Six County Soldiers Wounded and Four Killed Last Week
The report lists four county men killed in action in Leyte Germany and France with Patton, and at least six wounded with some seriously injured. Survivors include Ray Parker Maples Hathaway and Maples brothers, with details on spouses, children, and parents. Other wounded: Cannon Thompson Hensley Parrish Frye Carriker.
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Pontotoc County
Leyte
Germany
France
Patton
Roff
Allen Hathaway
Pfc
Marshal Ray
European
Raymond Lee Maples
Maples Brothers
Tarawa
Pacific
Alvie Parker
Ray
Don Ray
Parker
D. L. Pates
Maples
Hathaway
A. L. Hathaway
Troy Cannon
James N. Thompson
Ada
Marvin Hensley
George Parrish
Italy
James
Buddy) Frye
Holland
William R. Carriker
Francis
Kittley in Service Before Pearl Harbor
Pvt Floyd E Kittley known as Floyd Isaacs enlisted Dec 1 1941 eight days before Pearl Harbor. He trained at Camp Roberts Calif and served at several camps before sailing to New York Ireland England North Africa and Italy with Rangers Battalion. His mother Mrs Royal Isaacs received a card June 19 1944 noting he was a German prisoner captured after January 30 1944 in the Mediterranean.
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Pvt
Floyd E. Kittley
Floyd Isaacs
Pearl Harbor
Camp Roberts
Calif
Kittley
New York
Ireland
Rangers
Italy
England
North Africa
Royal Isaacs
Mediterranean Theater
Harold Sweeten Receives Promotion in Air Force
Harold Sweeten receives a promotion from corporal to sergeant at an Eighth Air Force station in England. A ball turret gunner on the B 17 Snake Eyes, he serves in the Third Bombardment division cited for the England to Africa shuttle bombing of Messerschmitt factories in Regensburg. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Roy Tranthan of Okmulgee and was a student at Ada High School before enlisting in 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald F. Sweeten
Eighth Air Force
England
Third Bombardment Division
Nelson in Italy in Florence Bologna offensive with Fifth Army
Pfc Burvin W Nelson fights with the 363rd Infantry Regiment in the Florence Bologna offensive in Italy as part of the Fifth Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Italy
Burvin W. Nelson
363Rd
Florence- Bologna
Fifth Army
Car Tags Go On Sale Thursday December 21 1945
A. H. Thornton announces car tags go on sale Thursday December 21 1945. About 2,800 auto and truck drivers should visit the office to secure licenses before the January 1 deadline to ease the rush.
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A. H. Thornton
Engravings Delayed By Holiday Rush At The News
Engravings for this page failed to arrive due to Christmas driven transport and mail delays. Pictures already sent will appear in the Sunday edition December 24. Editors expect cuts ordered for this page to be ready by next Sunday but cannot guarantee timely arrival for next edition.
Willard Watson Writes Parents From Pacific Area
Seaman Willard Watson 1/c has served two years with the Seabees and spent about 12 months overseas. In a letter to his parents Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Watson of Homer he mentions being in the Marshall Islands among coconut trees and vines and contrasts life with cotton farming back home in Oklahoma while under threat of tides and enemy planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Watson
Seabees
R. D. Watson
Homer
Seaman Watson
Oklahoma
Marshall Islands
Coulson Advanced to Seaman First Class Abroad
Ola Coulson now serving outside the continental United States has been advanced from seaman second to seaman first class in recognition of faithful performance and completion of required training. He is married to Mrs. Eula W. Coulson of Route No. 5 Ada.
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Ola Coulson
U. S
Eula W. Coulson
Sgt Olen Crawford Fighting in France
Sgt Olen Crawford serves with the famed 712th Tank Battalion on the 90th Division frontline in France. He joined on activation and has fought in several major battles, commanded a tank, as the unit spearheads the invasion.
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Olen T. Crawford
France
Sgt
Crawford
Scribner Assigned To Armored Group
Pvt. Theodore R. Scribner joined the army on May 18, 1944 and arrived at Camp Chaffee Arkansas assigned to an armored engineer battalion. He is the son of Mr and Mrs J W Scribner and was a bulldozer operator in civilian life. He attended Stonewall High School and finished in 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore R. Scribner
Army
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Pvt
Scribner
J. W. Scribner
Stonewall High School
Isaacs Stationed In Philippine Area
Pvt. Reginald N. Isaacs son of Mr and Mrs W N Isaacs is stationed in the Philippine area after leaving New Guinea. He trained at Camp Roberts California sailed from San Francisco around Sept 20 and crossed the ocean without seasickness. Isaacs earned a marksmanship medal and a diploma as special cannoneer at Camp Roberts. He is 19 years old and spent most schooling at Vaness. He entered service Feb 19 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald N. Isaacs
W. N. Isaacs
Philippine Islands
New Guinea
Camp Roberts
Calif
San Francisco
Fine
Pvt. Isaacs
Camp Re* Ts
Lt. Col. Neal Assigned to Field Artillery School Fort Sill
Lt. Col. Hugh A. Neal joins the staff and faculty of the Field Artillery School at Fort Sill. He is an Oklahoma University ROTC alumnus and a former refinery engineer and veteran of European campaigns.
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Hugh A. Neal
Field Artillery School
Fort Sill
Oklahoma University
Col
Neal
Mayhue Training At San Antonio Cadet Center
Mayhue Gilbert Cleveland at 1300 South Johnson is stationed at the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center where potential pilots bombardiers and navigators receive preflight training for aerial instruction and aircrew duties with the Air Forces.
