Milford chronicle., 1945-11-16


Bainbridgr. Md. James Davis.
sim. | {. OF Milford. las been hon
orally DISCHARGED from Naval ser
vice at tie Separation Center. here.
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Richard f.. Williams. sou OF Mr..
and Mrs. William - Williams. is
home with an honorable discharge
after bcina in the E'rO lor TWO and
one hall years.
Edgar NJ. Wrlch II. /. :. y. son
ct Nr. and Mrs. Fd@ar Wclch OF
Miltord flew from Boston. Mass. 10
Arprn1ia. New foundIund. where Ia"
j. to be stationed ior som" time.
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Technician Sergeant Maurice W.
uudd has arrived home after BENG
honor.Ily diScllar2rd from the
Army. lie has been in The Army =
year and : months, serving -
months OF this time overseas in the
Pacific Theatre.
Preston l.. Rogers + e. who IS
home ON Il 30-day leave. has Just
returned from - months duty III
the Pacific area. Preston enlisted
in the Navy in AUGUST of 1917. on
his l1th birthday He is the son
Of Mrs. Sidney $ Matr"son. Jr., OF
DApsboro. formerly OF town
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Mrs. Louise V ltoosa has re
ceiytd word from her husband, cap
tain John f. Rooaa, that he has
arrived in this country from the
European Theatre OF Operations
and will be home within a few days.
CAPTAIN RooSa is the son OF Mr
and Mrs. Jacob H. Itoosa OF near
Milford.
William James BuckalcW, cox
swain. has been hunOrably dis
chargcd from Naval service at the
Separation Center. l&inhrldSr.
MARYLAND BuckHlcw. who was last
stationed at Guam. has bcch III mil
itarv service 50 months Ills wife
bertha g. BuckalcW. lives ON Mar
shall street Milford.
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Corporal William Cuvanau@h
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William Cav
anaugh of Dover, received his non
orablp DISCHARGE from the Army at
Fort Dix. ON Tuesday of this week
Bill served 2N months III the ser
vice with t., months Of tn" TIM"
overseas. He Was in the 3l'th Par
achutt Combat Team, and saw ac-
L.. IItl1ilIll .tIt1
Germany
Two Delaware Navy men got
their FIRST view OF lokaSuka, Japan
when they were permitted to 80
ashore. while their carrier, L. :. >.
Boxer rode at anchor in Toxic Bay
recently They were Charles II.
SmithI : > G. Of Wilmington and
clyde l.. wilkins. fire controlnan
SIC of Milford. The latter is the son
Of Mr.. and Mrs Henry Wilkins OF
South Walnut Street.
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r } Corporal George +, Sherman.
son of MIR. and Mrs Roy Sherman
Of lIarbcson. received his honor
able discharge from the t. ) Army
with 90 points. Corporal Sherman
has made an cmViahlc record III the
service OF his country He wears
the American Defense Service Med
al. the Good Conduct Medal. the
European Theatre Ribbon with four
battle. stars. and Bronze Arrowhead.
also the Purple Heart II" WAS a
member of the 911th Field Artil-
l,rv battalion with the Fifth Army
in Italy. going through the Italian
Campaign until his unit was rcaS-
signed to take part in the invasion
of Southern Franco in August l9l4
He received the Purple Heart f0l
wounds received around this time
Corporal Sherman served fou
years in III" Army. 2G months q
that time being overseas.
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Aboard the Aircraft Carrier Box
er. Tokyo Bay tDtiayrdD Charlie
H. Snthey. seaman. second class
L. s. y. r., G19 West Ninth street
Wilmington. and tlyde L. wilkins
fire cOntrolman. third class. t.
y. Il, 42j South Walnut street. Mil
ford and other crtWmrn of thi
ship cot their first look at IUkO
Suka when they were permitted t,
go ashore while the big vessel rod
at anchorage in Tokyo Bay as par
Of the occupation forces. GOkO
Suka' 5 new visitors found few ar
tiCles worth buying to send hOm
for souvenirs because of the dam
age that had been wrought by Al
Il " 1 L.. 80
stood dirty and silent. some of tn
more ambitious shop owners dust
ed off old discarded kmick- -knacks
and new price tags. The most pOp
ular place among the visiting sail
orS was the enlisted mems bee
garden. just two blocks uptoW
from the Fleet landing. one OF tn
few places they could get Il drin
of unboiled liquid.
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Richard Porter Hayes. coXswail
L. s. \. r.. ~ years old, of so
S. +. Front street. Milford, ca
claim Il share in one of the mos
outstanding records OF the wa
while serving with Fleet Air Win
one. whose record i'm the fin;
phases of the omflict now is be
ing released by the Navy. The new
ly announced details of the wing
record show that ii sent more tha
l13.00o tons OF Jap shipping to tn
bottom with its Mariner, Coronad
and Privateer planes. damaged ;
least that much more tonnage. an
shot down more than 80 cnem
planes. Units OF the wing still wen
harassin% the Japanese from the
base at OkinaWd when news of III