Service personnel milestones and awards from war theater
Sergeant Cullen B R Helms of 404 North Applesree Street is honorably discharged from the Fourth Service Command at Camp Gordon Georgia after eight and a half years in the Army with 31 months in the European Theater. He wears the American Defense and European Theater ribbons with two combat stars and the Good Conduct Medal. Pvt Walter Britt Sheehan and Pvt Fletcher D Jordan of Dalton have earned the Expert Infantryman Badge after training at Camp Blanding Florida. Corporel Jo Rey Anthony has returned to the United States aboard an Air Transport Command plane, wearing an ETO ribbon and the Good Conduct Medal. Samuel B Spurlock of Cordon Alabama, now with the Fifth Army in Italy, has been promoted from corporal to sergeant as a tank driver. Jerry Cummings of Columbia Alabama has been cited for the Purple Heart for wounds received during battle aboard the USS Intrepid in Leyte Gulf. Sgt Clarence Spann Jr of Headland Alabama arrived at Paine Field Washington for assignment to Aircraft Maintenance in the Fourth Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullen BR. Helms
North Appleiree Street
de Artoy
Fourth Service
Camp Gordon
Sgt
Helm
C. R. Helms
North Applesree Street
Fred
Metvens
V. 3
Corporel
Jo Rey Anthony
Nope Mentns
United States
LaGuardie Field
New York
Cal Anthony
North Alice Greet
Oiten
Purple Heart
New Orleans
Jerry Cummings
Clase
Columbia
Ala
Navy Department
Cummings
Intrepid
Leyte Gulf
Paine Field
Everett
Washington
Clarence Spann, Jr
Rosa Spann
Rr. No. 2
Headland
Alabama
Fourth Air Force
Set. Spann
Naper Field
Dothan
Record Flight Sets New Paris Route Time by C49 Constellation
The Army Air Force Transport Command C49 Constellation landed at Orly after a 3660 mile nonstop run from LaGuardia in 14 hours 12 minutes. Lt Col Norman F Timper of Watertown MA piloted the plane and predicted regular 12 hour flights New York to Paris. Elba men George Dewey Sanders and James Irwin Fortis serve aboard USS Birmingham in the far Paris area. The Birmingham has logged 121,500 miles in combat from Sicily to Okinawa and has been damaged twice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Army Air Force Transport Command
Orly Field
Laguardia Field
New York
Norman F. Timper
Watertown
Mass
ELBA
George Dewey Sanders
James Irwin Fortis
Birmingham
Parite
Ine Nave
Sicily
Okinawa
Cadet Monroe Floyd Completes Primary Flight Training
Aviation Cadet Monroe Floyd son of Mrs J J Floyd of Webb has finished primary flight training at the Naval Air Station Memphis Tennessee and is assigned to Pensacola Florida for further instruction. A Houston County High School Columbia graduate he studied aeronautical engineering at Aviium before joining the Air Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Floyd
J. J. Floyd
Webb
Naval Air Station
Memphis
Wright Field assigns Sgt Waymor Lynn to 4000th Base Unit
Sgt Waymor E Lynn of 507 Korth Foster Street reports for duty at the Air Technical Service Command Wright Field Dayton Ohio. He has been assigned to the 4000th Base Unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weight Field
Waymor E. Lynn
Korth Foster Street
Air Technical Service Command
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Lynn
Une
Two Wiregrass Soldiers Return From Europe
Sergeant Oscar I Morris of Columbia route two and Staff Sergeant Willie R Andrews of Newton are en route home with the Bloody Bucket 28th Infantry Division. Morris earned the Good Conduct Medal Combat Infantry Badge ETO Ribbon with five battle stars Meritorious Service Plaque Colmar Liberation plaque. Andrews holds the Tefantry Combat Badge ETO Ribbon with four native stars and the Good Conduct Medal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandy
The
Reich
Oscar I. Morris
Columbia
Willie R. Andrews
Newton
Morris
H. d. Morris
Uni
Colmar
Andrews
Enersting Andrews
Trains in Maryland Training Report for George Benefield
George Benefield, son of Mr and Mrs M E Benchield of Midland City route one, has reported to Bainbridge Maryland Naval Station for training relatives reported today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
George Benefield
M. E. Benchield
Midland City
