Veteran Gerald Carlin Served With Sea Bees In World War II
Gerald Carlin enlisted in June 1942 and served in the Sea Bees first overseas at Guadalcanal. He helped build airfields, joined the 18th Regiment of the Second Marine Division, fought at Tarawa, Saipan, and Tinian, earning a Presidential Unit Citation. He later contracted malaria but survived all battles and returned to the United States for a 30 day furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Carlin
Seabees
U.S. Navy
Guadalcanal
New Zeland
Second Marine Division
Gilbert Islands
Tarawa
Mr. Carlin
Hawaii
Mariana Islands
Saipan
Tinian
18Th Naval Construction Battalion
States
Cameron
Emilia Strzinek
Breakfast Held for Departing Pastor and Wife
A breakfast for Rev. John C. Solomon and Mrs Solomon was given by the Ministers Association on Tuesday morning to honor their impending departure. Solomon, who has served as secretary and treasurer of the local Pastors Association, will accept a ministerial post in another state and soon leave the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Solomon
Boehner Elected President of Cameron Rotary Club
J. M. Boehner was elected President by the Cameron Rotary Club board at noon Thursday. W. T. Hanes joined the board, while John C. Solomon resigned from the presidency creating a vacancy. Boehner plans a strong Rotary program for the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boehner Rotary
J. M. Boehner
Cameron
Aubrey Hightower Seen in Cameron Last Week
Aubrey Hightower of Walkers Creek was spotted in Cameron last week. The sighting places Hightower in the county town during a brief visit for undisclosed reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey Hightower
Walkers Creek
Cameron
Cameron first bale of 1945 cotton reported
The first bale of 1945 cotton weighing 500 pounds was ginned at 9 p.m. on Monday from S. R. Price's crop on the J. D. Turney land near Hanover. Robert Weems circulated the annual subscription list to raise the bonus for the bale. Another bale was expected in the city Tuesday. Crop timing is later than 1944 with ideal growing conditions except for early heavy rains. Dry weather boosts potential yield. Milam county acreage is the lowest in state history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. R. Price
J. D. Turney
Hanover
Robert Weems
Milam
IAPS May Be Sending Out Surrender Orders
The Swiss Legation reported a coded document from Japan with no surrender terms. Prime Minister Atlee said no Tokyo surrender report reached London. A Japanese broadcaster claimed the surrender document is on the way, while images show Japanese mourners near the Imperial Palace. A high official said MacArthur will be the supreme commander to direct surrender terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legation
Atlee
London
Tokyo
Imperial Palace
Douglas MacArthur
Navy confirms James Ray Dodson listed as missing
Navy records keep James Ray Dodson Coxswain United States Navy listed as missing from the USS Grayback presumed lost. A July 7 1945 letter to his father J R Dodson Cameron notes possible prisoner of war status though government has released no position on the submarine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ray Dodson
United States Navy
J. R. Dodson
Cameron
Dodson
Grayback
India
China Sea
W. J. McNicol, Jr
Navy
Mr. Dodson
Secretary of the Navy
May See Surrender On Missouri Battleship
Seaman Layne Harwell may witness Japan's surrender aboard the battleship Missouri. In Washington the House Naval Affairs chair suggested the ceremony be held on Missouri to honor President Truman's home state. Harwell, 10, is the son of J E Harwell of Cameron and is the only Milam county boy aboard Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Layne Harwell
Missouri
Japan
House Naval Affairs Committee
Washington
Truman
Tokyo Bay
Seaman Harwell
J. E. Harwell
Cameron
Yee High School
Milam County
Emperor Declines Friday Peace Envoy Meeting
On Wednesday Hirohito said Japan could not meet General Mac Arthur’s demand for peace envoys in Manila Friday. The emperor ordered a ceasefire as Allied forces press on. The Third Fleet reports 1300 Japanese planes destroyed in 72 hours. surrender plans await MacArthur. President Truman calls peacetime conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Manila
A. m
Russia
U. S
Philippines
Admiral Halsey
Truman
General MacArthur
MacArthur
Men Report To Army For Induction
The following young men have reported for induction into the United States armed forces Felton B McAnulty Howard W Schwarzing John A Kaiser John P Olbrich Fred O Folschinsky Herman J Reineke Dannie F Balusek Elmo Junek Gilbert L Zander Jacobo Gonzales Billy L Senkel Bennie J Vybiral Frank Masar Vincente Moreno Sam Hood Smith Lawrence F Mueck Charlie F Angell Agraci ano Mendez James P Kaatz Clyde Laverne Fisher Richard Segura Benjamin J Allison Robert L Fikes Edgar Harold Clore John C Freeman Hubert Howard Kennedy Derrich J Henke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Forces of
The
United States
Felton B. McAnulty
Howard W. Schwarzing
John A. Kaiser
John P. Olbrich
Fred O. Folschinsky
Herman J. Reineke
Dannie F. Balusek
Elmo Junek
Gilbert L. Zander
Jacobo Gonzales
Billy L. Senkel
Bennie J. Vybiral
Frank *?. Masar
Vincente Moreno
Sam Hood Smith
Lawrence F
Visitors at Lindeman Home Include Brenham and Cameron Guests
Guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Lindeman Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Kaseberg, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Richter and daughter Viola of Brenham, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lucko and children, Miss Tillie Krause of Cameron and Miss Lorene Lucko of Waco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Lindeman
Charlie Kaseberg
Ernest Richter
Viola
Brenham
Louis Lucko
Tillie Krause
Cameron
Lorene Lucko
Waco
Obituary of P. H. McKinney Jr. of Jones Prairie
P H McKinney Jr aged 63 farmer and Milam County figure died August 2 1945 at his Jones Prairie home of a heart attack after recent illness. Survived by widow two daughters one grandson three sisters and one brother. Funeral at Little River Baptist church August 4 with Green Funeral Home in charge. interment near the church. Pallbearers include several nephews and close friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. McKinney, Jr
Milam County
Jones Prairie
McKinney
Altho
Decedent
P. H. McKinney
Texas
Baylor University
Edna McKinney
J. D. Baskin
J. H. McNeill
Hugh P. McKinney
Little River Baptist Church
John E. Mills
Green Funeral Home
Wm. Harris McKinney
Lavert McKinney
Pat M. Baskin
Judson S. Henderson
Pat L. Henderson
Richard Ellison
Atkinson Assigned as Line Mechanic with Red Raiders
Master Sergeant John A. Atkinson, son of Mr and Mrs W A Atkinson of Cameron Rt 2, Cameron, has been assigned as line mechanic with the Red Raiders, a leading B 24 unit of the Fifth Air Force Bomber Command in the Philippines. His brothers Sam B is with Amphibious Engineers in New Guinea Wayland A is in the Navy in the Southwest Pacific and Pauline serves in the Army Nurse Corps in Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Air Force
Philippines
John A. Atkinson
W. A. Atkinson
Rt. 2
Cameron
Red Raiders
Fifth Air Force Bomber Command
Pfc
Sam B
Amphibious Engineers
New Guinea
Wayland
Navy
Southwest Pacific
Pauline
Army Nurse Corps
Arkansas
Three Local Men Held as Prisoners of War in Japan
Three Cameron area servicemen Capt. George Peets of Maysfield Sgt. Wm Galler of Buckholts and Walter B Eichenhorst Warrant Officer Cameron are among six captured in the fall of the Philippines. Two prisoners Pvt Merrit and Pfe Reyes are reported dead or lost at sea. Cpl Alfred Simecek, previously published, was liberated from Bilibid prison in Manila and is at Fort Sam Houston. Community notes include travel back from Arkansas and visitors in Cameron.
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Japan
George Peets
Maysfield
Wm. Galler
Buckholts
Walter B. Eichenhorst
Cameron
Philippines
Pvt
Merrit
Pfe. Reyes
Cpl
Alfred Simecek
The
Herald
Manila
Fort Sam Houston
Sgt Clarence Simank wartime service and Purple Heart
Sgt Clarence O Simank enlisted 1944 trained at Camp Robinson Ark served in Europe with General Hodges 1st Army entered Germany Oct 1944 awarded Purple Heart and Bronze Star for meritorious service under fire in Germany Feb 7 1945 and for leading a reconnaissance patrol. He is from Cameron Texas with wife Bertha and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence O. Simank
Camp Robinson, Ark
Europe
Germany
Hodge
1St Army
Set. Simank
O. L. Simank
Rt. 1
Cameron
Bertha Blackmon
Simank
Yee High School
Sgt
Kommerscheidt
Roleber
Texas
Ist. Sgt. Sebesta Arrives in States After European War Service
Ist. Sgt. Ernest J. Sebesta, 23 months in European Theatre as a 1st Sgt., arrived at Presque Isle Army Air Field aboard an Air Transport Command Snowball flight. He earned five battle stars plus Bronze Star and Silver Star and commented that ATC travel is the world’s best. He is the son of Mr and Mrs E J Sebesta of Cam. Snowball is the Army Air Transport service operating to Europe since July 1944. Also noted: Miss Nadine Glaser returned home from a two week Houston visit with her sister Mrs Edna Smith. Clarence Raney of Buckholts was in Cameron recently.
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Ist
Ernest J. Sebesta
Presque Isla Army Air Field
Air Transport Command
ATC
Sebesta
Obituary: Robert C. Conley of Cameron dies at 74
Robert C. Conley, 74, died at his Cameron home on Wednesday August 1 1945 after a short illness. Born April 27 1871 he married Alice Shirley in Cannon County Tennessee August 22 1889 and moved to Texas in 1906. He leaves a widow four sons J B Conley Cameron W J Conley Blanco H H Conley C P Naval Air Station San Diego and H L Conley Cameron. four daughters and a sister in Nashville. Interment Oak Hill Cemetery with Green Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Conley
Cameron
Mr. Conley
Alice Shirley
Cannon County
Tenn
Texas
R. C. Conley
J. B. Conley
W. J. Conley
Blanco
H. H. Conley
C. P. O. Naval Air Station
San Diego
Calif
H. L. Conley
Daugh
Nashville
A. Kirkland
Eddy
D. C. Gunnels
C. H. Hagan
Waco
A. J. McKelroy
Fort Worth
Nolan Strahan
Lott
Oak Hill Cemetery
Green Funeral Home
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ice Lil
Pacific
Frankie Dobish
Hirohito
Army
PH. McKinney
John Atkinson
5Th Air Force
Japa
S. R. Cotton
Ted Miller
Beaumont
Ike Ledbetter
Meta Lorenz
Ben Arnold
Ed Moss
Briary
Dan Lunsford
Harry S. Truman
White House
Great Britain
British Commonwealth of Nations
Moscow
Chungking
Soviet Union
China
Okinawa
State Department
Burns
Potsdam
Tojo
Yamamoto
Clarence
Sgt. Sebesta
Nadine Glaser
Houston
Mrs
Edna Smith
Clarence Raney
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