From Our Defenders Service Men In the News
Pfc William R Stoddard son of Mr and Mrs W E Stoddard arrived back Feb 15 from Italy and rests at Swannanoa General Hospital in North Carolina He may come home soon His family once lived in Tulsa He enlisted 3 1 2 years ago and served with the 36th Division overseas this past year Seaman Roy Rice formerly of 89 Bowyer Street recently graduated from aviation mechanic school at Norman Oklahoma and returned there Feb 20 after his first furlough He had been employed by C M Williams Company before enlisting in April 1943 and attended Amarillo High School He was a Globe-News carrier boy Earl Kirksey told his family his new post is somewhere in the Middle East His APO number matches his home address at 523 Cleveland Street Lloyd D French 1003 Buchanan Street and Eugene R Lemmon 1028 Bowie Street are newly commissioned combat pilots from Amarillo French earned wings at Pampa Army Air Field Lemmon earned wings at Lubbock Army Air Field Cpl George E B Causey now overseas with the Army has been promoted from Private First Class to Corporal His wife Mrs Laura M Causey resides at 511 West Seventh Avenue
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William R. Stoddard
W. E. Stoddard
United States
Italy
Stoddard
General Hospital
Swannanoa
N. C
Tulsa
Roy Rice
Bowyer Street
Aviation Mechanic School
Norman
Oklo
Navy
C. M. Williams Company
Amarillo Hi School
Globe-News
Earl Kirksey
Middle East
E. C. Kirksey
Cleveland Street
Kirksey
Lloyd D. French
Buchanan Street
Eugene R. Lemmon
Bowie Street
Amarillo
French
Pampa Army Air Field
Lieutenant Lemmon
Lubbock Army Air Field
Cpl
George EB. Causey
Army
Laura M. Causey
West Seventh Avenue
Amarillo Soldier Earns Fifth Army Commendation
Cpl. Bob L. Childers of Amarillo was commended by a Fifth Army Infantry Division commander for evacuating a wounded comrade under heavy fire and destroying two abandoned machine guns. He led the wounded to safety after reclaiming the dangerous ledge position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob L. Childers
Amarillo
Fifth Army
Texas’ Division
Childers
Blanche Childers
Lincoln Street
Africa
Amarillo Men Spotted Aboard Ships In South Pacific Patrols
J D Clark reports from the South Pacific that several Amarillo men, including Norman, Eugene Jordan, John Vandale, and Dale Smith, served in both Atlantic and Pacific theaters. Clark, now chief motor machinist mate, joined the Navy in 1942 and serves with APC 96 after duties in Boston’s First Naval District.
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J. D. Clark
Globe News
South Pacific
North Atlantic
Navy
First Naval District
Boston
Amarillo
Atlantic
Pacific
Norman
Eugene Jordan
Texas
Butler
John Vandale
Huddleston
Dale Smith
Nichols
CMOMM
Ussapc
Fleet
San Francisco
Calif
Coast Guard report marks two years of port security
Boston reports no disasters in American ports over the past two years as its Coast Guard findings coincide with the second anniversary of port security operations. The study notes steady shipments of munitions and war materiel despite ongoing wartime activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Coast Guard
Three Women Do Work of 24 At Nursery
Amarillo Day Nursery relies on three regular volunteers to manage ninety children with a 12 hour day. Mrs. G M Battin and staff describe a need for 21 more volunteers and additional paid workers to handle the overburdened program. Half of the children have fathers in military service, and the staff work to keep each child on a schedule and cared for as individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
G. M. Battin
Amarillo Day Nursery
Tellan
Child longs for father as war keeps him away
A grieving child, Martha Sue, cries for her daddy missing due to war. The passage notes the first helicopter design by Enrico Forlanini in 1877 powered by a small steam engine, illustrating early aviation history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Sue
Enrico Forlanini
Engineers From 16 Installations Meet Behind Closed Doors
Engineers and civilian assistants from 16 Army installations in the Amarillo area convene today behind closed doors at the Capitol Hotel for a two day conference. Lt. Col. H E Chambers Jr leads Amarillo post engineers with Major F T Thayer Jr guiding the Eighth Service Command session. Discussions cover maintenance and repair of outside equipment across installations with factory reps and experts present.
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Amarillo
Capitol Hotel
Eighth Service Command
H. E. Chambers, Jr
Amarillo Army Air Field
H. E
Relief From Cough Promised By Creomulsion
An advertisement touts relief for coughs chest colds and acute bronchitis with Creomulsion claiming it reaches the source of trouble loosens phlegm and soothes inflamed bronchial membranes. It emphasizes a money back guarantee if the product does not quickly ease the cough and aid sleep.
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Stoddard Comes
Kirkley
Lemon
Chef Harris
Amarillo Country Club
Potter County
Louise Smith
Harris
Columbia
John M. Hendley
Southwest Pacific
States
J. W. Morrison
J. D, Clark
John D. McBride
D. D
Zale
St. Joseph
Fiti
Western Auto
Welcome Supreme
Wescore
Wescore Supreme
Alu
Abserene
WPB & Sanitary Engineers
Will Martin
Doc" Vermillion
Ohio
F. M. Edwards
Dr. Edwards
Conat
Dr.edwards
Wilmington
George W. Jeffrey
Office of
Price Administration
Buick
Olds
Pont
Ford
Zeph
Mer
Polk St
DAVIS
Buna S
Western Auto Stores
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