Evening star., 1945-04-15
u. ). Battle Veterans,
Back From Fronts,
Given New Roles
1t. e. g.) Charles N. WheIan, 81

U. S. N. R., co-pilot in a patrol
bombing squadron, swept the seas
ahead of and around the Navy's
fast carrier task forces as they
struck at the enemy in the West
Pacific. He Is now at Naval Medical
Center, Bethesda. 1t. Whelan's
squadron at Tinian was raided fire.
quently by Jap planes. He and his
squadron covered the feet for the
Philippine invasion, flying 2,000-mile
patrols to detect Jap movements
and concentrations Of air craft.
S/Sergt. George s. Wolf, 24-year-
old infantryman, has arrived at
Oliver General Hospital, Augusta,
Ga, after two years overseas. His
wife, 1t. Elenor Wolf, lives at Wal
ter Reed Hospital. S/Sergt.
Clarence r. Heath, jr, B-25 turret-
gunner, participated in SO combat
missions and shot down Jap Zero
He is now at Eagle Pass Army Air
Field, Tex. Col. James F. Early,
A, winner of the Legion of Merit
and Bronze Star, who was COM
manding officer Of the 9th Air Force
Service Command during the inva-
sion, recently returned from over
seas and is awaiting reassignment
at Miami Beach.
First 1t. Harold J. Frei, who COM
pleted "a combat missions as bonn
bardier overseas, has been assigned
to duty at the Big Spring Bom-
bardier School, Tex.
S/Sergt. George B. Holloway, an
ordnance section chief in the
China Burma India and European
theaters, is awaiting reassignment
at the AAF redistribution station
at Miami, Fla. Capt. William
G. O'DOnnell, Arlington, was ad-
mitted to Moore General Hospital
Swannanoa, N. c., as a patient. He
served with the Sd Army Medical
Group IN the Normandy and North
ern and Eastern France invasions
Marine Pfc. Charles Broadway
House, %, Cottage City. completed
six months service with the Sd
Marine Division in the South Pacific
and is now on duty at the United
States Naval Air Station, Tilla-
nook, Greg. Ernest Rayburn
ships cook, second class, Takoma
Park, Md, was wounded when a
jap boat, loaded with explosives
rammed his LIST of Luzon. Two
hours after he was moved from a
medical aid building on the beach
to a hospital ship, the building was
destroyed by bombs. 80.
First 1t. Paul E. Willhide, 81
winner Of the DFC and Air Medal
with three Clusters, flew IS missions
over Europe as a B-24 navigator
He Is awaiting reassignment in
Miami, Fla. S/Sergt. Claude d.
Hunkins, 26, served % months as a
radio operator in the European
theater. He is now stationed in
Miami, Fla.
T/Sergt. James E. Dilda. former
bus driver. was a battalion motor
sergeant in the jungles of New
Guinea for 27 months. Charged
with keeping trucks rolling to the
front lines, a few miles away, one
OF his bad memories includes Sleep
ing for a month with a gun and all
field equipment, trying to get parts
for his trucks, and eating K rations
He Is now chief clerk in the auto
motive property Office of Ellington
Field, Tex.
T/Sergt. John P. Breen, %, few
40 missions in the Central Pacific
area. The B-24 radio-gunner won
the DFC and two Oak Leaf Clusters
to the Air Medal, and is now at
Miami Beach, Fla. His wife lives at
% Todd place NE. -. T/Sergt
Carter H. Hites, jr., %, was a Bit
radio-gunner who few 81 missions
over Europe before he returned to
the United States. He wears the Air
Medal with three clusters.
M/Sergt. Joseph N. Kline, 27-year-
old bombardier, veteran of 60 mis-
sions, is in Miami, Fla, awaiting
reassignment. M/Sergt. Maurice
F. Paquette, 20. formerly communi-
cations chief in the European thea
ter for 26 months, is also at the
AAF redistribution station in Flor
ida awaiting reassignment. At
Miami Beach, Fla, after overseas
duty are Capt. Royce NJ. Benson, 25
Bit pilot during IS missions over
Europe, and T/Sergt. Richard J.
Watkins, 35, who flew 80 missions in
| China as a B-24 radio o,lnrer