The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-01-11


wife and three-year-old daughter,
Helen Carole, reside at their home,
678 Highland Way, completed his
first year in the Service on Decem-
Der q, 1914. After completing his
basic training at Camp Butner,
North Caroline. he was transferred
last March to Fort Benning, Georgia,
where he drives in motor pool.
Pfc. Anderson recently received
rating of excellent" and has also
been awarded medals for marks
manship. Before entering the Serv-
ice he was associated with his faith
er in the operation of restaurant
on Washington square. He was for
tunate enough to get a 15-day
Christmas furlough, which enabled
him to be home with his family
over the holidays
Staff Sgt. Charles l. DeGrange,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence De-
Grange, 10 Broadway, is stationed
somewhere in the China theater OF
operations. In the Service about two
years. he took his basic training at
Fort Mcclellan. Alabama, after
which he took an eight-week cleri-
cal course. He was then transfer
red to the China theater, being sta
toned for sometime at Chungking
While there, he sent a number of
pictures home that showed he was
looking fine, but his letters said that
out there it was continuous rain or
fog. He has since been moved to
new base, however, where ne
says the weather is tine.
A graduate of Hagerstown High
School, he was employed at Fair
child's before entering the Service.
His parents will be glad to give
his address to friends wishing TO
write him Their number is 119-R.
Pfc. Norman D. Draper, son of
Mr.. and Mrs Norman L. Draper,
Route l. Smithsburg, is enroute
home on furlough after 81 months
overseas service in the Southwest
Pacific with the Medical Corps. He
was due to report at Fort Meade
about January 5 and may be home
by the time this press release APP
pears in print
Here is the latest news regarding
the four sons of Mr.. and Mrs. u.
L. burst, 803 Penn. Ave.-Arthur,
French, Lewis and Robert
Sgt Arthur ]. burst, who is with
the Army Air Corps somewhere in
Italy, writes home that he is cen
joying good health and lots of bad
flying weather"
Staff Sgt French S. burst. who
is overseas with the Air Corps, is
at present confined to a hospital
through illness.
Pvt Lewis L. burst, serving over
seas with the 1st Army, said i'll a
recent letter home, that they have
seen plenty of action, beginning
with %" Day. June 6, 1914. He is
attached to the Artillery.
Pfc Robert M. burst, U. S. Ma
rines Corps, who is still based in
the U. S. A, is spending furlough
with friends in Maine.
Mr. and Mrs burst also have a
son-in-law who is serving overseas.
A couple of weeks ago we re-
ported in this column that Staff
Sgt. Leonard A. pat" Lushbaugh,
one of the three sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester Lushbaugh, 1854 Central
avenue, in the Service, who recent
ly arrived in England, had asked the
Red Cross to locate his brother, Mil
ton, who was in hospital somewhere
in England, recovering from wounds
received in action
Well Pats parents and wife Che
married Miss Janice Phleeger,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. w.
Phleeger, Funkstown) received a
long letter from him last week, tell
ing them that he had been to see
Milton
Pat said that when he got to Mil
TONS bed, he was looking out the
window, so Pat just stood there and
said, How you doing, Bud?" When
his brother turned and saw who it
was, he was just speechless and it
was several seconds before he could
say a word. They spent several
hours together and were able to
eat supper together also. Pat said
that the food at the hospital is per-
fectly marvellous and that Milton
was one zone happy G. L." Recov-
ering from machine gun bullet in
the arm. he is doing fine and the
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