Milford chronicle., 1945-04-06

After serving as gunner on ii
BIZ in the European thcater and
doing 81 missions. Staff Sergeant
Alexander Barbarika. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Barbarika. of
Greenwood. has reported to the
Army Air Force Redistribution
Station at Atlantic City. He has
heen overseas since April 1943. and
wears the Air Medal and the Euro
pcan thcatcr ribbon.
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Mr.. and Mrs. S II. StcCn have re-
CCiVcd word that their son. SCrgt
Tech. Stanley Stccn. has arrived
somewhere in France He qualified
for his diploma at Milton High
School, class of 1943. two months
in advance. in order to enlist At
ter completing basic training at
Camp Stewart. Ga. he attended an
ordnance school at Omaha. Neb..
where he was graduated last Aug
ust. He since has received ad-
vance training at Camp Davis. y.
c.. and Camp Gordon, Ga His fam
lily is now residing on an estate at
MOntChanin.
Each of the 1S3.0U0 passengers
and 22.000.000 pounds of cargo
flown Ivy plartcs of the European
Division. Air Transport Command.
| in two years of operation, had to
be carried at some point in the
journey by the motor pool section
of the base. Corp. Thelma Harmon
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. DOrey
Harmon. of MillsbOro, is assigned
to the motor pol section at base
of the European Division. Duties
include the hauling of cargo to
and from airpIaneS. carrying sup
plies throughout the base. trans
porting personnel important to the
war effort, operating a shuttlc-bus
system for base personnel, and
driving ambulanccs carrying the
wounded American soldiers to ATC
planesf or evacuation. When a
new ATC base is opened in Il com
bat zone. Il call is sent to the diVi-
sion transportation officer in Lon
don. and within a few days jccpa
and personnel are on their way
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Private James e. Barber. son Ot
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard c. Barber
II years old, and Il graduate from
Harrington High School class OF
100 hA o,,,,,1Ax.AI e.
his graduation as 1t rod man with
Doyle d Russell at Camp Perry
Va. entered the service April %
1912. He received basic training
at Camp Stewart. Ga. in anti
aircraft unit 561. Go. &C.. ..attending
communications school. then to
Camp Davis. y. c.. transferred It
the infantry and sent to Camp Cor.
don. Ga. and then to replacement
center at Fort Meade, Md He wen
overseas in January. l943. and wa:
with the Headquarters Company o
the 60th Infantry. First Army. d!
a radio operator. According to ad
vice from the government he wa
wounded in Germany ON March |
with shrapncl wounds in his lcf
shoulder and fractured ShOulde
blade. He is now recovering in
hospital in England. He wa
awarded the purple heart. Gov
ernmert advice hy post card whic'
the family received this week sal
he was making normal recovery.
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First Lieutenant John G.. Evans
of Cambridge. Md. has received
communication from the Fifth Arm
which reads as follows:
HEADQUARTERS
FIFTH ARMY
COmmPndatiOn
To All Whom II May Concern:
John G. Evans is hereby com
mendcd for outstanding perform
ance of duty.
Citation John &. Evans. 0467S0.
First Lieutenant, Corps of Er
gineers, United States Army. FrOl
, % June to September. 1874
First Lieutenant Evans was instru
; mental in the establishment an
efficient operation of tactical hridg
dcpots supplying bridging mate
rials required for Fifth Army opcI
atoms. His skillful supcrvisio
and sound training of the incxpcI
| fenced crews under his comman
insured the successful accomplish
, mcnt of vital assignment. En-
tered military service from Cam
bridge. MarVlaDd
l.. f. TruSCOtt, Jr.
Lieutenant Genera
L. S. Army.
Commanding.
Lieutenant Evans is 23 years {
age. and went overseas i'm Apri
1943. He is the son of the late job
Cow Evans and Mrs. Sara Davi
Evans, formerly of Milford. Hi
brother. Sgt. William Il. Evans
in Germany with General Hodge!
First Army
The Air Medal mas been aWardC
to Staff Sergeant John +. Argo {
Milford for mcritOriOus achieve
, ment while participating in a
aerial attack upon military OF
jective at Aulla, Italy. This attac
resulted in heavy damage therch
blocking another vital link in en-,
my communication lines.
Flying as bOmbardier of B.
Billy Mitchell bomber this Del;
ware combat Crewman is d membc
= of a veteran medium bOmbardmer
group which has long been til