Radio Programs And Schedule Highlights
A dense listing of radio program names and times across stations including WAGY and AP News items. Features dance bands, theatre broadcasts, and orchestral selections with host credits and show durations noted for a Saturday night lineup.
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Santooetts Mbs
Sidier MS Bbu
Spotlypet
Benge
MBS
Bud Wegdee
Orch
Wes Sey
Borate Gree
Orb- News
Walley Ty Ware
BP & Lace
Napier
Jo—empad
Emil Fett
Ureb
AP News
Hank Persier
AP News &M
Verna Buchs
Sparta
Frank Singlser
Shorty Sharock
Detroit
Symphony Orch
Chicago
Lee Castle
Henry King
Aes
News
MES
Radio and TV Highlights on Friday Night Programs
Radio schedule lists World War broadcast, Danes music, and The Lone Ranger drama with Ted Husing reporting. Music orchestras led by Danes and Larette feature Jerome Wayne Show and Ray Bolger. Televised items include Five Minutes News Period and The Shirfs series. Saturday programs show Opera, Meet Your Navy, and National Barn Dance with several preludes and announcements.
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Sbs
Basic Wae
Abe Ted Husing
Che
Aba Danes Musi
Cha Raymond
Jerry Wayne
Cbe
Basic Danes Music Orchester
Lavelle Gancett
Abe Henri Aldrich
Melody At
Buffalo
Abe
Raig—Noe Adventuria of
Abe Lyman
Aba
Cha
Shirfs
Dunniger
Abe Ray Bolger
the Pacific
Bill Stern
Sporia
James Orch
Cba
Doctor
Bhi-Basle
Newa
TRE
Aba St. Louie
Ebs
Leianth Stowa
America
Abe-Balae Grand Ok
Opry
Abe-Aouih Ameritas
Navy
Great Lakeu
Hite -Nhe
Abe Vive Amering
Reston
Gage
Nba
Iceland Wonderful Sergeant Reports
Specially selected Sgt Alban Lo Gemadiv, stationed near Keflavik, leads engineers in snow clearance for runways at Keflavik base. Describes harsh huts, sparse meals, Red Cross dances, and a large dance with local women amid frigid winds and wartime isolation.
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Dave
Tom
Elerime
Possese2a
Keflavik
Red Cross
Bronze Star Awarded to Sergeant Damon Byrd for Leyte Valor
Sergeant Damon Byrd is awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement during operations against the enemy in Leyte Province Philippines from October 1944 to December 25 1944. His 60 mm mortar gunner actions produced direct hits silencing machine guns and aiding his troops in difficult mountain terrain. Byrd has previously served in the Admiralty Islands campaign and has been in service since 1942.
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Damon Byrd
J. F. Byrd
Genhevo
Byrd
Darton Byrd
12Th Regiment
First Cavalry Division
United States Army
Leyte Province
Philippine Islands
Leyte
Treacherota
Hugh Hoffman
Comanding
Admiralty Islands
Australia
Service Men News Digest From The Dothan Eagle
A weekly digest summarizing local news for service members away from home. It highlights friends still in the area and home activities to keep personnel informed while stationed away.
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the Service Men’s News Digest
the Dothan Eagle
Beached Philippine Army Corporal Low Returns to Duty
The report profiles Corporal Techneis Charles W Low of Tre WR Cienney, who served in the Philippines and stateside before embarking for present duty. It notes his awards including the American Defense and Pacific Theater medals, Good Conduct Medal, and Philippine Liberation Medal, as well as his schooling and prior employment. He attended Geneva High School and Napier Field before reporting to the Naval Air Station Kaneohe.
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Philippines
Techneis
Charles W Low
Tre
Cienney
Sennefield Barmetas
Mawai
We Ceriee
Ted
Lewis
Dotanihzh School
Basebal
Max Miler
Geneva
Naval Air Staves
Kaneohe
We Ith Naval District
Geneva High
Navy
Napier Firid
Naval Air Station
Jack Wionvelle
MILITARY MURALS INVOLVE Dothan MEN IN GERMANY
MUET IN GERMANY Pleo Wurves Cooke and Pfe Archie Cobb, both husbands of local women, served with the Eeventh Army. They met in Herdelteg, Germany while overseas. Cooke entered service in April 1944 and has eight months overseas. Cobb joined by MAS and has two months overseas.
