Honorably Discharged Veterans Return Home in Rush
A parade of servicemen from Farwell to Harrison report honorable discharges after two to thirteen months overseas in World War II. Cpl Arden Somers, A/S LaVern Wood, Eugene Swain, Floyd D. Walters, Hichborn, Cpl Patrick Walters, Pfc Joseph Shaw, Cpl Ahac and others return to families in Wise township Clare and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Swain
Eugene
Great Lakes
Ill
Hawaiian Islands
Joseph Swain
Wise Township
Discharges and Recognitions for Army Service Members
Pvt Russell Foell receives discharge at Chanute Field Illinois ending active service from February 3 1945 He reenlists for three years in the Army Air Corps Reserve Sgt Clyde Moline arrives from overseas discharged at Camp Atterbury grants details of his service campaigns wounds and awards including Purple Hearts Bronze Stars Croix de Guerre and Presidential Citation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Russell Foell
Pvt-Foel
Chanute Field
Illinois
Army
Air Corps Reserve
Clyde W. ‘Moline
Moline
608Th Parachute Infantry
United States
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Vern Moline
Grant Township
Normandy
Ardennes
Rhineland
Europe
France
Belgium
Wbben
EAME
News of Our Oars Men and Women in Uniform
Lt B C Maxwell new address at Pope Field Fort Bragg NC. James E Ryan relocated to US Navy Radio 41 Pacific area. Sgt Byron Glendening and family visited Clare New Jersey before discharge in Louisville KY. Commander Caredis on terminal leave in New York City after naval attaché duty in England. Cpl Ralph L Randle MP in Italy reported raids near Naples. Seaman Kirkpatrick homecoming from Tinian with campaign ribbons. Thomas H Scott returned to Great Lakes after furlough. Barney Navy veteran with six ribbons and thirteen battle stars across Atlantic and Pacific theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Ryan
James EB. Ryan
James BE. Ryan
R.M
U. S. Navy
c/o F.P
San Francisco
Calif
Pacific Area
Byron J
Glendening
Edward A. Carédis
Caredis
P. G. Caredis
G. W. Brown
England
Camp Bradford Amphibious Base
Norfolk
United States
U. S. Treasury
New York City
Thomas B. Scott
R. M
Thomas H. Scott
Great Lakes
Barney
Navy
U.S.S. Augusta
Casa Blanca
Atlantic
U.S.S. Center
Sicily
Pacific
Wake
Iwo Jima
Bremerton Navy Yards
Barnes
Japan
Korea
China
Tsingtao
Soldier's Homecoming Telegram Reaches Parents
Mr and Mrs Meth Brown received a telegram Thursday that their son Pfc Ronald D Brown has arrived from overseas and is at Camp Stoneman California awaiting homeward orders. The message lists Ronald D Brown as Pvt William Hawkins 46055107 of Company CG General Hospital 208 ASE at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Hawkins
Pvt
William Hawkins
Ase
T.C
Fort Benjamin’ Harrison
Ind
Pfc
Ronald D, Brown
Meth Brown
Camp Stoneman
California
Renner Family Telegram Reports Sailor Arrives in Seattle
Mr and Mrs Jack Renner of Parnell receive a telegram from their son Kenneth Renner S P 3 C informing them he arrived in Seattle Washington on November 13 from Okinawa and would be home shortly confirming his safe return from service with the Pacific theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Renner
Parnell
Kenneth Renner
S.P. 3/c
Seattle
Washington
Okinawa
Feighner Cpl. Ward R discharged at Baer Field
Cpl. Ward R. Feighner of Baer Field Fort Wayne Indiana was honorably discharged from the Army Air Forces November 7 1945 under the Army Point System. He is son of Mr and Mrs Roy Feighner of Clare and attended Clare Public School. He served eleven riots in the American Defense Theatre as a Medical Technician and earned the American Defense ribbon and good conduct medal. He joined his wife Edith Wedges in Clare to visit his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick James Walters
Lincoln Army Air Field
Nebraska
von Walters
Clare
Army Air Forces
AAF
J. E. Mallory
Cpl. Walters
Fort Custer
Mich
England
Joe W
Ahac
Frank Ahac
Harrison
U. S. Army
Valley Forge
Penn
Cpl
Southwest Pacific
United States
New Hebrides Islands
Fiji Islands
New Caledonia
Ward R. Feighner
Baer Field
I ‘Troop Carrier Command
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Ind
Roy Feighner
East Seventh St
Clare Public
Alma Trailer Co
Feighner
Edith Wedges
ME. Clemens
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Rexall
Oltmu
Ley
THE
Citizens State Bank
Clare, Michigan
WM. H. Bicknell
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Arden G. Somers
Somers
Tank Destroyer Division
U.S. Army
Farwell, Mich
R-1
LaVern Wood
Dewey Wood
Randolph Field
San Antonio
Texas
Army ‘Air Corps
Pic
Floyd D. Walters
Robert Walters
David V. Eichhorn
Hichborn
Ira Hichborn
Farwell
South Pacific
Crile
Cleveland
Ohio
Fort Dupont
Delaware
Joseph P. Shaw
Shaw
Fort Sheridan
Tilden Shaw
Sheridan Township
Guadalcanal
Bougainville
B.C. Maxwell
B. C. Maxwell
T. C
T. C. Sq
Pope Field
Fort Bragg
N. C
Ralph L. Randle
Randle
Leslie Randle
Italy
Rome
Vesuvio
Naples
Reuter’s
Donald"Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
Seabees
San Pedro
Tinian
Marianas
Pearl Harbor
Eniwetok
Marshall Islands
Saipan
Kroger's Clock
Meen
Kroger
Eatmore Margarine
Kroger’s
Avondale
Embassy
Latonia Club
Spotlight Coffee
Country Club. Supply Limited
Be Country Club
Country Club
Ring Bologna
B. Se
Florida
Jonathans
Michigan
U. S. No
Maine
Chuck
Tru
Gale Choice
Sean Cy
Ann Pillsbury Sive
Pillsburys Best
Roger Store
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