Daily Doings Of Area Men In U S Service
Summary of area servicemen with home visits and deployments. Corporal Stuart H. returning from 50 months overseas to Fort Meade. Private Carl L. Vi visiting father in Stacy Virginia. Claude L. Rowe enjoying a recess aerial warfare tour and multiple missions over Europe. Charlies M. Harsha, a West Virginia student, to arrive at Meade Maryland. Harsha resides at 2001 Avenue Bluefield with wife Inez W. Harsha.
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Cpl
Stuart H
Field Artillery
Pacific
Fort Meaded
Stacy, Va
Richard Smith
Claude L. Rowe
Petrece
Eure Wan
West Virgin
Avery
Eighth Air Force Bomber Station Stands In England
Sta's Set outlines Orland H. Bell of 7 B 17 Flying Fortress serving as turret gunner with the 351st in England.
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Eighth Air Force
England
Orland H. Bell
Veterans receive Air Medal Oak Leaf Clusters across European air operations
Multiple servicemen are noted for valor and promotions. Bell, 19, from Matoaka, earned a third Oak Leaf Cluster to his Air Medal after a score of bombing attacks in Europe, later graduating high school in 1943 and enlisting August 31 that year. Ferrante, 26, of War, earned an Oak Leaf Cluster for coolness and skill as a top turret gunner with the 490th Bomb Group in the Eighth Air Force. Kahle, a Princeton native, completed aviation radio training at the Navy’s Air Station in Jacksonville after recruit training at Camp Peary and is slated for further duties.
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Europe
Ae i
United States
Bell
Matoaka
Army
Howard Bell
Lazenby Avenue
Princeton
Eighth Air Force
England
Gillo Ferrante
Germany
490Th
Oc Air Force
Frank P. Bostrom
Ferrante
Gir
Laiciano Ferrante
Alrne Theorces
Glennathe
Welch
U. S
Bland Street Church Holds Christmas Program and Party
The Bland Street church hosted a Christmas program and party on Wednesday night led by the Men's club and the church's young people. Candles and greens lit the sanctuary as the Intermediates, directed by Miss Georgia Sprinkle, presented a drama titled The Empty.
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Bland Street Church
Georgia Sprinkle
Christmas Party at Hamilton Hall Charms Local Club
Miss Kathryn Shupe led prom events while Miss Helen Houseman directed carolers. A candle light service opened the gathering. Hamilton hall featured greens and a white tablecloth. Henry Fortune presided as Men's club president. A cappella trio sang as Mrs Fortune played piano. Tea tables glowed with holiday decor and refreshments circulated. Children received candy oranges and apples.
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Kathryn Shupe
Helen Houseman
Hamilton Hall
Henry Fortune
Susan Burnett
Mary Ann Stahier
Nancy Okeefee
Thirteen Area Youths Enlisted in Navy
Thirteen 17 year old youths from the region have enlisted in the U S Navy at Huntington. Porath, in charge of the Bluefield Navy Recruiting station, announced yesterday. Names include Edgar R Altizer Renick Arnold L Osborne Shawver Mill James H Cain Skelton Frederick R Henley Scott F Hagg Prosperity Frank J Kinstsier Glen Jean Robert W Slate Glen White A G Wall Bastian Donald Jes Beckley Everett A Phindes Bluefield Va and George A Baker Ostego.
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U. S&s. Navy
Huntington
Car
Porath
Bluefield
Edgar R. Altizer
Renick
Arnold L. Osborne
Shawver Mill
James H. Cain
Skelton
Frederick R. Henley
Scott
F. Hagg
Prosperity
Frank J. Kinstsier
Glen Jean
Robert W. Slate
Glen White
Ag G. Wall
Bastian
Donald Jes
Beckley
Everett A. Phindes
George A. Baker
Ostego
Naval Air Transport Service Pacific flies 320000 miles monthly
The Pacific division of the Naval Air Transport Service reports movement of over 320000 miles each month carrying about 6500 passengers.
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Naval Air Transport Service Pacific Division
Coast Guard Continues Enlistment Of Seventeen Year Olds
The Coast Guard announced it will continue enlisting men aged seventeen. Eligible youths who have completed one year of high school should apply at 102 Old Post Office Columbus Ohio. After enrollment, recruits proceed to indoctrination and may be sent to specialists' school or assigned to duty aboard ships.
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United States Coast Guard
Joan Tighe
Columbus
Old Post Office
Ohio
United States Coast
Coast Guard seeks skilled radar operators and crew
The service looks for qualified men for sonar, radar operator, electrician, mate and radiomen roles aboard destroyer escorts troop transports coast guard cutters and landing craft.
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Coast Guard
Sona
Elerician
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Carl L. Vi
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William
Big Bill) Thompson
Chicago
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Stetson
Susangale
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Bucyrus
Aeronca
Joyce Elsasser
Santa
Louis Slemmer
Upper Sandusky
St. Nick
Ove
Kew-Bee Bread Chase & SA
Kansas ST
Stokely’s
del Monte
Apricots
H. del Monte
SL Peaches
Hole ‘ ‘Heav
Bach
Iday
WEHA
Florida
Stokely
Borden’s
PET
Orida Juice
DRE
Florida Oranges
Tangerines
Usena We &E
California
Pocahontas
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Goodykoontz Drug
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