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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1944
Page
6
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Sgt Robert Allen of Austin Texas and Corp Herold Waldron of Columns Alabama were rescued after ten days behind enemy lines aided by French Maquis. They bailed out when their Marauder was shot down near Toulon on August 15 and hid with patriots who supplied clothing and sustenance. An RAF officer found them near Toulon as they emerged from shelter and entered the town.
Private Malvern Williams of Do reiners has been posthumously awarded a War Department citation for meritorious achievement. His efforts helped break up an enemy counterattack on Kwajalein as he refused to leave his post and continued firing his machine gun until he was mortally wounded.
Captain Frederick B. Burk, son of Mr and Mrs A L Burk of Brundidge, awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross announced by Lt General Doolittle. Also holding the Air Medal and three Oak Leaf Clusters, he served as a B 24 Liberator bombardier over Europe. The citation praises extraordinary achievement, courage and determination during numerous combat missions.
The Victoria Cross, Britain’s top decoration, was awarded posthumously last month by King George VI to Pilot Officer Cyril J. Barton of the Royal Air Force. Barton earned his wings at RAF Pilot School here in November 1942 and belonged to Class 42-J. He earned the award for conspicuous bravery during a March 3, 1944 raid on Nuremberg, as reported in a letter from Group Captain C. E. Maude to Colonel Charles J. Daly, detailing the action and Barton’s role.
Ernest Lee Dilburn, a warrant officer reported missing in action since D Day, is identified as a prisoner of war in Germany. The notice, received August 22 via the International Red Cross by his mother Mrs H N Dillburn of 105 South Apple Tree Street, confirms his status.
Williams, son of F. Williams of 830 South Appletres St, is convalescing at Keesler Field's RAF Regional Station Hospital under the Army Air Forces convalescent training program. Private Henry T. Peterson, after 21 months overseas in the AEME Theatre, will visit Fort Bragg then Ashford route two to see his parents. George P. Ethridge Jr. has received his wings and been commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps at Williams Field, Chandler, Arizona.
Corporal Mitchell Underwood formerly of Rehobeth was killed in action in Normandy on June of 1944. He had been missing since D Day and, upon induction, lived in Jacksonville Florida. He was married to Muse Edna Patne of Ocala and survived by his wife, his parents Mr and Mrs J Underwood of Martel, four brothers and three sisters with several in service.
Private Berlon Brackin of the Seventh Division received the Medal for Gallantry in Action with an Oak Leaf Cluster during a special review in Hawaii for President Roosevelt and General MacArthur. Brackin volunteered in 1942, trained at Camp McClellan and Camp Buntion, and overseas in 1943. He is son of Mr and Mrs Brackin of Dothan Alabama and has two brothers in the Air Corps.
First Sergeant Gordon L Thompson was seriously wounded in action on July 27 in France, a War Department telegram reported to his wife Mrs Irene Cherry Thompson of Dothan route three. Thompson had been overseas seven months serving with his unit.
Lieutenant Wayman May son of Mr and Mrs Ben May 319 East Main Street recently completed an Orientation course designed to bridge U S training and combat service in France. The program at an England based Air Service Command Station featured lectures by battle wise veterans on chemical warfare defense health in combat theatres and techniques to stay healthy.
Sergeant Warren L. Kyser of Graceville route two has received the Expert Infantryman Badge. The award was presented by Major General Harris M. Melasky, commander of the 5th Blackhawk Infantry Division, of which Kyser is a member. Kyser was inducted on October 2, 1940, and was a farmer before service.
Jessie C Spivey a Technician Fifth Grade and son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Spivey of Dothan route four was seriously wounded in France on July 26 per a War Department telegram received by his parents. He has been overseas 33 months and seen action in North Africa Sicily and has been stationed in England.
