News of Our Men in Uniform and Addresses
Pvt Estel O Reynolds and E A Anderson update their home addresses. Pfc Herbert J Shilling and Pfc Thomas W Holbrook report current postings in Germany and APO New York. Chester A Richard Jr describes a pass through Luxembourg France and a tunnel trip and wrecked German ships near Etretat during wartime service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester A. Richard, Jr
Chester Richard
77Th Armored Medical Bn
7Th Armored Division
Delitzsch
Germany
Frankfurt
Luxembourg
France
England
Etretat
Veterans Return Addresses and Roster Notes
Pvt. Carl Bernard Gorr and Pic. Leland F. Gordon update addresses at Buckley Field Colorado and APO 758 New York with unit details. Merle Archambault visits parents this week before resuming duties in Detroit and Kochhendorf Germany respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Bernard Gorr
Buckley Field
Colorado
Merle Archambault
S.K
Archambault
Jennings Archambault
Detroit
Leland F. Gordon
Gordon
7Th Army
Kochhendorf
Germany
Ptc
New York
N.Y
Soldier Bounded Home Wounded in Germany Convalesces
Pfc. Allen, wounded in the elbow in Germany last spring, is convalescing at Percy Jones Hospital Battle Creek arriving last weekend. His mother Mrs Ethel Allen visited him Tuesday at the facility and his address is given as Pfc. Bilton R Allen 3686 4681 Detail of Patients Percy Jones Hospital Battle Creek Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Germany
Percy Jones Hospital
Battle Creek
Ethel Allen
Bilton R. Allen
Michigan
War Hero Visits Sister and Husband in Illinois
Capt Earl E Conaway and Capt Harl B Conaway Flight Surgeon USMC Far East Air Force spend two weeks with sister and husband Dr and Mrs H J Ballard. Conaway served in Manila Luzon Leyte Australia and New Guinea and is named among ten outstanding heroes of the Munda campaign receiving a regional Badge. Pvt Jack M Rodabaugh Urbana Champaign joins Army Specialized Training Reserve program at University of Illinois and will receive government funded college training until he turns eighteen. Rodabaugh is Clare High School graduate, June 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl E. Conaway
Harl B. Conaway
United States Medical Corps
Far East Air Force
H. J. Ballard
Conaway
Manila
Luzon
Leyte
Australia
New Guinea
Merib
Nate
Jack M. Rodabaugh
Urbana-Champaign
E. Sixth St. Clare
Army
University of Illinois
Pvt
Rodabaugh
Clare High School
Brothers Reunite as Letters From Service Reach Home
In wartime correspondence from Cochran family soldiers, JY and Jackie report good health and hope to return by early July. One letter notes an in camp encounter with Porky and both brothers anticipate homecoming soon after crossing France and Germany. The sighting confirms a family reunion in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brma Cochran
Jackie
Porky
France
Germany
Momsie
Coating Leftover Batter for Frying Meats
Coat Foods Leftover pancake batter should be saved and used for coating steak meat chops chicken and other foods which are to be fried in deep fat.
Servicemen Loans to Purchase Farms Initiated July 2
Loans for veterans to buy family farms start July 2, routed through 2000 county Farm Security offices. Under Bankhead Jones Act, up to full purchase price with 40 year repayment at 3 percent interest. Applicants must select farms and ensure price reflects value. rehabilitation loans for machinery and cattle offered at 5 percent for five years under GI Bill credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Security Administration
Congress
Our Servicemen Distinguished in Combat Service
Cpl. Jay Haring earns a combat citation for heroic defense of Bastogne Belgium during December 1944. The 755th Field Artillery Battalion held a surrounded position against German armor and infantry, maintaining morale under heavy bombardment. Haring was wounded in Germany February 1945 and awarded the Purple Heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
755Th Field Artillery Battalion
Bastogne
Belgium
Luxembourg
G. OC
Marshall
Cpl
Haring
Germany
Chas, Harfixie
Community Meetings and Wartime Stamp Policies Across Clare
Towns across Clare list regular club and lodge meetings including Farwell Townsend Club Clare Rotary and American Legion Auxiliary with dates Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. Wartime stamps and rationing rules detail Book 3 stamps B C and A-16 values with mileages and fuel coupons and guidance on inspections and renewals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farwell Townsedda
Farwell Rebekah Lodge No
Clare Kiwanis Club
Hotel Doherty
Surwell Lo.c.f
Clare Lodge No
1.C.C.F
Clare Knights of Columbus
Clare Common Council
Grant. Townsend. Club No
Clare Rotary Club
Barnes Cafe
Clare
Aessins
Cnenmeelnney
Loomis Townsend Club
Carrow School
Walter H. Larman
American Legion
Clare Magoniec Lodge
Clare Townsend Club No. 2
Archambault Hall
Rationing at a Glance for Meats Fats and Sugar
Red stamps in book 4 become valid on a schedule with expirations between July and October. Blue stamps in book 4 provide ten points with varied expiry dates. Sugar Stamp No 86 covers five pounds through August 31 with a second stamp starting September 1. Ration boards are accepting applications for canning sugar.
