Lt Pegram Returns From 16 Months Overseas
First Lt. Albert A. Pegram arrived at his Ada home at 1014 South Stockton about 12 30 Monday morning after 16 months of service overseas. He is on a 21 day leave and reunites with his wife and three children. He served with a headquarters company and later with the 179th Infantry in the European theater of operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert A. Pegram
Ada
South
Stockton
Pegram
179Th Infantry
Italy
Burns Earns Air Medal With Third Oak Leaf Cluster
Technical Sergeant Jimmy Burns, engineer gunner on a B 17 stationed in Italy with the 15th AAF, has received the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters after flying 50 combat missions. His crew helped shoot down or damage many enemy planes during a Distinguished Unit Citation–winning mission to Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Burns
15Th Aaf
Italy
Sgt
Burns
Heavy Bombardment
Germany
G. W. Burns
East Tenth
Ada High School
Armed Forces
Cpl
Ralph Burns
New Guinea
Infantry
Pvt Debs Golden Reported Prisoner of War in Germany
Pvt Debs Golden, previously listed as missing in action, has been confirmed as a prisoner of war in Germany. A son of Ed and Ettie Golden, he served with an infantry unit and fought in France after the invasion, going missing on July 7. relatives in California learned of his capture on August 21. He was born in Ada and grew up there, grandson of Mrs. Katie Burns of 423 North Oak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Debs Golden
Germany
Debs
France
Ettie Golden
California
Katie Burns
North Oak
Ada
Williams Receives Army Air Forces Silver Wings
Jessel V. Williams formerly of Allen has earned his silver wings and was commissioned a second lieutenant at the Central Flying Training Command Frederick Army Air Field Oklahoma. Graduation ends ten months of flight training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessel V. Williams
Allen
Army Air Forces
Central Flying Training Command
Frederick Army Air Field
Okla
Lt. Williams
Bundy Awarded Air Medal for Aerial Flight Merit
Staff Sergeant Garland A. Bundy received the Air Medal for meritorious aerial flight as a radio operator and gunner aboard a veteran B 25 bomber. His wife Mary Bundy lives in Ad . Prior to joining the Army Air Forces Bundy was employed in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland A. Bundy
Mary Bundy
Army Air Forces
Set. Eandy
California
Eagle Scout Tony Morgan Sustains Scouting Ties at Roff
Tony Morgan attained the Eagle Scout rank and continued Scouting for about two years at Roff as senior patrol leader. He trained on ranches with his parents, learned animal care, and joined First Baptist Church in Ross. On June 7 he entered the army as an infantryman at Camp Robinson Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Morgan
Elmer Morgan
Tony
Centrahoma
Tenderfoot
Roff
First Baptist Church
Ross
Soldier Denson Serves In Admiralty Islands Campaign
Pfc Woodrow Denson of Stonewall is with the 1st Cavalry Division in the Admiralty Islands campaign and serves as a truck driver. He is the son of Mrs Mary Cole and husband of Ois with a nine month old son Douglas at Olney. Denson joined the army in July 1940 and landed overseas in June 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Denson
Admiralty Islands
1St Cavalry
Pfc
Denson
Mary Cole
Stonewall
Ois
Douglas
Olney
Thompson Brothers Safe After War Front News
Owen Thompson of near Lovelady learned from the War Department that his son Pvt Julius T Thompson was wounded in action in southern France on Sept 9. Another son S/Sgt Robert Thompson, captured by Germans March 1, 1944, reported he is well and being treated as well as could be expected. Pvt Thompson also sent word of a slight leg wound and hospital recovery. He joined the infantry in July 1940 with the 45th division after attending Chillicco Indian school in Kansas City Kansas. He went overseas in June 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Thompson
Lovelady
War Department
Julius T. Thompson
France
Robert Thompson
Sgt
Thompson
Pvt
Infantry
45Th
