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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1946
Page
8
Laurence Gable is home after receiving his honorable discharge from the Army. The report notes his service and return to civilian life, reflecting a veteran’s presumed wellbeing.
Selective Service publication notes a discharge record for Belle B Murphy RN of Clare Michigan, not previously on record. The notice lists her as discharged and references service board arrangements.
Cpl C Bale Groves received his honorable discharge at Fort Riley Kansas last Wednesday and is now in Detroit with his wife and son Johnny who stayed with her parents during his service. He served two years in special training units at Fort Sheridan Til and Fort Riley. The Groves plan to make their home in Clare.
Multiple World War II veterans arrive home or move through processing at camps and cities including Camp McCoy Wisconsin Camp Chaffee Arkansas and Camp Kilmer New Jersey. Discharges date from 1945 to 1946 with ribbons badges and commendations noted for Nelsan Re Cradit Orvis Ralph E Johnson Chester A Richard Jr Nestor M Higgins and Betty Walker with official recognition from Theater Service Forces WAC Staff Director in January 1946.
Pvt Eugene Roberts 46058052 Co A 2nd Bn 1st Regt AGFRD Camp Pickett Virginia listed as new address. Cpl Douglas Paxton son of Dewey Paxton said to be returning from overseas to New Brunswick New Jersey within days. L Levoye Route 5 Clare Michigan served aboard USS LST 595 during Pacific war cruise later turned over to Japanese crew for relocation of civilians after decommissioning. Ship had helped invasions of Cabu and Borneo.
Sgt. Robert Gable of the 30th AB, stationed in Germany, has been promoted. Norman Wayne Randle, Seaman First Class of Clare Michigan, served aboard the USS Housatonic, now at Pearl Harbor, after fueling at sea and transporting oil through U boat wolf packs. The Housatonic carried 161467313 gallons of oil and logged 206501 miles in 41 months of wartime duty, aiding assaults on Casablanca Luzon Iwo Jima Okinawa bombarding Japan and occupation of Tokyo Bay.
Accident Facts notes that in about one in five or six fatal accidents the driver's vision was obscured. More than a third of reduced visibility factors were on the vehicle, such as rain fog frost snow or stickers on windshields. Nearly a third were highway factors like trees buildings embankments or sign boards.
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