Fowler Decorated With Air Medal for Merionow Achievement
St John A. (Jack) Fowler, 20n, son of Mr and Mrs J A Fowler of 30 North Lena Street, was awarded the Air Medal by the Eighth Air Force Bomber Station England. A turret gunner on a B24 Liberator, Fowler entered the Army in May 1942 and previously worked as a printer in Dothan. His wife Mrs Gwendolyn E. Fowler remains in Dothan with his parents while he serves overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merionow
Germany
Scumtriex
John A
Jack) Fowler
J. A. Fowler
North Lena Street
Eighth Aaf
England
Fowler
Toothan
Gwendolyn E. Fowler
Dothan
Wiregrass Soldiers Wounded In Battle
Two Wiregrass soldiers were listed among 1,243 wounded in action in the Mediterranean area, released by the War Department. Private first class Eldridge F. Robbins Jr., son of Mrs. Ida Robbins, Ariton route two, and Technician Fifth Grade Charles H. Woodham, son of William W. Woodham, Dothan route two, were among those cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
War Department
Eldridge EF. Robinstt
Mra
Ida K. Robinett
Ariton
Charles H. Woodham
William W. Woodham
Dothan
Ulmer Moore Wounded In Action in Southwest Pacific
Staff Sergeant Wlmer Moore, demonstrator for the Delhay Chamber of Commerce in Bouston County tobacco project, was wounded in action in the Southwest Pacific. In a letter to A. D. Usnery, former Chamber president, he says he was a bombardier now recovering from wounds. He notes receipt of the Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart for February missions. Moore has been overseas for a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wlmer Moore
Delhay Chamber of Commerce
Bouston County
A. D. Usnery
Chamber
Moore
Sgt. Moore
Two Ashford Soldiers Hold Impromptu Meet
A letter reveals an unplanned meeting in New Guinea between two Ashford route two privates first class. Johnnie Womack traveling to Australia for a furlough ran into Dewey L. Whitehead of the LDRY Co. on New Guinea service. Both farmers from Ashford route two before enlisting, Womack and Whitehead entered the Army in 1942 and 1943 respectively. CAMPBELL WOUNDED. Private first class T. C Campbell, son of Curtiss Campbell, Sampson route three, is reported wounded in action in the Mediterranean area per War Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Ashford
Johnnie Womack
Dewey L. Whitehead
Womack
Australia
Whitehead
Ldry Co
White Overseas Sailor in Mediterranean Training Unit
Charles Louis White, son of Thames White of Columbia route four, serves in a Negro Port Battalion receiving cargo-handling training in the Mediterranean theater, as announced by the public relations office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherrad Louis White
Thames White
Columbia
Whitesell Promoted to Sergeant and Williams Killed in Action
Frank Whitesell Jr. of West Burdestan Street was promoted to sergeant after graduating from the Marine Aviation Supply School at San Diego and will join a Marine Aviation unit. Captain Henry B. Williams, formerly of Madison Wisconsin, was killed in action during the European invasion on June 10. Also noted is Harvey A. Smith, awarded the Good Conduct Medal after serving in the South Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Whitesell
Ezabrin Yarbrough Whitesell
West
Burdestan Street
Marine Aviation Supply School
Training Center
San Diego
Calif
Whitesell
Marine Aviation
Marine Corps
Birmingham
Bainbridge
Richmond Academy
August
Sergeant Whitesell
Dethan Grocery Company
Air Medal Awarded to 1Lt Jesse E Brooks in Europe
First Lieutenant Jesse E Brooks, son of Mr and Mrs M R Brooks of 20 Woodland Drive Was announced in England by the commanding general of the Liberator Bomber division. He received the oak leaf cluster to the Air Medal for exceptional meritorious achievement on combat missions over Germany and enemy occupied Europe. Brooks serves as a bombardier on a Liberator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse E. Brooks
M. R. Brooks
Woodland Drive
England
Germany
Europe
Lieut. Brooks
Cauley Commissioned Second Lieutenant in Artillery
Woodie W. Cauley son of Mr and Mrs A E Cauley of 408 North Alice Street is commissioned a second lieutenant of field artillery after completing the Field Artillery Officer Candidate course at Fort Sill Oklahoma. Lt Caney attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute at Auburn and has been assigned to the Officers Communication course at Fort Sill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Woodie W. Cauley
A. E. Cauley