National Guard
Chillocco Indian School
Kansas City
Kans
Keith Near War Fronts But Not Yet in Battle
Jack S. Keith GM IIc a McLish High School graduate and East Central attendee volunteered in 1941. He spent 19 months in the Southwest Pacific on a merchant ship and has written he was close to fighting but never in battles. His basic training was in San Diego. he is son of Mr. and Mrs. J A Keith of Fittstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack S. Keith
GM Iic
McLish High School
East Central
Southwest Pacific
Keith
San Diego
Calif
J. A. Keith
Fittstown
Hillhouse Assigned For Overseas Duty
Pfc Will P Hillhouse completed combat training at Mountain Home Army Air Field before overseas assignment. He enlisted October 29 1942 and trained at Laredo Gunnery Field Sheppard Field and Kearns Field. A nose turret gunner in the Liberator bomber he studied at East Central and worked for Ada Milling Co. He is the son of Mrs W P Hillhouse 931 East Fifteenth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will P. Hillhouse
Mountain Home Army Air Field
Pfc
Hillhouse
Army Air Forces
Laredo Gunnery Field
Tex
Sheppard Field
Kearns Field
Utah
East Central
Ada Milling Company
W. P. Hillhouse
East Fifteenth
Major Estle Henson Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
Major Estle P. Henson received the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement in aerial combat. He piloted a B 24 Liberator on 21 bombing missions over Germany and occupied Europe and serves as a squadron commander. He is a former oil and gas lease buyer and businessman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estle P. Henson
Henson
Germany
Europe
Tom Henson
East Fifteenth
Alice D. Henson
Maxberry Family Ties Highlight WW2 Service
S/Sgt Arthur E Maxberry recently returned to Fort Benning after 32 months overseas in the Aleutians where he was wounded twice. His brother Pfc Cecia O Maxberry met Pvt Harrison Cope in northern France during a 10 day furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur E. Maxberry
Kiska
Attu
Aleutian Islands
Fort Benning
Cecia O. Maxberry
Arthur
Rother-In
Harrison Cope
France
Vt. Cope
Air Corps
R. F. Maxberry
Two Ada Soldiers Receive Combat Infantryman Badges
1st Lt. Bill J. Holland and Sgt. Eugene B. Gay have been awarded the Combat Infantryman badge by the Commanding General of the First Cavalry Division for combat service in the Admiralty Islands campaign. Holland entered the army in 1938 and has been overseas since 1943. Gay entered in 1939 and has also been overseas since 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
First Cavalry Division
Admiralty Islands
Bill J. Holland
Ed Holland
Eugene B. Gay
Viola Gay
West Sixteenth
East Missouri
el Paso
Texas
Holland
Sgt
Gay
Horace Mann High School
Army
Ada Soldier Returns From War Furlough
Pvt. McCulip, a WWII veteran from Ada, is on a 21 day furlough visiting family in Ada before reporting to Hot Springs Arkansas. He earned the Purple Heart and four battle stars and served with Gen Patton's Seventh Army in Sicily and Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
McCulip
Camp Wolters
Tex
North Africa
Italy
States
Sicily
Pvt. McCulip
Patton
Seventh Army
Ada
Hot Springs
Ark
Thornton Flying With Veteran Group In South Pacific
T/Sgt. William D. Thornton received the Air Medal for meritorious achievement in sustained flight with the Red Raiders, Fifth Air Force in the Southwest Pacific. A B-24 Liberator engineer gunner for 13 months, he completed 41 combat missions deep in enemy territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Thornton
Air Medal
Red Raiders
Fifth Air Force
Southwest Pacific
Thornton
Ada
Clarita High School
Murray Agricultural College
Tishomingo
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Cable Earns Combat Infantryman Medal
Private Cable in an infantry battalion in France receives the Combat Infantryman Medal for exemplary conduct in action. He trained at Camp Campbell Kentucky earning an expert machine gunner medal and the good conduct ribbon in England. He holds Francis High School diploma and studied at East Central.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Cable
