Milford chronicle., 1946-04-19
FISHERS DISTRICT
Near Greenw0Od)

II was a great shock to this COM
munity when news came OF the
tragic death OF Master Sergeant
Walter c. Dukes. age 20 years, VINO
was passenger in an army tram
ing plane from the Dover Army Ar
field that crashed in woods near
Pittsville. Md, twelve miles east OF
Salisbury, Md on Sunday morning.
instantly killing the pilot, Lieut..
Arnold Rosenberg, II Castle Gate
Road, ROxbury, Mass. and fatally
iniuring Master Sergeant Dukes OF
Dover who died five hours later in
the Peninsula General Hospital IN
Salisbury. Sergeant Dukes grad
uated from Greenwood High
School in 1899 enlisting in the
Coast Artillery Immediately after
his graduation, while serving III
the Artillery he served two years
as gun commander of Fort Han
cock. \. J., Fort Dupont and Fort
Miles. Delaware. In October, 1943,
he was transferred TO the Aviation
adets for Flight training. In No
vember, 1914 he received his COM
mission in the Army Air Corp serv-
ing as instructor at Moody Field.
Georgia. At the time the war came
tC an end with Japan he was in
the B-24 bomber preparatory to B.
29 at Smyrna. Tenn. When training
SuperfOrtress school was halted he
was transferred to Langley Field,
Va, where he was granted an
honorable discharge. He reenliSted
at his present rank in the Air Corp
in February, 1916 and was assigned
ito Dover Air Field. Dover where
he was at the time of his death.
Walter is the son of Mrs. Charles
Dukes of Greenwood, his father be-
inS killed in Greenwood by Il fast
train while rush ing for medical
aid for one of his children. who was
seriously ill. Sergeant Dukes was
an infant at that time. He is sur
Vived By his wife, formerly Miss
Betty Ann Elliott of Bridgeville. his
mother. Mrs. .Iuliette Meade OF
Greenwood and four sisters. Mrs
Iaurence Wilson and Mrs Calvin
E.. Btthune of Greenwood, Mrs
Frank Marshall and Mrs. George
Tyrell of Philadelphia. sympathy
is extended to them all in their sac
hours of loss of an only son ant
brother.
Sympathy is extended to Mr. ant
Mrs. GOOtee Brown and family il
the loss Of their mother. Mrs. Sallit
Brown who passed to eternal res
AZ the home Of her daughter. Mrs
Howard Anthony of Harrington oI
Thursday evening. April II. Fune
raj services We're held at the Adam!
Williamson funeral home in FEEDER
lSbW2 Oil Monday afternoon Il
two. Interment in Elo0mery Gene
terry beside her husband, Josep,
Brown who passed on three month
before
A cordial invitation to all to AZ
tend the Easter Program at Todd
O. iapel on Sunday evening, Arri
clst at 80
TIE covered dish luncheon sron
sored ny the ". S. &. s. of Tod >
Ci%pel vas we'll attended and til
ladies' wish to thank all who &C
titIIt'U III t-.ti!. tI lt'iS OCCe
sion ne'tin" item 4 profit of $3.50
Ncs rs Toward DHarman an
Willard Alexander of K1nnaEoli
=. G. leG' on r'HoNGa% fc RETURN
their honu.a after SlclJin@ Z Nv
weeks Ni5i' with Mr. and Mr.
Charles Dcarn.an. Tile boys spel
ne past wee!, end with a war Tin
buddy. Mr.. and Mrs. Leon GardnC
and family in Philadelphia and IT
l0rt & cir host and hostess to /
swell entertainers.
The W. S. C. S. of Todds Chap,
"ere entertained at the home {
Mrs. West Everline with good a
tendance and delicious refresl
m"nts served by the hostess.
Miss Marilyn Brown left on SUI
faV to return to University
Delaware after spending the sprir
vacation " ith her parents, Mr.. IL