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Pleo Wurves Cooke
Husbad
Lei Cook
Dothan
Pfe Archie Cobb
Pynthne Conb
Cottonwaoordrome Two
Herdelteg
Germany
Eeventh
Brothers -Islaw
Cook
Pfe Cobb
MAS
Awarded Megigal Badge To Corporal Thomas H Jones
Announcement honors Corporal Thomas H Jones for medical duties under combat conditions. He serves with May Gen Pal a Muctor's 8st Tidantry in the Wild feat division, noted for involvement in operations that secured Palau and other Western Caroline Islands from enemy forces.
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Thomas H. Jones
Corpnal Jones
Ted
Palau
Caroline Islands
Johnson graduates from service school electrician training
James R Johnson son of Mr and Mrs JR Johneon of Cones ond route one graduated from an intensive electrician training course at Service Schools at Great Laker WS the public related office announced.
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James R Johnson
JR Johneon
Cones Ond
Mae
Banner Soldier Honored Veteran Discharged After World Service
Winifred Yance of Ashford is honored as a veteran discharged from the Army under the point system. He served 29 months in the Southwest Pacific with Coast Artillery, later in Europe with combat engineers of the 13th Corps Ninth Army. He earned the ETO ribbon with two battle stars, the Asiatic Pacific ribbon with battle star, Good Conduct with oak leaf, and American Defense ribbon. He entered December 1939 and was discharged July 19, 1945.
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Winifred Yance
C. Vance
Ashford
Veteren
Southwest Pacific
Coast Artillery
Pacfic
Society Islands
New Hebrides
Guadalcanal
New Georgia
Sistes
Europe
3Th
Ninth Army
England
France
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Seaman Walter E Tindel Returns On Leave
Walter E Tindel seaman first class USNR son of Walter Tindel and New Brockton route two has returned on leave after a tour with Navy Fleet Air Wing 11 which operated patrol planes from an Atlantic base. He enlisted in January 1945.
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Walter E. Tindel
USNR
Walter Tindel
New Brockton
Navy
Fleet Air Wing 11
Atlantic
Fought at Okinawa Chief Pay Clerk Wallace Spear
Navy release reports Chief Pay Clerk Wallace Spear of the Enterprise survived the Okinawa battle aboard the USS New York without a scratch while helping to fire more than five million pounds of shells at enemy targets.
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Wallace Spear
USN
Enterprise
Okinawa
New York
Navy
Private Grafton Sulletsnt story from wartime notes in Geneva
Private Grafton Sulletsnt, son of Br end bus. Sule, was reported missing at Geneva after home fire. Inducted 1942, saw action in New Guinea New Britain and the Philippines with the First Cavalry Dvus 102, landed Leyte, returned 1945 to Levierman General and McCloskey hospitals in Texas. Also mentions Earl and Quitman Burdick wounded overseas and healing in hospitals in Italy and Germany.
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Grafton
Sulletsnt
Br.end Bus. CO
Sule
Geneva
Fort McPherson
Fort Bis
Texas
Camp Stoneman
Leyte Island
Ito
First Cavalry
Levierman General Hospital
San Francisco
McCloskey General Hospital
Temple
Wif
Jan Ga
Pie
Earl Burdick
Quitman Burdick
M. A. Burdick
Newton
Floyd Darling
Haly
Quitman
Germany
Hartzog Receives Air Medal for Meritorious Bomber Service
Sgt. Fred W. Hartzog son of Mrs Beria Harizoz of Dothan earned the Air Medal for meritorious achievement during 13th AAFP Liberator attacks on Japanese airfields in the Bornzo area. He is an engineer and gunner with the Batons group with two Distinguished Unit Citations. He has 40 missions and Asiatic Pacific theater ribbon with two stars. He studied at Slocomb High before joining the RAF in November 1942. Flow to Miami reports note Hartford men William F. McClure and Herman N Brown awaiting separation or furloughs after air transport to Miami.
