Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-26
NelUs of Service Men & Women

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Raymond Garner Butt S nc,
92S-25-26 Navy lis, c/o Fleet
Post Office, Box 81, New York,
N. Y, would like to hear from
friends. Seaman Butt is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond o. Butt of
Clarksburg. He has been in the
service for four months and out of
the states one month.
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Thomas c. Keys of Rockville, at
present overseas has recently been
promoted to the grade of Staff
Sergeant in veteran seacoast bat
talon of Major General William F.
Marquat's command. S/Sgt. Keys
has been overseas for the past 81
months. He is the wearer of the
Asiatic- Pacific ribbon with star
for the part his organization play
ed in the New Guinea campaign.
He also is entitled to wear the good
conduct medal. His mother, Mrs.
Thomas C. Keys, resides at $40
Anderson Avenue, Rockville.
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T/Sgt. Joseph F. Kennedy of
Kensington, who recently complet-
ed 10 months tour of duty as an
Intelligence Expert while men,
Der of the 9Th Air Force in the
South Pacific Theater of Opera
ton, has been admitted to the |
Army Air Forces Convalescent
Hospital, Pawling, N. Y, one of
the several hospitals operated for
treatment and rest. T/Sgt. Ken
nedy wears the Presidential Unit
Citation and the Asiatic- Pacific
Theater Ribbon with 8 battle stars.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Kennedy reside at 20 East Wash
ington Street, Kensington.
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Robert G. Slater, Ph.M. &c, sta
toned at USN Hospital, Surgery
2, Oakland, Calf, would like his
friends from Rockville to get in
touch with him if they are in Oak
land or San Francisco. His wife
and son are residing near the hos
pital.
Seaman &c Faye E. Bovey spent
nine day furlough with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. James S. Bovey
of 901 Lewis Avenue, Rockcrest.
A surprise party was given him by
his parents and sister, Gail, on
Thursday evening, July 10. Over
the weekend Seaman Bovey visited
friends and relatives in Waynes-
boro, Penna. He returned yesterday
to cambridge Naval Training Cen
ter, where he is stationed.
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Major Maxwell E. Burdette, son
of Mr.. Franklin E. Burdette, of
Damascus, is now on duty with the
332 Air Service Group, unit of
the 18th Air Force, in the vicinity
of Florence, Italy. Maj. Burdette is
charged with the responsibility of
the Groups plans, training and
operations. Major Burdette, with
his unit gained an enviable reputa-
ton servicing Allie1 warplanes
throughout the North African,
Sicilian, Italian and Southern
France campaigns. He is authoriz-
cd to wear 3 battle stars for his
European African Middle East
campaign ribbon and also wears the
American Theatre ribbon. Major
Burdette was graduated from
Western Maryland College. Prior
to his entering the Air Corps he
was the principal of the Gathers
burg High School.
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Word has been received that Pvt.
Wayman d. Overholtz, son of Ben
jamin F. Overholtz, Gaithersburg,
was wounded May 81 on Okinawa,
and is now in hospital in Califor-
mia.
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Men recently released from the
various Army separation centers,
according to the War Department
include, T/3 Robert T. Cuff, Ash
ton; T/3 Samuel w. Magruder, r.
Ed. No. 2, Rockville; TVS Oscar
A. Lefeged, Z Locks Road, Rock
vile; S/Sgt. William T. Duvall,