North Alice Street
Field Artillery School
Fort Sill
Oklo
Caney
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
Charles E Williams Receives Air Medal in England
Charles E Williams sergeant and tail gunner in the U S Air Forces earned the Air Medal for meritorious achievement during missions over enemy territory. He has completed twenty two missions and received three Oak Leaf clusters. He entered service in December 1947 and is son of Mr and Mrs E M Williams of 609 Stough Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Williams
U. S. Air Forces
England
Willams
E. M. Williams
Stough St
Ralph L Killebrew Becomes Lieutenant
Corporal Ralph L. Killebrew of Abbeville Alabama is commissioned a second lieutenant of field artillery after completing the Field Artillery Officer Candidate School at Fort Sill Oklahoma. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Edgar T Killebrew and attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute before assignment to the battery executive course at Fort Sill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph L. Killebrew
Abbeville
Ala
Field Artillery
Hause
Field Artillery School
Fort Sill
Okla
Killebrew
Edgar T. Killebrew
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Four Wiregrass Soldiers in Signal Supply Depot
Four Wiregrass soldiers three from Dothan and one from Headland are serving with a Signal Supply Depot Communications School and Headquarters. Private James Wright son of Mrs. Catherine Chapman 40 North Park avenue Private Haston W Johnson son of Mrs Eula M Johnson Dothan route two Staff Sergeant Edwin R Hatton son of Mrs W H Hatton Dothan route five Staff Sergeant Benjamin H Adams son of Mrs Mamie M Adams Headland route three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
Headland
James Wright
Catherine Chapman
North Park Avenue
Haston W. Johnson
Eula M. Johnson
Edwin R. Haston
W. H Hatton
Benjamin H. Adams
Homer E Scheets Modest Lieutenant Promotion
Second Lieutenant Homer E Scheets 26 with wife in Midland City has been promoted to First Lieutenant. A co pilot on a B 24 Liberator bombing crew operating from Italy, he previously hailed from Oklahoma City and trained at Brooks Field Texas after enlisting in December 1942. He worked as a farmer before the Army. Aug 30, 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer E. Scheets
Midland City
15Th Air Force
Italy
Lieut. Scheets
Oklahoma City
Okla
Army
Brooks Field
Texas
Frank E Clements Returns To States From Service
Sgt Frank F Clements of Dothan has returned from overseas to Army Air Forces Distribution Station 2 in Miami Beach. He flew 20 missions as a tail gunner in the European theater and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters. The 23 year old son of Mrs W H Clements is a Dothan High School graduate who worked there before ending his Army service in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank F Clements
St Andrews Street
Dothan
Continental
United States
Army Air Forces Distribution Station
Miami Beach
Clements
W. H. Clements
Dothan High School
Army
Norrell Promoted To Second Lieutenant
Corporal Lloyd C. Norrell of 180 West Main Street was commissioned second lieutenant of Field Artillery after completing the officer candidate course at the Field Artillery School Fort Sill Oklahoma. He is assigned to the 659th FA Battalion Camp Forrest Tennessee. Whidden Advanced Aviation Cadet Charles Beat Whidden has completed basic flying training at Mare Island Army Air Field California and reported for advanced training at Pecos Army Air Field Pecos Texas. Cadet Whidden is the son of Mr and Mrs Beaty Whidden of 1206 Magnobe Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd C. Norrell
West Main Street
Field Artillery
Field Artillery School
Fort Sil
Okla
Norrell
Camp Forrest
Tenn
Whiddon
Charles Beat. Whidden
Marced Army Air Field
Califoria
Pecos Army Air Field
Perens
Whidden
Beaty Whiddan
Magnobe Avenue
Good Conduct Medal Presented To Givens
Private first class Henry B. Givens, son of Mr and Mrs H M Givens of Hartford route two, has been awarded the Good Conduct Medal while serving in England with an MP Battalion. He joined the Army December 7 1942 and trained at Fort Meade Md. His brothers Herlon and Winford Givens serve in the U S Navy, with Herlon overseas and Winford at Pensacola. His wife Mrs Mar gie Givens lives in Maple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry B. Givens
H. M. Givens
Hartford
England
Pfc
Givens
Army
Fort Meade
Herlon Givens
Winford Givens
U. S. Navy
Pensacola
Margie Givens
Mabsle
