Troy W. Kirkland Aboard USS Guam
Troy W. Kirkland, 18, seaman second class USNR, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Kirkland of 304 East Fleming Co anche, served aboard the USS Guam in the Pacific. He participated in about six months of combat from Okinawa to Japan's Inland Sea, contributing to air battles and shore bombardment aboard the battleship like vessel under Capt Leland P Lovette.
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Guam
Pacific
Troy W. Kirkland
USNR
Frank Kirkland
East Fleming
Okinawa
Japan
Leland P. Lovette
USN
Ryukyus
Burk's Studio Installs Photostatic Copying Machine
Burk's Studio in Comanche announces the purchase of a new photostatic copying machine. It can reproduce marriage licenses birth certificates army discharges pictures within five minutes and is offering a two for one sale on these copies.
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Burk
Comanche
Pacific Fleet Battle Cruiser Supports Okinawa Invasion
The vessel cruised with her task force off Japanese shores for 61 days and protected carriers in battles supporting the Okinawa invasion. Like the USS Alaska she is a battle cruiser, one of two of her type in the Fleet, longer and heavier than typical heavy cruisers with 12 inch guns and strong anti aircraft batteries.
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Okinawa
Alaska
Sky Lancers: Lt Hanes Joins Fifth Air Force Group
Se cond Lieutenant George C. Hanes age 22 joins the Fifth Air Force 417th Bomb Group known as the Sky Lancers. The Dallas native has been overseas since May 6 1945. The unit specializes in A-20 bombing and strafing of ground targets with low altitude runs and synchronized nose armament.
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Fifth Air Force
Philippine Islands
George C. Hanes
Sky Lancers
Beuna Davis
Hamilton St
Dallas
Nipackack
Pfc Venoy Kirkland Reunites On Thirty Day Furlough
Pfc Venoy Kirkland veteran of fighting in France Belgium Holland and Germany is on a thirty day furlough visiting family in Comanche He served in an armored division and says the hardest combat occurred in Germany He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for action with Firing Company A of the 822nd Tank Destroyer Battalion and is to report to Camp Gruber Oklahoma for reassignment He is the son of Mr and Mrs Will Kirkland and is married to Myrle Shoemaker with son Davy John 2 Also Oscar Hill joined Western Auto Associate Store here and Dr J L Fowler of Kerrville visited Comanche Monday.
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Pfc
Venoy Kirkland
France
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Kirkland
822Nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
7Th Army
Will Kirkland
Comanche
Myrle
Davy John
Camp Gruber
Okla
Navyman's unique schooling and perilous Navy life in Pacific area
W H Shugart 20, photographer's mate third class USNR, has attended 218 Texas schools before enlisting in April 1944. He serves with the forward fleet camera party photographing shell bursts from a tow ship while dodging shrapnel and near-misses. His parents live in De Leon Texas and his brother serves in the Army.
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Pacific
W. H. Shugart
USNR
Texas
Navy
Shugart
de Leon
Hame
L. A. Shugart
Lone Star State
Sugart
Route 1
L. A. Shugart, Jr
States
Training Riding Horses Ad Featuring Ranch Insight
John C. Burns of the 6666 Ranch endorses a book on riding horses for cattle work. The ad argues horses are a means to cattle handling, praising gentle, well trained mounts for safety efficiency and dependability over harsher breeds.
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John C. Burns
6666
Old Settlers Reunion Visits Include Catheys and Howard
Mrs. C. A. Cathey and daughter Elsie visited last week for the Old Settlers Reunion. Mrs. Dale Howard of Dallas spent the weekend with her sister Mrs. Earl Burnett.
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C. A. Cathey
Miss Elsie
Old Settlers
Dale Howard
Dallas
Earl Burnett
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Uss
General Electric
Sun
NBC
World Today News
EWT
CBS
General Electric Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Pfc. Venoy Kirkland
Oscar Hill
Western Auto
J. L. Fowler
Kerrville
Navyman
Yohner’s Garage
Nat's Bank
McKinzie Produce
General Auto Repairing
Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto, and
Chrysler Specialists
Yohner's Garage
J. L. Yohner
Eels
Nie
Goodyear
SS Dave
Eltos
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