Sad Sam Finds Even The Life Of A Soldier
Allied base Italy April 10 report on Lt Samuel Han erfeld known as Sad Sam a colorful morale figure in the American fighter wing. He runs a bar at the base social center and crafts fruit juice mixes with humorous nicknames while recounting wartime tales and mentoring young pilots. He jokes that army service carries compensations despite harsh duties and his line about life in uniform ends with a wry smile.
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Allied Air Base
Italy
Sad Sam
Abie the Owl
Gimpty
Niggie
Harry the Horse
Whiskers
Ty Army
War Department
Samuel Hanerfeld
Bruna
Perte Far Peck
Air Force
France
Scotland
Sam
Benghazi
Cape Bon
Mareth
Broadway
Oe Ant
Weather summary with temperature and forecast details
Highest and lowest temperatures for the date from last year and the all time highs and lows. Precipitation totals for the month and year with normals. Sunrise and sunset times. South Dakota forecast, slight warming in east, showers and cooler west, Friday cooler overall. Huron forecast mild with above freezing tonight and Friday partly cloudy.
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South Dakota
Huron
PEO Chapter Meeting At Swanson Home Highmore
Mrs Lisle Swanson hosted the PEO chapter gathering on Monday evening in Highmore with Mrs Frank Ray guiding a poetry program. Refreshments were served as part of the event. Frankfort notes Pvt Vernon L Hull completed boat training after illness and earned expert rifleman on the range, with assignment to train for the marine air corps.
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PEO
Swanson
Highmore
Lisle Swanson
T’ Peo
Frank Ray
Frankfort
Vernon L. Hull
G. E. Hal
Marine Air Corps
Broad cast schedule and program notes on the BLU network
A series of transcribed broadcasts will premiere on BLU at 10 15 Sunday night in cooperation with the War Department. The program Yanks In the Orient will cover American armed forces experiences in the China Burma India area as part of a 13 week fifth year contract ahead of next season.
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War Department
China-Burma-India
Hig
NBC
Costello
Nelson
Rockefeller
CBS
Orson “Welles
Marvelous Barastro
Major Bowes
Dinah Shore
Lawrence Tibbett
Harry Cool
Connee Bowell
Ea Blu
Lum
Abner
Jan Garber
Joe- Ev Brown
Antonini
Dale Carnegie
Three South Dakotans Wounded In Action
War Department lists 401 US soldiers wounded in action including Pvt Harold L Adams of Ethan route 1, Mrs Jennie P Adams mother. Pvt Harold B Anderson of Sioux Falls North Sherman Ave, Mrs Eva Anderson. Pvt Claude A Iron Hawk of Dupree with mother Mrs Esther Iron Hawk box 259.
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Washington
War Department
United States Solidiers
Harold L. Adams
Jennie P.adams
Route 1
Ethan
Harold B. Anderson
Eva Anderson
Sherman Ave
Sioux Falls
Claude A. Iron Hawk
Mirs
Esther Iron Hawk
Dupree
Hitchcock Girl To Join Red Cross Group
April 13 report notes Juanita Kingdon daughter of Mr and Mrs John Kingdon employed in Sioux Falls has applied for Red Cross secretarial work overseas and is awaiting her call The Kingdons have two sons in service John an X ray technician at an east coast port of embarkation and James held as a prisoner of war in Germany
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Hitchcock
Red Cross
Juanita Kingdon
John Kingdon
Sioux Falls
Kingdons
John
James
Germany
McIntosh Marine Reported Wounded in Navy Casualty List
Washington April 13 The Navy Department announced 80 U S naval casualties including William G Melvin U S Marine Corps Reserve wounded The mother Mrs Julia Melvin of McIntosh is listed among the next of kin in the casualty bulletin
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McIntosh
Washington
Navy Department
U. S. Naval Forces
William G. Melvin
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
Julia Melvin
Frankfort Seniors To Present Play May 4
Frankfort High School seniors will present a play titled Ducks on Thursday May 4 at the Frankfort venue. The event, announced in April, highlights a senior class theater production with student actors and school support.
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Frankfort
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Dunn
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Geyerman’s
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