Service Men In the News From Our Defenders
Lake Field Arizona highlights include Suns Powers son of S F Powers stationed at training there. Canet Powers completed 10 months in service after leaving Amarillo High School and earned a graduation certificate via Arizona State College groundwork. George L. Mager of 1205 Harrison earned second lieutenant after 18 weeks as bombardier navigator. Lt Mayer enlisted July 1943 after Amarillo High School study. Pvt James H. Ivie, 412 Cleveland, veteran of 28 months Overseas duty with Infantry Combat Award. Lt Norman F. Isaacs of 2204 Rule awarded second Oak Leaf Cluster to Air Medal for bombing Nazi targets with Eighth Air Force.
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Canet Powers
Amarillo High School
Arizona State College
Biltmore Hotel
Army Ground and Service Forces Redistribution Station
Santa Barbara
Cal
James H. Ivie
E. G. Ivie
Cleveland
Amarillo
Southwest Pacific
Ivie
Army
Norman F. Isaacs
Eighth Air Force
England
Isaacs
Mandell Captain Makes Visit Home From Overseas Tour
Capt. Sanford P. Mandell arrived Sunday to visit his wife Dorothy and parents Mr. and Mrs. Felix Mandell of 810 West Sixteenth. He has served two years overseas in the North American theater with the Signal Corps.
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Sanford P. Mandell
Dorothy S. Mandell
Felix Mandell
West
Sixteenth
Captain Mandell
Signal Corps
Amarillo Soldier Joins Eighth Air Force in England
Cpl Glenn S Gruver son of Mr and Mrs R D Gruver 804 North Polk arrives overseas with the 456th Bombardment Group in England He serves as an engineer gunner on a B 17 and trained in the United States He is an Amarillo High School graduate and worked as an auto repairman before joining the Army Air Forces on June 7 1943 His wife LeEtta Rae Gruver resides at 212 West Fourteenth.
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456Th Bombardment Group
Eighth Air Force
England
Cpl
Glenn S. Gruver
R. d. Gruver
North Polk
Corporal Gruver
United States
Amarillo High School
Army Air Forces
LeEtta Rae Gruver
West Fourteenth
Automotive Operator Loyd W. Nivens Serving With Eighth Air Force
Loyd W. Nivens husband of Ada Nivens of 1305 East Eleventh is an automotive equipment operator in the transportation division of the Eighth Air Force. He is stationed at an air depot bomber repair base in England and graduated from Turkey High School in 1940. He entered service in 1942 and has been overseas since November 1942. Three brothers also serve: Wesley a corporal in New Guinea, Doice a private first class at Tinian Island, and Ben a private first class in New Orleans.
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Pic
Loyd W. Nivens
Ada Nivens
East Eleventh
Eighth Air Force
England
Turkey
Fort Worth
Wesley
New Guinea
Doice
Tinian Island
Ben
New Orleans
Overseas Returnee Loyd D. Todd on Leave in California
Loyd D. Todd second lieutenant Coast Artillery son of O E Todd of Amarillo is on leave at the Mar MonteL Hotel Santa Barbara. He served 48 months overseas as battalion motor officer seeing action at Pearl Harbor Guadalcanal Bougainville and Green Islands. He fired on a plane with a .50 caliber gun and watched it crash in flames. He trained at Camp Polk Ft Ord Honolulu and is now assigned elsewhere. He attended Amarillo College and the University of Texas before enlistment in 1940.
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Lloyd D. Todd
Coast Artillery
O. E. Todd
Amarillo
Mar Montel
Santa Barbara
Calif
Todd
San Pedro
Cal
Amarillo College
University of Texas
Pearl Harbor
Guadalcanal
Bougainville
Green Islands
Amarillo High School
Nucla
Colo
Denver University
Troy Laundry
Yellow Transit
Armed Forces
Luther
Camp Polk
Ft. Ord
Honolulu
Fred A
Benning
Quartermaster Corps
Camp Roberts
Summit School
Sam Houston Junior High School
Fain Chemical Company
Fred
Courtney W
Courtney
Camp Howze
Gainesville
Camp Stewart
McKinley School
Boys Ranch
KGNC
Georgia Camp
Rasmussen Brothers Serve in Army Across Overseas Posts
Evalyn W. Rasmussen of 312 West Fourth reports her three sons all serve as technicians fifth grade in the Army. Luther T., the oldest, 22, is in the Philippines after enlisting in May 1943 and serving overseas since May 1944. He recently earned the Purple Heart for an arm wound from a Japanese plane bullet.
