The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-01-18
Friendsyille Men In The Service

ing relatives here for few days.
Charles Friend, son of Mrs. Min
ME Friend, left on Monday to enter
the Merchant Marine. He and his
family have been residing in Morgan
town, W. Va, for several years. An
ether son, Amos Bud" Friend, is
/ serving with the Army in New GUM
ca.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas limbaugh
have received word that their grand
daughter. Pvt. Susan HinebaughWAC,
who had been stationed at Camp Lee,
Va, left for Denver. Col, where she
will be stationed at a hospital as a
dietitian Pvt. limbaugh is daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Hine-
baugh, Of Keller Glade.
Relatives have received word that
Cpl. Foster Duke" Fike, who had
been overseas more than year, has
arrived at a base hospital in New
York City on Friday morning. His
wife, Mrs. Helen Fike and son Gary
reside with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Sellers, Cove.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Durham
have been notified that their grand
son, S/Sgt. Playford W. Durham, is
now stationed in Brazil, South Amer
lea.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wicklow
have been advised that their son, Wal
ter R. Wicklow, petty officer Sc, is
now in the Mariana Islands.
Pfc. William B. Greynolds, son of
Rev. and Mrs. R. L. Greynolds, of
Ridgeley, w. Va, former residents
Of Friendsville, is now at the Rich
mond redistribution station, follow
ing SO months of service in the South
west Pacific. Pfc. Greynolds, radio
operator, entered service 312 years
ago. He graduated from Tunnelton,
w. Va, high school in 1887 and stu
died for the ministry at Asbury Col
lege, Wilmore, Ken.
Pvt. James w. Mitchell returned
to Woodrow Wilson Memorial Hospi-
tai, Stanton, Va, Monday, after be-
ing here over the weekend with his
wife and children.
T/Sgt. John Frazee visited his par
ents Wednesday while en- route to a
port Of embarkation. He has BEN in
a school in Seattle, Washington, and
has been in uniform for five years,
although he is only % years old; is
an army staff sergeant and has seen
seen the battles of the Solomons. the
Papuan campaign and the battle of
the bismark Sea and knows the thrill
of dropping huge bombs on an ammu-
milton dump. "The Superfortress is
the best plane in the air today" said
FraZee, who served in the South Pa
citic from July till September "The
more Of those planes the boys get
the better it is going to be. | wish I'd
been in one the time we went over
Burma, and we were shot in the wing
with three-inch shell. 1t looked as
though we were going to lose an all
eron, but after almost two hours of
flying we made it back over the
mountains to our base. We weren't
frightened until it was all over. Then
when you see what could have hap
pened, it gets you. 1t puts ideas in
your head"
T/Sgt. Frazee is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John j. Frazee, Of Selbysport,
and graduated from the Friendsville
High school
S &c, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
K. Thomas, has been sent to Norfolk,
Va, to attend a gunnery sshool.
Pfc. Raymond Thomas is some
where in the Philippine Islands and
is celebrating his birthday on Febru-
airy 9Th. His grandmother, is having a
card shower for him and any relative
or friend wishing to send him a card,
please sent it to this address: Pfc.
Raymond P. Thomas, 33735-826-475
FIR Group, 432 Sqdn, APO 70, care
Postmaster, San Francisco, Calf.
Pfc. William X. Glotfelty has ar
rived safely in England his parents,
Mr., and Mrs. j. William Glotfelty,
have been informed. He is attached
to hospital unit there.
Lieut.. James Darby, fighter pilot
of the Army Air force, who has been
stationed at Barlow, Fla, left We'd
nesday for Tallahassee, Fla, after
spending a furlough here with his
mother, Mrs. J. D. Darby. He is ex-
pecting an overseas assignment soon.
Promotion of George S. Stewart,
of Oakland, to sergeant, has been an
nounced at headquarters of a ninth
air force service command service
group in France. Sgt. Stewart, son of
Mrs. Sylvia S. Stewart, Oakland, is
serving with a mobile repair unit
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Foster Mann has completed course
in gunnery at the army air field at
Yuma, Arizona, and has been ad-
vanced to the rank of corporal. He is
a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Milburn w