France
Cable
Camp Campbell
Kentucky
England
Pfc
Francis High School
East Central
Fulkerson Completes Pilot Training At Marfa Field
John Lewis Fulkerson received his silver wings as a second lieutenant at Marfa Army Air Field Texas after training in twin engine aircraft. A former Ada resident, he was assigned to his base from Gardner Field Taft California and is the son of Mary Fulkerson Route 3 Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lewis Fulkerson
Marfa Army Air Field
Marfa
Texas
Ada
Gardner Field
Taft
Calif
Byng High School
East Central
Mary Fulkerson
Route 3
Stone Studies Work In Chemical Warfare
Corporal James Stone will complete an exacting course in Chemical Warfare at Edgewood Arsenal Maryland. The program trains enlisted men to perform as non commissioned officers in the chemical section of their service branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Jimmy) O. Stone
Chemical Warfare Center
Edgewood Arsenal
Pfc Rowe Aids South Pacific Cooking Duty In War
Pfc C H Rowe, a Stonewall native and brother of Ada and Norman families, serves as a cook with a Cavalry unit in the South Pacific. He trained at Camp Roberts California after enlisting June 3, 1943, and deployed overseas in December 1943, with service in Australia New Guinea and Admiralty Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Rowe
South Pacific
Tom Moshier
Jean Bolin
Ada
Budding
Norman
Fort Sill
Camp Roberts
Calif
Rowe
Australia
New Guinea
Admiralty Islands
Stonewall
Stoneway High School
J C Shortes Unit Earns New South Pacific Citation
Private J C Shortes Jr of an infantry rifle company received a Division Citation for actions on Hill 129 Bougainville Island. His unit helped in an attack that killed 314 of the Japanese Sixth Imperial Division and restored the American position under heavy fire. Overseas eight months included service in New Caledonia. Parents and wife reside in Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bougainville Island
J. C. Shortes, Jr
Shortes
Sixth Imperial Division
17Th Army
New Caledonia
James C. Shortes
Leah Manahan
Ada
Roberts Returns To Washington Camp
Camp Buddy Roberts, of Seattle, Washington, recently returned from a 20 day furlough spent visiting in Ada. He entered the navy on February 17, 1944, trained at Farragut Idaho, and sailed to active service in the Southwest Pacific. Olan Roberts of 716 West Twelfth is married to Pauline Roberts. they have a daughter Janice Carole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddy Roberts
Fl c
Seattle
Wash
Ada
Navy
Farragut
Idaho
Southwest Pacific
Olan Roberts
West Twelfth
Pauline Roberts
Janice Carole
Squadron Chief Citation Is Given To County Soldiers
First Lt. Melvin C. Hendrex of Roff and T/Sgt. Alva Drennan of Stonewall and their RAF B-26 Marauder groups were cited by Gen. Charles De Gaulle and the provisional French government for outstanding April to June missions. The Marauders flew key operations over Italy including direct support of French forces. Hendrix is a bombardier and Drennan a Marauder crew chief with over two years overseas service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin C. Hendrex
Roff
Alva Drennen
Stonewall
Charles DeGaulle
12Th Air Force
Italy
Hendrix
Drennan
Grimes Serves as Co Pilot on Liberator Bomber
2nd Lt. Keith Grimes son of Mr and Mrs Robert Grimes completes training on a Liberator bomber at Pueblo Army Air Base He is the co pilot on his crew and was active in football and basketball at Ada High School and East Central before entering service in February 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Keith Grimes
Robert Will . Grimes
Pueblo Army Air Base
Grimes
Ada High School
East Central
Bowen Graduate of BAR School in Oceanside Calif
Marine Private Samuel A. Bowen has graduated from the Infantry and Browning Automatic Rifle BAR section school at Oceanside California. He will join an infantry battalion and is prepared for amphibious landings and establishing beach heads. Bowen was born in Ada and attended Ada schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel A. Bowen
