Graduates At Tucson Naval Reserve Indoctrination School
Ensign Thomas W. Stalnaker Jr is set to graduate from the Naval Reserve Officers Indoctrination School in Tucson Arizona after 60 days training in seamanship navigation ordnance and communications He previously worked as an engineer for Lockheed and earned a BS in mechanical engineering in 1943 He is the son of Mr and Mrs T W Stalnaker of 2218 Washington Street Set James F Daugherty visited friends before reassignment to Lincoln Nebraska He served with the Eighth Air Force England completing 31 missions as top turret gunner engineer He holds the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with seven Oak Leaf Clusters He is the son of Mr and Mrs J C Daugherty of Imperial Texas He entered service about two years ago while attending school
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Thomas W. Stalnaker, Jr
Naval Reserve Officers
Tucson
Ariz
Tion
Ordnance and Communications
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Ensign Stalnaker
Amarillo College
University of Colorado
T. W. Stalnaker
Washington Street
James F. Daugherty
Lincoln
Neb
Daugherty
Eighth Air Force
England
J. C. Daugherty
Imperial
Tex
Silver Star Awarded to Juettgay B Howard in France
Juettgay B. Howard of Amarillo receives the Silver Star for brave actions under heavy artillery fire in France while aiding the task force. He served unarmed, making repeated trips to relay information to commanders as his unit faced danger. Howard serves in the European theater.
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Pie. Juettgay B. Howard
Lois Davis
Amarillo
France
Howard
Local Servicemen Earn Bronze Star and Paratrooper Wings
Carl D. Rosser, son of Mrs. Ethel Rosser, 1101 Harrison St, named for the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement at Manus Island April 20 21 1944. His tank repair section improvised parts and repaired four tanks aiding the assault at Lorengau. Also Sgt Rosser 35 years old has 14 months overseas in three and a half years service. Sgt Ross Holloway son of Mrs. Charles Alexander 600 Monroe St earned wings and boots of Army Paratroopers after four weeks of jump training and five jumps including a night tactical jump. Cpl Vern V Motch en route to Camp Claiborne La after 12 days delay has served with military police since August 1942. He trained at Oakland and the University of Mississippi and worked at Ozarka Water, played piano for the Collegians. Sgt William McEachern husband of Elizabeth Sears 1230 Bonham St is a mechanic and crew chief with a photo reconnaissance squadron in Italy with pilots flying over 1,000 sorties. A 1942 Texas Tech graduate, he joined Air Force in 1943 and leads a GI dance band overseas. He is son of Mrs. Pearle McEachern 1400 West Nineteenth Ave.
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Carl D. Rosser
Ethel Rosser
Harrison Street
Manus Island
Admiralty Group
Lorengau
Iser
Rosser
Plainview
Lemuel E. Rosser
el Paso
Ross Holloway
Charles Alexander
Monroe Street
United States Army
Cpl
Vern V. Motch
Camp Claiborne
Roy Motch
North Virginia Street
Motch
Oakland
Calif
University of Mississippi
Corporal Motch
Cali
William McEachern
Elizabeth Sears
Bonham Street
Italy
Texas Tech
Sergeant McEachern
Air Force
Sheppard Field
Amarillo High School
G. I
Pearle
Gunner-Bombardier Leslie G. Black Returns Home
Leslie Gene Black a gunner bombardier second class with Naval Aviation returned last week from a 10 day leave to his parents Mr and Mrs G A Black 306 North East Sixth Avenue He is now stationed at Whidbey Island Wash He has served about a year and a half and this was his first visit home in 15 months A Amarillo High School graduate Black recently earned his second class rating.
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Leslie Gene Black
G. A. Black
North East Sixth Avenue
Whidbey Island
Wash
Black
Naval Aviation
Amarillo High School
Potter Seaman Second Class Home On Leave From Coast Guard
Charles Potter a seaman second class stationed with the Coast Guard at Wilmington California has recently been home on leave. In the service two years he is the son of Mr and Mrs C B Potter of 1305 Lincoln Street He has been overseas nine months and is part of the B 24 Liberator group that has completed more than 100 combat missions Major Speck attended Baylor University his home address is provided
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Joseph Greenwood
Juanita Greenwood
Houston Street
Armed Guard Center
New Orleans
Seaman Greenwood
Safeway Cab Company
Greenwood
Charles Potter
Coast Guard
Wilmington
Calif
Potter
C.B. Potter
Lincoln Street
Major Speck
Baylor University
Promoted to Major Speck Leads Italian Communications Unit
Jim H. Speck 37, formerly with WFAA Dallas, promoted to major in the 15th Army Air Force in Italy and given charge of communications for a unit there.
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Jim H. Speck
15Th Army Air Force
Italy
WFAA
Dallas
Major Speck
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C.N. Stokes Insurance
Fire - Cosuatty - Life ., Ee A Ee
James F. Daugherty Eed
Oscar Brook
Samuel P. Brooks
Robert C. Grier
Brooks
Camp Gordon
Field Artillery
Armstrong Motor Freight Company
Grier
M. E. Grier
Los Angeles
Fort Bliss
The
Ideal Paint and Body Works
Seaman
Fornia
Price College
Ozarka Water Company
Collegians
McEachern
West
Nineteenth Avenue
Leslie G, Black
JIM_H. SPECK
George W. Ritter
Turhan Bey
Paramount Sunday
Bady. Grasby
RSG
Polk
Priz Mall
Wear
la Salle
la Salles
Oxford
Wea Ward
Geo. G. Ingham, D. D. S
Carol Brent
Mistteienel Ward
Coats
Wards Convenient
Montgomery
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