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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1944

Page

12

Lone Ranger Sgt Spurrier Captures Town in Solo Action

Sgt Spurrier, a Bluefield native, earns rare solo credit for capturing a town during a World War II patrol. He eliminated Nazis with grenades and a bazooka, killed three, captured officers and 18 enlisted men, and set fire to a barn to trap escapees. He later led outposts and was nicknamed Superman Spurrier with a wartime sketch accompanying the feature.

Beadline Spurrier Bluefield Btaff J. Spurrier Lynen Roecker Superman Spurrier Serg Eant Adhain Army South Pacific New Guinea Camp Carson Colo San Francisco Calif Camp M . Md Aearcat Princeton Avea

Promotion of William Leckie From Second to First Lieutenant

The War Department announced yesterday the temporary promotion of William Leckie of 100 Augusta Street Bluefield West Virginia from second to first lieutenant.

Washington War Department William Leckie Augusta St. Bluefield W. Ve

Daily Doings Of Area Men In U S Service

Mr and Mrs R H Gilpin of 125 Juniper street report their son J William H Gilpin is somewhere in France after joining in April 1941 and serving three years in Panama a brother Robert Gilpin has been in France serving in an engineer unit Gunnery Sgt Arnold G Nub Porterfield USMC has returned to the US Navy hospital in Asheville NC his wife remaining here Sgt eevee and wife plan to spend Christmas in Asheville Staff Sgt Paul H Whittaker son of Mr and Mrs J W Whittaker of Highland avenue has arrived

James C. Morefield E. J. Morefield Harman Corsica 12Th Air Force Headquarters Italy Morefield Mediterranean Claude E. Blankenship Bishop, Va Normandy France Charles H. White, Jr Keesler Field Miss Detroit Mich C. H. White, Sr Maybeury Charles Severn Northfork G. W. Lawrence Harrison Street Princeton Leonard H. Kessinger, Jr Frank W. Wood George William Lawrence John A. Wike Patrick C. Twohig Set Kessinger Leonard Kessinger Camp Creek Germany Vienna Australia Army Air Force Norfolk Navy Yard Corporal Wood Lawrence North Africa Navy South Pacific G. W. Lawrence, Heating and Plumbing Company Wike John H. Wike Baltimore G. C. Murphy Company Washington, D. C Twohig Gibson Brothers A. V. Gibson Fifth Street Marvin A. Gibson U. S. Marine Corps Carl V. Gibson James E. Gibson Army Tank Corps Fort Meade Richard R. Gibson Field Artillery Matin Gibson Franks Bakery Billie Marine Auxiliary Air Station Camp Gillespie Carl Gibson Clark Purniture Company Tommy Carolina Avenue James Gibson Norfolk and Western Railway Jimmy Linda Hoge Street Corporal Gibson Clark Furniture Company Dudley Moore H. B. Moore Richlands Everett Allen Camp Blanding Fila Pvt Raymond J. Neal I. G. Neal Grassy Branch Bluefield Florida Mississippi Georgia Maryland Fort George S. Meade Neal Cpl Essie David Cline Fred Cline Widemouth Corporal Cline Matoaka High School West Virginia Business College Hercules Powder Company Radford Charles Bob) Saunders W. G. Saunders Tip Top Holland War Department Camp Maxie Camp Swift Tex Donald Saunders Camp Bradford Ruth Whittaker Tazewell Lacy Chemical Warfare Service Thirl Edward Whiteworth U. S. Navy Norfolk Big Vain Southwest Pacific W. Whitworth Sane John 8. Hill C. R. Hill England Corral Hill Servce Raymond D. Baldwin J. N. Baldwin Cumberland Road University of Ta Minneapolis Frances Melvin 33Rd Place S. E Washington National Electrical Accompany This T. C. Sutherland, Jr U.S. Navy T. C. Sutherland Jefferson Street Sutherland Sicily R. H. Gilpin Juniper Street Recon William H. Gilpin Gilpin Panama Robert Gilpin Arnold G Porterfield U.S.M.C U.S. Navy Coger Hospital Asheville N. C Eevee Rae Highland Avenue Paul H. Whittaker J. W. Whittaker Sergeant Whittaker Army Air Corps San Antonio Texas Whittaker J. W. Whittaker, Jr W. A. Goodwin U.S.N.R Lucille Wilson Goodwin G. M. Goodwin Ft. Schuyler N. Y Bowdoin College Brunswick

