Bronze Star Honors for Lt Pauline Michalka in Philippine Campaign
Army Nurse Lt Pauline T Michalka receives the Bronze Star for meritorious service in Mindanao Philippines from May to June 1945. She led nursing staff under harsh conditions at a station hospital, maintaining morale and care despite enemy action and heavy rains. Seaman first class A G Buffington, husband of Cameron resident, is discharged after 13 months in the Asiatic-Pacific theater.
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Cebu
Philippine Islands
Michalka
Cebu City
58Th
W. H. Arnold
Paulinet, Michalka
Army Nurse Corps
United States Army
Mindanao
A. G. Buffington
Cameron
Camp Wallace
Buffington
A. B. Buffington
Wehrmacht at Metz and Omaha Beach recalled by veteran
A World War II veteran recalls the Normandy invasion and the push through France as the 317th Infantry joined General Patton’s Third Army. He highlights Omaha Beach fighting, Cherbourg withdrawal, and the costly Metz assault, noting supply failures slowed the advance and caused thousands of casualties.
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California
Michigan
Blue Ridge
Third U.S. Army
George Patton
England
Patton
North Africa
Sicily
317Th Infantry
817Th
Omaha Beach
Third U. S. Army
Pfe Heachory
Navy
Air Corps
Pershing
Pfc
Hrachovy
Omaha
Metz
U. S
Patton Era Veterans Recall Metz to Rhine Campaigns
Excerpt recounts World War II combat as units under Patton slice through Metz and cross into Germany and Czechoslovakia. Veterans praise fast Allied advances, freeing prisoners, and meeting welcoming Czechs after the Bastogne relief. Mention of Postwar service and injuries.
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Metz
Siegfried Line
Belgium
Third
Hodges
Ands_ river
Czechoslovakia
Patton
LeHavve
Fort Sam Houston
Hrachovy
Air Corps
Ardennes, Rhine
France
Germany
Parma Radio Service Repair Center
Parma Radio Service offers repair for any make or model radio. Servicing includes diagnostics, tuning, and component replacement to restore radio performance.
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Parma Radio Service
Office created to aid veterans and dependents
The commissioners court formed a veterans claims office on October 16, 1944 to handle all claims for service members and their families. It has filed about 1200 claims and aims to inform the public about benefits including allotments, dependent pay, headstones for deceased service members, insurance, gratuity pay, and back pay.
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Commissioners Court
Continental United States
Veterans benefits and county service officer schedule
Information for veterans about service connected compensation and non service connected pensions. It explains who can file, who appears before rating boards, and lists the weekly schedule for the Milam County service office locations Cameron Rockdale Milano Thorndale with contact details.
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Veterans County Service
Veterans Administration Rating Boards
Veterans County Service Officer
Cameron
Rockdale
Milano
Thorndale
Jess Thompson
Milam County
Texas
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X Corps
H. ©. Cravy
Lexington Enterprise
B. J
Cameron Hospital
O. L. Kidd
LAW Office
Cameron, Texas
Officer’s County Service Veterans
Veterans County Service Office
Wallace
Attorneys AT Law
First National Bank
Green Funeral Home
Pemweis
Robert Titsworth
AAA
Temart
Forzher
Caperton’s
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