Four Chambers Brothers See Action In Two Service Groups
Four Chambers brothers from Fittstown served in two branches during World War II. T/Sgt. Laverne L. Chambers as an aerial crew member on a B-17 Flying Fortress earned combat wings in Las Vegas and completed 25 bombing missions over the European theater. Pvt. William B. Chambers trained at Camp Robinson and served as a message sender in the European theater. Elmo L. Chambers joined the Navy with the Seabees, trained at Camp Endicott, and awaits reassignment after 18 months in service. Vel Dean Chambers trained at San Diego and Norman before a medical discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laverne L. Chambers
William B. Chambers
Elmo L. Chambers
Vel Dean Chambers
S. R. Chambers
Fittstown
McLish
Sgt. Chambers
Army
Las Vegas
Lev
Odertal
Germany
Chambers
William Chambers
Camp Robinson
Ark
Francis Chambers
Navy
Seabees
Camp Endicott
R. I
Camp Parks
Shoemaker
Calif
Vel
Dean Chambers
Hunsucker Nears Training End at Pueblo Air Base
2nd Lt. Austin N. Hunsucker son of Mrs. Ada C. Hunsucker completes Liberator bomber training at Pueblo Army Air Base as bombardier. He joins a crew set to fight the enemy. He was an aircraft assembler before enlisting in June 1943. his father B. N. Hunsucker lives at 615 North Miss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin N. Hunsucker
Ada C. Hunsucker
North Stonewall
Pueblo Army Air Base
Hunsucker
B. N. Hunsucker
North Miss
Ramer Completes Gunnery Training
Pfc Cyrus B Ramer son of Mr and Mrs R P Ramer 510 West Second recently graduated from the Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School at Laredo Army Air Field Texas He earned a diploma sil ver wings for aerial gunnery and a rank promotion at brief graduation exercises Allspice notes its fragrance resembles cinnamon cloves and nutmeg Read he Ada Ne s Want Ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus B. Ramer
R. P. Ramer
West Second
Army Air Forces
Laredo Army Air Field
Laredo
Texas
McKaskie Stationed At English Base In Belgium
Pvt. Gaines McKaskie, now with a railroad operating battalion in Belgium, left his wife and small daughter with her parents Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Solomon of Konawa. He entered service March 13, 1944 after training at Fort Sill Camp Plauche Camp Beale and Jefferson Barracks, and went overseas in September. He previously worked for Oklahoma Portland Cement Company and is son of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. McKasle of Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaines McKaskie
Belgium
S. S. Solomon
Konawa
McKaskie
Fort Sill
Camp Plauche
Camp Beale
Calif
Jefferson Barracks
Oklahoma Portland Cement Company
S. C. McKasle
Ada
Thomas A. Hogue Returns to United States from Europe
T/Sgt. Thomas A. Hogue arrives at Camp Chaffee Arkansas after 13 months overseas in the European theater. He served with the Eighth Bomber Command as a B 17 Fortress engineer, completed 30 combat missions and logged 220 operational hours. He visits his parents, Mr and Mrs C T Hogue Route 1 Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Hogue
States
Camp Chaffee
Ark
C. T. Hogue
Route 1
Allen
Sgt. Hogue
Eighth Bomber Command
Marcum Pursues 30 Day Transition Course in Brownsville
Flight Officer Gordon G. Marcum son of Mr and Mrs Claude Marcum 601 West Twenty fourth is attending a 30 day transition course in pursuit flying at the Fourth Operational Training Unit Ferrying Division of the Air Transport Command at Brownsville Tex. Pilots at the Fourth OTU train on planes such as the P 39 P 40 P 47 P 51 and P 63 and after training Marcum will return to Love Field Dallas and be eligible to fly pursuit planes worldwide. Prior to service on Feb 17 1944 he was a flight instructor at Bonham Aviation Co Bonham Tex and worked for Patsy Oil Co in Ada. He graduated high school in Oklahoma City attended the University of Oklahoma two years majoring in geology and won a baseball letter. He is married to the former Marjorie Pearl Shelton who resides at 601 West Twenty fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon G. Marcum
Claude Marcum
West Twenty-fourth
Air Transport Command
Brownsville
Tex
F/O Marcum
Love Field
Dallas
Marcum
Bonham Aviation Co
Bonham
Patsy Oil Co
Ada
Oklahoma City
University of Oklahoma
Marjorie Pearl Shelton
West Twentyfourth
Ailey Awarded DFC in England
T Sgt Samuel H Ailey engineer and top turret gunner on a B 17 earns the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement in over twenty heavy bombing missions over Germany and occupied Europe He belongs to the Eighth Air Force Fortress group noted for the Berlin attack and the Munster rail yards raid in Oct 1943 The unit also led the Regensburg Messerschmitt plant strike He already holds the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters He is the son of Mr and Mrs E Ailey of Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel H. Ailey
