Milford chronicle., 1945-02-09

Pvt. Paul Legates has been
wounded in France. A telegram
was received the past week by
his parents in Harrington.
Mrs. Mary Jester had Il very
pleasant surprise when her bro
thcr. William NJ Gillespie. g. NJ
, c. OF the L. s. Navy, paid her
visit Pill has spent l3 months i'm
the Southwest Pacific. He has seen
action i'm Lcyte. Guam and Sal
plan. After Il 30-day leave he will
continue his duties at Il naval
school in WASHINGTON. ID. &. White
on his boat. Seaman Gillespie and
the other crew members received a
c0ngratulatOry letter from Presi-
dent Roosevelt for the part they
played in assisting the invasion
and occupation of Leyte Island
h y
Gentlcmen:-
For the past Ii months | have
been the recipient of my home town
paper. The Milford Chronicle. '
| Il long time ago expressing the en-
! joyment that | received from read
! ing your weekly publication. but
/ for obvious reasons the compile
ment was never received by you.
May take this opportunity to tell
a h,, 4 iTln Ct hnt
appreciate the periodicals and the
Service SlantS and have come to
look for them just as | do the
chow line. ! am indeed sorry that
the government banned the fur
ther issuance OF free copies to Mil
ford's boys and girls in the ser
vice. know that they understand
the various causes leading to the
diScontinuanCe of the paper they
all love.
Recently have been transferred
to different locality and desire
my subscription to be forwarded
tO my present address.
Reassuring you that | am much
at home when read The ChrOn-
icle." and wishing you every sue
cess in the world. | remain,
Yours sincerely.
Sergeant Cecil f. Tilghmal
l. T
At 18th AAF B-25 Basc-Stai
Sergeant John t. ArGO. Milford
currently stationed at a TWclttl
Air Force B-25 bomber base OF
Corsica. is a gunner i'll the mos
efficient" medium homhardmcn
group in the Mediterranean the
atre During the past three month:
his unit has set the bombing eftiCi
cnCy record of 50 percent, retcrr
img to the percentage 0f homh
carried by the MitchcllS to the tar
set and actually dropped over thu
target area
In addition to its efficiency re
cord. this group also holds theatr
claim to the largest tonnage o
bombs dropped by mediums ol
enemy soil since Joining the b.
headquarters nine months ago.
Leaving the United States i
. May. 1914. this Delaware cOmha
!, aerviceman has earned the right t
wear one gold overseas stripe O
the left sleeve OF his uniform. II
+ has been awarded a battle star fc
his Europe African Middle Ea,
: theatre ribbon. signifyinG that h
. has played an active part in tn
ROme-ArnO campaign since Jan
>. uarY, 1914. Prior to "Oin% oversee
@ Sergeant Ar@O was stationed ;
: Dearborn. MICHIGAN and lynda
Field, Florida His parents. Mr. an
Mrs. Harry IL. Ar&n live on SOuti
east Front Street. Milford.
AIT
l. Dear Folks:
e For - months you sent To me ;
e your very ''hOmish" new spapc
y And now that a recent GOvernmel
e. ruling fOrhidS continuance of tn
lc lilicy think it's hi2h time
W rake an attempt to express no
n. much | appreciated those 125
Is more copies of an exceedingly il
j. tercstin2 publication Each on
was ea@erly read and re-rcad fro
front to back; even to noticing WI
l. bad what for sale and who Wantt
q To buy what. Like all of my fcllO
% service men and women from Mi
L ford and vicinity my favoritc &C
il umn is "SerVice Slants." That's
great spot for keeping tabs on ii
IY old hometown pals.
is However, now that I'm ON Il
IS list of subscribers rather than So
II. vice men. wonder if might ma
II. 4 suggestion: Would il be practic
re- tor your edition to include a cove
II ace of the athletic events out
ii. Go0d OF VI. II. S? Perhaps one
Il. tn ecapahle and interested Semi
class students would be willing
w undertake the job of submitting
tx Sular accounts of the Games a
cr comments on the teams and at
ut leteS in General. Just Il thou2
ne from an old w. II =. rOOtcr.
up Thanking you again for yo
generosity. ] remain
ne Gratefully.
Dd W. -. Tease
Somewhere in England