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Mayhue
Gilbert Cleveland Mayhue
South
Johnson
San Antonio
Air Forces
Hospital ties for doctors in the United States
About two thirds of the 150000 active physicians in the United States are connected with hospitals, leaving roughly 50000 in non hospital roles.
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United States
S T Sgt Grant cited for outstanding aerial radio skills
T/Sgt Thomas B. Grant Jr. received a formal recommendation for any aerial radio assignment. Signed by Capt William L. Howard, the note praises his 50 overseas missions with the 15th AAF in Italy and his habit of flying with lead ships. Grant, on a 30 day Ada furlough, reports back January 2 at Santa Ana California.
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Thomas B. Grant, Jr
William L. Howard
15Th Aaf
Italy
Grant
Ead
Ada
Santa Ana
Calif
Sergeant Woodruff Promoted At Eighth Air Force Station
George W Woodruff son of Mr and Mrs Joseph M Woodruff 607 West Seventh has been raised from corporal to sergeant. He serves as an airplane sheet metal worker at a fighter station and checks for cracks in fuselages. The unit has destroyed over 265 enemy aircraft. He attended Ada High School before enlisting in September 1942. his wife Annie M Woodruff resides in Kewanee Miss.
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George W. Woodruff
Joseph M. Woodruff
West Seventh
Army Air Forces School
Chanute Field
Ill
Eighth Air Force
Woodruff
Europe
Ada High School
Annie M. Woodruff
Kewanee
Miss
Whittington Finishes 11 Months at Sea
Woodrow W. Whittington wraps 11 months at sea as a navy gun crew member protecting a merchant ship. Enlisted May 1942, he now has 24 months of sea duty and his ships delivered cargo to the British Isles Russia the British West Indies and South America. His vessel survived a torpedo attack. Before service he worked for Conoco Oil Co. His father C. H. Whittington lives in Ada.
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Woodrow W. Whittington
New Orleans
Whittington
Navy
British Isles
Russia
British West Indies
South America
Whitting
Conoco Oil Co
C. H. Whittington
Ada
Sizemore Enters Apprentice Seaman Training
Roy Sizemore advances in the U S Maritime Service training program and begins apprentice seaman instruction at Avalon Catalina Island California strengthening naval preparation and career path.
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Sizemore
Roy Sizemore
U. S. Maritime Service
Avalon
Catalina Island
Alif
Cyral K Barnes Returns From Pacific Theater Duty
Cyral K Barnes a Aviation Machinist's Mate first class USNR has returned to the U S on leave after seven months in combat in the Pacific. He served with Composite Squadron Four known as Deacon's Demons and participated in amphibious operations at Saipan Tinian Palau Ulithi and Leyte. Barnes mother wife and child live at 201 North Stonewall.
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Saipan
Tinian
Palau
Ulithi
Leyte
Navy Composite Squadron Four
U. S
Cyral K. Barnes
USNR
North Stonewall
Barnes
Composite Four
Deacon
Samar
Cpl Linnie Burk Promoted in England Service Command
Cpl Linnie O Burk son of C O Burk receives promotion from private first class to corporal for efficiency at an Eighth Air Force Service Command station in England. He repairs flak damaged sheet metal on heavy bombers. wife lives in Shawnee. He graduated Vanessa High School in 1939 and attended East Central. civilian worker for Senora Oil and Gas Co in Ada. Enlisted June 9 1942.
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Cpl
Linnie O. Burk
C. O. Burk
Eighth Air Force Service Command
England
Eighth Air Force
Shawnee
Cpl. Burk
Vaness
East Central
Senora Oil and Gas Co
Ada
Soldier’s Brother Serving in World Theater Areas
A service member has been stationed in the European Theater of Operations for 20 months while his brother, Pfc. Trey Burk, serves with the Infantry in the South Pacific, illustrating family deployments across distant fronts.
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Pfc
Trey Burk
South Pacific
Frank Smith Back From Overseas
1st Lt. Frank M. Smith Jr has arrived at Army Air Force Redistribution Station Miami Beach for reassignment after a tour overseas. He earned the Air Medal for flying 50 missions over Europe as a B 17 navigator and is the son of Mr and Mrs F M Smith of Milwaukee. His wife Marguerite lives at 225 West Fifteenth Ada Read the Ada News Want Ads.
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Frank M. Smith
Army Air Force Redistribution Station
Miami Beach
Continental
United States
Lt. Smith
Europe
F. M. Smith
Milwaukee
Wis
Marguerite
West Fifteenth
Ada
Armored Division Fights in Germany After Northern France Drive
The First Army HQ under Lt. Gen. Courtney H Hodges reports the Third Armored Division is fighting in Germany after spearheading the U S Forces through northern France and into Belgium. Cpl Jackson is among those participating.
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First Army
Courtney H. Hodges
Third Armored
Germany
U. S
France
Belgium
Veteran Officer among Dijon program participants
Capt Earl C McKeenl of 711 West Fourth is listed among overseas veterans taking part as students or instructors in a new army education program at the University of Dijon, France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl C. McKeenl
West Fourth
University of Dijon
Dijon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harold Sweeten
Ada News
Milam’s Furniture
Pacific Area
Coulson
States
Olen Crawford
Armored
Col. Neal
Ft. Sill
Sgt. Grant
George Woodruff
South Townsend
P. R. Whytock
Townsend Ada
Ohio
Linnie Burk
J. J. Walker
Pickens
Okla
McCloskey General Hospital
Temple Texas
Frank Smith
Joe Ott
Mosquito DE Havilland
Jimmy Doolittle
PBF
Prince Alston Tire and Supply CO
East Main
Goodyear
Cpl. Jackson
Alvin R. Jackson
McKeel
Nara
Clover-Duncan Drug Stores
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