Bainbrifce
MD. Naval Station
Veterans honor marks in three theaters of war
The article highlights Arthur W. Paulk of Webb, wounded three times in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy, earning the Purple Heart with two clusters, Distinguished Service Unit Citations, Good Conduct Medal, European African Middle Eastern ribbon with four bronze stars, and American Defense Ribbon. It also notes Corporal Porter F. Arnold of Grand Island assigned to the 37th Bombardment Group training with B 29s at Army Air Field and promoted Sergeant Lolan Granger of the 82nd Chemical Mortar Battalion to Staff Sergeant in the XI Corps in the Philippines, with multiple decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur W. Paulk
WS. Paulk
Webb
North Africa
Sicily
Haly
Purik
Lolan Granger
XI Corps
Philippines
Sgt. Granger
82Nd Chemical Mortar
Pacific
William. M. Granger
East Wash
Yon Street
Slocomb Soldiers Reach Philippines in War Update
Private Joe Golden of Slocomb route two has landed safely in the Philippines after basic training at Camp Fannin Texas. His brother Private Earl Golden is in basic training at Camp Gordon Georgia. Both are graduates of Slocomb High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Joe Golden
Slocomb Route Two
Camp Fannin
Tex
Earl Golden
Camp Gordon
Slocomb High School
Siocomb High School
Nerval indoctrination starts for Dothan youth at Great Lakes
Jerre F. Register son of Mr and Mrs J F Register of Dothan route three receives his initial naval indoctrination at the U S Naval Training Center Great Lakes Ut as announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Jerre F. Register
J. F. Register
Dothan
U. S. Naval Training Center
Todisy
AREA MEN PROMOTED IN GUAM WING PROMOTIONS
Two Wiregrass area men serving with the 814th Bombardment Wing on Guam have received promotions. Genrce N. Rollins of Enterprise advances from corporal ninth sergeant to sergeant and Edie H Burns of 10 Corner street Eufaula rises from private first class to corporal.
Seaman Porter Jenkins Aboard USS Melville
Navy announces seaman second class Porter Jenkins of Graceville Florida has served aboard the repair ship USS Melville in the English Channel. He is the son of Talmer Jenkins of Slocomb route Wo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melville Porter Jenkins
Graceville
Fla
Melville
Navy
Seaman Jenkins
Talmer Jenkins
Slocomb
Local Resident E G Rethourse Admitted to Miami Hospital
E G Rethourse son of Mrs Alla Rethourse of Cottonwood has been admitted to the AAF Regional and Convalescent Hospital in the Miami district for treatment and regislation, announced today by the public relations office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alla Rechourse
Cottonwood
AAF
Miami District
Marriage Licenses Issued In Houston County Area
A list of marriage licenses issued in the past week includes Lou David Mer of Harriman Tennessee and Margaret Louise Williams of Crossville Tennessee along with many other couples from Florida Alabama Georgia and nearby states. The report notes promotions in the Army Air Corps and Bronze Star recognition for First Lieutenant John T Marshall for meritorious service under fire in Europe and his extensive service across England France Belgium and Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
Prooxte
Lou David Mer
Harriman
Tenn
Margaret Louise Williams
Crossville
Bernard C. Johnson
Norfolk
Fleeta Eugenia Warren
Tampa
Fla
Raber
L. Corshire
Ashford
Emmie Elijah Thurmonds
Shellman
George W. Joyr
Ruby Wood
Warnaw
Coule Cone
John T. Marshall
Mary Sellers Marshall
J. W. Marshall
Cottonwood
Europe
Marshall
8Th Air Force
9Th Air Force
England
Normandy
France
Belgium
Germany
Reinhardshausen
Captain Knox Awarded Third Oak Leaf Cluster to Air Medal
Captain Morton M. Knox, missing in action over Kyushu since April 26, 1945, is awarded a third oak leaf cluster to the Air Medal for meritorious flight on April 7, 1945. Flying a FP-51 Mustang from Iwo Jima, he shot down one enemy aircraft during a long range mission over the Japanese Empire. Knox first served from 1942, earned wings in 1943, and is a holder of the Distinguished Flying Cross. He is a nephew of G. H. Stephens of Dothan. Pvt. Marshall B. Taylor, husband of Mrs. Irene Taylor, returns to Camp Gruber after a 30 day furlough with the Blackhawk Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton M. Knox
