Lt Loyd Rowlett Downs Two Nazi Planes In Egypt? Merseburg Fight
First Lt. Loyd E. Rowlett of the 20th fighter group helped break German air opposition over Merseburg Germany. He shot down two ME 109s in a single dogfight while his unit claimed 28 German aircraft destroyed. Rowlett, 23, an Oklahoma native, held the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and had previously downed one ME 109. He is married to Helen Rowlett of 1309 South Johnston.
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Loyd E. Rowlett
20Th Fighter Group
Merseburg
Germany
Rowlett
Helen Rowlett
South Johnston
H. E. Rowlett
Tyler, Tex
Ada Couple Delights in Manila News From Philippines
Mrs. Eugene Anderson receives letters from husband a pharmacist mate first class in the Philippines. He recalls rough landings and later quieted action, praises Ralph Evans ship, mentions Bee Prince of Ada, and notes they live at 705 East Twelfth.
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Eugene Anderson
Philippines
Anderson
Ada High School
Bee Prince
Ada
Ralph Evans
Mr. Evans
Mrs. Anderson
East Twelfth
Gurley Promoted To Captain Rank In Signal Corps
Joseph C. Gurley has been promoted from first lieutenant to captain with the U S Signal Corps in France after 27 months overseas. He previously served in Ireland and England before transfer to France. His wife and 29 month old son Joseph Jr reside with his parents Mr and Mrs W E Breeden. The 23 year old officer is the son of Mr and Mrs Sam Gurley of Roff and was in the Na Guard when mobilized. Read the Ada News Want Ads.
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Joseph C. Gurley
U. S. Signal Corps
France
Gurley
Ireland
England
Joseph, Jr
W. E. Breeden
Sam Gurley
Roff
Na— Guard
Pennington Promoted to Captain in Army
First Lt. Jack E. Pennington has been promoted to captain. He volunteered for training in 1942 and served in England for six months before officer training at Fort Belvoir and Geiger Field. After commissioning, he served at Alamogordo Air Base and overseas in India in 1944, now stationed in North Burma. Mrs. Pennington and daughter Sylvia Ann live in Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack E. Pennington
Pennington
England
Fort Belvoir
Geiger Field
Wash
Alamogordo Air Base
New Mexico
Assam
India
Burma
Ruth Gladwill
Sylvia Ann
Ada
Barker in Ada Enlists Navy Training Near San Diego
Jimmie S Barker from Ada entered the navy May 24 1944. He received boat training in San Diego California and attended a 16 week electrician school in St Louis Missouri. He recently visited his wife and baby and spent time with his mother Mrs B A Barker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie S. Barker
Fl c
Navy
San Diego
Calif
St. Louis
B. A. Barker
Ada Ex-Student Gustin Returns From Furlough
Cpl. Merle W. Gustin arrived back at Fort Bliss Texas after a 15 day furlough with relatives in Ada He joined the service in February this year and trained at Camp Callan California before serving as line corporal in an anti aircraft battery He is 18 a Ada high school graduate and son of Mr and Mrs Perry Gustin of 530 West Eighteenth street
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Cpl
Merle W. Gustin
Fort Bliss
Tex
Ada
Camp Callan
San Diego
Calif
Ada High School
Pittsburg
Kas
Perry Gustin
West
Saf. McBroom Fighting In Italy
Craig Broom of Portland Oregon and Ada roots has been promoted to staff sergeant in the 91st Infantry in northern Italy. After Camp Adair training he went overseas in 1944, saw combat since July, and earned the Purple Heart in September for wounds. He previously worked at the McSwain theater before enlisting August 10 1943.
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Craig Broom
Lawrence McBroom
Portland
Ore
Ada
Nortern
Italy
91St Infantry
Camp Adair
McBroom
Africa
McBrock
Ada High School
McSwain Theater
Army
Private Wilson Leads Ridge Assault in Philippines
Pfc. Harvey T. Wilson of AdaIowa recounts volunteers who stormed a ridge held by Japanese forces in the Philippines with the First Cavalry division. He describes multiple attempts, grenades, and machine gun and pillbox positions overcome, securing the ridge. Wilson, formerly with Pipe Line Service in Ada, enlisted in 1941 and served in the Admiralty Islands campaign. His brother Leonard Wilson serves with a Seabee battalion in the Aleutians.
