Notable Navy Escape Through Coral Channel War Diary
Lieutenant Kelly recounts a perilous night battle and escape after his cruiser fights off Japanese planes and torpedoes near Cebu. Reynolds Harris and others are wounded or killed as the ship runs aground on coral pinnacles and must be abandoned. The crew, led by Kelly, carries the wounded ashore and seeks hospital aid while dodging more air attacks and awaiting dawn and reinforcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly
Reynolds
Cook
Ensign Richardson
Cebu
Channel
Australia
Peggy
Bataan
American Air Corps
Japan
Port, S
Harris
Martino
Ross
Meni
Kawit Island
Hunter
Mr. Kelly
Mr. Brantingham
Cebu Island
Sheppard
Richardson
Army Headquarters
No. 2
Bulkeley
Siench
Cleland
Brantingham
Willowbrook visitors enjoy summer at local cottages
Miss Arlene Belcher from Flint visits her aunt Mrs. Rose Morrow at Willowbrook for summer. Gerald Morrow of Ann Arbor stays with his mother, returning home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mathews of Lansing, stay at their cottage for fishing weekend. Mr. and Mrs. William Prager of Saginaw spend weekend at their cottage. Fishermen stop by Arthur Bellinger’s place for river fishing over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willowbrook
Arlene Belcher
Flint
Rose Morrow
Gerald Morrow
Ann Arbor
Samuel Mathews
Lansing
William Prager
Saginaw
Arthur Bellinger
Pleasant Valley Social Roundup Notes
Pleasant Valley residents report illnesses with Mrs. George Hemstreet on sick list. Sunday visits from Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Orvis and family to Bates home in Midland. Wm Hutchinson hosts dinner for Mack Leeth and relatives for Father's Day. Clarence Bay family and Burton Bay guests share Sunday dinner. Elizabeth Webber of Clare guests at Otto Kleiner home. Wm Gardon visits relatives in Bay City. Henry Kleiner Alton David and Donald K visit Barton home. Community members attend rally at Arthur town hall Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hemstreet
Ervin Orvis
Leonard Orvis
Laurence
Bates
Midland
Wm. Hutchinson
Mack Leeth
Clarence Bay
Burton Bay
Elizabeth Webber
Clare
Otto Kleiner
Wm. Gardon
Bay City
Henry Kleiner
Alton David
Donald K
Barton
Arthur Town Hall
Southeast Sheridan Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Lee Sowle of Detroit spent Tuesday to Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs M P Sowle. Miss Shirley Larson returned home after weeks in Flint. Miss Alice Macklem accompanied her home for a few weeks. Mr and Mrs Lavern Barber and family visited the Schaar home in Loomis Sunday evening and called on Mr and Mrs Asa Wilson. Miss Betty Randle stayed with her sister Mrs Chuck Koontz in Coleman. Edith Randale and Bernice Van Buskirk mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Barber
Harrison
Harley. Sowle
Fred Coe
Elton Geiger
Bard
Hattie Livingston
Carl Méek
Fred Zimmerman
Jessie Bader
Norma
Carl Williams
Donald Stanbaugh
Lansing
Ethel Stanbaugh
Clarence van Buskirk
M. P. Sowle
Lee Sowle
Harley Soowle
George Tompson
Temple
Lavern Barber
Roy Schaar
Chuck Koontz
Coleman
Leslie Randle
Ruth Randle
Bill Loomis
Detroit
M.P. Sowle
Shirley Larson
Flint
Alice Macklem
Loomis
Army loyalty and prohibition clash on train talk
Judge and Sam discuss a troop train and praise the Army as well trained and disciplined. The talk shifts to local anti alcohol policies, with a veteran claim that prohibition fails and Army camps thrive in wet communities where drinking is controllable.
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Beausé
Algh Ge
Pleasant Valley
Sheridan
Ee Johnson
Clare Holwe
Furniture Co
Drarist
California
the Wrights
Pasadena
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Conference of Alcoholic Beverage Industries, Inc
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