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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1945

Page

3

Redeployment Calendar Arrivals From Europe To U S

The Associated Press lists army units arriving today from Europe. New York aboard Abraham Clark carries 145 troops plus 666th quartermaster truck company and 14th ordnance bomb disposal squadron. Other ships bring thousands of troops and many units including quartermaster, ordnance, engineer, signal, air service, and field hospital detachments. Boston and Newport News entries note additional personnel and specialized air force and infantry elements arriving aboard several transports.

United States Europe New York Abraham Clark 666Th Quartermaster Truck Company General Breckenridge Pacific 176Th Quartermaster Laundry Company 135Th Ordnance Base Depot Company 19Th Tactical Control Group 16Th Cavalry 294Th Ordnance Base Depot Company William N. Mulholland 454Th Air Service Group Si2nd Air Engineer Fayetteville Victory Robin Sherwood Reyerdy Johnson Morris Signman Boston Benjamin Bourne James Turner Air Force Newport News Laboard West Point 85Th Infantry Division

Major World War II Unit Rosters and Passenger Lists

A wartime muster lists 1,940 troops aboard Lake C. Victory mostly of African descent and 742 troops aboard George H. Dern with designated and undesignated units. Included are multiple battalions and companies such as 85th Quartermaster, 238th and 389th Infantry, 328th and 320th Field Artillery, 310th Engineer and Medical Battalions, and the 8th Armored Recon Troops. also mentions a 10 troops aboard J. K. Jones.

S5th Quartermaster Company 85Th Signal Campany 85Th Quartermaster Company Asth Division Artillery J. K. Jones Lake C. Victory George H. Dern

Filipino Guerrilla Leader to Address Lions Club Meeting

Capt. Marciano Garces of the Philippine Army will discuss guerrilla activities behind Japanese lines after the surrender. Garces fought on Bataan, then Negros and Cebu, served as aide to Maj. Gen. Valdes, and later joined guerrillas in Bohol. He is nephew of Lt. Col. Oppus and is training at Fort Sill. The note adds a historical tidbit about the first Coast Guard cutter, a 48 foot vessel.

Wipponese Marciano Garces Philippine Army Lawton Lions Club Fenday Bataan Negros Island Cebu Basilia J. Veldes O'Donnell Manila Ubay Bohol Cart A. Oppus Valdes National Defense The Philippines Field Artillery School Fort Sill

Neutragid touted as fast action stomach relief drink

A fragmentary ad claims Neutragid, a new formula from Gilbert Drug Store and local druggists, relieves excess stomach acid by drinking hot water after meals. It promotes rapid relief every few minutes and pitches the product as a novel remedy for heartburn and acidity.

Mimi A. H Drek Co Gilbert Drug Store

Divan Burns Fire Damages Home In City Blaze

Firefighters battled a blaze that damaged a divan causing about forty? to one hundred dollars in damage. No injuries reported as crews contained flames to a single room of the residence. Authorities continue to investigate the cause of the fire.

Elevator cable breaks injuring two Public Service Co. workers

Two Public Service Company employees were injured when an elevator cable snapped and the car plunged to the floor at the People's Ice Company plant. Alvin Underwood sustained a fractured right leg and minor back injuries.

Public Service Co People’s Ice Co Herman la Hughes Alvin Underwood

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