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KELLY MEMBERFAMED DIVISIONYoung Monroe Physician Awarded For Outstanding ServicesCapt. *TamDouglas Kelly, young doctor of Monroe, is now First Bn surgeon of the 329th infantry regiment of the 83rd infantry division which is popularly known as the j Thunderbolt division. It the firstI to reach the Rhine river and the first j to establish and hold a bridgehead east of the Elbe river,The following story appeared in theThunderbolt paper, published overseas: “Fiom February 10 until the end of the war in Europe. Capt. Jam«» D Kelly* Monroe. La. bat-talion surgf*lt;n of the First Bn, $2$th infantry, assitfted by four of his medico, operated a traveling hospital which handled 115 doughboys who otherwise would have been lost to their unit* for lengthy periods, !t usually consisted of a couple of room** in a house near the aid station with litters, or one occasion, feather mat*tresses substituting for iron hospital eoR Under the supervision of T 4 D illas Travis. Sturt* nf, Ky , two medics were in constant attendance from to ?400 giving medicine, fak* ing temperatures and keeping charts Kelly visited the hospital on an average four times daily,When the battalion moved—-and it often did—Travis staved behind with the patients until it was aseerta that a suitable new location vt available. The patients were then moved forward bv ambulance Only 12 of the 113 men confined for nil-ment* ranging from colds to *f1u* to infections had to be ticketed later for movement to evacuation“Pfc, Edward Ru/da of Co. D one of the miniature field hospital’s charter patients, expressed the motive behind Kellys successful experiment when he said: 4I d been through the battle of the depots once If it wasn t for Captain Kelly's idea, I would have had to be carried to sick call before I'd risk it again/ MCaptain Ke’ly sailed from tne States April 1, 1944 H;s division spent Mi continuous months m combat. Among the award- received bv Captam Kellya re the Bronte StarIHeart and five major battle stars. He was recently reported with his battalion at Hengersberg German* H? 'as recently made assistant regimental surgeonHis wife and small son,Douglas Jt , reside with Mrs, Kelly lt;parents, Mr and Mrs P N Edwards. DeSiard i oad. He is son of the tale Mr. and Mrs. B S Kelly of Monroe fI -s sisters in Monroe are Mrs. W. A Brothers, Mrs. J, R. Cotton and MiC, C, Komman,The funeral of Walter B Mangham 72, superintendent of the municipal Ibus lines in Monroe, who died Mid* I deniy Friday night, was held at the Mulhearn Funeral Home Sunday at j 3 p, in. Rev A M* Serex, pastor of the First Methodist Church, officiated. Intermen! was in the old City Ceme- :tery, jPallbearers were: W D. H Rodrt* guez, Rob Luckv* J. T Tokon, Walter Beal Kenneth Elliott and Bob Prib-Mr Mangham was a veteran of theSpanish* American war *nd *Uo served a* state commander of tne United S* aimii War Veterans, *e for over 30 years as engineer on the Y. and ML V. railway and after re* tiring from this post he accepted #he .super in tendency of the bus lines for the citv of Monroe. He had held this position from IS35 up to the tune ofhis death.He leavas his wife; one sort. Walter G. Mangham, three grandchildren; one sister, Mrs Jeasie- FI ewe I test, Mon* roe, and a number of nephews andn leces.A* *■*»C APT JAMEf. KKIJ.YWALTER B. MANGHAM RITES CONDUCTED
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Monroe News Star
Monroe, Louisiana, US
Mon, Aug 06, 1945
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