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Fred W. Hartzog
Beria Harizoz
Dothan
Atacd
Bornzo
Harizog
Woleai Island
Balikpapan
Borneo
Slocomb High School
Miami
Hartford
Air Transport Command
Associated Press
William F. McClure
Herman N Brown
Seigrant McClure
Seaman T l Lindser Returns to US After Tour
Sailor T l Lindser, son of Mr and Mrs WooH Loaswy of Geneva, USNR, has returned to the United States after a lengthy patrol with Patrol Squadron 393 based in the Caribbean and Central America theater.
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T l Lindser
Seaman Tea Clot
USNR
Wooh Loaswy
Geneva
United States
Efter
Tour
Dely
Patra
Burtuss Eqvedron 393
Navz
Awarded Silver Star for Caplan Hall in Europe action
Caplan Orion Mo Hall son of Mr and Mrs BM C Hall of Dor yer Fla and grandson of Mrs John Hall of Cottonwood has been awarded the Silver Star for valiant action aboard an LST during a strike by an enemy radio controlled bomb. He directed and aided in evacuating the doomed vessel and saving lives from drowning. A member of an artillery unit he saw action at Cassis ng Anmo beachhead and the invasion of South in France. Corporal Jesse Morton Beasley of Dothan route five overseas 26 months in the India Burma theater arrived home on a 30 day furlough to spend time with family. He traveled from Calcutta via boat to New Jersey and will report back to a North Carolina camp for further service after leave. His brother Pfc Arthur Beasley serves with the 82 Airborne Division in Germany near Berlin.
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Caplan Orion Mo Hall
BM. C. Hall
Doryer
Fla
John Hall
Cottonwood
France
Jesse Morton Beasley
Dothan
India -Burma
Beasley
Calcutta
India
New Jersey
Fort McPherson
Gaard
North Carolina
Teast Sigamint
Pfc
Arthur Beas
82 Airborne Division
Germany
Berlin
WARTIME SERVICE RECORDS HONOR TWO MEN
Duns native Sergesa James C Melmiyre listed as Ex- Mepran chief operations with Brush Susin Airborne Du. He earned the Air Medal with oak leaf cluster and Purple Heart for actions in Gere during March 9. Lakes training notes highlight Sailor Mulina F Wheelus and McDaniel, both praised for military service and awards including Purple Heart.
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James C. Melmiyre
Duns
Hchief Ai
Hrerland Avenue
Eaua Toe
Ar Force Ie Aurname
Brush
Susin Airborne du
Sasa
Sergest Mercivre
Train case highlights at Randolph Field training fortresses
A local report notes a gentleman at Randolph Field involved in training exercises near B. w fortresses. Mr and Mrs Arther Jacke Charchlor are mentioned in connection with the event.
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James A Jackson Og
Arther Jacke Charchlor
Randolph Field
B. W
Ashford Native Preparers for Naval Duty at Newport
Maruette Vance, 21, machinist's mate third class in the US Navy, is stationed at the Atlantic Fleet's Naval Training Station in Newport. He prepared for duty aboard the USS Indian Island, a new auxiliary ship soon to be commissioned. A graduate of Ashford High School, he enlisted in June 1940s. He previously served on the USS Stephen Potte and USS Strong for extended periods, with two brothers Winifred and Dr. Yace serving in the Army.
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Maruette Vance
USN
Sonat
C. L Yance
Ashford
Naval Training Station
Newport
FBI
Indian Island
Cretite
Yance
Navy
Simeontis
Stephen Potte
Strong
Winifred Yance
Dr. Yace
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Stars and Orapes
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Rowe
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
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McDaniel
Epic
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TBS
Mathis Dupwia
Toe War Department
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Ss. B. Harper
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Harmon School
W. J. Godfrey
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International Motor
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Greenfront
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Red Cedar Lumber
R. H. Sellers
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