Medals Awarded to Five Field Artillery Officers at Fort Sill
Five Field Artillery School officers, now staff and faculty at Fort Sill, received decorations for combat service. Maj. Gen. Louis B Hibbs awarded Legion of Merit, Silver Star, Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Oak Leaf Cluster and Croix de Guerre as citations read by Col. Harold Poberty. Recipients included Lt. Col. Greene of Norfolk Va and Lt. Col. Millard W Wood of Naples Fla, with actions cited in China Burma India theater, Luxembourg and Okinawa.
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Field Artillery School
Fort Sill
Louis BE. Hibbs
Field Artillery
Commandnt
Harold A. Poberty
Yntanas General of the Field Aruit School
CG. Greene
Ktox
Department of Combined Army of the Field Artillery School
Legion of Merit
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Composite Air Force
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Luxembourg
Billy H. Kerr
Huntsville
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Rivate
Forth
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Millard W. Wood
Naples
Okinawa
Wood
Clifford M. Snow
Amarico
Texas
Department of Combined Arms
France
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United States Army
Chattanooga Host To Wolverine Five
Lawton Wolverines aim for a second win tonight in Chattanooga after Friday’s 40 to 16 victory over Cache. Forward Baugh, out with an illness, may miss the lineup as coach Paul J. Wilson reshuffles. Eleven players saw action last week as Lawton opens its season and two junior quintets meet in the 7:30 p.m. opener with seniors to follow. The Wolverines end their holiday layoff with tonight’s game on the slate.
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Lawton Wolverines
Chattanooga
Cl Baugh
Wolverines
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Lawton
Cache
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Dan Barbey: Relentless march from rejection to naval legend
In a Dec 18 feature from Tsy HAL GOYLE SHANGHAT, Dan Barbey, future commander of the U S Seventh Fleet, is profiled as a determined recruit who battled medical doubts and an Annapolis board to win entry. He faced heart murmurs, failed attempts, and a dramatic persistence that propelled him to a storied amphibious career.
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Dan Barbey
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Daniel Edward Barbey
Annapolis Medical Board
Academy
Portland
Ore
Washington, D. C
Navy
Surgeon General
Barbey
Miliager
America
Theurgeon
Musser
Philadelphia
Philadelphain
Surgeon
Burbey
Dan
Motorman Killed In Tube Train Collision At Bridge
Newark dispatch reports a Swarlebound tube train struck a draw bridge over the Passaic River yesterday, killing the motorman and injuring thirteen others two seriously. Twenty-nine were treated and released from area hospitals.
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Bridge Newark
N. 3
Pessale
World's Busiest Telephone Gets Inquiries About Troop Arrival
San Francisco Port of Embarkation operators fielded thousands of calls daily from across the country asking when servicemen would arrive. Maj. Gen. Homer M. Groninger explained crews relay passenger lists to San Francisco to estimate arrivals, but diversions and schedule changes mean many families are warned not to travel west. An LA woman frantically urged a meeting, illustrating the emotional reach of the troop return effort.
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San Francisco
West
Lee
Homer M. Groninger
Cally
Manila
Maine
Jos
Ventanan
Panama Canal
Boston
San Franceisco
Groninger
Wally
Los Angeles
Soldier families cancel Christmas as Pacific duty looms
Amid war time strain a woman hurries to meet her husband off a Golden Gate bound ship diverted to San Pedro. Army and Navy officials warn holiday travel remains heavy with over a million in the Pacific, while sports teams report postponements and uncertain playoffs as teams struggle through illness and travel setbacks.
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Army
Navy
Pacific
Board To Decide Class B Champion in Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY Dec 18 It will be up to the board of control of the Oldshoma High School Athletic Association to determine the state class B football champion. The scheduled championship game between Woodward and Wagoner was cancelled yesterday due to an influenza chemie. Wagoner Couch A. M. Gal-
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Oklahoma City
Board of Control
Oldshoma High School Athletic Association
Woodward
Wigoner
Wagoner Couch
A. M. Gal
Swollen Balloon Like Gas Ends After Remedy
A Lawton man reports dramatic relief from bloating gas and constipation after using a medicine sold locally. He says meals once caused swelling and trips to ER, but now he eats freely, with regular bowels and no gas. The ad promises bowel cleansing and liver and kidney relief, urging readers to purchase at local stores.
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Lawton Mn
Lawton
Gale Damages Two Warships In Atlantic Storm
A mid Atlantic gale battered two American warships near England damaging the aircraft carrier Wasp and cruiser Augusta. No casualties were reported as Wasp headed to Plymouth for temporary repairs and Augusta prepared to return to the United States.
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Augusta
Mid- Atlantic
England
U. S. Navy
Southampton
United States
le Havre
Wasp
Plymouth
Sytheampton
Portsmouth
Belorg
Betta
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