YANKS Advance Through Luzon Battlefront
The report describes Doughboys of the 34th Regiment under Lt. Col. Lester pushing across the Talomo river toward the main road from Ulat and driving into heavy opposition. Maj. Gen. Robert L. lets 37th infantry division breaks through frantic resistance at Oroung pass, opening the entrance to Cag.
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Talomo River
34Th Regiit
Lester
St. Petersburg
Ula T¢ Sagi
Mindanao
Luzon
Cagayan Valley
Manila
Robert
Let
Oroung Pass
Les Orth
Bagates
Cag
Wounded Staff Sgt Shaffer from Riverside Beach in Europe
Staff Sgt Paul D Shaffer 21 son of Mrs Iva Shaffer Riverside Beach Rowlesburg slight ly wounded in Germany April 25 with Ninth Army. Convalescing in a U S hospital in Europe. Before Army service he worked for Western Maryland Railroad. Basic training Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Stationed in Kentucky before going overseas last October.
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Paul D. Shaffer
Iva Shaffer
Riverside Beach
Rowlesburg
Germany
Ninth Army
U. S
Europe
U. S. Army
Fort Hayes
Ohio
Western Maryland Railroad
Fort Leonard Wood
Kentucky
Richard
Dick) Robey
Husbad
Mary Alvena Millohe
Walnut Street
Holland
Belgium
A. R. Bolling
84Th Division
Bit. Robey
Monongahela West Penn Public Service Company
ETO
Bolling
W. G. Robey
Maple Avenue
Sergeant Newton Home From Europe
Sergeant Kenneth M. Newton, who has served since 1944 with the Eighth Air Force in England, arrived in Grafton for a 30 day furlough with his parents. He earned the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters for 28 missions over occupied Europe and is a member of Col. Shower's 487th Bomb Group. Major Homer C. Bell Jr. aided in air operations, planning B 24 Liberator group participation before V E day and contributing to a major pre V E day mission to disrupt German transportation.
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Kenneth M. Newton
Eighth Air Force
England
Grafton
Roy M. Newton
Maple Avenue
Newton
Albert J. Shower
487Th
Europe
States
Iceland
Cpl
Martin L. Jon
Fairmont State College
LF Oe
Homer C. Bell, Jr
Ada E. Burnside
Second Air Division
Germany
Bell
Sime
Western Front
Flag Day Observance Planned by Grafton Elks Lodge
Elks 308 finalize plans for annual Flag Day events in Grafton with a 7 30 p m ceremony at the B and O plaza. A two division parade on Main Street starts at 7 10 p m and will be followed by a program featuring Joseph W Low of Hope Natural Gas Co and local bands. If rain interrupts, events move to the lodge hall and Main Street traffic will be halted from 6 30 p m to after the parade. The program includes the Star Spangled Banner, speeches, prayers, flag ceremonies, and performances by Graf ton Senior and Junior high school bands, with John Sayre as MC. The Civil Air Patrol will also appear.
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Elks 308
Main Street
Joseph W. Low
Hope Natural Gas Company
Clarksburg
Bridge Street
Grafton
O. L Cook
Elks
Francis C. Chambers
Joseph M. Low
Sgt
W. R. Kraft
Paul H. McKain
America
John Sayre
Sentinel
Civil Air Patrol
Uso
Ida Galliher 73 dies after two month illness in Independence
Mrs Ida Galliher age 73 of Independence Route 2 and native of Taylor county died at home after a two month illness. Surviving are son William H. Galliher of Fairmont and daughter Mrs Glenden DeVault of Independence, with brothers Stephen Carruthers Cumberland and sisters Mrs Martha O Keefe Whitman Neb Mrs Ange McBee Morgantown and Mrs Mary Poe Grafton. Funeral services at Bartlett funeral home Saturday at 2 30 pm conducted by Rev Ashley Booth with interment in the Calliher family plot. Body to be taken to date home tomorrow morning.
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Ida Galliher
Taylor County
Samuel and
Harriet Poe Carruthers
Independence
John C. Galliher
William ‘H. Galliher
Fairmont
Glenden DeVault
Stephen, Carrothers
Cumberland
Martha O'Keefe
Whitman
Ange McBee
Morgantown
Ary Poe
Grafton
Christian Church
Gladesville
Bartlett Funeral Home
Ashley Booth
Calliher
Division Headquarters Pilot Completes 30 B-24 Missions
Major Bell completed thirty missions as lead pilot of a B 24 Liberator bomber. He flew as lead pilot twenty four times, guiding others into the jet area. In his final six missions he acted as air commander, enforcing air discipline, maintaining formation, and making all critical decisions for his group.
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Bell
Card of Thanks for USC Main Street sleeping quarters improvement
The committee extends sincere thanks to all who contributed to the improvement of the sleeping quarters at the U S C on Main Street. Anyone interested in seeing the comfort and cleanliness now achieved is invited to visit the room.
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U.S.C
Airmen recount Germany view and wartime damage
Major Bell, a double Distinguished Flying Cross and four Air Medals recipient, recalls a close-up sight of Germany while seeking to reassess bombing. His brother, Second Lt. Charles E. Bell, flies a B-25 in the Southwest Pacific. Parents Homer C. and Mrs. Bell reside at 621 West Boyd Street.
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Bell
Germany
Charles E. Bell
Southwest Pacific
Homer C. Bell
Boyd Street
War Today Speculation on Stalin Churchill Meeting Hint
The piece discusses gossip about a potential joint public appearance by Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill with Harry on a platform in San Francisco. It notes the hypothetical excitement such a meeting could stir and questions its likelihood, framing it as a possible yet farfetched scenario.
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Jos
Stalin
Winston Churchill
Harry
San Francisco
Inductees to leave Grafton for Army induction
Taylor County Selective Service Board reports 19 county registrants will report for induction on Thursday June 28. Names include Willard Washburn Post Baltimore John Keener Grafton Harley Brooks Mayle Highland Park Michigan Norman Blair Core Columbus Ohio Richard James Niece Pittsburgh Chester Sinsel Grafton Claude Richard Bunner Washington D C William Lewis Neal Grafton Raymond Richard Newton Steubenville Ohio Roy Edward Poling Thornton Lawrence Shaffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
William Lewis Neal
Grafton
Raymond Richard Newton
Steubenville
Ohio
Roy Edward Poling
Thornton
Lawrence Shaffer
Local official to be in office after Julie 10th 1945
A notice states that the subject will be in his office after Julie 10 1945. The message appears as a simple public-facing update directed at friends and colleagues, with limited contextual detail.
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Julie
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20Th Airforce
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Joe) M. Low
Dixie
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Tenney
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Isaac Elett
Bridgeport
Conn
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