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Harvey T. Wilson
Maggie Jane Wilson
North
Mississippi
Philippines
First Cavalry Division
Wilson
Pipe Line Service Company
Ada
Army
Fort Sill
Okla
Fort Bliss
Tex
Admiralty Islands
Carpenter
Leonard Wilson
Waller Graduates From Gunnery School at Tyndall Field
Pvt. Leonard L. Waller has graduated from the Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery school at Tyndall Field Panama City Florida He is the son of Mr and Mrs L R Waller of 829 West Twelfth Street
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Pvt
Leonard L. Waller
Army Air Forces Flexible
Tyndall Field
Panama City
Fla
L. R. Waller
West Twelfth
Penrod Lands Safely In England
Cpl. Lester C. Penrod, member of a B 17 crew, wrote his parents that he has landed safely overseas. His brother Pvt Lowell C Penrod is in advanced paratrooper training at Ft Benning Ga after a 15 day furlough home.
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Cpl
Lester C. Penrod
L. J. Penrod
Pvt
Lowell C. Penrod
Ft. Benning
Soldier at Camp Chaffee Receives Good Conduct Medal
Pfc. Joe T. Allen, son of Mrs. Edna M. Allen, is awarded the Good Conduct medal while serving with his unit at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas.
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Joe T. Allen
Edna M. Allen
Camp Chaffee, Ark
Maxwell Awarded Air Medal for Meritorious Flight
Delbert R. Maxwell, promoted to staff sergeant, received the Air Medal for meritorious aerial achievement as a B 25 bomber armor gunner in attacks on enemy installations at Canneto Italy. His unit is credited with sinking the German cruiser Taranto in La Spezia harbor. William G. Maxwell.
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Canneto
Italy
Delbert R. Maxwell
Taranto
la Spezia
William G. Maxwell
Air Medal Awarded to 2nd Lt Homer Hensler Jr for India China Flights
2nd Lt. Homer H. Hensler Jr. earns the air medal after completing 150 operational flight hours aboard transport aircraft on the India China air routes from February 9 to May 31, 1944. This grueling corridor is widely regarded as among the world's toughest for airmen.
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Homer H. Hensler Jr
India-China
S/Sgt Ludie Davis Arrives at Ashburn General Hospital
S/Sgt Ludie E. Davis son of Mr and Mrs Roy Davis of Roff has arrived at Ashburn General Hospital near McKinney Texas. He served 17 months with an air forces service squadron in England and Ireland and has 18 months of service with one month training at Kelly Field. He is husband of Cleo Davis of Roff.
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Ludie E. Davis
Roy Davis
Roff
Ashburn General Hospital
McKinney
Texas
Davis
Air Forces Service
England
Ireland
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Cleo Davis
Radio Broadcast Schedule Fragment
A pasted timetable lists multiple station segments and shows with start times from 7:00 through 11:30, including News, music programs, churches, entertainers, and special features. The sequence features varied acts such as George Hicks Sammy Kaye Orchestra and Dawn Patrol, reflecting a dense daily lineup.
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Woodshedders
Assembly of God
Victory Voices
Southernaires
Loyal Bible Class
J. Fox
First Baptist Church
George Hicks
Sammy Kaye
Orch
Orch. 12:355—Sunday News
Horace Heidt
Charlotte
Wiss Hattie
Mary Small
Metropolitan Opera
Philco
Drew Pearson
News
Greenfield Village Choir
Dorothy Thompson
Joe E. Brown
Walter Winchell
Jimmie Fidler
Life of Riley
Dawn Patrol
Dr. CC. C. Morris
Jemima
Cliff Edwards
Sardi
Jack Berch
Glamour Manor
Navy Ensign Wings Awarded to Lloyd Smith
Lloyd Edward Smith AMM 3 c earns navy air crew wings of silver and gold after boat training and aircrewman school in Jacksonville Fla. He enlisted May 6 1944 and will be assigned to active flight duty with an air combat team on carrier or shore station. He is the son of Mrs Lottie Smith of 505 East Sixteenth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Edward Smith
Navy
Jacksonville
Flo
Lottie Smith
East
Sixteenth
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