Navy Recruiter Pel Vet With 25 Entries Visited
Chief Petty Officer Chauncey Lin Walker, recently assigned at the Dothan Navy recruiting station, recalls a long wartime career with more than 25 foreign prizes and islands seen across Australia, India, New Orleans, New Guinea, the Philippines, Gilbert Islands, France, England, Ireland, Spain, Turkey, Japan, Greece, Italy and other continents. He served mainly in convoy duty aboard ships including the Wyoming and Fairfax, often collecting coins and items as a hobby. He described life in Samoa and a life mat woven by a husband after marriage, noting patrol and war service experiences across multiple theaters.
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Turkey
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Little
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Marfe
T Nile Patrol
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Reorganizer war games in Ceribean Sea 1938 report
A 1938 Ceribean Sea exercise details naval officer Walker who praises military service and urges two years’ service for American youths. Walker, a 33 year old officer born in Wilmington and enlisted in 1933, recently stationed at Dothan Re Recruiting Station, with Alameda family ties planning to relocate. He wears multiple campaign ribbons and notes a German ME-264 jet powered bomber attaining 370 mph.
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Wilmington
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Dothan
Birmingham
Cross Will Address Father Son Meeting
CHIPLEY Florida special report Em ery Cross assistant attorney general will give the principal address at the Future Farmers Father Son banquet Thursday evening in the Methodist Sunday school building announced by T M Love Vocational Agriculture furs teacher Special guests include Harry Wood acting supervisor of Florida Agricultural Education of Tallahassee and Mr Clements national supervisor T M Love will preside Rev A L McDubhe Presbyterian minister and Rev Paul Simon Coures of Curistminster will pronounce the benediction Jeho Packer will welcome fathers and the response will be given by Buford Williams Wesley Wilson will explain the FFA as a national organization and Rex Williams will give the creed Russell Simmons county school superintendent will give a short walk Special music will include group singing with string band and harmonies T M Love will introduce the guests including the fathers of the Future Farmers heads of the organizations of the town and Mrs Frankie McGeachy principal of the schools and Mrs L Cantrell correspondent
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A. L. McDubhe
Presbyterian Partor
Paul Simon Coures
Curistminster
Jeho Packer
Buford Williams Wesley Wilson
FFA
Rex Williams
Russell Simmons
Army medical pioneer served in Africa and Europe
A President's aide of long standing served overseas in 1843 to North Africa as the first Regimental Glider surgeon to enter combat. He was executive officer of the 8th Combat Convalescent Hospital and earned service stars for North Africa and European theaters. His wife and young son have moved here with Dr Watton to establish their home. The Army’s Kellett helicopter uses twin counter rotating rotors, removing tail rotor torque.
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United States
North Africa
Watton
Dr F M Watson Returns From Army
Dr Francis M Watson son of Y J and Arnator Watson returns to Marianna after active Army duty with six battle stars. A 1920 graduate of Georgia University Medical School, he served at Crawford W Long Hospital and Florida State Hospital before joining Chipley practice, then active duty in 1942 as First Lieutenant with the 82nd Airborne Division.
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Marianna
Francis M. Watson
Y. J. Watson
Quincy
Watson
Medical School of Georgia
Thefts Reported At Camp Rucker
Unclear OCR text references thefts at Camp Rucker and mentions a federal offer and court matters. Names and places are garbled, with references to a Marana or Marianna area and a Navy or Navona Soret Corp. One line notes an ice cream to beef energy equivalence.
Swilding Peem Marianna iSpeciac The Ory of Manama
Permits for building development during 1945 totaled 170 375 Texas collected for Ess and electricity during the sale time show a total of 13 532 as compared to 1224851 in WAS Toner collected on cigarete s hoved 8 25010 an apart 68 016 Se during 1044 11 wee stated ot catty Orie Soreet length of garden hose conte enough rubber to Make ane pheumatr life aayemag dadt Ore in every feur ptbout wader Wo years of age 71 England awed or injured every year 13 coal murek.
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