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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1945
Page
4
Two men from Dothan Private James L Adams son of Mrs Wahe M Adams of route two and Private William G Bush husband of Mrs Helen G Bush 4 Birdensen Street were wounded in action while serving in the European theater, the War Department announced today.
Staff Sergeant Maxwel E. MacLeod of Slocomb has finished 17 months overseas as engineer and co pilot for Major General C P Hell in the Eleventh Corps in the Southwest Pacific. A former stock clerk at Napier Field Air Corps Supply, he enlisted in May 1942 and has earned the Air Medal for 100 hours of flight over enemy territory. He took part in the Netherlands East Indies landing and the offensive that led to the annihilation of the Japanese 18th Army at Aitape, New Guinea.
The Houston County Probate office records the week’s marriage licenses. Couples include Cecil Green Harrell and Virginia Nowell. Hilton Ryals Folkes and Berta Lou Kirkland. John Randolph Fulchler Jr and Anne Coakledge. Robert Allen Petell and Helen Virginia Weiss. Lawie E Berry Jr and Mary Frances Foyle. William A Sateman and Emma Pearl Pow. Frank S Gray and Eel Frances Austin. Laster Robert Jerkina and Little Joyce Averitt.
Chester and Huey L Creel sons of Mr and Mrs M L Creel of Slocomb met in Brooklyn New York last Thursday and spent the evening together Chanter served in the Navy 31 months and Huey has served 10 months.
Pte Willem T Cutchen son of Men F C Cutchen of Newville was seen by a C34 mechanic at the Air Transport Command Miami Army Air Field, Public Relations Section said Saturday.
Mrs E J Whaddon of Dothan Route 3 received a letter dated November 1843 from Pfc Pittman USMC, captured on Corregidor in May 1943, confirming he is alive and well. The note mentions Osaka Japan as his camp location and shows Japanese and U S Army censor stamps. Pittman served with the Fourth Marines under General Wainwright and has two brothers in service BE K Pittman in the Navy and Robert Pittman in the Merchant Marine.
Second Lieutenant Julian G. Brunt of Dothan Alabama and Mrs Una Brunt is awarded the Silver Star Medal by the U S First Army in Europe. The citation credits gallantry and disregard for personal safety on November 16 1944 in Germany while serving with a chemical battalion and the Chemical Warfare Service. Entered military service for Mississippi.
Walter H. Ladner of Dothan has been promoted to private first class by the Public Relations Office at Bergstrom Field, I Troop Carrier Command base near Austin Texas. He is the son of Mrs. Alice Ladner of 623 East Fifth street Cincinnati Ohio.
Private Billy J. Mendheim son of Mr and Mrs F S Mendheim Dothan route five has completed training in the electronics course and graduated from the Chanute Field School Illinois the Office of Public Relations reported Saturday
The War Department reports that First Lieutenant Ross Orr of Dothan was killed in action on July 1. The telegram to his father Jeff Orr at 1005 South 81 Andrews Street confirms the loss after prior reports of missing in action.
Private James Edwin Culbreth of Dothan died December 27 1944 in Belgium from battlefield injuries. A 1941 Rehobeth High School graduate, he joined the U S Army para troops in 1942 earned the wings, trained at Fort Benning Toccos Camp Mackall and served in D Day and Holland landings earning the Combat Infantryman Badge and Presidential Citation. Surviving parents sisters brothers and foster kin listed.
Sergeant Lester W Seaborn Jr of Columbia serves in a depot repair squadron under the Fifteenth Air Force Service Command in Italy which has earned the Meritorious Service unit plaque for outstanding service in support of combat operations. All unit members are authorized to wear a Meritorious Service wreath on their right sleeves.
Brown son of Mr and Mrs W E L Brown of Dothan route three was wounded in Belgium January 2 while serving in the Sixth Armored Division under General Patton's Third Army. He had been wounded previously in France, received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for meritorious action as forward observer locating enemy installations and directing artillery fire. A 1943 Alabama Polytechnic Institute graduate, he entered service in March 1943 at Fort Sill and went overseas February 1944.
Technical Sergeant Raymond E. Knowles, husband of Mrs. Helen Williams Knowles of Headland, is reported missing in Germany at Tanpy since December 16. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A L J Knowles, he was a Houston County High School graduate of 1937 and worked in textiles before enlisting in the Army in 1943.
