The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-07-26

| ade held. Guns of this DMS downed
eight Jap planes and sank possibly
three crash boats The whole crew
won prizes from 1t w. S. Warren,
| USNR, st. Louis, Mo, executive
officer, who said: 'aThey deserve a
pat on the back. They didn't drag
their heels during the entire opera
ton. If had to go through the ex-
perience again, wouldn't hesitate
to take them with me. It's easy to
win with men like them to back
you up"
SOMEWHERE IN THE PACIFIC
Mate Third Glass
Pitsy Popo, whose home address is
500 Mitchell avenue, Hagerstown,
Md, is a member of U. S. Marine
Corps Regimental Weapons Com
pany that has won victories on both
the baseball and battle fields. Last
year their baseball team, of which
Popo is a member, won the Fourth
Marine Division championship and
later they followed that victory up
with slightly different type of
victory on Two Jima.
The boys are now back in rest
camp and hope to extend their win
ming streak by gaining permanent
possession of the baseball trophy.
Sergeant Lynwood Reedy, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A L. Reedy, AIT
/ Lingamore Ave-, Hagerstown, re-
Gently has been promoted to the
rank of staff sergeant at Chatham
Field, Savannah, Ga, B-29 com
bat crew training base where he is
serving as Crew Chief, it has
been announced by the Chatham
Field public relations office.
Mr.. and Mrs. w G.. Turner, Rt.
! 3, Hagerstown, have five sons in
the Service-Buster, Norman, Carl
ton, Wilmer and Irwin.
Cpl. Buster B. Turner, who is in
the Amphibious Truck Corps, has
been in the Service three years and
overseas two years He is now in
Europe, but expects, as he expressed
it, ITO go out the back door to the
Pacific"
Sgt. Norman P. Turner, who was
wounded in action in France, is now
back in this country and recently
enjoyed furlough with his parents.
On arriving back in the States he
was sent to a hospital in Denver,
Col, but is now at Camp Blanding.
Florida, for a further period of re-
cuperation. He has been over two
years in the Service and wears the
Purple Heart, the Combat Infantry
mans badge and the ETO ribbon.
Cpl Carlton ]. Turner, whose
wife, Mrs. Vera Turner, and their
eight-year-old son Nelson live at
902 Pope avenue, is stationed at an
engineering base at Fort Lewis.
Washington.
Pvt Wilmer A. Turner, whose
wife, the former Miss Lois Keckler.
lives with her parents on Lee ST.,
has been in the Service two years
and overseas since last March. He
is member of Tank Battalion and
expects to be returned to this coun-
try soon.
Pvt. Irwin G. Turner was the last
of the five brothers to enter the
Service, having joined up just
month ago. He is receiving his
basic training at Camp Claiborne,
Louisiana, and writes home that he
likes the Service fine.
Buster and Wilmer, the two who
are in Europe, recently had the good
fortune to meet up with each other
somewhere in Germany and spent
several hours together, visiting at a
nearby town.
The addresses of any of the five
boys may be obtained by phoning
their parents. The number is 667-J.
IN THE ATLANTIC-John w.
Wisherd, Is, motor machinist's mate.
first class, LOG Buena Vista ave., Ha-
gerstown, Md, is on board destroy
er escort in the north Atlantic. He
IS In charge of the operation and up
keep of his ships main propulsion
engines. In addition to his regular
duties, he plays the clarinet and
saxaphone in the ships banda nine
piece organization which plays
chiefly for shipboard happy hours
and parties.