Germay
Europe
Eighth Air Force Fortress Group
Berlin
Munster
Germany
England-Africa
Messerschmitt
Regensburg
Sgt
Ailey
E. Ailey
Ada
DFC Awarded to S/Sgt Robert M. Markley for Aerial Valor
S/Sgt Robert M. Markley of Stonewall receives the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement in aerial combat. A gunner in a Bombardment Group, he has flown 30 bombing missions over Germany and occupied Europe. He is married to Lotie Belle Markley and before joining the army in 1941 worked for an oil firm. He also holds the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Markley
Stonewall
Markley
Germany
Europe
Lottie Belle Markley
Army
John B Davis Commissioned Lieutenant at Harlingen
John B Davis received silver pilot wings and was commissioned a second lieutenant at graduation exercises at Harlingen Army Air Field Texas. He is the son of Mr and Mrs John B Davis of Stonewall husband of Mary Jo Davis of 219 South Hope. Davis was assigned to Freeman Field Seymour Indiana but sent to Harlingen for advanced co pilot training when the flying program was extended five weeks in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bob Davis, Jr
John B. Davis
Stonewall
Mary Jo Davis
South Hope
Harlingen Army Air Field
Tex
Freeman Field
Seymour
Ind
Harlingen Field
Freeman
Harbord Sugg Makes First Combat Trip
Second Lt. Harbord P. Sugg Jr. flew his first combat mission as a B 24 navigator over Augsburg Germany where his crew attacked the railyards. He said the target got lively once reached. Sugg joined the AAF on May 26 1943 and graduated Ada High School in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbord P. Sugg, Jr
Augsburg
Germany
Sugg
AAF
Ada High School
Navy Lt McDonald Sees World By Ocean Route
Navy Lt M D McDonald USN transferred to the regular navy and completed 19 months at sea aboard an aircraft carrier. He served in the Gilbert Islands Makin Tarawa Bismarck Archipelago Marshall Islands Truk Guam Saipan Northern New Guinea and Palea Island group. He logged nearly 7000 landings with no serious accidents and crossed the equator 37 times traveling 170000 miles by water. He is visiting Ada awaiting a 30 day leave before reporting to Jacksonville Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. D. McDonald
USN
Atlantic
Southwest Pacific
Gilbert Islands
Makin
Tarawa
Bismarck Archipelago
Marshall Islands
Truk
Guam
Saipan
New Guinea
Palea
Marianas
Philippine Islands
McDonald
Equator
Ada
Jacksonville
Fla
Seabee Petty Officer Blackwell Serves in Southwest Pacific
Petty Officer E W Blackwell mm 3 c has served 13 months and is now stationed in the Southwest Pacific. He volunteered for service in October 1943 and trained at Camp Peary Virginia and Port Hueneme California. Before Navy service he ran a truck line in Oklahoma and writes that he still works long hours with his wife and three sons at home 502 West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Blackwell
Southwest Pacific
Camp Peary
Port Hueneme
Calif
Navy
Blackwell
Oklahoma
William
Austin
Robbie
Tommie
West Fourth
Cpl Audry Smith In India Area
Cpl Audry L Smith was inducted into the army March 117 1943 at Ft Lawton Washington. He trained there then went to Virginia and overseas and is now stationed in India. A Byng High School graduate he is the son of Mr and Mrs John D Smith of Byng. In a letter he says he feels tops and enjoys the cool weather in India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Audry L. Smith
Army
Ft. Lawton
Wash
Washington
Virginia
Inia
Cpl. Smith
Byng High School
John D. Smith
Byng
Jia
Hollingsworth Wins Silver Wings At Pampa Air Base
George L. Buddy Hollingsworth son of Mrs. Albert Eppler 400 West Fifteenth received his silver pilot's wings on November 20 and became a second lieutenant at Pampa Air Base Texas. The 21 year old Ada high school graduate attended East Central College before entering service and will be sent to Enid after a furlough. He pilots a B 25 bomber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L
Buddy” Hollingsworth
Albert Eppler
West Fifteenth
Pampa Air Base
Pampa
Tex
Buddy
Ada High School
East Central College
Enid
Garland Bundy Completes 600th Combat Mission
Technical Sergeant Garland Bundy served as radio operator gunner in a B 25 Mitchell group during its 600th combat mission. The mission occurred between two heavy flak barrages and yielded excellent results with no losses. Bundy's wife Mary resides in Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Bundy
Set
Garland
Mary
Ada
Pvt Joseph Bennett Commended in England
Pvt Joseph A. Bennett of Stonewall was commended by his commanding officer in England as part of a group of ground force soldiers praised for their work. He said praise motivates them to keep production figures high. he is the son of Mr and Mrs J G Bennett of Stonewall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Bennett
