Service Men In The News
Robert A. Burns son of Mrs Joe Cannon 1401 Jefferson Street attends Naval Radio School Oceanside California Seaman second class Burns has served in the Navy since September 27 1943 He is a former Amarillo High School student Capt Frank J Storm Jr 26 of 1710 Harrison Street was awarded the Army Air Forces silver pilot wings at graduation exercises June 27
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Robert A. Burns
Joe Cannon
Jefferson Street
Naval Radio School
Oceanside
Cal
Burns
Navy
Amarillo High School
Frank J. Storm, Jr
Harrison Street
Army Air Forces
Howard Goodrich
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Norman
Okla
Seaman Goodrich
S. B. Goodrich
Girard
Tex
Juanita Goodrich
Forest Street
Amarillo
West Texas State College
Canyon
Lubbock
Rationing Updates and Beeler Promotion Noted
Rationing details cover meats fats processed foods sugar stamps and fuel oil with validity dates and area specifics. Promotion of Paul H Beeler to sergeant announced by Ninth Air Force Service Command in Great Britain. Amarillo High School graduate 1935 formerly a carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul H. Beeler
Ninth Air Force Service Command
Great Britain
Military Personnel Notes From Amarillo and Surrounding Areas
Several local service members are noted including Captain Storm who served with the Office of the Chief of Army Ordnance in Russia and returned to the United States last October. Captain Walter M. Craig reports overseas service in France with the infantry. Seaman Howard Goodrich earned a seaman first class rating at Norman and is the son of S. B. Goodrich. Ensign Boone Baker has completed ROTC at Oklahoma and is commissioned in the Navy Reserve. Dick French reported to the Army on June 27 while his brother Sgt. Donald French serves with the Quartermaster Corps in Cody, Wyoming.
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Cises
Frederick Army Air Field
Frederick
Oklo
Storm
Army Ordnance
Russia
U.S
United States
Boone Baker
William James Reed
Georgia Street
University of Oklahoma
U. S. Naval Reserve
Navy Department
Ensign Baker
Amarillo High School
Miller and Miller Truck Line
G. L. French
Sgt
Donald French
Quartermaster Corps
Cody
Wyo
Ensign Wagness Ordered to Active Duty for Training
Ensign Gerald Thomas Wagness of the U S Naval Reserve at Pantex Ordnance Plant has been ordered to active duty. He will report next week to the Naval Training School at the Hollywood Beach Hotel in Hollywood Florida for indoctrination.
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Gerald Thomas Wagness
U. S. Naval Reserve
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Naval Training School
Hollywood Beach Hotel
Hollywood Fla
Stokes Promoted to Staff Sergeant at Santa Barbara Marines
Marine Cecil C. Stokes 20, formerly of Amarillo, promoted to staff sergeant at Marine Corps Air Station Santa Barbara California. He enlisted December 1942 in Amarillo with recruit training in San Diego. Stokes captained football and basketball at Groom High School and won skating trophies in Dallas in 1942. He worked as a diesel mechanic in Amarillo before enlisting.
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Cecil C. Stokes
Amarillo
Marine Corps Air Station
Santa Barbara
Cal
Marine Corps
San Diego
Groom High School
Stokes
Dallas
Air Medal awarded to Vancouver airman in heavy bombing raids
Seat. Benjamin W. Railing, 21, Vancouver Washington, engineer and gunner on an Eighth Army Air Force Flying Fortress, earns the Air Medal for meritorious achievement during heavy bombing assaults on vital Nazi targets in Germany and occupied Europe. Sergeant Railing is the son of...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin W. Railing
Vancouver
Wash
Germany
Europe
Railing
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kyle Vaughn Johnson
America
Clorox
Review of Rationing
Sergeant Beeler
Armed Forces
Pinkney
France
Walter M. Craig
West
Twelfth Avenue
U.S. Army
Craig
Dun and Bradstreet
Fred Railing
Dick French
North East
Lyon
Kool
Naples
Herbert E. Brietling
Louise FE. Brietling
Regiment of Militar
Wieners Centenae
Bologna Incr
10Th Street
van Buren
California
U. S
Peas
Gil
ILAVA
Lata
Spry, Artget
Med
Golden Light Coffee
Prunes Xo
Te Gas
Okrosry
Clifford Dudley
Ray Dudley
ABC Plumbing Company
Dr . O.allison
First National Bank
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