The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-01-12
MAR NEWS o. OUR
G9aAz MEN~aWOMEN
MRE ~ UNIFORM

, husband in 1914.
Pvt. Jones is the son OF Mr. and
| Mrs. p. r. Jones of Orange Grove.
SiSgt. J. E. Byrd Receives
Combat Badge
From the headquarters Of the
Seventh Army in France comes
the news that the Combat H.
fantryman Badge has been
awarded T/Sgt, James E. Byrd,
son OF Mrs. Mollie S. Byrd, 300
10th street, Pascagoula. The
award came to the young soldier
while fighting in France where he
is with the tooth Infantry divi-
sion.
Activated on Nov. IS, 1912,
at TT. Jackson, S. C., the Tooth
Division personnel makes it a
fighting unit representative Of
every state in the Union.
Pvt. Thomas ). Poole Completes
Course
Announcement comes from the
Headquarters Base at Barksdale
Field, La, that Pvt. Thomas j..
Poole of Orange Grove, Miss, has
completed a course of specialized
training at the 380th AAF Base
Unit military Police Training
Centerl and has returned to his
home station at New Castle Ar
my Air Base at Wilmington, Del.
Sgt. Vigcuroux Returns to Base
SlSgt. M. j. Vigouroux has re-
turned 70 his base at Santa Mon
lea. Calf, after spending the hol-
idavs with relatives and friends
in Pascagouia. This was the first
Christmas that Sgt. Vigouroux
has spent in the United States in
four years as he was n al that
heroic band in the Philippines
prior 10 TIE fall to Bataan. That
he escaped capture by the Japs
WAS due 10 the fact that he was
| one Of a detail of men that had
been sent on a mission to another
island where they remained hid
den for 10 months until they were
Rescued by the United States
forces. Sgt. Vigouroux is a broth
er OF Mrs. c. j. Kuhn.
Thurman j. Schillereff Now A
Sergeant
From somewhere in Italy comes
an announcement from the Med
iterranean Air Transport Service
that Thurman J Sehillereff has
been promoted TO the rank of
sergeant. Sgt Schillereff landed
in North Africa IN NAV, l943, and
ii currently with the Mediterran-
can Transport Service in Italy.
Sgt. Schiliereff's wife, the for
msr Ruth Alden Porter and their
tWo-year-old son, John Laurie,
reside at 90 Withetbee avenue,
Pelham Manor N. Y. His parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sehillereff,
resido in Pascagoula.
Robert Webber Blair AT
San Diego
Robert Webher Blair, seaman
second class, is now stationed in
San Diego. The b~luejacket re-
! ceived his basic training at
| Great Lakes. After a short leave
home he was sent to Shoemaker,
Calf. where he remained until
recently. He attended the Pasca-
goula High school before enlist
ing in the Navy in Sept, 1914
He is the eldest son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Blair, 3l3 Midway
avenue. Pascagoula.
William C. DeAngelo Promoted
From Cherry Point, N. c., Pub
lie Relations Office, of the Ma
rine Corps comes news of the
! promotion Of William c. Dean
cello from the rank of private
first class to that of corporal.
Cpl DeAngelo enlisted in the
Marine Corps, September II,
1913, at Jackson. Miss. He is ser
wing IS an aviation maehinist
mate with a unit of the Ninth
Marine Aircraft wing which Is in
combat training at this largest
air station IN the Corps.
Ppl. DeAngelo's parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Frank DeAngelo re-
side in Moss Point
Cpl. Owen DeAngelo Home On
Furlough
Cpl. Owen DeAngelo of the
United States Marine Corps is
spending a 30-day furlough with
his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Joe De
Angelo in Moss Point after SER
wing 20 months in the South Pa
eifie where he participated in
two major engagements. His sis