News of Our Men and Women in Uniform
John Jacques recalls a close call on Iwo Jima and Guam campaigns with two near misses but no wounds. A former Lawton pupil and Fort Sil keeper, he joined the Marines November 11 as WA3 and trained at Camp Elliott before overseas duty starting June 26. He hoped to be home by Christmas. He serves in the Third Marine Corps.
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Iwo Jima
I Guam
PLC
John J. .Jacques
USMCR
J. J. Jacques
South Fourth
Jacques
Pye
Lawton High School
Fort
Infantry Officer Relates Korea and Pacific Duty Trials
Lt. George Kalbfleisch, son of Mrs. Lillian Kalbfleisch, writes from Korea about duties and places seen. He recalls Leyte surrender of Japanese troops, describes local schooling, transportation by ox carts and pony carts, and a destroyer mine-exposure in the China Sea. He notes evacuations of Japanese and visits to tungsten and jewel-mining areas, comparing a city the size of Lawton with a 12 000 population, and reflects on prior training at Crump Roberts, Camp Wheeler, and Fort Benning before overseas duty in June 1945.
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George Kelbfleisch
Korea
Lillian Kalbflelsch
Garfield
Leyte
Philippines
Kalbfleisch
U. S
Kalafleisch
Worey
Lawton
Kalbfreisch
Karen
Bas Place
Crp
Roberts
Cal
Kalbficisch
Fort Benning
Georgia
Camp Wheeler
Discharged air force sergeant Henry L. Smith
Henry L. Smith, after 72 months in service, is discharged from the U S Air Forces in San Antonio Texas He is the son of Mrs Parl White 907 Metinley His wife Bedy hails from Pueblo Colorado A lifelong Lantosian M Sgt Smith joined the Army Air Corps until November 1942 and graduated from Scott Field He wears the Presidential Unit Citation badge for a Brunswick Germany raid January 11 1944 He also bears the pre Pearl Harbor and good conduct ribbons He spent 11 months overseas in the ETO
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Henry L. Smith
Air Forces
San Antonio
Tex
Parl White
Brunswick
Germany
Discharged NOLAN 1 MOUSE Nolan I Moore
Lt Nolan I Moore son of Mr and Mrs Ivan H Moore 808 G San Antonio Tex discharged from the army. His wife Naomi is from Louisville Ky The former lieutenant in the pit corps arrived overseas in time for the Normandy invasion He earned the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and wears seven battle stars on his campaign ribbons Moore graduated from Lawton High School and Cameron College He earned pilot training in a civilian program here
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Nolan
Mouse Nolan I. Moore
Ivan H. Moore
Army
San Antonio
Tex
Naomi
Louisville
Moore
Lawton High School
Cameron College
Willis D Hutto Returns Home After Army Service
Willis D Hutto was discharged as master sergeant on October 16 at Camp Beale California after 22 months overseas service starting August 5 1940. He spent much time in Italy notably Popgia and will join his mother Mrs Ethel Brennan to run her cafe at 428 D. He served as a supply clerk with the force service command service squadron and his unit was praised for excellent maintenance.
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Cme
Willis D. Hutto
Ergeans
Camp Beale
Cal
Ethel Brennan
Lawton High School
Popgia
Italy
Willis
Wills
Fls
M Thase
Navy Discharges Elgin Native Jack Pales
Jack Pales, grandson of Mr and Mrs C J Porter of Porter Will, has been discharged from the navy after 16 months in the Pacific. A 1942 Elgin High School graduate, he enlisted in February 1943 and completed basic training at Als.
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Ace Pales
Jack Pales
C. J. Porter
Porter Will
Navy
Jack
Pacific
Elgin High School
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San Diego Cal and Lakehurst KB J sent to chronology tool then to Aimed Cal before overseas deployment.
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San Diego
Cal
Cronology Sctool
Lakehurst
KB J
Aimed
Discharge for Ernest Troutman Veteran Receives Honorable Papers
Ernest Troutman a Lawton veteran with over two decades of service in the European theater receives his honorable discharge at Fort Sheridan after a visit in Chicago. He will return to West Washington to live with wife Mrs Lowen L Troutman and their children. Troutman a corporal served in France Belgium Holland Germany and England with the 4801st QM Truck Co and participated in four major campaigns. He entered service four years ago at Fort Sill and was stationed there Fort McClellan before going overseas.
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Ernest Troutman
Lawton
Fort Sheridan
Chicago
West Washingto
Lowen L. Troutman
Troutman
France
Belgium
Holland
Germany
England
4801St
Fort Sill
Fort McClellan
Ala
Lawton Nurses Take Red Cross Home Nursing Course
Mrs Margaret Ward Davies and Mrs Lewis Smith, Lawton nurses, resigned from Oklahoma City after nine days taking the new Streamlined instructor course in teaching home nursing. Mrs Marion Piltz, nursing services supervisor for the Midwest, taught eight graduate RNs in this six-vision course. Classes will be held at the Red Cross headquarters on A Avenue opposite Gelitus.
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Margaret Ward Davies
Lewis Smith
Lawton
Speal Red Cross Eiepter
Oklahoma City
Marion Piltz
American Red Cross
Oxichoma
Red Cross Urges Family Registration Amid War Efforts
A fragmented clipping urges Vilipind people and allies to register immediately and begin training next week. Officials claim participants are 110 percent loyal and emphasize Red Cross aims to move one member per family into nursing courses within six months.
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Exclesise
Bers
Red Cross
General Says Filipinos Favor U S Supervision
Wansas City dispatch reports Gen Jonathan M. M. A. Wainwright told an American Legion dinner that Filipinos are not eager for independence and that now is the time for U S supervision, praising the Filipinos during his guest of honor remarks.
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U.S
Wansas City
Jonathan MM
A Waiwright
Extyanang
Unis
Wainwright
Anm American Legion
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