Stonewall
England
Pvt
Bennett
Pvt. Bennett
J. G. Bennett
Brothers From Roff Making Good In Pacific Theater
Lieutenant Colonel Milton W. Johnson and his brother Major Charles W. Johnson from Roff led a hazardous special mission in the Southwest Pacific. Milton, flying an A-20, shot down a Japanese float plane after Major Charles’s gun jams, earning the Air Medal and Silver Star. Milton’s plane the Roff Rider carried him to victory in a hard fight over the Netherlands East Indies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton W. Johnson
Colonel Johnson
5Th Aaf
Col. Johnson
Charles W. Johnson
Netherlands East Indies
Major Johnson
W. J. Johnson
Roff
Mary Belle Johnson
Tulsa
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
T Sgt Jones Awarded Bronze Star for Meritorious Combat Service
T Sgt Lowell E Jones was awarded the Bronze Star in France for meritorious service while serving as platoon sergeant with an infantry regiment. The honor was presented by Major General W W Eagles of the 45th Division. Jones earned it for actions in Sicily Italy and France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell E. Jones
W. W. Eagles
France
Set. Jones
Sicily
Italy
Loyse Wilson Receives Another Army Promotion
Loyse J. Wilson, son of Mrs. C. C. Bishop, has been promoted from technician fifth grade to technician fourth grade. He joined the army February 2, 1942, and has served overseas as a surgical technician. He is authorized to wear the Good Conduct Medal and the Asiatic-Pacific theater ribbon with one star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyse J. Wilson
C. C. Bishop
Sgt. Wilson
Army
Pvt David Wright In European Theater
Pvt David E Wright 19 is in the European theater after training at Camp Fannin Texas and Camp Chaffee Arkansas. He played in his high school band and belonged to an FFA chapter at Allen. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Willard Wright of Allen. a sister Barbara Nell Wright works with the Eighth Service Command in Dallas Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David E. Wright
Camp Fannin
Bex
Camp Chaffee
Ark
FFA
Allen
Wright
Willard Wright
Barbara Nell Wright
Eighth Service Command
Dallas
Tex
Ted Sears Returns From Overseas Duty
Pvt. Ted Sears has come back after eight months overseas aboard the U S Hospital Ship Arcadia. He is receiving temporary care at Stark General Hospital before transfer to another army hospital for definitive treatment. His wife is Mrs. Georgia E Sears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Sears
U. S
Arcadia
Stark General Hospital
Army Hospital
Georgia E. Sears
Ada
Bowles son promoted to corporal in New Mexico
Arthur L. Bowles Jr., son of A L Bowles, has been promoted to corporal and is stationed at Alamo Gordo New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur L. Bowles, Jr
A. L. Bowles
Alamogordo, N. M
Western Front Ammunition Use Exceeds Seven Hundred Thousand Pounds
In ongoing action on the western front, more than 750000 pounds of ammunition have been expended. At an average rate of 4000 to 5000 pounds per minute, every minute, around the clock, the figure highlights intense sustained bombardment. Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr. notes early recruits in France wore green horn hats to mark their inexperience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Front
Morrison Completes Training Course at Iowa State College
Bluejacket Oral R. Morrison has graduated from the Naval Training School at Iowa State College in Ames Iowa. Selection to the special ty school depended on recruit training aptitude test scores. He now awaits further duty orders whether to join sea duty or a shore station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluejacket
Oral R. Morrison
Naval Training School
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa
Sgt. Marvin Loyd Aids Sixth Army Group Vehicles
Sgt. Marvin S. Loyd helps keep hundreds of jeeps and other vehicles of the Sixth Army Group headquarters in running order. He also operates a small arms repair shop for the headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin S. Loyd
Sixth Army Group
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Chambers Brothers
Ramer
the New Liberty
Gaines McKaskle
Brownville
Robert Markley
Harbord
Ada News
the Aldridge Coffee Shop
Aldridge Hotel
South Pacific
Audry Smith
India
Hollingsworth
Buddy Hollingsworth
Joseph Bennett
Pacific Theater
Sgt. Jones
Loyse Wilson
David Wright
Camp Fannin, Tex
GEO. W. Taylor Pawn Shop
Rennie Telephone
Harris Hotel
Yates & Dooley
Stockton
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Morrison
Stlaa
Marvin Loyd
Victoria
Curvex Collegian
Sterling Service
Saye
Oneallw Jewelers
Ada, Okla
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