The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-08-10

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ting his wife and relatives in
Pascagoula.
the troop transport SIS. "Sants
Barbara" He has been in the
Navy since December Is, l941
just a week after Pearl Harbor.
Sgt. ouinton S. Kiitrell Overseas
I'll Months
Sgt. Quinton S. Kittrell, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Kittrell
of E~scatawpa, and husband OF
Mrs. Ann l.. Kittrell of Moss
Point, has been overseas 81
months according to a release
from the 841st Battalion head
quarters in Manila.
His overseas service consisted
of several major operations in
New Guinea, New Britain, Dutch
East Indies, and the Philippines.
He is authorized to wear the Ash
attic Pacific Theater ribbon with
four battle stars, the Philippines
Liberation ribbon and the Good
Conduct Medal.
Sgt. Kittrell was EMPLOYED al
ingalls, as a structural steel work
er before his induction into the
| service at Camp Shelby, Aug
rs, 1912.
Charles ]. Dement, Soon To Be
Transferred
Word mas been received from
Charles j. Dement,, seaman Sec
ond class, who is stationed al
Roos base, San Pedro, Calf, that
his school will close September
|, and that he will be transfer
red to Washington, D. c. Sea-
man Dement, is a grandson of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Wagner of Kreole
! He was employed at the Terre.
! son Machine and Welding shop
before entering the service.
John Cirlot To Attend Millsaps
College
Since receiving his honorable
discharge from the Army Air
Force because of disabilities in
Cured in the European Theater
of War, John Cirlot, son of Mr..
and Mrs. J. A. Cirlot of Moss
Point, plans to attend Millsaps
College when it opens for the
fall term.
Cirlot's injuries occurred after
he had bailed out of a plane as
| it was shot down over the Eng
lish channel. Fortunately for Mr.
Cirlot his parachute was caught
in an air current that carried him
back to the English coast.
AS it was, his back was SC
badly injured in landing, that
he was hospitalized for ter
months and was finally given
a medical discharge.
Max Bodden at Newport. r. 1
Max McIlwain Bodden, %
coxswain, USNR, 500 Pine St.
Pascagoula, is now in training al
Newport r. l., where he has
been assigned to duty aboard {
fleet oiler soon to be commits
stoned.
Bodden who entered the Navy
in December, l941, is the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Bodden. He
served 16 months aboard a patro.
craft and IA months on the U.S.S
"Nola" in the American, Euro
pean, African and Middle East.
ern areas.
He was formerly employed by
the Hyams Coal Company. TIVE
brothers, Hugh, boatswain's mat,
second class, and Robert, quar-.
termaster second class, are in tht
Navy.
Ii. Chester Woodall At Las
Vegas
1t. Chester L. Woodall has re
turned to Las Vegas, New, afte.
spending a few days with hi
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 4rvir
Woodall at their home on Rout'
|, Lucedale.
With l09 points to his credit
1t. Woodall is still in the servic'
as a gunnery instructor at thl
Army .Airfield at Las Vegas.
1t. Woodall trained in gunner,
after completing a number o
missions over Germany as
bombardier navigator. He is
holder of the Distinguished Fly
ing Cross and the Air Media
with several Oak Leaf clusters
Lester E. Mack Training Al
Camp Claiborne
Lester E. Mack who recently
entered the US. Army is nov
in training at Camp Claiborne
La.
At the conclusion of his basi
training Pvt. Mack will take
course in automotive engineer
ing. lie is the son of Mr.. ant