The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-20

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week. Pfc Youtsey attended school
in Coolidge and was employed as
a truck driver on Dicks Farm
Coolidge, prior to his induction at
Phoenix, April 10, 1914. He left for
overseas service December 15,
1914, and has earned several SER
vice ribbons including the Combat
Infantry Badge.
PVT WALTER DUNBAR, Mrs.
Dunbar and son, David, arrived
Wednesday from her home in Min
nesota to visit Pvt Dunbar's mo-
ther, Mrs. Mamie Dunbar. Pvt.
Dunbar, who is stationed at River
Rouge Camp near Detroit, Mich
igan, is on a Is day furlough.
TVS HUBERT PERKINS arrived
home Monday on a point discharge
to resume civilian life. He has been
in the service four years and has
just completed 26 months with the
45th Division of the 7th Army in the
European theater of operations.
Perkins has been awarded the Good
Conduct Medal, the Combat Infan-
tryman's Badge, the American De-
fense Service Ribbon, the Bronze
Star Medal, and the European-Af-
rican- Middle East service ribbon
with six stars. He is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Grouse Perkins of
Blackwater.
PVT. NED c. PALMER has COM
pleted his basic training at Camp
Fannin, Texas, and arrived here
Wednesday on 10 delay en- route
to Fort Ord, California. He is
visiting his wife and baby and his
mother, Mrs. Pierce Vensel.
PAUL F. WARE, CHIEF PETTY
OFFICER, U.S.N., of Coolidge, Ari-
zona is home on furlough from a
tour of Gdty in the United King
dom where he served as a flight
engineer and air gunner with the
Navy's Patrol Squadron Sixty
Three. Flying the famed ply Cat
alma patrol bombers, the squad
ron ranged over European waters,
searching out enemy U-boats and
surface units, escorting conveys
and performing a variety of other
flying missions. Ware, who is 25
years old, holds the Air Medal.
He completed 1872 combat missions
and served for two years in the
Atlantic Theater. His parents are
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ware.
GEORGE WARREN BARRING
TON, serving on a Patrol Torpedo
Tender in the South Pacific, writes
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
harrington, that he is sorry his
letters can tell them so little. 81
still don't know when I'll get home.
The situation is the same here as
the last time | wrote-not quite the
same, but the censor won't let me
say what is different about it,"
One change he can tell about, how
ever, is his promotion from fire
control third class to fire control
second class, "as you have pro-
badly noticed my rate is now FC
2/C :. You asked how the fellows
out here thought about the end
of the European war. Well, we
just hope they don't let up back
there in any way that will affect
the progress here. Other than that,
the fellows don't pay much atten-
ton to it, harrington says
he expects his family would like
to know where he spent his birth
day, and how-but that will have
to wait until later date, "and
besides, it will make a good sea
story when l get home" He asks
if there has been any further word
about Jimmy Merrill (reported
missing in action) and Of whom
he thinks often. Darlington joined
the navy in June of .1943 and went
overseas in December of 1943. He
has made his home in Coolidge
for years and is a graduate of
Coolidge high school, class of '43.
S/SGT. STEPHEN BOWE N
writes his mother Mrs. Vena Bow