Oceanside
Calif
Bowen
Ada
Davis 15 Graduate Armaments School at Lowry Field
Pvt. Dave L. Davis of Roff graduated from the Department of Armaments at Lowry Field Denver Colo. The program covers assembly and disassembly of equipment and field model practice. Davis is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy M. Davis of Roff and entered service June 1 1944 in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave L. Davis
Roff
Department of Armaments
Lowry Field
Denver
Colo
Pvt. Davis
Roy M. Davis
Roff High School
Oklahoma City
Clinton Starts Naval Training
R. J. Clinton was enrolled recently in a course at the Electrical Naval Training School at St. Louis Naval Armory Missouri. Selection was based on his recruit training aptitude tests. Successful completion will see him graduate with eligibility to qualify as an electrician's mate third class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Clinton
Electrical Naval Training School
St. Louis
Naval Armory
Petty Office — of Electrician
Maynard Russell Receives Army Engineer Officers Commission
Maynard Winslow Russell graduated from the Engineer Officer Candidate school Fort Belvoir Virginia on September 20 and is now a second lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers He attended Ada High School and Oklahoma A and M College at Stillwater He entered the army in June 1943 at Fort Sill Lt Russell is the son of Mr and Mrs A M Russell 1032 South Belmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Winslow Russell
Fort Belvoir
Corps of Engineers
Ada High School
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Stillwater
Army
Ft. Sill
Russell
A. M. Russell
South
Belmont
Jones Selected for Fort Sill Officers Course
Major Wesley H. Jones has been chosen to attend the officers advanced course of the Field Artillery school at Fort Sill. He is the son of Mrs. Earl R. Jones of Oklahoma City and attended the University of Oklahoma. The family resides at 301 South Francis with wife and children Thone Lee and Wesley Alan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley H. Jones
Field Artillery School
Fort Sill
Major Jones
Earl R. Jones
Oklahoma City
University of Oklahoma
Thone Lee
Wesley Alan
South Francis
Sergeant Evans returns from 27 months overseas service
Back in the States Sergeant Gwendell M. Evans of the Coast Artillery has arrived at Camp Shelby Mississippi after 27 months overseas in the Asiatic Pacific theater. He plans to visit his mother Mrs M M Evans at 510 West Twelfth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwendell M. Evans
Coast Artillery
Camp Shelby
Miss
M. M. Evans
West Twelfth
Two Allen Sailors Take Boat Training At San Diego
Uncel Andrew Williams and Robert McKenzie Jr volunteered for the navy on June 9 1944 and trained together at San Diego California. McKenzie now is Seaman second class stationed in San Francisco while Williams with a similar rating is stationed in Coronado California. Williams is the son of Mr and Mrs Carl Williams and McKenzie the son of Mr and Mrs R H McKenzie of Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
San Diego
Uncel Andrew Williams
Robert McKenzie, Jr
Navy
California
McKenzie
San Francisco
Williams
Coronado
Calif
James Brewer Promoted to Staff Sergeant in Texas
James T. Brewer has been promoted to staff sergeant and serves with the military police at Matagorda Peninsula in Texas. He is married to Mrs. J. T. Brewer and is the son of Mrs. E. A. Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T. Brewer
Matagorda Peninsula
Tex
J. T. Brewer
E. A. Harris
Charles Coffey Promoted to Air Sergeant in Med Theater
Charles E. Coffey, 24, son of Edward Coffey of St. Joseph Missouri, formerly of Ada, has been promoted from aerial gunner to air sergeant at his base in the Mediterranean theater aboard a B 24 Liberator bomber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Coffey
Edward Coffey
St. Joseph
Coffey
Ada
Appointment Goes To William Gouge