Walden Among First To Land In Invasion
Private first class Ralph P. Walden of Newton served among the first troops to land in the invasion of Europe. A letter dated June 17 to F. C. Teese describes the initial landings and recalls that first day as an experience he never wants to repeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walden
Europe
Ralph P. Walden
W. L. Walden
Newton
F.C. Teese
John A Bell Awarded Air Medal
Staff Sergeant John A. Bell, right waist gunner on an Eighth AAF Flying Fortress and former resident of New Brookton Alabama, has been awarded the Air Medal for exceptionally meritorious achievement in completing heavy bombardment missions over enemy occupied Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Bell
New Brookton
Ala
Bell
Europe
Promotion of Capt. M. C. Rowe to captain
Mason C. Rowe of the 113th General Hospital in Iran moves from first lieutenant to captain in the 9 Army Medical Corps. He began service in August 1842 and has been overseas since March 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason C. Rowe
113Th General Hospital
Iran
9 Army Medical Corps
Rowe
Corporal Harmon W. Ealum Wounded in Mediterranean Action
War Department announced Corporal Harmon W. Ealum son of Mrs Fannie Ealum of DeFuniak Springs Route Two has been wounded in action in the Mediterranean area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmon W. Ealum
Fannie Ealum
DeFuniak
Wounded Private Klemetsrud Cited In Med Theater Action
Private Stanley H. Klemetsrud son of Mrs Jennie N Klemetsrud of 518 Madison Street Mariana is wounded in the Mediterranean theater War Department announced yesterday Private First Class Winfred Yance son of Mr and Mrs C J Yance of Ashford has returned to Camp Butler N C after visiting his parents Yance served two and a half years in Coast Artillery in the South and Southwest Pacific earned American Defense Ribbon Asiatic Pacific Ribbon with battle star for New Georgia campaign and the Good Conduct Medal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley H. Klemetsrud
Jennie N. Klemetsrud
Madison Street
Mariana
Mediterranean
War Department
Winfred Yance
C. J. Yance
Ashford
Camp Butler
N.C
Yance
States
South
Southwest Pacific
New Georgia
Robinson Enrolled in Racial Court at Southern Llanal Cerns School
Private Jack D. Robins formerly of 50 Mietree Street was enrolled in a racial courtre of instruction at the Southern Llanal Cerns School, per the public relations office report.
Cpl Emmett Glover Dies While On Leave in New York
Abbeville reports Corporal Emmett E. Glover of Abbeville found dead in a New York City hotel during a two day pass from Mitchell Field Long Island. He served with an Army engineers battalion since 1943 and had undergone surgery earlier this year. He is survived by his wife Myrtle and daughter Jean. no siblings. Born in Henry County, he previously worked for Richardson Lumber Co. in Abbeville. The death details are incomplete with no notice of return to the U.S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbeville
Spez
New York City
Emmett E. Glover
Glover
Mitchell Field
Long
Myrtle Glover
Henry Cou
Matte Glover
Cpl. Glover
Army Engineers
Scotland
United States
Henry County
Richardson Lumber Co
Jean Glow
Thomas Promoted to Corporal in Ninth Air Forces
W D Thomas 22 of Ashford has been promoted to corporal by the Ninth Air Forces Service Command Group in the European theater. He is the son of Mr and Mrs William P Thomas and husband of Mrs Mysette K Thomas of route two, Ashford. A Columbia High School 1940 graduate, he attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute for one year and worked at a Mobile shipyard before enlisting July 3, 1942. He now does sheet metal work with the Service Group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Douglas Thomas
Ashford
Ninth Air Forces Service Command Group
Cpl. Thomas
William P. Thomas
Mysette K. Thomas
Route Two
Columbia High School
Alabama Polytechnic Twosty Cure
Mobile
Reagan Inducted Into Army Air Corps From Hartford Tale
John Reagan Jr a longtime Eagle carrier in Hartford reported to Fort McPherson for induction into the Army Air Corps He volunteered for service after graduating from Hartford High School in May and will be sent to Sheppard Field Texas awaiting assignment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
Wartford
John Reagan, Jr
Eagle Carrier
Hartford
Fort McPherson
Army Air Corps
Sheppard Field
Texas
Hartford High School
Dothan Deaths and Obituaries Chronology Noted