Harry E Mr Irtyre of Dothan is assigned as an aerial gunnery instructor at a RAF Composite Station in England after flying 33 missions over Germany and France. He holds the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters, has served 21 months, and trained at Lowery Field and Las Vegas. He was a Sarasota High School graduate and formerly a baker for Colonial Baking in Dothan.
War Department telegram to Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Peacock of 504 Greenwood Ave reports Private First Class Ray H. Peacock wounded in action in France. Telegram says he was wounded during one of the August battles.
Staff Sergeant Robert G. Collins, 20, of Geneva, has returned from service outside the continental United States and is processing at AAF Redistribution Station No. Two in Miami Beach for his next assignment. He served as a B-17 gunner and Dew 27 missions in Europe, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters. his father H. G. Collins resides in Geneva.
Technical Sergeant James C. Spivey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Spivey of Dothan route one, has arrived safely in England, it was disclosed here today.
Star Sergeant Joseph B Jones of Cottondale Fin is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement as a DOSE turret gunner on a B 24 bomber. He has flown combat missions over Berlin Hamburg Munich Stuttgart Kiel Bremen and other targets. He is now at a B 24 station in training duties sharing experience with new crews.
Charles R. Merritt a staff sergeant and tail gunner is reported held prisoner of war by Germany. The War Department telegram to his parents Mr and Mrs Julius Merritt of 9 South Appletree street confirms the capture based on Red Cross communication. He enlisted in 1932 and has been overseas since October.
Sgt Wills commends American soldiers in a wartime letter praising their grit and resolve. He notes soldiers endure severe wounds without complaint and urges civilians at home to understand their sacrifices, hoping that readers would be proud if they could see their courage firsthand.
Staff Sergeant Eddie Livingston son of Mr and Mrs C H Livingston of Dothan Route 3 is reported wounded in France on June 6 relatives say He has been in the Army since Dal MARSH AT SHELBY Technician Fourth Grade C D Marsh son of Mr and Mrs C T Marsh of Slocomb Route 2 has returned from 27 months overseas and is now at Camp Shelby Ala He is in the Signal Corps MATHIS COMPLETES COURSE William J Mathis son of Mrs J C Ward of Bonifay Fla has completed basic training at Submarine School New London Conn for duty with the Submarine Service He will wear the twin dolphin insignia after further sub duty Mathis attended Holmes County High School in Bonifay and joined the Navy last September after recruit training at Bainbridge Md.
Obituary notices list Mrs. FE F Moody 65 of 401 North Oates Dothan. Lenora Baldwin 73 Ozark. J M Thomas 82 Newton. Flora McCaskill infant. Edna Walden 70 Midland City. Harriet Lourenia Davis 6 Headland. Cowan Skipper Abbeville. Clarence Robertson 32 Ti4 i West Blvd Dothan. Frank Brown 308 West Adams Dothan. Joe Mack Lee infant three days Midand City route 1. John Herbert Cook infant 1103 East Savannah Dothan.
Hubert L. Clark 23 year old B 17 tail gunner from Panama City formerly of Dothan rises from sergeant to staff sergeant at an Eighth Air Force bomber base in England. Son of Mr and Mrs W C Clark of Wainwright Park Panama City. Clark has seen action in bombing attacks on Nazi targets from Berlin to the French invasion coast. His Fortress group has been cited by the President for gallantry in pre invasion actions in Nazi Europe.
Word has been received that Paul Pate gun captain on a U S Destroyer has returned to New York from foreign battle zones.
A series of birth notices list sons and daughters born in August to families in multiple towns. Names include Herbert Clark Jr, Janice Gale, Geraldine, Mary Jane, Lenora Allene, Casey Smith, Arthur Lee, James Lane, Billy Gene, Betty Fave, Joe Mack, Lynn Charlotte. Abodes span Pontiac Avenue, Newton Route Two, Graceville Route Three, Ashford Route Two, Midland City Route Two, Dothan Route Three, Newville, Camp Gordon Ga, Slocomb, Dathan Route One, and East Savannah Street.
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