Ammons Is Promoted At English Recon Station
Douglass E. Ammons 20, from private first class to corporal announced at his Eighth Air Force recon station in England. Son of Mr and Mrs M I Ammon of 2112 Buchanan St, he is an aircraft mechanic for a photo ophic squadron. He entered the Army in September 1942 after working as a refrigeration mechanic for Finklea Electric Co and attended Amarillo High School. Pvt P B Taylor, whose wife and son live at 311 Tennessee St, has arrived at Ashburn General Hospital McKinney from overseas after serving with the infantry in France and being wounded near Paris. He nears the Purple Heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglass E. Ammons
Eighth Air Force
England
M. I. Ammon
Buchanan Street
E Army
Finklea Electric Company
Amarillo High School
Pvt
P. B. Taylor
Tennessee Street
Ashburn General Hospital
McKinney
Taylor
France
Paris
Pfc Jack H Wilson Wins High Commendation In Europe
Pfc Jack H Wilson son of Mrs O G Wilson 1007 West Seventh Ave earned high commendation for aiding repairs that shattered world records at his Air Service Command Depot in Europe He joined the Air Forces in October 1942 and later worked as a Coca Cola Bottling Company employee before enlisting. Other servicemen noted include Claude L Clark son of Mr and Mrs Grady Clark winner of Air Army Paratroops insignia and four weeks of jump training with two night jumps. Kenneth Eugene Cooksey Seaman First Class stationed on a Landing Ship Tank in the Pacific and son of Mr and Mrs Wilson Cooksey with a brother Billy Lee Cooksey also serving at sea. Linzie C Lawrence promoted to corporal while Wardman with the Army in Europe Lt Glenn Draper pilot in combat training at Drew Field and Lt John W Reeder decorated pilot with Air Medal eight Oak Leaf Clusters over 50 combat missions in the Mediterranean theater and southern France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack H. Wilson
O. G. Wilson
West Seventh Avenue
Air Service Command
Europe
Wilson
Coca-Cola Boiling Company
Glendale
Calif
Loren Wilson
Navy
Gerald Wilson
Coast Guard
Pic Claude L. Clark
Grady Clark
Pantex Jlage
Unitedates Army
Kenneth Eugene Cooksey
Pacific
Seaman Cooksey
Great Lakes
Norfolk
Oston
Mass
New York City
Atlantic
Amarillo
Wilson Cooksey
North West Third Avenue
Billy Lee Cooksey
Linzie C. Lawrence
Army
George R. Flawrence
North Mirror Street
Glenn Draper
Drew Field
Miami
Fla
Draper
S. E. Draper
West
Seventeenth Avenue
George Field
Nil
San Marcos Military Academy
Texas A. & M
John W. Reeder
C. B. Reeder
Jackson Street
Mediterranean
Italy
Rome
Florence
Orvieto
Rimini
France
Reeder
Lee T. Kizer
Maudie M. Kizer
Pleasant Valley
Seventh Army
Kizer
Navy Seaman First Class Chesshir Graduates Norman School
Aviation machinist mate O B Chesshir son of Mr and Mrs O B Chesshir 4219 West Tenth Avenue recently graduated from the aviation machinist mate school at the Naval Air Technical Training Center Norman Oklahoma with the rating of seaman first class He is a Amarillo High School graduate who enlisted in the Navy last March Lt Horace A Martin 21 of 402 Forest Street has been awarded the Air Medal at his 15th Air Force headquarters He piloted a B 24 Liberator and is decorated for meritorious achievement in aerial flight with the Liberator group having flown more than 100 missions against targets in occupied Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Chesshir
West Tenth Avenue
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Norman
Okla
Amarillo High School
Navy
Horace A. Martin
William N. Martin
Forest Street
15Th Air Force
Martin
Europe
Promotions and awards for Army air force personnel
Sgt Lee T Kizer promoted to sergeant after outstanding service with the Seventh Army in Europe. Lt Leveritt, already a winged pilot, completed the four engine transition and now pilots a Flying Fortress after earning his wings at Douglas Arizona. Sgt Clyde M Fuqua Jr, radio operator gunner on a B 24 based in Italy with the 15th Army Air Force, promoted to sergeant after five combat missions. Capt Edward C Wright awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in Italy and promoted to captain after flying 47 missions in nine countries post 1940 enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Tenth Avenue
Army Air Forces Training Command
Hobbs Army Air Field
Hobbs
N. M
Leveritt
Douglas, Ariz
Clyde M. Fuqua, Jr
Clara J. Fuqua
Western Avenue
Italy
15Th Army Air Force
Fuqua
Amarillo High School
University of Texas
Yuma
Ariz
Sioux Falls
C. M. Fuqua
Amarillo
Fayetteville
Ark
Edward C. Wright
Mabel A. Wright
Alabama Street
15Th Air Force
Wright
Army
Purr Food Stores
Overseas Return: Tech Sergeant Willard Burch Rejoins Fort Sam
Tech Sergeant Willard Burch returned from 16 months overseas with the Air Forces and European Theater of Operations on October 20. He is stationed at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas prior to his visit.
Tips For Tired Eyes From 19th Century Ad
Reading advice and eye care tips urging readers to hold material at 14 inches, avoid poor light, and rinse with Lavoptik after driving or exposure to dust. The ad claims quick relief for inflamed or itching eyelids and promises money back after 30 years of success. Lavoptik sold at all drug stores.
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Armstrong Leveritt
A. G. Leveritt
Germany
Greece
Nat Burch
North
Tyler Street
Howard J. Gerken
Wm. H. Gerken
Pierce Street
Carlsbad Army Air
Carlsbad
Maxton
Burma
Td Area
Jericho Wines
Bush Drug CO
Pon
Conoco
Pioneer Research
S. Continental Oil
Bellans
Regent Shop
Florida
War Manpower Commission
Skillough & D
Killough & Davies
Kuppenheimer Fine Clothes
Florsheim Fine Shoes
Polk Street
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