War Casualties List Local Servicemen Wounded Overseas

Area servicemen are listed with injuries and statuses from Europe and the war department. Names include Pvt Edward J Burnopp wounded in France on November 19 and hospitalized near Paris, Pfc Clifton Burnopp overseas, Cpl Cardale Thompson wounded in Germany on November 26, and Pfc Edward A Kessinger wounded in France in August and back on duty in October. Other entries mention Pfc Allen L Archer, Sgt Ralph Gibson severely wounded in France November 19, and service histories, training sites, and family notices Still to be notified or confirmed by the war department.

Edward J. Burnopp Blair Burnopp Bluefield Avenue France War Department App Paris Camp Fannin Tex Pfc Clifton Burnopp Cpl Cardale Thompson Charlie Thompson Maybeury Germany Corporal Thompson England Ireland Camp Wheeler Meade, Jr Edward A Jiggs) Kessinger Ceton Kessinger Infantry Army Camp Forrest Tenn Camp Phillips Kan Los Angeles Calif Yuma Ariz Fort Dix N. J Ralph Gibson Fletcher Gibson Freeman Gibson Camp Wallace Camp Davis N. C Bragg

Local Servicemen News and Christmas Homecomings

Families welcome returning service members for the holidays. Staff Sgt J W Whittaker Jr arrives overseas duty noted by parents. Ensign W A Goodwin RN R earns lieutenant junior grade after training and Pacific assignment. Sgt Jack Pletcher returns home from Walter Reed Hospital to spend Christmas with the Fletchers.

Tens of thousands of tires returned from overseas duty

About 100000 used tires from overseas war duty have arrived for disposal by the treasury surplus property office. Rowland D. Schell, regional director in Cincinnati, said the tires mainly feature mud and snow tread on trucks and are too worn for reconditioning by the Army. After repair they may serve civilian uses and will be sold to manufacturers at 30 dollars per ton, who will pass them to repair shops at 40 dollars, then sold to consumers.

Treasury Rowland D. Schell Treasury Procurement Office Cincinnati Schell

Three Sons and Son-in-law of J J Long Pictured in Railroad Magazine

The Norfolk and Western section foreman at Bluefield shows four family members in uniform. Pfc Jack R Long now in the Marine Corps in the South Pacific. Cpl William R Long furloughed railroad employee now in Holland with parachute troops. Pvt H Long furloughed switchtender who recently received a medical tafta son. Leon oo husband of tees Dene ue eee.

J. J. Long Norfolk and Western Railway Bluefield Railroad Jack R. Long Marine Corps South Pacific Cpl William R. Long Holland Pvt H. Long

Also Mentioned on This Page

Sgt. Spurrier Lone Ranger Fred Williamson, Jr Fred Williamson North Tazewell Jack A. Hensley A. S. Navy C. R. Hensley Hensley Phil Kirley Joe Kirby Wheeling Avenue Philippines Snow Donald Snow John Snow Mullens Harold Snow Elkhorn Mullens High School Camp McCain Port Jackson McCain Prio Audrey Snow Histher Portsmouth Fort McClellan Ala OKIE Asbury U. 5S. Navy J. T. Asbury Philpie Islands William Kell Charles M. Weeks C. L. Weeks Sampson Bluefield Daily Telegraph U. S Hubert W. Kessinger Edna Lucado E. H. Lucado Allen L. Archer Cleo Archer Archer Jack Pletcher Walter Reed Hospital A. J. Fletcher Bland Street J.J. Long
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