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Bridgeport Index in Bridgeport, Texas

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Bridgeport, Texas, United States of America

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Sep 01, 2005

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Edgbert Hudson Last WWII Lost Battalion Survivor

Meredith Hudson and her grandfather Edgbert Hudson recall the 2nd Battalion 131st Field Artillery from Wise County and Jacksboro who survived three and a half years as POWs after Java surrender. The 400 strong Lost Battalion endured harsh captivation, later laboring to build a 260 mile railroad in Burma before release in 1945.

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Keith Bridwell BHS Ut-Austin Meredith Hudson Bridgeport Edgbert Hudson Edgbert Wise County Pearl Harbor Hawaii Hudson 131St Field Artillery 36Th Division Jacksboro Wichita Falls Abilene Camp Bowie Brownwood Philippines San Francisco California India Burma Tamrukan Thailand
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Major highway changes planned for Wise County roads

TxDOT Area Engineer Bill Nelson announced major traffic pattern changes on FM 1810 US 380 and SH 114 as Duminck Bros. of Roanoke begins milling eight miles of road this week. Crews will widen and repave, causing detours, narrowed lanes, and temporary closures through spring 2006.

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Keith Bridwell Wise County Texas Department of Transportation Bill Nelson Decatur Bridgeport Rhome Denton County Nelson Duminck Bros Roanoke U.S
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Brenda Smith Named Wise County Special Education Co op Director

Brenda Smith becomes director of Wise County Special Education Co op serving six districts except Decatur and Northwest. Former elementary principal and current student activities director, she credits strong staff support and a quick interview process that led to immediate hiring.

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Brenda Smith New Wise County Special Education Co-op Audrie Palmer Smith Wise County Special Education Co-op Decatur Northwest Boyd Central Coop
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