Amarillo area veterans receive several war honors
The article lists Amarillo High School graduates and locals receiving military recognition. Private Coberly, 21, served since 1942 and earned honors. William H. Holmes, 21, earned the Air Medal as a B 17 gunner with six combat missions. Captain Charlie B. Chunn completed England orientation and awaits active duty. Corporal Davis, Roy P. Davis, and Pvt. Robert G. Hooks are noted for overseas service and decorations, including a Purple Heart. Lieutenant William R. Fitch, formerly of Amarillo, received the Distinguished Flying Cross for leading bombing missions over Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie B. Chunn
Mildred Chunn
Lipscomb Street
England
Army Air Forces
Captain Chunn
Southwestern Public Service Company
Local Servicemen Earn Combat Infantryman Badges in Italy
Pvt Luciano Preciad and Pfc Milton Turley of the 36th Division in Italy receive Combat Infantryman Badges for actions on the Fifth Army front. Also, Sgt Joseph Jordan, son of Mr and Mrs J M Jordan, earns his first Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for meritorious aerial achievement as a tail gunner on a B 17 Flying Fortress in Italy. He has served since February 3, 1943 and overseas since August 28, 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Holmes
Europe
Holmes
Army
Buchanan Street
Mrs
S. Holmes
Floydada
Italy
Joseph Jordan
J. M. Jordan
North
van Buren Street
Amarillo High School
Jordan
Hoover Family Ends 10 Day Langley Visit
Mrs C D Hoover and Hoover brothers and families depart after a 10 day visit at 1311 Madison Street to Langley Field Virginia. Sgt Crawford Hoover and family are noted in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langley Field
Charlie Hoover
Madison Street
Crawford Hoover
Also Mentioned on This Page
Verlen Coberly
Loren Coberly
Tyler Street
Mert
Mor
Torious
South Pacific
Coberly
Army Quartermaster Corps
Amarilo College
West Coast
James M George
Aviation Ordnance
George
The
Navy
W. B. George
Philadelphia Street
Robert Olsen
East
Fifteenth Avenue
Cpl
Charles A. Davis
Roy P. Davis
Corporal Davis
45Th National Guard
Sicily
Davis
45Th Division
Claude
Amarillo
Panama
Roy P. Hill
R. P. Hill
Crestway Terrace
Sixth Air Force
Captain Hill
Amarillo College
West Texas State College
Allis Chalmers
Milwaukee
Wis
Foster Field
Pvt
Robert G. Hooks
Price Hooks
West Tenth Avenue
Air Force
Amarillo Army Air Field
Hooks
William R. Fitch
Eighth Air Force
Hey Mabel
Fitch
Brunswick
Regensburg
Bremen
Halle
Bordeaux
France
James M. George
Roy P. Hill, JR
Luciano Preciad
East Sixth Avenue
Pfc
Milton W. Turley
Vox
Schilling
Coffee Schilling
KFDA
Lady Esther
WIN
Screen Guild Players
CBS
Mary L. Spence
Piano Store
West 6Th
West
Pinkney
ACON
Swift's
Kellogg’s
Mazda
Oranges Sunkist
Jane Ann
Hoover
Las Vegas Army Air Field
Sergeant Hoover
Pool Drug Co
Cretney Drug Store
Bush Drug Store
Drs. Benson and Benson
Optometrists
R. J. Benson
Frances Benson
Oliver Eakle
6Th & Polk
East Reno
Oklahoma City
Okla
Perma
Luftwaffe
Pacific
America
Wehrmacht
Petroleum Administration For War
Ethyl Corporation
Chrysler Building
New York, N. Y
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