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tl-fs,iSktpdr-elIhLde-teIdicteyISirlee,s-•eelinsnnL.!-FIGHTING MEN OFContinued .from .page 1» T ’ *r -'Mrs. Eugene Crowdin txf Delphi, is only ») years of age.An article published in an Oregon paper recently reads as fodkrwa:A regimental company command changed hands recently and made army history when the oldest commanding officer stepped aside to place the guidon and the destines of his company in the hands of the youngest commanding officer in the fighting Fir Tree Division, and possibly the United • States -army.“ . . . Capt. A. W. Laird, now 42, turned over the rseponsibilities of Company F of the Blue Rectangle Regiment to Lt. Eugene E. Crowdin, Jr., who is 20 years old, less than half of Captain Laird’s age.“ . . . Although nearly a generation of age and experience separates the two officers, Capt. Laird confidently relinquished his command to his youthful successor in a simple and impressive ceremony held in the company area a short tirqe ago.“ . , Like the ideal soldder that he is, Lt. Crowdin rose to take command of his own outfit in a little more than six months (after his assignment to it).“Despite his youth, Lt. Crowdin has the tempered and well-balanced command of his men that comes usually only through age and experience. He, like Capt. Laird, has not only the respect of his company as a military leader, but is well-liked as an individual.‘The Bureau is pleased Co talbrn§you that an official cablegram the’Iftterhatlonai »R!ed Croea hfcvreceived from Tokyo via Geneva, stating that your son, Robert WUhaaa Baer, is being held as a prisoner of war In the Philippine Inlands.“This confirms the Bureau’s previous letter (received in June, 1942) tv you indicating that your son waa probably a prisoner of war, as he waa serving in the Manila Bay area alt the time of capitulation.“ . . . The American Red Cross is endeavoring to deliver brief me from the next of kin to internees your local chapter of the Red Cross will be pleased to give you complete details regarding the process to follow.”Robert Baer, who will be 21 years of age on May 8, enlisted in the navy in October, 1940. Following the regular period of basic training at the Great Lakes naval training station, he was sent to San Diego, Calif., for a course in hospital work. He spent several months on Mare Island, San Francisco, before being sent to Ch-vite, Philippine Islands, in August, 1941. He was stationed at the naval base hospital at Cavite at the time of its bombing by the Japanese following Pearl Harbor.-V--ENTERTAINS EMPLOYEESAT CHICKEN DINNERFollowing an agonizing eighteen months during which no word was received concerning the fate of their son, Robert William Baer, hospital apprentice, first class, U. S. Navy, Mr. and Mrs. John Baer received word Monday morning that he is being • held a prisoner of war in the Philippine Islands.j The message from the U. S. War Department, Washington, D. C., read as follows, in part:Ernest Davis, manager of the CXr-roll County Cleaners, entertained employees and their families at a chicken dinner Tuesday evening at Sam Richardson’s in Pittsburg.-V-Rummage sale, Saturday, May 1, at Delphi court house. Legion Auxiliary.-V--Subscribe for The Citizen-V---2ndWAR M LOAMHi'h^BACK UP YOUR BOYBuy an Additional Bond Today
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Delphi Citizen
Delphi, Indiana, US
Thu, Apr 29, 1943
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