Sergeant I W Luce Receives Army Air Corps Discharge
Sgt I W Luce is discharged after three years in the Army Air Corps with basic training in Salt Lake City Carlsbad and Denver. He is the son of Mrs Delta Luce of Cameron. He and his wife live in Douglas Arizona where he recently arrived home.
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Sgt
I. W. Luce
Army Air Corps
Salt Lake City
Utah
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Denver
Colorado
Sgt. Luce
Delta Luce
Cameron
Douglas
Arizona
Soldier awarded Silver Star for Saar River action
Former member of F Company 259th Infantry, Sgt Hairston earned the Silver Star for bravery near the Saar River in Germany on March 10 1945. He volunteered to lead a patrol across the river and demonstrated conspicuous gallantry.
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F Company
259Th Infantry
Fralantern
Hairston
Saar River
Germany
Prescription label reflects lifetime service claim
A pharmacy advert emphasizes the prescription department as offering a lifetime of service behind the label.
Heroism in War Named for Sergeant Hairston in World War II
Narrative recalls a 4 man unit across the Rhine at Struth Germany on 7 April 1945. Technical Sergeant Joseph W Hairston of the 261st Infantry led a dangerous counterattack and rescued captured troops amid heavy fire earning praise from General George S Patton for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sgt
Hairston
Joseph W. Hairston
261St Infantry Regiment
65Th Infantry Division
United States Army
Germany
Struth
Haitrston
Patton
Brazos Officials Seek Army OK for Whitney Dam Power Plant
Brazos river district officials pressed Army engineers for approval to operate the Whitney dam hydroelectric plant near Waco Texas. At a Rivers and Harbors hearing Mansfield Poage and others discussed financing and potential legislation to amend flood control law. The district would fund the plant at about 3 million of the 20 million cost and cover 150000 annual operating costs with revenues going to Texas general fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brazos River
Mansfield
D-Tex
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
R. D. Collins
John D. McCall
Raymond A. Wheeler
Army Engineers
Texas
Congress
McCall
General Fund
General Wheeler
Interior Department
Rep
Poage
Collins
Federal Works Administration
Inspiration
Turkey Points
Brazos
Palo Pinto County
Leon
Lampasas
Bell County
Navy Commendation Ribbon for Aviation Machinist Mate Marek
Augustine J. Marek, Aviation Machinist’s Mate second class, receives a Navy Commendation Ribbon for 15 vital reconnaissance flights over central Pacific bases. The 22 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe J. Marek of Buckholts enlisted in 1942, trained in Illinois, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Florida, and California, and served aboard a Navy Liberator in the Central Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustine J. Marek
Central Pacific
Blue Jacket
Joe J. Marek
Buckholts
Marek
Green Lake
Illinios
Memphis
Tenn
Purcell
Oklahoma
Florida
Los Angeles
California
Community Party at Sharp High School Gym
The Future Homemaking Club at Sharp High School hosts a community party in the Sharp gymnasium on Friday at 7 00 PM with all invited. Mrs. Ray Westbrook has returned home to Cameron after a two week hospital stay in Temple and is improving rapidly. Carroll Green from Norman Oklahoma visited with his wife and family. Pvt and Mrs Augie Ciriello of Madison New Jersey are visiting her parents Mr and Mrs G W Malone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Future Homemaking Club
Sharp High School
Sharp Gymnasium
Ray Westbrook
Cameron
Scott and White Hospital
Temple
Carroll Green
Separation Center
Norman
Oklahoma
Augie Ciriello
Madison, New Jersey
G. W. Malone
Nabours Here For The Holidays In Cameron
Bob H. Nabours, a Warrant Officer in the Canadian army in charge of an army radio station in Montreal, visits Cameron to spend Christmas with his parents. He plans schooling at government expense, aided by GI Bid benefits, reflecting a notable Canadian military career and progress. Parma Radio Service advertises radio repair services.
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Canadian Army
Cameron
Homer Nabours
Bob
Montreal
Yvette Trempe
Texas
Bob H
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Sgt. Hairston
Thomas Label
Thomas
Geo. A. Thomas and Sons
Prescription Druggists Service
Wayne
Ratnes
Ae Audrey Long
Elisabeth Risdon
Don Douglas
Robert Fellows Edwin
Marin
Milam Theatre
George S. Patton
Kilm R
Kilmer
Department B
Kilmer & Co., Inc
Stamford
Conn
The
Navy
Guam
Saipan
Pacific
Robert C. Bengston
USN
U. S. Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Camp Kearney
San Diego
Leland Green, Jr
Gene F. Blake
Hearne
Mr. Blake
Southern Pacific Railroad
Regular Army
Department D. Kilmer & Co., Inc
Community Party
Bob H. Nabours
Parma Radio Service
Lamkin Pit
Marlow
Lumpkin & Earl
Rockdale, Texas
Qanberrio
Chesapeake Bay
Bewley’s
Bewley
Postoffice
Cameron, Texas
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