Death notices list O Brown 57 of 305 Headland Ave Dothan Ollie Blocker 48 of Ozark Mrs Carolyn Pope Dunn 28 Panama City Fla Thomas A Ward 53 Wildwood Fla John C Gamble 45 Ashford James Wesley Snellgrove 10 months son of Mr and Mrs C W Snellgrove Dothan Route Three J B Davidson 75 Daleville Mrs Lee Dazinger 2 Midland City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O ¢ Brown
Headland Ave
Dothan
Ollie Blocker
Ozark
Carolyn Pope Dunn
Panama City
Fla
Thomas A. Ward
Wildwood
John C. Gamble
Ashford
James Wesley Snellgrove
C. W. Snellgrove
J. B. Davidson
Daleville
Lee Dazinger
Midland City
Births in Ashford and nearby areas this June
A list of birth announcements: a son for Mr. and Mrs. John L. Mercer of Ashford named John Allen on June 28. a son for First Class Petty Officer and Mrs. Cecil Helms on June 26 named Cell Grantan. a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Walter Meadows of Ashford born May 26 named Shirley Ann. a daughter for Lieutenant and Mrs. M. A. Levy of 507 South Oates born June 15 named Margaret Preston. a son for Sergeant and Mrs. Phil Vin Wilds Jr. of 204 North Lena St. born June 30 named Phillip Don Wilda. a son for Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Helms born June 1 named Michael lord. a son for Private Frart Clves Ove Woodham of Cowarta born June 2 named Ronald Earl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Mercer
Ashford
John Allen
Cecil Helms
Cell Grantan
Walter Meadows
Shirley Ann
M. A. Levy
South Oates
Margaret Preston
Sergeant
Phil Vin Wilds Jr
North Lena St
Phillip Don Wilda
Lilli Marlene New War Song Emerges From German Roots
The article reports on the German song Lilli Marlene becoming a hit in Allied and German circles, its publication in England, and the copyright and lyric challenges. It notes Berlin origin in 1941, Swedish singer Leni Andersen recordings, Nazi attempts to suppress, and British publishing hurdles before official English lyrics reach audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Wolfnes
London
Tipperary
England
United
Lillie Marlene
Lily Marlane
Eighth Army
Lybian
Aince
Britain
Jimmy Phillip
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd
Lisli Marlene
Lillie
Lilli Marlene
Cowboy Attends War Picture Shoots Self in Hand
In Tucson Arizona a man with a six shooter entered a local cinema to watch a wartime film. He removed the gun from his holster to ease comfort and held it in his lap. As the film neared a climax he allegedly pressed the trigger and wounded his left hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
Chinese Pole Vault Triumph At Meadows Show
Earl Meadows, 1938 Olympic pole vault champion, dazzled crowds by clearing 34 feet in China. Spectators noted the bar’s sag and uprights, yet credited Meadows with a remarkable feat in the Meadows exhibition, drawing cheers from Chinese youths and soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sitle
Mei
China
Meadows
Berlin
Claire
Escort Accos Body Of Cpl July, 142 War Tales
An account recounts the death of Corporal Escort Accos and the surrounding ceremony. Surviving relatives and Abbey residents are noted, with stray details about a field, cement courts, and a crowd reacting to a pole vault event though the prose is fragmented and hard to follow.
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Service
Alabama
Wiregrass
Sof
Ulmer Moore
Henry &. Williams
Marthe Witherington Wiliams
J. H. Witherington
Williams
Cherrical
Madison
Wis
Camp Rutker
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Maryland
Robert M. LaFollette
Witcanson
Harry & Willliams
Harvey A. Smuth
F J. Ltd
U. S. Army
South Pacific
Houston County
New Caledonia
Woodie W. Cauley
Charles E. Williams
D West Jr
Curtis D. West Sr
Cottonwood
Maly
Saunders
William P. Saunders
Verna Saunders
Opelika
Office of Public Relations
DR. Pepper
Sella
Ralph L Killebrew
Frank E. Clements
Cpl. Ealum
Klemetsrud
Marie Wason
Hally~ Wood
Cpl
Emmett Glover
New York
W.D. Thomas
Rome
Coliseum
William Mae Connachie
Albert Kesselling
William F. Bonap
WTH Air Force
Earl Meadows
Escort Accos
Seoland
Chennault
Red Cross
Tradina Post
Bargsin
DeWit Thomas
Round Lake
Florida
Bill Sellers
Rfd
Hodgesville
J. H Jenkins
Bonifay, Fla
Ford
Ledford Tolar
Griffin's Station
H. Arnold Beautyrest Camp
Hell
Roland
Newton Springs
WY. L. Arnold
Donna Broxton
W. F Thomas
Dothan-Columbi Highway
Call
Tor ¥ Roberts
Gordon
Grangeurg
J. C. Griffin
Charl Moodie
International Heavy du
Otis Shelley
Newvill
Tumbleton
Liverman Peanut Picker
W. A
Greenwood
Gracevilly — Malone — Marianas
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