Hartford Sailor Recounts USS Biloxi Souvenir Capture
Hartford sailor Quilla M. Kelly recalls the USS Biloxi collecting a bomb dud from a Japanese kamikaze attack off Okinawa. The bomb, found on the quarterdeck, served as a wartime memento and the incident followed Kelly’s radioman service as he receives honorable discharge at the Nava Separation Center in New Jersey.
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Biloar
Personel Mes Serge
Okinawa
Quilla M. Kelly
Hartford Juva
Nava Separation Center
New
Jeane
Memorial for Navy Sailor with Okinawa Service
An obituary style note honors a sailor who served aboard a destroyer during Okinawa operations. He joined after training and supported landings for a month, later continuing reserve duty. He was a University of Alabama student before the war and is survived by four brothers including JOM and PDK Kelly in military service.
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Okinawa
Ester Carean
Navy
University of Alabama
Kelly Wall
Rishta
Qo M Kelly
Sers Ce
JOM Kelly Hospital
USNH
D P Kilh
P D Kelly
LD Kelly
US Arms
J Harrison Wins Bronze Star for Meritorious Service
Staff Sergeant James D Harmison, formerly of Dothan, receives the Bronze Star for meritorious service with the 587th Air Material Squadron at a B-29 base in the Marianas. As NCO in charge of requisitioning, he secured parts and equipment, maintaining readiness and inspiring his crew during operations from December 1, 1944 to August 15, 195? The award citation credits his past experience and decisive procurement efforts for sustaining air power against the enemy.
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James D Harmison
Dothan
S-Set Harrison
587Th Air Material
358Th Air Service Group
Twentieth Air Force
States St
Danley - Johnson Furniture Co
Army
United States
Marianas Islands
Air Corps
Harrison
Signal Corps
Iital
Army Air Forces
Army Ribbon Rule Expands Campaign Eligibility
The Navy directs that all active duty personnel who have served honorably for one year within the continental United States on active duty between December 7, 1941, and a future date may wear the American Theater of Operations campaign ribbon. Electricians Mate Second Class Fred William Forehand, USNR, of Cottonwood, now serves aboard the U S LSM S56, built at Charleston Navy Yard and commissioned last Friday.
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ATO
Continental
United States
LSM
Fred William Forehand
USNR
N M Forehand
Cottonwood
U. S
Charleston, S. C. Navy Yard
Navy Public Relations Office
Itchy Pimples Kill Romance Rotated and Tired Feet
Itchy pimples ruin romance as couple confronts rotating fatigue and cracked feet. The fragment hints at discomfort and strain in a relationship setting with unclear details.
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Hartford
USS Biloxi
Petreleum
Gulf Oils and Greases
Tire
Bey Scarborough Jack Wine South Oates
Crawford
J. Harrison
Southside Granite Co
Cay L
Victory Cab CO
Greyhound Bus Terminal
Houston County Fair
Bill Boyd
Singing
Moston County Fair
Weilnen
Rex
AME
AAA Eso
Ren
Red Ryder
Bey C
Mle
Dasoe
Fer AG
Gonn
C. L Martin
Navy 5
Navy Department
Dothan Jewelry
DE Pepfer Bottling Company
Dothan, Alara
N. Foster
Walgreen Agency
Toni
Benesth
Ales
Snee
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