New Rucker Adjutant Plans For Efficiency
CAMP RUCKER May Yeager reports a new adjutant plans for efficiency at Camp Rucker after arriving at the facility. The article notes his hopes to play leisure golf near the courses and mentions his family ties, with May Yeager and daughter Betty Durham remaining at their home in Lemagion. Also referenced is William Burns, a private first class from Toronto Ohio, who arrived in France, and a brief line about Japanese rail activity along Honshu.
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May Yeager
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Phenor
Iaees
Coufee
Adpuin Gevertis Department
Carrs Rucker
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Personne
Linveresty
Kentucky
Yeeger
Icm
Armed Forces
Mre
Betty Durham
Lemagion
Yeager Spube
Rucker
Burns
France
Tress
William Burns
Toronto
Ohio
Marianna Air Field Plans Open House Celebration
Marianna Army Air Field invites citizens to an open house on Tuesday August 1 from 1 pm to 6 pm marking three anniversary milestones. Exhibits include military aircraft engines armaments a band concert and a base retreat parade at 4 0 pm cadet flyovers and guided tours of field facilities with personnel demonstrations and meal prep in progress.
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Marianna Army Air Field
F1st
Mananna Army Air Field
Manmanna Field
Sergeant Cherry Hospitalized Overseas in Army Medical Network
Sergeant Sterling Cherry, son of Mr and Mrs J J Cherry of 406 East Powell Street Dothan will be treated at Finney General Hospital Thomasville Ga for ulcer?, after serving with the Infantry in the Guadalcanal and New Guinea campaigns. He trained at Camp Walters Texas and went overseas in June 1942 earning the Asiatic Pacific Theater ribbon with two bronze stars and the Good Conduct Medal.
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Sterling Cherry
J. J. Cherry
East Powell St
Dothan
Finney General Hospital
Thomasville
Sgt. Cherry
Dothan High School
Army
Camp Walters
Texas
Guadalcanal
New Guinea
Johnnie M Walker Killed In Action
Notification that Private first class Johnnie M Walker of Dothan route three was killed in action July 8 in France was received by his wife Mrs Bessie Walker of 120 Pecan street from the War Department. Telegram signed by the Adjutant General for Secretary of War Henry L Stimson. Survived by two children Joseph Earl and Barbara Ann and his father Joe Walker of Abbeville.
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Johnnie M Walker
Dothan
France
Bessie Walker
Pecan Street
War Department
Henry L Stimson
Joseph Earl
Barbara Ann
Joe Walker
Abbeville
Officers To Attend Instruction School At Camp Blanding
Captain J. M. Sims and a team from the Jackson county division of the Florida State Guard will attend a week long school of instruction at Camp Blanding starting August 6. Lieutenants John White James L. Peacock Chaplain M A DuRant and Sergeants J Corcoran James M Rogers Emmett W Wester Clyde Bayhall participate.
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Marianna
Jackson County
Florida State Guard
Camp Blanding
J. M. Sims
John White
James L. Peacock
M. A. DuRant
J. ©. Corcoran
James M Rogers
Emmett W. Wester
Clyde Bayhall
Blanding
Singing Convention to be held at Bom Fay courthouse
The West Florida Singing Convention plans a third quarter event at the Bom Fay courthouse this Saturday night and Sunday August 4. The public is invited. Private Joseph A Holloway, son of Mr and Mrs A E Hughes of 516 E Washington St, has received the Good Conduct Medal at Camp McCain Mississippi where he is stationed. He is also entitled to wear the American Theater Campaign and medal.
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West Florida
Bomfay
Holloway
Joseph A Holloway
A E Hughes
Washington Street
Camp McCain
Miss
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