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Buffalo Center Tribune

Location

Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1945

Page

4

Service News Highlights Wartime Pacific and Pacific Theater

Raymond completes campaigns in New Guinea Leyte Luzon and Mindoro with many battles and seven bronze stars. Pvt Ben Friesenborg arrives at Carson Camp hospital for 25 months overseas duty in Africa Sicily Italy Corsica and France awaiting reconditioning. Pvt Garth Steffenson writes from Parris Island describing daily drills rifles training and life at the recruit depot. Sgt Melvin Leibrand furloughs from Egypt to visit parents after service with the British 9th Army and U.S. 15th Air Force. Margaret Drake marries Robert Briscoe in San Francisco WAVES member stationed at Fleet Post Office.

Raymond New Britain Attpe New Guinea Lyete Philippines Mindoro Luzon States Clark Field God's Country Marshall Islands Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco Fort McDowell Fort Snelling Minnesota Netherlands East Indies Dutch East Indies Papuaa Solomons Bismarck Archipelago Philippine Pacific Ben H. Friesenborg William Friesenborg Buffalo Center Iowa General Hospital Hospital Center Camp Carson Colorado United States Africa Sicily Italy Corsica France Carson Hospital Center Melvin Leibrand Roy Leibrand Leibrand Syria Palestine Egypt 9Th Army Rommell 9Th Dessert Army Tunisia 11Th Army U. S 15Th Air Force Naples Newport News Virginia Melvin Jefferson Barracks Missouri Bangor Maine Lester Drake Margaret E. Drake Robert C. Briscoe U.S. Navy California Swan Margaret Fleet Post Office Arguello Blvd

Promotions and assignments among local service members

Local notes report Lt. Gerald DeVries promoted to first lieutenant while serving overseas in China. Others enlist, receive furloughs, or travel between Iowa homes and military postings, including Coast Guard recruit Dennis Gibson and Navy trainee Vernard Boekelman. Additional entries detail visits from stationed relatives and training moves from Great Lakes and Scott Field to bases in Texas and Illinois.

Gerald DeVries DeVries Gerald Navy Vernard Boekelman Uncle Sam Great Lakes Illinois

WAVES Petty Officer Maxine Patterson on 15 day leave

Wave home on leave Maxine G Patterson petty officer Yeoman second class arrived from Norfolk Virginia to spend 15 days with her parents Herbert Patterson and relatives. She will report back to duty around July 1 at the U S Naval Air Station. We thank friends for kindness during our mother’s illness and death and for floral offerings. Mr and Mrs 0 L Price Mrs A T Gibson Peggy L TerVeen H A TerVeen

Maxine G. Patterson The WAVES Norfolk Virginia Herbert Pattersons Miss Patterson U. S. Naval Air Station 0. L. Price A. T. Gibson Peggy L. TerVeen H. A. TerVeen

Silver wedding celebration with many relatives observed

Mr and Mrs Mike Al, Mr and Mrs Bill Betele, Mr and Mrs Alea, Mr and Mrs Albert Weav conducted a silver wedding event near Thompson on Sunday. About thirty relatives attended the ceremony and were present.

Mike al Bill Betele Alea Albert Herman Thompson

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