William F. Gouge son of Mrs. Gladys Gouge of 515 East Sixteenth completed the Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School at Williams Field Chandler Arizona. He has been appointed a flight officer in the Army Air Corps and is a former Stonewall High School student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Gouge
Gladys Gouge
East Sixteenth
Army Air Forces
Williams Field
Chandler
Arizona
Army Air Corps
Stonewall High School
Democras Plan Precinct Victory Drive Broadcast
George W Burris chairs Pontotoc County Democratic group announcing a national broadcast on October 5 at 9 p m CWT featuring National Chairman Henne gan Governor Kerr and President Roosevelt. Precinct meetings and private gatherings are urged to listen via radio for timely messages to democratic workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Burris
Pontotoc County
Democratic Central Committee
CWT
Hennegan
Kerr
Roosevelt
Reeves Visits Here
Cadet midshipman Bill Reeves visits his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ott Reeves after completing basic training at the Merchant Marine Training School in San Mateo California. He reports next to San Francisco for ship assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves
Bill Reeves
U. S. Merchant Marine
Ott Reeves
Merchant Marine Training School
San Mateo
Calif
San Francisco
Roosevelt and Dewey Battle Speeches This Week on Air
President Roosevelt and Governor Dewey plan major campaign radio addresses this week as the race approaches election day. Dewey shifts his schedule to widen radio reach while Bricker and Truman tour the South and Midwest with quick stops and speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Dewey
Associated Press
Mr. Roosevelt
Washington
Charleston
W. Va
Oklahoma City
Tom
New York
Hannegan
United States
Joseph N. Pew
Philadelphia
Pew
James M. Tucker
Republican National
Chicago
Dewey-Bricker
Earl Warren
California
Minneapolis
Harry S. Truman
Bricker
Truman
St. Louis
Senators Swinging To Easier Approval Of U.S. Treaties
The New York Times reports that 17 of 33 Democratic and 2 of 29 Republican Senate candidates favor amending the constitution to allow treaty ratification by a simple Senate majority or a majority in both houses. Replies show mixed positions with several listed in support and others opposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Times
Senate
Congress
the Times
Henry F. Schricker
Indiana
F. J. Meyers
Pennsylvania
Truman Hill
Kansas
Willis Mahoney
Oregon
Senator Pepper
Florida
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
William G. Pickel
Ohio
Harry W. Witters
Vermont
Howard J. McMurray
Wisconsin
Glen H. Taylor
Idaho
Senator Hill
Alabama
George Bradshaw
South Dakota
Senator Hayden
Arizona
Senator Wagner
Warren G. Mignuson
Washington
Senator Downey
California
Senator Gillette
Iowa
James Park
Kentucky
William J. Olsen
Oklahoma
Senator Thomas
A. I. Ferree
North Carolina
Leverett Siitonstall
Masschusetts
Nye
North Dakota
Miles H. Draper
Quicker Method for Forming Rounded Bomb Nose Casings
A new process heats the tube end to white hot, inserts a steel shave form, and uses a hoodie to push the edges inward shaping the rounded nose. The method applies to cylindrical steel tubing used for bomb casings, promising faster production.
Greater returns for amount in vesterJ Ada News Classified Ads
Classifieds in the Ada News show stronger value for advertisers with higher return on investment. Local merchants report improved response rates and clearer audience targeting. The page highlights affordable ad packages and timing options to maximize exposure.
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Debs Golden
Sgt. Bundy
Harry Miller
Camp Robinson
O. Thompson
Jack
Jack H. Keith
Major Estle Henson
Dfc
Maxberry
Ada News
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Eugene Gay
Cleo M. McCulip
T. A. Cox
J. W. McCulip
Walter L. Carr
Combat Infantryman
Fulkerson
Pic. Rowe
J. C Shortes
Roberts
Farragut, Idaho
Keith Grimes
Bowen Is
BAR School
Davis
Graduate Armaments School
Clinton
Maynard Russell
Jones
Ancel Williams
James Brewer
Charles Coffey
William Gouge
Democra
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