Men and Women in the Service Of Their Country
An item lists service members from Cedar Rapids area families and their duties in the Seventh Army Air Forces and other services. It notes marriages and relocations in Hawaii and Cedar Rapids, promotions like first class seaman and petty officer third class, overseas assignments in Manila Tokyo and New Caledonia, and awards including the Silver Star, good conduct medal, Asiatic-Pacific ribbon, and battle stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Craft
60Th Signal Battalion
Arthur Craft
Hubbard Avenue
Cpl
James LeRoy McCune
Ed McCune
Sixth Avenue
Seymour Johnson Field
N. C
Merced
Calif
Army Air Corps
States
Lyman A. Euken
New Caledonia
Arthur J. Euken
L Street
John L Smith
General Headquarters
Tokyo
George C. Smith
First Avenue
Manila
Pfc
George A. Quass
Angel Island
Stanley
George Quass
Palo
Merle O. Caldwell
Jessie Caldwell
Fifth Avenue SE
Coast Guard
Betty Jane Hazewinkel
H. J. Hazewinkel
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Joel Hazewinkel
Seabees
Samar
Philippines
Silver Star awarded to Pfc Buchan killed in Germany action
Mrs. Kathleen Buchan of 422 J Avenue NW receives the posthumous Silver Star for Pfc Scott W. Buchan who died of wounds after aiding his platoon near Ettelehen Germany on April 11. The citation notes he crossed open ground under heavy fire to knock out a machine gun and two rocket emplacements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Wilkinson
Raymond Wilkinson
Rowley
Germany
Welenecs
Wilkinson
Denteen
Ryan Kelly
J. H. Kelly
Washington Avenue
Washington, D. C
Independence
Delos L. Seaton
Cocoanut
Hawaii
Charles H. Seaton
High Eye
Sgt
Seaton
William L. Seaton
71St Division
Signal Corps
Augsburg
Seaman
Paul H. Seaton
Navy
New York
France
Italy
Gordon S. Strickland
Pacific
Glenn A. Strickland
D Avenue
U.S.S. Hall
U.S.S. Sierra
Kathleen Buchan
J Avenue NW
Scott W. Buchan
Ettelehen
Pfc
Buchan
Scotta
J. C. Henningsen
J. R. Buchan
Second Avenue
Pvt
Homer E. Buchan
Africa
Iran
Woodrow General Hostal
Staunton
Dr Woodhouse Praises GI Aid Men For Low War Death Rate
Cedar Rapids physician Dr K W Woodhouse credited GI aid men at the front with the war’s low death rate. He cited rapid care for bleeding and shock, use of whole blood and plasma, penicillin and sulfa drugs, and more expert doctors and nurses as key factors during a talk to the National Association of Salesmen at the Roosevelt hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. W. Woodhouse
Cedar Rapids
Normandy
National Association of Salesmen
Roosevelt Hotel
Woodhouse
Union Plans Party for Veterans at Clinton
Veterans at Schick army hospital in Clinton will be entertained Wednesday by 26 Golden Glove boxers and ten musicians. The event is sponsored by federal union 18619 of Penick and ord. Gold Star Mothers will receive $100 for veterans telephone calls. The union will distribute cigarets, drinks, candy, cookies, cards, toothpaste and shaving cream. Two buses are chartered for the trip under Robert Goodyear, Miss Ruby Paneticky, and Joe Benson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schick Army Hospital
Clinton
Golden Glove
Federal As Union 18619
Penick and Ord
Union Committee
Robert Goodyear
Ruby Paneticky
Red Cross
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Joe Benson
The
Amateur Athletic Union
Pythians Open 3 Day Iowa Lodge Meet Here Today
The Knights of Pythias Iowa grand lodge diamond jubilee session begins Sunday at the Montrose hotel with credentials and registration meetings at 11 am. The program features reports, talks by Eldon M. Morgan and Ben E. Rubby, a memorial service, and an invocation by Dr. Marvin B. Kober. A banquet Monday at 6 pm will crown the anniversary, with Supreme Chancellor Schuck and Eldon M. Morgan speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Knights of Pythias
Iowa Grand Lodge
Montrose Hotel
Iowa Domain
Cedar Rapids
Sun
Supreme Lodge
W. T. S. Rath
Ackley
Eldon M. Morgan
Rose Hill
Ben E. Rubby
Council Bluffs
F. G. Gosling
Manchester
M. M. Ewin
Minneapolis
Supreme
Charles J. Schuck
Wheeling
W. Va
Ing
Marvin B. Kober
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Margaret Porter
X Quartet
Guna
Balch Len
Arene Tencotins
Ray O. Garber
Des Moines
Schuck
Grand Lodge of
Coin Club to Observe Sixth Anniversary Dinner Auction
The Cedar Rapids Coin club marks its sixth anniversary with a dinner and a 136‑lot auction at the 1.0.C.F. hall 838 First avenue NE. Members from Dubuque Waterloo Fairfield and other Iowa towns were invited. Auction starts 2 p.m. and recess at 4:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Coin Club
Youth Converts to Peace Theme for East Hi-Y Assembly
The Eastern Iowa Hi-Y assembly in Cedar Rapids on November 30 and December 1 will focus on Youth Converts to Peace. Five Hi-Y clubs from Cedar Rapids and Marion host an expected 200 attendees with speakers and discussion groups addressing current youth concerns. The program chair is Bill Pfeffer of Roosevelt Hi-Y. Jack Burns, Willard Hoek Marion, Art Winne McKinley, Emmett Collister Kiomusic, and Bob Carter Wilson serve on the program committee. Jerry Heyl of the YMCA leads overall planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Bill Pfeffer J
Roosevelt
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Seventh Army Air Force
Ocean City
Lawrence H. Johnson
Harry
Tame Pum Cho
Pfc. Buchan
Union Plans Party For Veterans
Tom Termohlen
Nafiih
Vernon Heights
Fime
F. D. Sheppard
Star of Maine
Rebekah Lodge
Harry Bradley
Dubuque
Awellan
Mulekoff
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