Fort Sill Clothing and Meat Shop Repair Efforts
Fort Sill reports heavy repair activity at the QM shop with 225 civilians, military personnel and POWs aiding a wide range of services. In the run up to V E Day up to 70,000 items monthly were rewaited and up to 100,000 pieces in a single quarter, reflecting skilled work from leather, wood, metal, and textile departments. The operation, housed in the old laundry building, patches and repurposes clothing, helmets, gear, and tools, signaling substantial efficiency and savings for the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sim
Leonard C. Beers
Tlema
Port Comminsary
Lt Fordyce Named to PRO at Fort Sill
Lt. Fordyce, a Central European campaign veteran and former executive officer of Battery B, 80th Field Artillery Battalion, has been assigned to the Public Relations Office at Fort Sill’s Field Artillery School. He previously commanded Battery 3 with four 38 inch howitzers in the Nazaire sector and later returned to duty in Cologne and Bavaria before returning to the United States. He graduated from the Officer Candidate School at the Field Artillery School in February 1944 and completed the Battery Executive course in March 1944. He attended Oklahoma A and M from 1934 to 1936 and worked as news editor for the Blackwell Daily Tribune before entering the service. He is the son of Mrs. M. Ry Fordyce of Ponca City and Mrs. Fordyce.
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Jet LE Polip A. Fordyce
Europa
Pfield Artillery School
Fort Sill
Fordycer
80Th Field Artillery
Lhe Fhineland
Lorient
St. Nazaire
Fordyce
Lhe Nazaire
Cologne
Bavaria
Regensburg
United States
Saith Field Artillery
Fieldrti
ETO Veteran Named Executive Officer at Field Artillery School
1st Lt. Frederick D. Rath of New Bedford Pa has been assigned to the Field Artillery Training Headquarters as executive officer. He served as forward observer and communications officer in the Raineland and Central European campaigns and holds the Bronze Star for meritorious service.
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Frederick D. Rath
New Bom Pa
Bitters
Field Artery
Fark Sil
Rath
Raineland
Zaint Union
Wield Artillery Officers School
Roth
Tle
Jefferson
Maj Lester Named S 3 Officer At Fort Sill
Maj John L Lester a Navy veteran becomes operations officer of the Artillery School wing Detachment No 2 at Fort Sill He previously served as assistant 8 4 supply of the XXIIC corps through Rhineland Central Europe and occupation after V E Day He is a ROTC graduate and former geology major at the University of Tulsa with a one month old son David Jobe in Tulsa
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John L. Lester
Uve Burpeun
Opera ‘Tion
Fort Sill
United States
Lester
Xxiic Corps Arellery
Rhineland
Central Europe
Jand
Ad.tumois
Lester Recui
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Field Artillery School
Sneil Oil Company
Tulsa
David Jobe
Tris
Training Group Names New Adjutant at Fort Sill
Capt Robert Steed assistant secretary of the Field Artillery School 1842 returns to Fort Sill as adjutant of Field Artillery Training Detachment No 1 He earned the Bronze Star for heroism while serving as communications officer with the 8th Infantry (Pathfinder) Division artillery in the European Theater He participated in Normandy Northern France Rhineland and Central European campaigns He previously held a reserve commission after serving as master sergeant at Schofield Barracks Hawaii and was called to active duty as an officer in May Metz He attended artillery courses at Fort Sill Washington and Tacoma and resides at 625 South 7th Steed is stationed at Fort Sill
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Robert Steed
Field Artillery
Chool
Fort Sill
8Th. Infantry
Steed
Normandy
France
Rhineland
Schofield Barracks
Hawaii
Metz
Aetins
Held Artillery Kennt Baricco
Hattery
Tacoma
Wrah
Homa
Mr. E
South 7Th. Cae
Fort
Post's Red Cross Personnel Shifts
The Red Crown expands shifts as Sheary grants discharges and recalls personnel. Ray Olson returns as superintendant of agencies with Curtis Publishing Co division of Minnesota. Ruth Kniep resigns preparing for marriage after years in the RTO.
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Sheary
Blaelvillnn
Ray Olson
Curtis Publishing Cop Division
Minnesota
Iain
Red Cross officer and staff plan changes noted
Miss Maglene Erdal, captain of the Red Cross club mobile group, will marry and leave Erd Croxa duties. The Red Cross announces changes in personnel, with Mrs. Grace Freese from Camp Maxie and Mrs. Lilah Dyer, a typist, as part of regional staffing updates.
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Red Cross
Maglene Erdal
Grace Freese
Lilah Dyer
Freese
Camp Maxie
The
Paris
Tex
Dyer
Brigham Young Suye on Fire at Asiro Insurance
A local incident report notes a fire at the Asiro Insurance building located at 262 Kochier Building. Fire crews responded quickly, controlling the blaze amid minimal property damage and no reported injuries. Nearby streets were briefly closed for safety.
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C. 'Brigham' Young
Lawton High School Alumnus Graduates 1941
Native of Lawton Oklahoma, a graduate of Lawton High School in 1941, is noted in this brief item highlighting early ties to the community and the year of graduation.
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Lawton, Oklo
Lawton High School
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ETO
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Post
NEW Modern
BOB & Wade
Ferris
Mrs. Krirklen
Merry Christmas
Jean
D Avenue
Er Hismas
FE Avenue
Rothmoor
America
Junior
Fourth Street
Wichita Falls, Tex
Lawton, Oklahoma
Vernon, Tex
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