Dentist’s Utopia: G I s In Class Four
Army dentist Capt Leo Severn attached to Iowa’s 34th division recalls the long haul to place soldiers in class four, meaning no dental work needed. His portable office traveled from Camp Claiborne to Europe and fought through Anzio shells, yet many men remained unclassified.
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Iowa
Leo ¥. Severn
Cedar Rapids
Camp Claiborne
Trenton
N. J
Ireland
England
Africa
Italy
Anzio
Severa
Severn
Severo
Rome
Florence
Cadet Ratings In CAP Listed In Cedar Rapids
Cadet ratings for Civil Air Patrol flights in Cedar Rapids schools were announced by Capt. Sumner Foster. At Wilson high school cadets received sergeant and corporals ranks with listed names and addresses. Details for McKinley and Franklin high schools followed, listing sergeants corporals and privates with names and street addresses. The report also includes wartime recollections from Capt. Severa about Anzio and combat dentistry in the 34th division, noting dental classifications and sterile practices in the field.
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Civil Air
Cedar Rap
Sumner Foster
Dows Lane SE
CAP
Wilson High School
Lester Hurt
Fruitland
David Brunius
Elizabeth Paul
Mallory Street
Jeanne Abney
Twentyninth Avenue
Earle Schaller
Southland Street
Duane DuBois
First Street
Donald Black
Raitland Boulevard
Harold Steen
Second Street
Henry Olson
Eighteenth Avenue
Claire Drummond
Twentieth Avenue
Mary Crane
Fourth Avenue
McKinley High School
Darrell Kitchen
Robert Jelinek
Eleventh Avenue
Robert Dunn
B Avenue
James Lovett
Sixth Avenue
Franklin High School
Pettengill to Address Cedar Rapids Executives Club
Samuel B Pettengill of Indiana former four term congressman and former general counsel of the Transportation association will speak to the Cedar Rapids executives club Friday at 7 PM at the Montrose hotel. He will discuss The Next Four Years in Light of the Election and is known for transportation and business problem columns and his book Smoke Screen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel B. Pettengill
Congress
Indiana
The
Transportation Association
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dentist’s Utopia
G.i.’S
By Jack Lilian
Naples
Mt. Vesuvius
Cassino
Red Cross
George Severn
Thirty-fourth
Carol Lee
Hot Springs
Ark
Samuel Pettengill
C. R
S. B. Pettengill
Che
Geroccamge
Suncom
Mferry
Ati
Card Department
Newman's
Mary Miles
Wes
Happy Home
Acchine
Brassieres
TREO
Lingeriz
Mayfair
Raven Faille
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