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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1944
Page
6
Local dispatch reports Sgt. Fred C. Riley killed in action with Brreean noting detail unclear. The article confirms Riley is in service and regarded as fallen, reflecting wartime casualty coverage common to regional papers.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a wartime term announcement and a wounded individual named Lewis. The readable text hints at a military update or casualty notice amid ongoing conflict. Further details are unclear due to damaged wording.
A Dothan man in the 477th Bomb Group is noted for service with the unit at an airfield. The report mentions a sergeant role and references missions, training, and duties within the group. Strong entities include Dothan, 477th Bomb Group, Gaogobe Field, and Mt Nuria.
Private Jack Glover of Hartford promoted to Corporal while serving with the Twelfth Air Force B-25 Mitchell Lombard group based on Corsica. He has completed 16 missions over Italy and France as a tail gunner. The unit, praised for destroying enemy supply yards and supporting Gothic Line advances, received a War Department Citation for extraordinary performance in the Mediterranean. Corporal Glover is authorized to wear the Distinguished Unit Badge. He is son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Glover.
Corporal Robert Leon Britt, 26, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Britt, member of the renam ed Marine Division credited with Guadalcanal Cape Gloucester and Peleliu, has returned to the United States after 30 months in the Pacific. He will soon be granted a 30 day furlough.
Wadgface Neal Brown son of Mrs Ruby Morris Brown 2028 College Street has earned the Army Air Corps Silver Wings and a second lieutenant commission after completing flight training at the AAF Advanced Flying School Lake Field Arizona He did pre flight training at Santa Ana Army Air Base California and pilot training with Army Flying units in the AAF Western Flying Training Command Lieut Brown attended Dothan High School and earned a football letter
Sergeant John C. Fekays 23 husband of Martha Hand Fekays of Ashford Route two an engineer gunner with a B 24 Liberator group has just flown the group 100th combat mission over Vienna Austria The Air Forces Fifteenth Army Air Force Public Relations Office announced Fekays son of Mr and Mrs John J Fekays of Baltimore Md entered service November 1 1941 and trained at Tyndall Field Fla before going overseas
Sergeant Dewey D. Spivey has arrived safely in New Guinea, announced today by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Spivey of Dothan Route One.
Obituary notes report the deaths of Mrs. Euis C Harris of Geneva and Mrs. Lorme Godwin Hughes of Enterprise alongside Mr. Clarence Mercer son of Mr and Mrs C D Mercer of Dothan route five. Also listed are Mrs Tammie Steagall of Montgomery and Mendham 42 of Mount Vernon Washington.
A series of birth announcements lists newborns from various Alabama households. Nina Sue Gaobb born November 26 to Mr. and Mrs J. D Gaobb of Ashford route snr. Imogene Baker born November 28 to Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge Baker. Thoras Beach Kornegay born November 14 to Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Kornegay. James Layton Powell born November 2 to Corporal and Mrs. J. M. Powell Jr. of Oklahoma City Gila. Howard Rex Peres Nowell born November 26 to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Carl Peres Nowell. Melinda Howell born November 24 to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Howell of Dothan route two. Mickey La Don Pietcher Jr. born November 23 to Mr. and Mrs. E L Pietcher Jr.. Robert Hixie Jones born November unspecified to Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Jones of Cottonwood. Sandra Faye Hogan born November 21 to Privateer Class and Mrs. Ben L. Hogan of Slocomb. James Alton Fowler born November 1d to Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Fowler of Gordon. Mickey Erwin Davis born November 27 to Seaman Second Class and Mrs. Leamon B. Davis.
Seaman second class Foy How ard Blissett, 29, son of Mrs Lela Blissett of 304 West Lafayette Street, recently graduated from the Naval Radio Training School as a qualified radioman. The announcement came from the Office of Public Relations, Eighth Naval District, Mobile. Blissett entered the Naval Service in March at Birmingham. His wife Nellie Mac Blissett and their three children live at 500 North Foster Street. A brother, C E Blissett, also serves in the U S Navy. Statistics show married people live longer than single people.
Whitlock missing private Toorie Whitlock, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Whitlock of Webster Florida, has been reported missing in France since Gersher BW. announcement by War Department officer Cleady Whitlock. Kiepan Newville Alabama.
A Cobourg resident received a package of German war souvenirs including a Nazi arm band, a spoon and fork, and a watch sent by Army private Oscar M Morris, 21, overseas for a year with 2 months service. The 58 day journey details are undisclosed. Strickland earns navigator wings in the US Army Air Forces from RAF training command.
Noel Mitchell Dowling of Pinci ad was commissioned as a second lieutenant after graduating from the Army Quartermaster School at Camp Lee Virginia. The promotion follows completion of required training and reflects standard protocol for new officers.
Sergeant Richard E. Lile husband of Mrs Jesse M Lile of Dothan is promoted to Staff Sergeant by the Eighth Air Force Public Relations Office in England. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Dart Lile and a mechanic with the Sith Barber Group. He previously worked as a farm laborer before enlisting.
MCQUAGGE seen action as a crew member of a landing barge in Leyte invasion, per U S Coast Guard. The 25 year old Coast Guardsman, son of Mrs F G R McQuagge of 1109 West Main, recalled Saipan bombardment and said Leyte was tougher than the Philippine invasion.
Sergeant John A. Foxler, son of Mr and Mrs J A Fowler of 308 Blackshear Street Dotbay, has reached the Army Air Forces Redistribution Station Number Two in Miami Beach for reassignment processing after completing a tour overseas. He served as a gunner and arms crew member in the European Theater of Operations. his wife resides on Bathan.
Coast Guardsman Charles Roberts of Coupls Fla is listed as serving in the Hospital Corps aboard an invasion transport in the South Pacific. A 1983 recruit from Washington County High School, he trained in Florida and New York and served at multiple Coast Guard stations before his current sick bay posting aboard. He is noted as a veteran of the Saipan assault in 1945.
Two methods to kill weevils in bed beans and peas. Heat beans or peas in an oven to 120 to 130 degrees F for four to five hours. Dried beans or peas can be fumigated with carbon disulphide in an air tight container with a shallow dish of the chemical for 36 hours, using one teaspoon for a total container capacity. handle with extreme care due to flammability. For ditching with dynamite, use land valuable enough to justify the expense and well suited in texture. consult a county agent or drainage engineers from explosive manufacturers for amounts and costs.
At the Boy Scout Office yesterday afternoon Scouts from Troop 22 advanced to Life Scout Billy Norris and First Class David Peterman with merit badges in carpentry cooking and public health Wallace Jackson earned carpentry merit badge Jac Wilson of Troop 3 advanced to Second Class Rabbi Alfred Wolf presided with Jimmy Dees aiding and J L Vaughn J W Cooke present Canadian banks are not permitted to loan money on real estate.
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