Milford chronicle., 1945-08-10
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News of Our Boys and Girls in Uniform

Ir Boys and Girls i'm Uniform
Captain John b. Baker is among
he officers who will arrive in New
York City aboard the Queen Eliza
beth tomorrow.
Sergeant Albert SkippE of Alb
crdcen and Ensign Helen Coffin
Skipper of Portsmouth. Virginia
whose marriage took place on July
p, where week end guests of En-
signs Shippers mother. Mrs. W.
Potter Coffin. While here they
were given a small reception on
Sunday evening.
TechniCian Fifth Grade Will
liam r. COverdale. husband of Do
ris Jones COverdale. Second Arm
Ored Division of the Ninth Army.
WAS awarded the Purple Heart for
wounds received as result of enc
my action on April 3. 1945. i'm Ger
many. After leaving the hospital
he returned to his outfit some
where near Berlin. Il short time
later he was decorated with the
Silver Star Medal for gallantrv in
action.
Headquarters United Kingdom
Base Day has brought with
1t liberal furlOuGh policy for
soldiers in the European Theatre
OF Operations, and many are spend
ing their leaves in England. Scot
land, Wales and Ireland. staying
either at private homes or Amcri-
can Red Cross service clubs.
Among recent arrivals in London
from the Continent is Corporal
James Il. Deputy. 20, of 921 +.
Front Street. Milford, a member of
the 7lSth Ry. Opn. Bn.. who is sta
toned in Germany. Corporal Depu-
ty said he expects to spend his
allotted time in London His par
cntS. Mr.. and Mrs !. :. Deputy.
live at the above address.
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Aboard a Light Aircraft Carrier
Somewhere in the Pacific
ed Lieutenant tjg) J. A. Cramp-
ton. CSNR. the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. y. CHAMPION, Dagsboro. is fly
inS a hard-hittinS hellcat fighter
plane from the flight deck of a
famous light carrier in the Pacific.
The former University of Delaware
student has flown strikes at Tokyo.
Okinawa. MiyakO- Shima and Nina
ml-Daito. While flying a combat
target air patrol over kikai Shima
recently he got on the trail of a
lap Zeke and started a fire in the
enemy plane. He was forced to plll
away when 20-mm. shells whistlcd
over his head from another enemy
lighter. A few moments later he
got on the tail of a Jill bomber and
rode it down over kikai. seeing il
crash and burn.
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Mrs. Clarence r. Reed has lust
received a Certificate of Merit
a awarded to her husband. Corporal
T/5 Clarence r. Reed. citing His
lmmeaSurable assistance in the de
feat OF Germany by his devotion tt
duty as half-trdck driver from
March :. 1945 to May 9. 1916" Cor.
pOral Reed entered the service il
July, 1914. and went overseas the
first of January. 1945. He was
placed in the Ninth ArmOred Di
vision of the First Army. and a few
days before We Day was trans
ferred to the Third Army and a.
present is still in GeMnany. He ha.
received two battle stars and his
division was awarded the Presi
Dental Citation for establishing
the first bridgehead over the Rhine
River and the first to cross it,
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1t was a happy day for the fami
ly of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard =. Rey
nOlds of Lincoln, when their son
Staff Sergeant Richard James Rey
nOlds arrived home on Monda!
from the European theatre of war
Staff Sergeant Reynolds was for
mer member of the 19Sth G. A. an(
had training at Camp Upton. New
Yory; Camp Edwards. Mass; For
Bragg, North Carolina; Fort On
tariO, New York and East Hartford
Conn. Leaving the states in ~, h,
saw action in the Southwest PaCi
tlc for % months. Then returnin.
to the states, he had further train
ing at Camp Carson. colo. AM
Granite City, H. Staff SerGean
Reynolds then sailed for EurOp
where he served in the 9S1St t.ngl
Co. with General PattOn's Bird Ar
my. He has had three differen
wounds. but they were not serious
and he has been awarded fOu
decorations and five battle stars
After spending nearly six years il
the Army, Staff Sergeant Reynold
has been given an honorable dis
charge, and at the present he an,
his wife are making their hom
with his parents.
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Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mOnd wilkins and their sor
Ernest. will he interested in read
ing the following letter. whicl
was recently received by the Will
kinS.
l47 General HOspita
Hawaii
Hello Nom and Pop
Received your letters and pic
lures. They are swell. My mail i
coming through good now. Every
thing with me is about the same
Gill L IL.