The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-01-25

Here is news OF Jne LnTee SOllo VI
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Crum, 563 Sal
EN- avenue-George, Raymond and
Richard.
Pvt. George D. Crum, whose wife,
the former Miss Frances Baker, is
making her home with her hus-
bands parents, has been in the
Service about 16 months and is do
ing guard duty at Prisoner of Wan
camp in New Mexico. His address
is: 33735316, 1874 S. u, P. o w.
Camp, Roswell, New Mexico.
AM/3-c Raymond w. Crum, U. S.
Navy, is stationed out in California
and is all set for a leave home about
February 10. His address is: 7th
Div. Shop 482, U.S.NA.S., AROU-3,
San Diego, Cal.
Pfc. Richard Crum, whose wife,
the former Miss Marie Ridenour, re-
sides with her parents in Funks-
town, has recently arrived in Eng
land, where he is attached to the
655th Ambulance Corps. He has
been in the Service about years.
Last week his parents received four
letters from him, one of which told
of his safe arrival overseas. All his
letters emphasized the fact that his
parents and wife we're not to worry
about him as he was well able to
take care Of himself.
Pvt. Natalie Dennis, whose home
is at 1917 Lee street, who has been
stationed at Fort Oglethorpe, Georg-
ia, with the Third Training Center
of the Women's Army Corps, has
been transferred to the WAC De-
tachment at Fort George G. Meade,
Maryland,
Charles David Fishack, Jr., sea-
man first class, USNR, son of Mr..
Charles David Fishack, ST., Cave
town, has been graduatd from the
aviation ordnance school at the Ma
val Air Technical Training Center,
according to information received at
headquarters of the Fifth Naval Dis,
trict, Norfolk, Va.
Seaman Fishack attended the
Smithsburg High School befre his
enlistment in May, 1914. at Balti-
more, Md.
Staff Sergeant Paul H. earns, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Luther w. earns,
1925 Rose Hill avenue, has been pro-
NOTED to technical sergeant, accord
ing to a press release from the 9th
Air Force in France, to which he is
attached. Sergeant earns, who has
been in the Service about two years,
is an aircraft crew chief in mobile
repair reclamation squadron, and
has been overseas since October,
1913.
Cpl. Glenn Houck, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. M. Houck. Clear Spring,
who is now serving in the Philli-
pines, has been promoted to Tech
nical Sergeant. The sergeant, who
has been overseas for 10 months,
saw service on the Island of Guam
before moving on to Leyte.
Cpl. Roy A. Lint, son of Mr.. and
Mrs Earl S. Lint, Ais Elizabeth ave-
nue., left on Friday for Topeka, Kan,
after enjoying a short leave with his
parents The corporal recently
graduated from the Davis-Monthan
Field, Tucson, Ariz., where he quail
fed as a B-24 radio operator ano
gunner. A graduate of Hagerstown
High School, he was formerly a
Western Union operator and entered
the Service in May, 1913. He expects
to leave for overseas service shortly
with the rest of his B-24 crew.
Pvt. Harold S. Near, Jr., son OF
Mrs. Clara Near, 433 Ridge avenue,
has been awarded the Bronze Star
for heroic action in the Invasion OF
Italy" Private Near, who is now
somewhere in France, has been
transferred from the anti-aircraft
artillery to Ito use Private Near's
own expession) "the backbone OF
the Army-the Infantry" He added
in letter to his mother, "and ]
think they will make a man out OF
me before they are through"
Private Near, who will be 20 years
old next month, also told his mother
in the first letter she had received
from him in Is weeks, that they
have big job to do over there
still, but that they'll get it done.
Air Cadet Earle Douple Plummer
husband of Mrs. Arretta I. Plummer,
SIT South Potomac street, graduated