Slocomb Buddies Reunite Among Manila Veterans
Veterans from Slocomb and Daleville share memories in Manila as T-3 Hammond Purvis and Pfc Joseph Lee reconnect with four former buddies from the Pacific campaigns. Purvis leads the Eleventh Corps Signal Center while Lee serves as a code clerk in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond Purvis
Pfe
Joseph Lee
New Guinea
Netherlands East Indies
Philippines
V-Sur
Max MrLeod
Co. P. Jiall
Eleventh Corps
John D. Hallford
37Th Infantry Division
Cpl
Glenn Alto Casey
Sixth Infantry Division
Pvt
I. D. Cox
Quaitermaster
Samson Man Freed In War Department Notice
Pfc William D Cotton son of Mrs Hessie P Cotton Samson route two S-Sel Oscar E Gib son Jr son of Mrs Gussie G Gibson Black and S-Sgt Harry Williams husband of Mrs Anna V Williams Bonifay are included in a list of Army War Prisoners of War released today by the War Department Use honey or maple syrup instead of sugar to glaze sweet potatoes or baked ham.
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Samson
William D. Cotton
Hessie P. Cotton
Oscar E Gibson, Jr
Gussie G. Gibson
Harry Williams
Anna Vv
Willams
Bonifay
War Department
Presbyterians At Enterprise Have New Church
The Presbyterian congregation at Enterprise will use their new church on the corner of Daleville and Edwards streets for the first time Sunday evening June 24 at 6 o'clock. The building began in February and is ready for occupancy for all future services, though furnishings are not yet complete. Previously meeting in the city school auditorium, the church thanks gifts from local and distant supporters and notes no resident pastor, with Chaplain Taylor Reveley of Richmond and Camp Rucker conducting regular services.
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Enterprise
Daleville and
Edwards Streets
Hfe
Taylor Reveley
Richmond
Virginia
Camp Rucker
Chaplin
Grant Dy First to Debark From Queen Mary in New York
Rep. George I Grant Dy of Troy Alabama was first to disembark as the Queen Mary docked with more than 14 000 servicemen and women aboard He had been abroad six weeks studying food conditions in England France and Germany Also in this edition Kermit W Harrison son of Mr and Mrs C W Harrison of Daytona Route five was commissioned a second lieutenant after completing the officer candidate course at Fort Benning Georgia Born and raised in Houston County Harrison formerly worked in the county agent office and is a recent Infantry School graduate at Fort Benning
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Henry County High School
Headland
Troy Sigte Teachers College
Field Artillery
Cosmimus- Corpor Gnone
Joe E. Harrison
Palippines
Tts
Wedowee
Als
Alabamoan First
New York
George I Grant
Dy of
Troy
Ala
Grant
England
France
Germany
Kermit W. Harrison
C. W. Harrison
Dothan
United States Army
Fort Benning
Houston County
Harrison
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