Gloria Harrison Knox
Dothan
Kyushu
Japanese Empire
Knox
Army Air Forces
Iwo Jima
Hawaii
Marshalls
Gilbert Islands
Saipan
G. H. Stephens
Marshall B. Taylor
Irene Taylor
Astford Road
Ito Camp Gruber
Oklo
Pvt
Taylor
Eurnpran
Blackhawk
United States
Pacific
Seaman Brackin Serves Aboard USS Erben In Pacific
Lamar A. Brackin, seaman second class of Enterprise, serves aboard the destroyer USS Erben in the Pacific. He has seen 90 days of action off the Japanese home islands and southward to Okinawa, per a Navy release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ERBEN
Lamar A. Brackin
Enterprise
Pacific
Navy
Home Islands
Okinawa
Private Powell Stationed at Camp Adair Oregon
Stationed in Oregon Private James Powell of Houston County is based at Camp Adair relatives said yesterday. A Madrid and Rehobeth High School graduate Powell is the son of Mr and Mrs Vander Powell and entered the armed forces in 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
James Powell
Houston County
Camp Adair
Madrid
Rehobeth High School
Powell
Vander ‘Powel
Returns to States Private Dever B. Sanders Homecoming
Private Dever B. Sanders husband of Mrs Gladys L Sanders of Dothan has returned from ten months overseas in the European theater and is processed at the Miami Redistribution Station. He earned the European campaign ribbon with one battle star while serving as a motor vehicle driver. Seaman James Morgan Parrish of Dothan aboard the USS Oakland helped sink a Japanese destroyer and a 5,000-ton transport and aided in downing 12 Japanese planes. The Oakland logged over 170,000 miles crossing the Equator 24 times during major invasions from Tarawa to Okinawa. Parrish is the son of Mr and Mrs Horace Greely Parish of Dothan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dever B. Sanders
Gladys L. Sanders
Dothan
Army Ground and Service Forces
Miami
Fla
Sanders
James Morgan Parrish
Oakland
Tarawa
Okinawa
Seaman Parish
Horace Greely Parish
Dotnan
Malvern Captain Awarded Bronze Star for WWII Duty
Captain Henry Mr. Williford of Malvern receives the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in France Belgium and Germany with the 32nd Armored Regiment. He served since 1941 and fought from Normandy to the Elbe as regimental personnel officer. AREA MEN IN FRANCE T-5 Clayton Cutchens and T-5 Robert C. McDaniel have reported to Camp Arles for redeployment to the Pacific area after overseas service durations of six and sixteen months respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Mr. Williford
Malvern
France
Belgium
Germany
32Nd Armored Regiment
G. §. Williford
Williford
32Nd Regiment
Normandy
Siegfried Line
Ardennes
Elbe River
Clayton Cutchens
T. C. Cutchens
Newville
Robert C. McDaniel
Aldro McDaniel
Dothan
Camp Arles
Pacific
Cutchens
McDaniel
Returns to duty for Pte Victor Calhoun in Lincoln
Pte Victor Calhoun has returned to duty in Lincoln Nebraska after a short furlough spent with his mother Mrs Emma Calhoun at 306 South East Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Calhoun
Lincoln, Neb
Emma Calhoun
South East Street
Fought at Okinawa and Iwo Jima Sailor Honored
Frederick M. Simmons of Samson has fought at Okinawa Iwo Jima and other points near enemy bases aboard the USS Petrof Bay in the Pacific. The Petrof Bay first saw action in September 1944 at Palau and its crew has earned 103 decorations for heroism. Private Clanton J. Fowler of Marianna Florida has completed a truck vehicle course at the Army Service Forces Training Ground Aberdeen Maryland, the son of Mrs. Ma. B. Fowler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick M. Simmons
Samson
Clanton J. Fowler
Marianna
Fla
Army Service Forces Training Ground
Aberdeen
Fowler
Ma. B. Fowler
Mariana
Hit That Rheumatic Pain Right Where It Hurts
An advertisement touts C-2323 as a pain-relief aid for rheumatic pain promising quicker relief and a happier outlook. It claims the product helps the mind feel better when pain eases and offers a first bottle refund if unsatisfied.
