Homecoming of Lt Col Clif ford M Snow from 36th Division
Lt Col Clif ford M Snow returns to Texas after service with the 36th Division. He commanded the 155th Field Artillery Battalion from Salerno to Germany, was wounded in Southern France but continued duty, and will report to Ft Sill for reassignment. He plans visits with family and friends before leaving for Canyon to see Maj. Vincent M Lockhart.
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Clifford M. Snow
Fannin
Mrs. Snow
Patty Joe
Clifford Norman
Richard Deen
Snow
155Th Field Artillery
Salerno
Germany
France
von Rundstedt
Herman Goering
36Th Division
Ft. Sill
Maj
Vincent M. Lockhart
Globe News
Canyon
Simpson Is Saluted at Weatherford
Lt Gen William Hood Simpson was honored in Weatherford Texas with a 15 gun salute as he arrived by car. A parade with highway patrol, Army tanks and bands accompanied his homecoming speech to a packed city square. The Weatherford born general said he was deeply touched by the warm reception.
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Weatherford
Tex
William Hood Simpson
Ninth Army
Berlin
Ci Y
Iam
Navy Recruiting Changes in Amarillo Reported
Navy recruiting in Amarillo will be cut to one recruiter as John C. Oldham moves to Abilene July 9. Chief Harry F. Longabach remains in Amarillo. Road trips to Borger and Pampa end, 17-year-olds must travel for enlistment. birth certificates and guardians must sign consent. Legion Auxiliary executive board to meet at 8 tonight at Mrs. Robert White’s home.
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Navy
Amarillo
John C. Oldham
Abilene
Harry F. Longabach
Borger
Pampa
Panhandle
Robert Perry Visits Pic in Flynn Home
Robert Perry of Attleboro Massachusetts is a guest in the Flynn home at 405 Arch Terrace visiting with local residents and taking part in a social call during a brief town stay.
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Robert Perry
Pic
Attleboro, Mass
Flynn
Arch Terrace
Churchill Pays Tribute to U S With Campaign Tour
Prime Minister Churchill praised American aid to Britain noting millions of pounds in munitions given without charge. Speaking in Blackburn Yorks he called U S action a noble deed and said Britain was not finished in 1941, but growing stronger. Field Marshal Montgomery told American troops at Wiesbaden that Britain was finished without their help in 1941.
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Churchill
America
United States
Blackburn
Yorkshire
England
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Wiesbaden
Death Rattlers Squadron Breaks Records in Pacific Air War
In Honolulu the Death Rattlers squadron is credited with downing 1242 Japanese planes in under two months without losing a man to enemy planes. Half credit for one plane went to a flier in another squadron, breaking all Marine Air Arm records.
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Honolulu
Marine Air Arm
Pacific
Death Rattlers
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