Honorably discharged sailor heads Florida visit
Radioman Hughes recently returned from overseas and spent Sunday night with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Friz. He plans to travel to Madeira Beach Florida to visit his mother and join relatives including Mr. and Mrs. William Briggs and their two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Hughes
Hughes
U.S
Maumee
Andrew Friz
St. Paetersburg
Madeira Beach
Florida
William Briggs
Pvt Alexander J Dankowsky Honorable Discharge at Fort Sheridan
Private Alexander J Dankowsky, of 501 Bentlork Bt, received his honorable discharge at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, in a ceremony at the Soyavation Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pri Jankeyveky
Bentlork Bt
Service Records of Cpl Phillips and Willard Willard
Cpl Willan Buck Phillips son of Mrs Wilma Bradley East Sheridan arrived New York January 11 from overseas and discharged January 18 at Camp Atterbury with arrival in Clare January 19. Willard entered service November 3 1948 went overseas June 15 1944 with the 175th Inf Rest 29th Div in Normandy Northern France Rhineland Central Europe awarded WWII Victory Medal Good Conduct EXT C ribbon with four bronze battle stars Combat Infantryman Badge Purple Heart for wounds at Brest September 18 1944 overseas eighteen months and twenty seven days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl. Willan “Buck” Phillips
Wilma. Bradley
East Sheridan
New York
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Clare
Willard
Inf
Normandy
France
Rhineland
Europe
Brest
Farwell Seaman Ingraham Receives Honorable Discharge
William Ingraham Sr a seaman from Farwell Rhode Island was honorably discharged at the Great Lakes Separation Center in Illinois confirming his completion of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ingraham
Seaman ‘Ingraham
Farwell
Set Erskane Banghart Receives Honorable Discharge
Erskane Banghart was honorably discharged at Fort Sheridan Illinois on Friday January 18. Mrs Banghart met him in Kalamazoo and they plan to return to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Olin Banghart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Set
Erskane Banghart
Fort Sheridan
Illinois
Nelson P Williams 1c Seaman Returns Home From Navy
Nelson P Williams 1c Seaman arrived in Seattle Washington January 9 from overseas. He received his honorable discharge at Great Lakes Illinois January 17 and reached his mother's home January 18. He entered service September 2 1943 served at sea since May 30 1945 aboard the Pacific fleet earning Asiatic Pacific Theater Philippines Liberation American Theater and Victory ribbons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson P. Williams
Seaman Williams
Seattle
Washington
Great Lakes
Illinois
Ada Williams
U. S Navy
Pacific
Garchow Receives Navy Discharge and Honors
Forrest L. Garchow a radio technician discharged at Great Lakes Separation Center on January 18 after three and a half years in the U S Navy. He entered service July 22, 1942 served on the destroyer USS Corvy in the Atlantic for thirteen and a half months and earned the World War II Victory ribbon Eur Afr ME area with bronze star American Area and good conduct ribbons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest L. Garchow
Garchow
Great Lakes
Will Garchow
Northwestern University
Evanston, Hil
U. S. Navy
U.S.S. Corvy
Atlantic
United States
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Key West
Florida
Northwestern
Returning Vets Honored at Lake George Dinner
A January 17 town hall event in Lake George honored returning service members. About fourteen veterans attended a ham and turkey dinner attended by over a hundred guests. Jim Hunter hosted and Willoughbys from Clare contributed entertainment. recitations by A B White and Lowell Howard and songs by the Tucker and Hanson families drew applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake George
Gale Howard
Warren White
Jay King
Lee
Milo Wellman
Harold Green
Kenny Russell
But
Jack Lyon
Ernie
John Bringold
Jim Hunter
Willoughbys
Clare
A. B. White
Lowell Howard
Tucker Children
Hansons
Rural Gilmore Church of Christ Weekly Activities
Pastor Howard L Krause leads services with communion at 10 15 am Sunday Bible school at 11 am and evening worship at 8 pm Choir practice Fridays at 830 pm Mrs Wm Philips is song leader Read of local servicemen Roscoe Pitts discharged from Army and S Sgt Fred Burkholder death in Ohio among community updates Also notes on visits illness and travel including Capt LaMonte McAlvey and Indiantown Gap assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore Church OF Christ
Howard L. Krause
Wm. Philipps
Geo. Pitts
Roscoe
Elam Seymour
Isaac Shaner
Fred Beck
Robert Carson
Detroit
Ewing
LaMonte McAlvey
Mt. Pleasant
Win. Tatitiey
Win. Phillips
News of Our Men in Uniform Pic
New address lines list service members with updated mail details. Pvt Galvin E Harvey and Pvt Calvin E Harvey associated with infantry units, along with Pfc Donald R Brown of the 187th Airborne, appear in the roster. Addresses route via APO and Camp Planche or New York post offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galvin E. Harvey
Calvin E. Harvey
Camp Planche
New Orleans
Donald R. Brown
Donald R., Brown
Hq. Co
c/o
San Francisco
Calif
Soldier on Two-Week Furlough Returns to Duty
Pfc. Eugene Roberts is spending a seventeen day furlough with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Roberts of this city. He has been stationed at Fort McClellan Alabama and will report for duty at Camp Pickett Virginia January 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Roberts
Pic
Roberts
Clifford Roberts
Fort, McClellan
Ala
Camp Pickett
Navy to Discharge 3141 Veterans Aboard USS Ticonderoga
Seaman Harley A. Luke S 1 c USNR son of Mr and Mrs Wood Luke of Clare is among 3141 high point veterans being returned to the States for discharge aboard the USS Ticonderoga. The ship left Okinawa January 6 and is due in San Francisco around January 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley A. Luke
Luke
USNR
Wood Luke
Clare
Navy
Ticonderoga
Okinawa
San Francisco
Veterans Return From Japan On Calvert Ship
Pfc. Gerald Hodges and Pfc. Ralph E. Johnson of Clare are among 1 461 high point Army veterans being discharged aboard the U S S Calvert. The vessel left Yokohama January 4 and is due in Seattle around January 17 as part of the Magic Carpet operation returning more than 1 452 000 service members from the Pacific on January 1 1946. The Calvert, once an auxiliary ship, supported supply lines during the wartime offensives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Gerald Hodges
Ralph E. Johnson
Clare
Navy
States
U.S.S
Pacific
U. S. Sea
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Alexander J
Dankowsky
Cpl
Willard Philips
H. M. Everts Jeweler
Dunlop
5Th St
Michigan
Faith Jewelers
le Te Agate Shell, Co
H. M. Everts
Jeweler
W. Fifth ST. Clare
Legionaires
The
Twin Elms
Legion
Cgilmore Center
Donald Seymour
Garry
Lon Roberts
Ralph Beck
T. J. Benic
T J. Benic
Biry
F.A
APO
N.Y
Moline Construction Company
Taxi Service
Clapp's Baby Foods
A Penn Dry Cleaner
RED Cross
Dixie Margarine
Kellogg's
Boluble
Staley
Texas
Broly
Beks
Sa. Ae
Ann Page Foods
Pka
Sultana Mustard
IONA
Ealow
AGP Coffee
Matas
Jane Parker
Orange Square
Jane Parker Donuts
Marvel Marvel Gracked
Jane Parker Pegan
Doi
Bernett
Pke
Pha Fy
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