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Evalyn W. Rasmussen
West Fourth
Infantry
Quartermaster Corps
Luther T
Philippines
Fought Entire Nazi Patrol To Get Bath
Lt. Everett E. Pruitt of Munday Texas earned a 24 hour pass by leading a patrol across the Roer River through 400 yard minefields under moonlight. He retrieved three wounded men under heavy fire and fought a delaying action against an entire German patrol to allow his men to retreat. He returned alone to rescue a missing comrade after a close grenade explosion tore five holes in his uniform.
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Boer River Front
Germany
Everett E. Pruitt
Munday
Tex
University of Texas
Roer River
The Twelfth Man Seeks Windy Welcome for Son in Amarillo
Avery S. Martin of Kansas City visits Amarillo to see his son stationed at the air field. The elder man notes unusually calm weather, laments the lack of wind, and recalls his own World War I service when he missed combat overseas due to illness. His son, a combat veteran with the Distinguished Flying Cross and other honors, is home for Christmas after overseas raids in Africa and Italy.
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Kansas City
Avery S. Martin
Amarillo
Martin
Italy
Africa
United States
Avery, Jr
Mr. Martin
Nugent Returns as Freshman at Texas Tech
Bill Nugent, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Nugent of 1712 Monroe, returns to Texas Tech as a freshman pledging the Wrangler Fraternity. He is majoring in English.
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Bill Nugent
J. S. Nugent
Monroe
Texas Tech
Wrangler Fraternity
Bill
Amarillo High School Head Named N B T A Vice President
Miss Ioie B. Johnson head of Amarillo High School commercial department was chosen first vice president of the National Business Teachers Association at the annual Chicago meeting. She attended the convention and lives at 1619 Van Buren.
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Ioie B. Johnson
Amarillo High School
National Business Teachers Association
Chicago
Johnson
van Buren
Pantex Plans War Films Event in Amarillo
Plans are underway to bring motion pictures to Amarillo January 24 25 sponsored by the Army and Pantex Ordnance Plant to inform the public about the Western Front war. General Eisenhower has sent 60 officers and enlisted men back to the States to organize public contact groups urging increased home front production. Some veterans will attend with films including Blood Bath shown recently at Amarillo Field. Hours and venue will be announced by officials to the Chamber of Commerce.
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Army
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Eisenhower
Amarillo
Amarillo Field
Chamber of Commerce
Nazi Party Uniform Draws FBI Attention
A young man wearing a Nazi party uniform walked along Pennsylvania Avenue at noon today. He lasted about one and a half blocks before leaving the street.
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FBI
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington Star Fakes Invasion Drama With Cadet Uniform
The Washington Evening Star staged a land grabbing experiment to test alertness of the capital crowd. Gordon Shorb wore a khaki uniform bearing a swastika armband and saluted an Army major near the Justice Department. Two men from the Hoover faction became curious.
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Washington Evening Star
Gordon Shorb
Europe
Sherbd
Justice Department
J. Edgar Hoover
Mrs Clem Calhoun Returns from Visit in Shreveport
Mrs Clem Calhoun of 319 West Sixth has returned from a trip with her daughter Mrs Mary Louise McCarley to Shreveport Louisiana.
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Clem Calhoun
Mary Louise McCarley
Shreveport
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Phoenix
Ariz
Suns Powers
S. F. Powers
1611 Travis
Morrow-Thomas Hardware
George L. Mager
George E. Mager
Harrison
Midland Army Air Field
Mayer
Army Air Force
Fred Rasmussen
Yee Ea
Luther Rasmussen
Courtney Rasmussen
Curtis Powers
Cardui
Leee
Dupont Paints
Siar Lumker CO
Building Material Headquarters
Jackson St
Richardson
Kansan
Miss Johnson
W. O. Allison Chiropractor
Pantex Books
Battle Films
Globe News
John H. Smith
Life Insurance
Tyler
Washington, Jan
Jaygen
Acetylene
HOL Magic Chef Bakery
N. Filmore
Buchanan
Colonial Beauty Shoppe
Mary Adell Miner
A Polk
Ol' Vernon Sez
Oriental Cleaners ON Bancock
Coca-Cola Company
Amarillo Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Lincoln Street
Coca-Cola
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