Staff Sergeant Elbert W. Bush son of Mrs Ben Etheridge has arrived at Welch Convalescent Hospital Daytona Beach Fla a reconditioning center for the Army Former Auburn Polytechnic Institute student served six months in New Guinea before returning to the States and Welch assignment Private William W Jimmerson son of Mr and Mrs W H Jimmerson Campbellton Fla route one has completed four weeks of jump training at Fort Benning Ga and earns the Boots and Wings of the U S Army Paratroops Public Relations office announced Also listed in the past week s registrations in Houston County Probate Office are Lee W Starr Nashville Tenn and Ethel Dees of 204 Andrews Street Dothan Thomas Robert Tuffey North Holston Va and Janie Kennedy Midland City Ala
Fragmentary list mentions Harry Lee Stingtuff linked to Beus Singh of Dothan along with several others including Mrs James Asrington Mrs Lois Philips and Mrs Maggie Waters. Also notes Betty Sue Jen ians four weeks old daughter of Mr and Mrs Den Jenkins of Dothan route two.
Private Casper W Hamm has been wounded in action while serving with the armed forces. Mrs Agnes M Hamm, of Sid land City route two, is listed as his next of kin in the casualty report.
Private first class Spurgeon Peters of Slocomb route two has been missing in action in Lutemberg since December 18, the War Department notified his mother Mrs Izor G Peters of Slocomb.
Mrs MB Payne of 504 East Lafayette Street has been notified that her brother Moses F Payne of the 180th Engineers Battalion was wounded in Fetlon Luxembourg on December 1. His home is Wauss Florida and he trained at Camp Rucker. He has served over two years and has been overseas since June.
Marine Captain Ralph Martin aged 43, brother of Mrs. J. R. Thornton of Abbeville, has returned to the Marine Corps Air Depot in Bermuda California from his second overseas assignment. He served as an engineering officer with a dive bomber squadron in the First Marine Air Wing, stationed at Hawaii and various Pacific islands. His wife, Mrs. Sutia Wagener Marin, lives in Santa Barbara, California.
Second Lieutenant Wayman May son of Mr and Mrs Ben May 316 East Mainstreet has been awarded a second oak leaf cluster The Public Relations Office of the First Tactical Air Force in France announced today A P 47 Thunderbolt pilot Lieut May has 42 combat missions to his credit He is now founding German supply and communication centers ahead of the Seventh Army.
Corporal Clarence M. Chandler, husband of Mrs Florrier Mae Chandler of Hilton route one, awarded a proficiency badge for three months work as a mechanic. He serves with a Quarter Master truck company of the US Troop Carter Forces under Maj General Paul L. Williams and was transferred overseas in early 1934.
Second Lieutenant John W. McKinney, co-pilot of a B 17, earns the Air Medal for meritorious service during sustained combat over Europe. Announced by the Eighth Air Force commander. McKinney's wife Rosa Carr McKinney lives at 300 West Washington Street Daytona. He is the son of J M McKinney of Mobile and serves in the 98th Heavy Bombardment Group under Col Frank P. Hunter. A Baldwin County High School graduate of 1936, he worked for William Voris Lumber Co before joining the Army on November 17, 1942.
Anon to Private and Mrs My goo A Rewer January 16 a daughter to Liewenast and Mrs H A Taylor of 209 Morgan street Dothan. January 23 a daughter to Mr and Mrs Sam Behrman January 11 Named Ore Lee Davis January 2 Named Sara Linda a daughter to Private First Class and Mrs Hubert Watson January 13 Named Emily Deer a son to Mr and Mrs B E Casspell of Dothan route three January 19 Named Rasmord Earl January 22 a son to Staff Sergeant and Mrs John Washko January 15 Named Robert Earl a daughter to Mr and Mrs Aneel P Carmack Eva Taunton January 12 Named Carole Ann a son to Sergeant and Mrs Larry Tyson January 17 Named Floyd a daughter to Mr and Mrs Howard Shirah of Madrid January 6 Named Elizabeth Ann a son to Private and Mrs Willard K Ethersdee January 4? Named Kenneth Wayne a son to Mr and Mrs HD Tarver of Dothan route one January 16 Named Johnny Wayne a son to Private First Class and Mrs Ralph Gilbert January 18 Named Willem Ralph MCALLISTER IN FLORIDA Corporal James M McAllister son of J H McAllister of 12 North Foster Street has arrived at the AAP Redistribution Station No 2 in Miami Beach Fla for reassignment processing after serving 33 months in the Caribbean area as a diesel mechanic The Public Relations Section reports He was a farmer before joining the AAF in 1942 GREEN PROMOTED Sergeant Murrell C Green son of Mrs Ella M Green of Andalusia route three promoted to staff sergeant He is a squad leader with the 85th Custer Division of the Fifth Army in Italy
First Lieutenant Curtis Krieg and Private Eddie Deese of the Engineer Boat Regiment earned a commendation from Colonel Francis H. Oxy after the unit’s inactivation in the Italian theater. The record highlights the team’s superb performance and their service with the Fifth Army. Corporal Brady Fillingim of Slocomb has returned to the States after 28 months in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations with the U. S. Army Air Forces.
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