Courage and service in Korea earn Bronze Star honors
Bronze Star with Combat V and Purple Heart awarded to Cpl. Baker of the 25th Infantry Division for repeatedly aiding wounded under heavy fire in Korea. Also noted are homeward expectations for Cpt. Barcroft of Atlantic Avenue, wounded in July, and WAC Josephine Villasenor serving in the Far East. Other local service members, training updates, and relocations are listed, including recruits at Alameda and officers headed to Ellington and Randolph bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jebs
Amer
Srise
Cpl
Baker
Japan
Dewey Continuation High School
City College
Korea
Joseph H. Barcroft
Atlantic Ave
San Diego
O’hara
Seattle
First
Marine Air Wing
Barcroft
North American Aviation
Long Beach
Barry
Darcy Jo
Ellen Barcroft
Stanton Pl
WAC
Josephine Villagenor
Louis G. Villasenor
Quincy St
German Tanker Due Here Today
The 245-foot German tanker Lisa Essberger, owned by John T. Essberger Co of Hamburg, is due to call at Long Beach Los Angeles harbor today from San Francisco with a cargo of coconut oil for Hamburg. WW H Wickerisham & Co. acts as agent. The last German caller was SS Eisenbach, sunk by her crew at Puntarenas before salvaged and returned to service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Europe
Lisa Essberger
San Francisco
Hamburg
WW. H. Wickerisham & Co
John T. Essberger’ Co
Eisenbach
Puntarenas
Costa Rica
40th Division Society Here Looks After Boys in Japan
The 40th Division Association meeting in Santa Ana discussed aiding 224th Infantry men with clubs and Orange County chapters. Plans include collecting magazines books and phonograph records for shipment to service members in Japan. Mrs Rachelle Van Der Most and Mrs Earl Weddie led publicity and programs to connect relatives with the 40th Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weddle
Earl Warren
Japan
40Th ‘Division
Santa Ana
Orange
Jong
Rachelle van der Most
Phonograph Records
Divi
van der Most
Chest Solicitors Invited to 7:30 A.M. Breakfast Meeting
Robert Campbell owner of Lafayette Hotel invites all men in the Community Chest divisions who have not attended a training meeting to be his personal guests at a breakfast. The event aims to motivate volunteers to support the Red Feather agencies and fund the coming year. Attendance targets eight men’s division workers without prior training this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Campbell
Lafayette Hotel
Community Chest
Campbell
Red Feather
California
The
Society of California
Acco
Westleys
Long Beach City
Furthar
Winsous Teit
Kaamgus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ylley Sernace
By William Benelson
Coast Guard Training Station
Alameda
Donald R. Sampson
Enoch Sampson
Elm Ave
Long Beach City College
Stanley E. Almquist
S&s. E. Almquist
Coldbrook Ave
Alhambra High School
Lawrence E. Brewster
Chatwin Ave
Ellington Air Force Base
Texas
Randolph Field
San Antonio
Strategic Air Command
Air Force
Brewster
J. C. Brewster
Polytechnic High School
Santa Barbara State College
USC
Ed C
Lewis School
Downey
Pia
Margaret DD
Tryon
Kenneth A. Tryon
Gundry Ave
Signal Corps
Fort Monmouth
N. J
cen+ter
Pic
Gardena High
Jerry Tryon
Army
Fort Baker
John
Reldees
Slikker
Elmer Slikker
Fort Benning
Jordan High School
Fort Campbell
Thomas Mills
Albert K. Mills
Walnut Ave
Fifth Air Force
Mills
Sinanju
North Korea
Robert D. Bailey
A H. Davies
California Maritime Academy
Bailey
Long Beach School
Sphinx
Vallejo Academy
USNR
U. S. Maritime Service
Coast Guard
U. S
Earl E. Bailey
Oxnard
Carlos Emmanuel
USAF
Southern Military District
Sixth Army
Fort MacArthur
Camp Stoneman
Emmanuelli
A. Baker
Arar
Amacic
Ile
Atlantic
DR. J. C. Keys
40Th Division Society
Chest Solicitors
Tokyo
Long Beach Gym
Penney’s
Penney
Burlington
Rayon Gabardine
M. L
TERRY
Wool Sui
Penney's
PINE
SIXTH
Calif
OL Rugs
International Silver
Bray
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