed a Jap flag ship, big as a
cruiser, to the bottom of the
Celebes Sea. "After ALL" he grins,
II went over there to fight, not to
get hurt" The Captain wears the
Air Medal with two Oak Leaf
Clusters. Former student of the
U. of Maryland, he was Rockville
postal employee before entering
the Army in March, 1912.
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1t. Walter Parkins, Command
ing Officer of Co. K, whose mother,
Mrs. Williams S. Parkins, lives at
Dickerson, experienced the follow
ing while with the seth Infantry
Division in Southern Germany:
The ferries had blown every bridge
over the Mittel Isar Canal in the
Seth Division zone. Things looked
bad-there was no apparent place
to cross. 1t appeared that the
Black Hawks were stopped cold
/ until bridgehead could be estab-
lished the hard way. A tunnel was
known to exist but the Krauts were
all set to blast it when Company X.
of the 342nd Inf. arrived on the
scene. At this juncture things re-
ally happened. In less than two
hours the tunnel was secured and
cleared for all traffic and the en-
tire seth Division crossed and push
ed on.
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Betty Lou Louthan, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Louthan of
Rockville, and a member of the
Women's Army Corps, recently left
First WAC Training center at Fort
Des Moines, Iowa, for technical
training at Fitzsimons General
Hospital, Denver, Colo. Upon COM
pletion of this special training she
will be assigned to duty in one of
the Army general hospitals.
T-Sgt. William A. LaForce, of
Germantown, of the Fifth Armored
Division, was recently presented
with the Bronze Star at Erfurt,
Germany, by Maj. Gen. Oliver,
Commanding General.
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Francis Snowden, 20, Seaman
1-c, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
D. Snowden of Sandy Spring, had
the official insignia for enlisted ma
val aircrewman, wings of silver
and gold, pinned on him last week.
This completed his operational
training at Jacksonville, Fla. He
will now be assigned to an opera
ton squadron for active flight duty
as member of an air-combat
team, either on an aircraft carrier
or at a shore station. Sic Snow
den was commended by his squad
on commanding officer for his re-
cord during operational training
which ended June 8.
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Pvt. Joseph Buell., Jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. E. c. Petroskey, Rt. 8,
Rockville, enrolled recently in the
worlds greatest educational pro-
gram, one of the AAF Training
Commands airplane mechanics
training courses at Keesler Field.
This training will cover basic air.
plane and engine mechanic opera
tons. This course will extend over
g period of 76 days and will qualify
him for additional specialized train
ing in the maintenance of heavy
bomber or cargo planes.
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Lieutenant Colonel Wilfried V.
Worland, whose wife, Mrs. Mary
R. Worland and two sons, Wilfried
II and Julien, reside at 1908 Rad
nor Street, Bethesda, has been
authorized to wear the Disting-
uished Unit Citation for its untir-
ing efforts and professional skill
in the rapid production of target
charts and aerial photography for
the Mediterranean Allied Air
Forces.
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Pvt. Vincent M. Bealle, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Bealle of Cal
thersburg, recently was awarded
the Meritorious Service Wreath.
Theodore A. Ricketts,, Jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore A. Ricketts,,
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