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the Service Men’s News Digest
Dothan Eagle
Walter Britt Sheehan
Fletcher D. Jordan
Dathan
Cener
Camp Blanding
Fifth Army
Italy
Samuel B. Spurlock
Cordun
Ioly
Faith
Luretia Spurlock
Route 1
Gordon
JIN Flight Training
Kilmer & Co., Inc
P.O
Stamford
Conn
En-Roypte Home
Pepriola Company
Long Inland Tidy
Wee
Pepsi-Cola Botting Co
Dothan, Alans
Porter F. Arnold
Loretta Arnold
Headland Avenue
P. L. Arnold
Karnegay Street
37Th Bombardment Group
Tfiie
Grand Island
Nev
Army Air Field
Arnold
Army
Fort McClellan
aSgt
Ralph Junior Scott
Lowie Smith Ohen
Kilgore
Henry Gragg Long, Jr
Chipley
Mary Berneice Relaford
Pueblo
Colo
Norman Donald Isenberger
Panama City
Angie Old Brown
St. Petersburg
Floyd Gordon Porter
Troy
Macy Murphy Fleming
Abbeville
Fidey
Dorsey and
Maurine Jacobs
Ozark
William Arthur Smith
North
Braddock
Mary
Catherine Whitesel
Huntingdon
Jesse ‘Thomas Trawick
Rosie Mac Clayton
Claudius Green Rivers, Jr
Wanda Rebere
Cox
Robert A. Yeager
Williamstown
N.Y
Route One
Lela Bashford
North Platte
Virginia Garrison
S. St. Andrews St
Eugene H. Buscher
Coldwater
Caroline Anne Hein
Marie Stein
George Kenneth Grimes
Williamsport
Nora Lee
Franklin
N. C
Woodrow W. Cratchfield
Grace- Ville
Irene Lavelle
Lea Elias Pechan
Browerville
Minn
Hazel Marie Lythe
Huntington
W. Va
Donald L. Denton
Long Beach
N. Y
Betty Elien Harris
Chicago
Arthur Romeo
Potchogus
Mary Juanita Kleth
Rayford
Carl Wiley
Donalsonville
Alice Laverne Conrai
Jane
William A. Howard
Mary Alice Hardin
Columbus
Harry Ex Lane
Army Air Corps
Dahan
Phil Whelen
New York City
Ft. McClellan
Whelen
Phil
Signal Corps
R295
20Th
Bomber Command
Msi
J. L. Pritchen
Grady Watford
Rfd
Montgomery Highway
Alles D. Brown
Grerkiw
Bert Blood Linen
Burdeshaw
Potban-Headland Road
Ed Woodham
Hartford
John Deers
J. P. Watton
Pinekard
Arthur Wiliams Farms
Irma Pruitt
Trawick
Branswow
O.lc
N. W. Moats
Burham
Chevrolet
Otis Ford
Fadette Road
International Tractor
Campbellton
Curt Sanders
John A. Cobb
Campbellton Highway
J. HR. Kilgore
Enon Church
Frick Denenut Picker
Baler and Motor
A. Waller
A. J. Cherry
L. L. Sorrells
Hartford-Vicksburg Highway
H. W. Williams
Malone
Covington Planter
T. A. Hardy
Champion
Oliver Finch
Sears Silvertone
Charles T. Collins
Vicksburg
Jersey
J. W. Bowen
Fairbanks-Morse
W. S. Beverett
Box 22
John W. Ditty
Bascom
R. Floyd
CPA
Ellis Ketcham
Hanson
Harper
Spitz
Pep
Rudolph Hand
Parker
New Zealand
S. H. Arnold
Route 4
St Beauty Rest Camp
Dee Brackin
S. T. Dixon
Harmon School
W. J. Godfrey
Liverman
International Motor
J. W. Hayfour
Greenfront
Benthall Hay Press
International
G. C. Granberry
Route 2
W. E. Stembridge
L. D. Jordan
Geneva
Greenwood Products Company
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