Twilight and late games mark Clare County softball schedule
The Clare County softball program lists twilight games starting at 7 30 PM and 9 PM with matchups including Temple H Moline Constr Eagle Ewart Indians and others from July 27 through August 17. Central Michigan baseball weeks outline Beal City Farwell Leaton Navy Roosevelt Oil Shepherd Beal City and related pairings for July 29 through August 28. Your War Bond savings help stabilize prices and future security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Gounty
Temple
H. Moline
Eagle
Ewart Indians
Houghton Drug
Moline
Masons
Eagle Brown Corners
Evart Indians
Brown Corners
Beal City
Farwell
Leaton
Navy
Roosevelt Oil
Shepherd
Seaton
Vernon City Church News Quiet Summer Sunday School Attendance
Sunday School attendance is high this summer as the Vernon City church invites all to attend. Sympathy is extended to the Belleville family. Local residents and visitors are noted with various extended family visits and guests across several households from Clare to Grand Rapids.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Estel O. Reynolds
A.G.F. Regt
Fort Ord
Calif
E. A. Anderson
A. Anderson
Medical Dept
Navy Yards
Washington, D.C
Herbert J. Shilling
Pic
APO
c/o P.M
Thomas W. Holbrook
T. Carl Holbrook
Grand Ledge
Tom
N. Y
Pfc
Elton Allen
Susan Peters
Lana Turner
Laraine Day
Arthur Lake
Dale Evans
Jack Oakie
Peggy Ryan
Joan Bennett
George Raft
Love, Porky
Alva Cochran Co
Civi
Theatre
Houghton Lake
van Johnson
Gloria Dehaven
Ken Curtis
Cheryl Walker
Humphrey
Bogart
Alexis
Smith
Nob Hill
U. S. War Department
Bureau of Public Relations
P. I
Jay Haring
Beaverton
FE With
Gloria Jean
Alan Curtis
Frank Craven
Race McDonald Vivian Destin
Mona Samba
Frank Bemtar
BNP Rabat Serra Columbia
Ee Presents
Starrett
Sun
Mon
Ian
Techhicolor
Gary Grant
Frank Capra
Raymond Sack
Peter Massey
Carson
Lorre
Priscilla Lanes Bow
Evenete Horton
Gene Aunty
Central Michigan Baseball
Vernon City
Church News
Belleville
Alfred Smith
Frank Nevins
Nevins
Grand Rapids
Foster Harrison
Mt. Pleasant
George Bryant
Eli Wisher
Royal Akins
Lena Bine
Violet Jones
Gertrude Strahan
Clarence Ramey
Roscommon
Frank Dent
Toledo
Eli Fisher
Charles Mulberg
South Vernon
Maud Turbush
Sarah Akey
Erwin Fuller
Key West
Florida
Warren Heiser
Alice Hrter
Carolyn Seiter
The
Pratt
Sandra Schultz
Melvin Brasington
Harold Beehler
Sunfield
Anderson’s Drug Store
Rexall Star
Sam
Ttpexoll Divs
Nigt Ces
Fenall
Wate
Rexall Eyelo
Rex Seltzer
Firstaid
Baik
Magnesia
Jet
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