Milford chronicle., 1945-09-14

Corporal William ID. Pepper. sta
toned at Fort Dix, y. j., spent the
Weekend with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs f. W. Pepper at Milton.
AT
Pfc Myron Warren reported to
Fort Dix OH Sunday for further
duty. after spending thirty Gays
with his parents. Mr.. and Ms Ray
Warren.
Mr.. and Mrs. James II. I-atchum
received letter from their son.
Lieutenant ii. -. J. Henry Lat
chum, stating thai his destroyer.
the t. 5. 5. Irwin. is now stationed
in Tokyo Bay.
Florence r.. Tease Of the |. =.
Navy. stationed at Charleston Navy
Yard South Carolina, for the past
eight months, has been promoted
from Seaman lfc to Woman c.
Florence is serving in the person
mel office of the Receiving Station
and has the pleasant duty OF aid
ing the prospective discharges To
return to their civilian life.
u T
Pie W J. Martin. Jr.. of the ia
NOUS 44th Division, who has been
serving overseas i'll the European
theatre Of war. arrived III the
States ON the Queen Elizabeth ant
after spending a 30-day furl0ugl
with his mother. Mrs Mia Martin
and relatives in Lincoln and Bal
timOre, he reported back To For
Dix and was then sent to CAM
Chaffee Arkansas.
AT
John f. Gtyer. graduate q
Milford High School in 1914, ant
co-captain of football in 1912
started his second year of varsit
football at Franklin and Marshal
at Lancaster last Saturday. JOIN
who is a sophomore in the Nav
VIZ unit there, was appointe
captain of the varsity for tina
game r. and NJ defeated Swartl
more College. II 70 :.
a IT
private EIuItu IL. pttbt, W IL
was indicted intOs the |. ). Arm
in November, 1919, is now at Ricl
mond Va. slowly recovering frOl
a wound in his spinal cOlum
which paralyZed the lower part {
his body. k.ldred graduated fro
Milford High School in 1913 an
entered the University of Delawal
for his pre-medical course whlC
was interrupted After training
several camps here, he was sent
the ETC in February. 1913, al
was wounded III April of that yea
He was hospitalized i'll Englal
and later moved to the Unite
States. and is now patient
Mcclure General Hospital i'll Wa
%. Richmond. Va. where he W
be glad to hear from his frienC
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. HarO
Beebe Of Glendale. visit him q
most every Weekend. On Septel
Der >. he was given a party by t
Red Cross III celebration of
twentieth birthday He is grac
ally improving and hopes to
restored to health in sever
months.
Lieutenant Walter G. Duk Ike,
years old. son OF Mrs. Juliet
Needs of Greenwood, has receiV
a honorable discharge from the
my Air Forces. after six years
the Army. He enlisted i'll the Co
Artillery in October, 1899, and v
first stationed at Fort Hancock,
j. Later he was transferred
Fort DUPONT, then to Fort Mi
where he was Il gun cOmman
for over two years. He transfer
to the Aviation Cadets in OctOi
l943. and received his pilots wi
and a commission as second Ii
tenant in November, 1914. Afte
short leave Lieutenant Duke
turned to Moody Field, Ga, "
his bride. the former Miss Bt
Ann Elliott of Bridgeville, and
came an instructor in a B25
chel Bomber He instructed Il
the field was closed in MAY. |
and was then transferred to Sli
ma, Tenn for B-2i training WI
was a preliminary flying for L
the super fortress" but with
Day all pilots in training for B.
were given discharges LieuteI
Duke was last stationed at tn,
A F. Radar School at Ian