Milford chronicle., 1945-05-18

After - days in Il NaZi prison
camp somewhere in Europe, Ser
gcant Donald E. Murray has been
liberated and is rccupcratng in an
Allied hospital somewhere in
France. Sergeant Murray's release
WAS announced Ivy the War De
partment by telegram and by a let
ter To his wife. in which he said
that he had lost 80 pounds in the
eos of black bread and quart of
WatCrY soup or Soupy water
daily "Don't let anyone tell you
the Germans are human. Sergeant
Murray wrote from the French hos
pital where he is recovering from
effects of privation and wounds
that led to his capture. The %
ycar-old sergeant has been in the
Army for IL months and saw ser
vice in France and I.uXcmhOurGh.
after training iii this country. Eng
land and Scotland He will be re-
mCmhcrCd in Milford as the former
manager of the SilcO cut Rate
store. His wife is The former Mary
Marvel. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Marvel of Milford.
AT
Mrs. Victor Harrison. whose hus
band is in Germany. received on
Tuesday q sWastika arm band ana
an iron cross from him. Both were
in l0Od condition.
AFT
Harold Robinson. +. &. G. of
the | s. Navy. who has been &Crv-
ing in the Atlantic City area. is
HpendinG a few days with his fam
lily in Milford and Milford Neck.
First Lieut.. Grace f.. NcaSCy. the
daMEh1cr of Mrs. Virgic Ncasey and
the late George T.. Ncascy. of Har-
h"a0n. has reported foI duty ON q
large Army hospital ship. The ShiT
was converted from French troop
ship. Lieutenant Ncascy has been
stationed for tic past two years al
| West Point Army Hospital. She i.
; Il graduate of the Delaware Hos
; pital School of Nursinc WiIminG
: ton. She has two brothers in tn,
! service. Corp. Russell r. Vea&cy
, overseas with the infantry. and Pic
/ Harry NcaScY. who is with the
| Medical Corps in New Guinea.
h ~
+, Pie Daniel Banning is spending
t q furlough with his parents anC
Y sisters of Milford. after being re
turned to the United States abOarC
a hospital plane on April 81 1t
: was wounded in LuXcmhOurCh ol
4 january Is and after being hOspi
, taliZcd in Paris for ten days wa
Il taken to the L. S Army IIOSpita
in England, where he remained un
til returned 10 this county. II
March. his brother. Pfc LinwOO'
Banning now stationed in Germ
any. visited him at the hospital
i 1t was the first time they had me
since they went overseas t0Gcthc
in February. 1914. At the end O
his furlOuGh he will return to tn
hospital at Camp Pickett. Va. 70
further ,rcatmcnt
Av
S SSGt. Charles MulhOlland. SO
of Mr.. and Mrs Edward r. MuI
+ holland ST.. who was wounded i
! action i'm Germany on December /
i has been stationed in hospital i
! F,uSla and recently met SG
Donald Kirby. son of Mrs. Cor
Kirby. of Milford The two fellow
" talked about home and many differ
!, Cnt things. s Sgt. MulhOlland ha
:" ben DISCHARGED from the hospit;
and was granted a ninc-day leave
u During his leave he took severe
II rides in BIZ Flying Fortress q
/ which Donald is ball turrCt gun
l. ncr. Saturday morning. April =
l. the boys went in a BIZ to LOndO
le and landed there about noon. The
/ visited London Bridge. BuCkinghal
a Palace and many other interestin
at places Sgt Kirby has four mi!
G. SiOnS to- make and then he will =
+. to return home. S Sgt MulhOllar
o. is returning to lis outfit. the So,
50 Thundcrbolt Division. which W;
is the first division to cross the Ell
River