The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-05-31
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serving Win the armed FOrceSs
Pfc. Kenneth Anderson and Cpl.
Richard D. Anderson, sons of Mr..
and Mrs Russell Anderson, 800 Nit
chell avenue, are both in Germany,
but so far haven't been able to get
together
Kenneth entered the Service a
year ago last January, has been
overseas for about two months and
is now with the 18th Army of Oc-
cupation. Before joining up he was
associated with his father in the
lunch room business and his wife,
the former Virginia Singley, and
their three year old daughter,
Cookie" live at 678 Highland Way.
Richard has been two years in
the Service and overseas a year
with the anti-aircraft division of
General Hodges LIST Army. Before
the war he was a driver for the
7-Up Company here.
Needless to say, both boys re-
membered their mother with cards
and cablegrams on Mothers Day.
Aboard an Aircraft Carrier in the
Pacifc-Harold Arlington Burnett
whose wife and children, Ruth,
Barbara and Charles, live in Han
cock, Md, now serving in the U. S.
Navy, has advanced to seaman, first
class.
He is attached to one of the new
est and largest aircraft carriers,
serving in the Pacific.
Hqs. U. S. Army Pacific Ocean
areas, Fl. Shafter, T. H: Sergeant
Robert Davis, of Hagerstown, re-
Gently took part in the Central Pa
cific Base Command rifle matches as
a member of Chemical Service
Battalion rifle team in the Hawaiian
Islands.
The team placed fourth in the
match with the Springfield rifle and
second in the match with the Car
bine, with Sergeant Davis placing
second in the team firing.
Ensign M. W. Dutton, U.S.NR.,
son of DR.. and Mrs. M w. Dutton,
1899 Hamilton boulevard, who is on
active service in the Pacific Theater
of Operations, has been promoted to
Lieutenant G.gD
The 117th General Hospital, Eng
land-Nancy J. Harp, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Harp, Chews-
vile, Md, the the charge nurse of
ward in this United States Army
general hospital in England, has
been promoted from the rank of
second lieutenant to first lieutenant.
It's been long time since we
have had any word about the two
sons of Mr.. and Mrs Russell P.
Geer, SO Broadway,-Flight Officer
Russell P. (Pat) Geer and Seaman
&c John Barnes Geer, so here is
the latest news:
Flight Officer Geer, who received
his commission on September 80,
1914, at the Childress Army Air
Field, Texas, and his wife, the
former Jean Makepiece of Sanford,
N. c., recently spent short fur
Tough with Pats parents. They
have now returned to the air base
at San Marcos, Texas, where they
will remain, awaiting F/O Geers
next assignment.
Seaman Geer entered on the U. S.
Navy Training Program in July,
1914, On completing an eight
months course at Duke University
he took months training at the
Great Lakes Naval Training Sta
ton, after which he was transferred
to the Quartermaster' School at the
Naval Training Center, Gulfport,
Miss, where he is now taking a II
weeks training course.
Seaman 2/c George r. Harr, Jr,
U.S.N.R., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George R. Harr, Route 8, Sharps-
burg Pike, who is member of the
crew of the aircraft carrier, U.S.S.
Antietam, says that the ships crew
is going to live up to the ships slo-
gan, go Get En- Antietam!"
Seaman Harr, who has been a
year in the Navy, received his boot
training at cambridge and then
went on shake down" cruise to
South America. Returning to port
he came home on a nine-day leave
and then reported to Philadelphia
and his ship The Antietam.
With the Tooth Division of Sew
enth Army in Germany-For his