Marines kill Japanese sniper on Numa Numa Trail
Marine Pvt. Claude Murley of Amarillo Texas and a crew identified as Cpl James H Tatum and Pfc Thomas A Slater silenced a camouflaged Japanese sniper firing on Marines along the Numa Numa Trail. The sniper’s body was found in a tree 45 feet up. The same report notes Aviation Cadet W A Hansard Jr and his class at Stockton Field California.
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Bougainville
Solomon Islands
Claude Murley
Amarillo
Texas
Murley
Marine Corps
Marley
Texas Plains
Cpl
James H. Tatum
Rocky Face
Tatum
Pfc
Thomas A. Slater
Richmond
Morley
W. A. Hansard, Jr
Stockton Field
Cal
Hansard
V. A. Hansard
Central Avenue
Tulare
Eemoore
Calif
Parker Serves in Marines Visits Balboa Park Naval Hospital
Pfc. Thomas D. Parker, stationed at Balboa Park Naval Hospital in San Diego, visited his parents at 810 Maryland Street. He recently returned from the South Pacific where he served since July after enlisting in November 1942 and earning the rifle expert medal. He trained at San Diego and served at Bremerton and Camp Elliott before going overseas.
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Thomas D. Parker
Balboa Park Naval Hospital
San Diego
M. L. Parker
Maryland Street
South Pacific
Parker
Calif
Bremerton
Wash
Camp Elliott
Latson Son of Army Couple Serves Flying Fortress Unit
Lieutenant Latson, pilot of a Flying Fortress crew at Alexandria Army Air Base Louisiana, is son of Col and Mrs H H Latson of 907 Sunset Street. He studied at Amarillo High School and Amarillo College and graduated from West Point last spring. Abe Mays may oppose Patman in the coming Texas Democratic primary, announcing possible candidacy for the First Texas District.
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Latson
H. H. Latson
Sunset Street
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Amarillo College
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Navy Notes Highlight Flight Instructor Taylor and Ship Ideas
Lt. Robert Taylor, a primary flight instructor graduate now bound for Livermore Ca, visits his ill wife Barbara Stanwyck and will serve at the Naval Air Station. The article also discusses a sea aging speedometer, Axis scrap drive impact, an aircraft delivery ship concept, and Army Navy shipbuilding roles under the Transportation Corps with types like crash boats and mine planters.
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Robert Taylor
West Coast
Barbara Stanwyck
Naval College
Naval Air Station
Livermore
Calif
P. E. Gillespie
Taylor
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