Airman Billy Findlay Home On Christmas Leave
Airman Billy Findlay aged 20 and his wife will spend Christmas with parents Mr and Mrs W R Findlay of 419 West Homan and Mr and Mrs H B Johnston of Lakeview Heights. He finished basic training at Scott Field Bellville Illinois and will return there as an instructor after leave. A Robert E Lee high school graduate, he worked at Todd Shipyard before enlisting in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Findlay
W. R. Findlay
West
Homan
H. B. Johnston
Lakeview Heights
Findlay
Scott Field
Bellville
Tih An Dee
Robert B. Lee High School
Todd Shipyard
Lt Cooper Receives Observer Wings For Christmas
Lt. Cooper recently earned his Air Force observer wings at James Connally AFB Waco after a year of observer training. A 1947 Robert E Lee High School graduate he attended Lee College before joining the Air Force. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Virgil Cooper of 60 West Mirhim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond
Cooper
Air Force
James Connally Air Force Base
Waco
Robert BR. Lee
Lee College
Southwestern Associated Telephone Company
Virgil Cooper
West Mirhim
Pvt Billy Compton Home For Christmas
Pvt Billy Compton one of four buddy enlistees will be home for Christmas with his parents at 303 Travis. He and E G Larkin Jr Morris Littlefield and Bennie Hindman were Bay town men in the first enlistment under the buddy system to remain together through basic training. The others are also expected home for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Compton
J. S. Compton
Travis
Pvt
Compton
E. G. Larkin, Jr
Morris Littlefield
Bennie Hindman
Baytown
Buddy
Barracks Christmas For Pvt Billy Dove
Pvt Billy J Dove will send Christmas greetings from Wort Bliss El Paso but will be home for New Year. He completes basic training on Des 28 and should be home two days later. He is from Bar ters Hill high school and is son of Mrs W W Oates Bay town and W D Dove Silsbee. A little later Pvt James R Burns will not make it home for Christmas but will complete basic training at art Bliss early January and will receive a furlough. He will visit his wife who lives with her parents Mr and Mrs RM Cramer 1405 Burbuck. Burns parents are Mr and Mrs J A Sullivan West Murrill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Butter
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Robert E. Lee
W. D. O'Brien
Nazro
Billy J. Dove
Wort Bliss
Barters Hill High School
W. WW. Oates
Baytown
WW. D. Dove
Silsbee
James R. Burns
Art Bliss
Wif
Mir
RM. Cramer
Burbuck
Burns
J A. Sullivan
West Murrill
Pvt Sikes Helps Play Santa Claus in Korea
Pvt Rickara O Sites of Crosby Texas, son of Mrs Mable Sikes, serves in the 10th Infantry Division Artillery. The unit started Operation Santa Claus for war torn Korea, funded by division artillery members and supplemented by donations from service members and families. Private Siles, a cannoneer in Battery C, 81st Field Artillery Battalion, arrived in Korea. He joined the Army in 1983.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Amny Pvt
Rickara O. Sites
Mable Sikes
Crosby
Tex
Tth Infantry
Division Artillery
Siles
81St Field Artillery
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Gls
David A. Wormack
Camp Pendleton
Calif
D. L. Womack
Sam
Orient
Santa Claus
Pvt Womack
Marines
David A. Womack
Uncle Sam
R. L. Cooper
Pyt
Billy Dove
James FR. Burns
Mrs
F.C. McChurg
Os Ae Phang
Fahy Godfrey Insurance Agency
Market St
ASH Laundry
Hunnicutt
Dial
W. T. Travis Chiropractor
East
Sterling
Sretings
Sikes
Fabric Shop
West Texas
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