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bat over Germany and German I time to celebrate a not too tran-occupied territory. Hdalso wears quil Fourth. Then came the dust}two battle stars for participation or muddy days of working andin bombing missions in the battle hopping thru France: Trevieresof the Rhine and the battle for Mortain, Manou^ Hirson; operatCentral Germany. He has been ing, as the occasion demandedin the service since March 19, collecting points, the Red Ball,salvage yards and enemy equip.'V .ment areas. The move into Bel-1943.iS/Sgt. Raymond Coose, who was I Kium came in October and forthe next five months we dodgedwith the 20th Army in Germany,buzz bombs air raids^ and Bulgeat Liege. In March, just whenFrance, Austria, Italy and Belgium, is spending a 33-day furlough with his parents, Mr. andMrs. Jack Coose, and family, ofSilex.things were looking rosy in Liege,we went southwest to Huy to cleanup a collecting point. This finished, we headed for Germany,first for six weeks in NeuwiedPvt. Raymond T. Peasel, son ofand then here. That about coversthe story roughly. Of course, noone knows how long we will beMr. and Mrs. Frank Peasel, of!Troy, has been transferred fromthe postal service to other specialwith the 610th^ but surely everything points to a friendly sojourn,duty at Camp Livingston^ La.and, in view of that fact, now thatT/Sgt. Glennon Lenk, who haswe are at leastsomewhat acspent the past nine months in thequainted, here’s a Hello from allEuropean Theater of Operations,of us to all of you.”is spending his 30-day furloughwith his parents, Mr. and Mrs.Dinner Honors SoldierJoe Lenk and son, Tony, of Silex.A family reunion and basketT/Sgt. Lenk wears two battle stars! dinner was held at the home ofand the Purple Heart with OakMr. and Mrs, Sherman Howell ofLeaf Cluster for wounds receivedGilmore, Sunday? August 12th, inin action in France and Germany.honor of their son, Pfc. Ralph G.‘ Buck” Howell, who recently re-Pvt. Billie D. Stier, son of Mrs.turned from overseas.Jaunita Stier of Davis, arrivedi ™ . ,, ..f Those present other than Mr.home last Thursday to spend aand-Mrs. Howell and “Buck” were:30-day furlough with home folks,Mr. and Mrs. James Howell andafter 14 months overseas.Heson, J. B., of Silex; Mr. and Mrs.enlisted in the Army January 15,Porter Conley, Mr. and Mrs. Wal1941, and as a member of the 83rdter Schneider and daughter^ of Troy; Mr. and Mrs. Robert HowellDivision, Battery 9, 908 Field Artillery Battalion, he saw action inand children of Craft, Kan.; Mr.Germany where he was wounded, j_ . i „ _ ,*9 land Mrs. Barley Borgmann andHe wears the tETO Ribbon with 5children of Overland; Mr. and! tar s', Good Conduct Ribbon andMrs. Wesley Howell of St. Charles;^earl Harbor Ribbon.At theMr. and Mrs. Charles Smith, Mrs.xpiration of his furlough, he willFrances Cannon and daughter,•eturn to Borden’s General Hos_Laura, and Miss Jean Howell ofital, Chickasha, Okla., foT treat-St. Louis j Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Bird, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Yawberrynent of a hearing deficiency.and son Jackie Milton, Mr. andMrs. Wm. C. Martin, of Troy I’ , 0 , ,’ Mrs. Fred Schramm and Mrs.las received the Purple HeartMalvinda Miles of Robertson;dedal, which was awrarded her sonFrancis H. Davis of Moulton, la.;darine Pfc. W. M. Martin, forMr. and Mrs. Claude Taylor, Mr.rounds received on Iwo Jima.and Mrs. H. P. Woodson and!daughter, Paula of Gilmore andSgt. Stanley R. (Bob) Martinek. j Anna Lojs and Herberton of Mr. and Mrs. William Mar-Howell of the home.inek, of Hawk Pointy who is in he American occupation area inPfc. Howell is a member of the104th Infj|n£ry Division, betterlermany, sends his parents theknown as the ‘‘Timber Wolves”ollowing clipping concerning hisand is enjoying a 30-day furloughnit, the 518 Ord. (H. M.) F. A.,at the home of his parents after as it moved into a new area: ‘‘Byyears service in France Belgium,^ay of Introduction—Perhaps,Holland and Germany.uring the past week} some of youAn older brother, Pfc. Robert E.ave noticed the gypsy-like cara-Howell, an infantryman is still inan of vehicles moving into theGermany.10th area bearing the bumperFamily Gatheringtenciling: 518 Ord. (H. M.) F. A.,tMembers of the Campbell fam_nd in view of the fact that welready know a bit about you thruily enjoyed a family reunion at}the public picnic area in Cuivreormer contacts in England andRiver Recreational Area, neariru the “Sno Job” there is some]Troy, Sunday, August 19. Thoseround for reciprocation.1Thefrom out-of-town who attended18th was activated at Campthe diner included: Mr. and Mrs.lora, Miss., (M.O.P.) Oct. 1942. fter basic, we moved to FortiB red Niehaus^ Mr. and Mrs. Howard Glenn and daughter, Missackson, S. C.f and from there toCarolyn and Mrs. Edith Glenn, ofTennessee1M3. About this time Uncle Sam O’Fallon, 111.; Mr. and Mrs. BobI•It we were overseas material, Faith, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Campbellid so to the Camp Forest staging and daughter and son, Miss ©oris•ea in September. Finally, after an(* Robert, Miss Christine Cample inevitable inspections, exam, bell and Miss Alice Campbell, ofSt. Louis. Mrs. Edith Glenn andlations, delays and waiting^ we led on a train and took off fo1granddaughter,.: Mias CarolyntGlepn^ remained for a longer visit the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. R.N. Yr P. O. E» Hei#.the pi?o-Jpp- wo all know. so-well \y#s re*(rhvTroyiat^d again-—au4 agaia—’till!Jnally there was a boat readyAppointed Justice of Peacecith a few squkre feet of deckMiss Elza Harris has been ap- aid cabin space for us. This bringspointed by the County Court as \i to November 1943, when weJustice of Peace of Bedford town-nded in England and were quick-ship to fill the vacancy caused by Cshuttled to North Ireland. Herethe resignation of A. T. Norton 1»r work began, and for a halfwho resigned some weeks ago, ef- yar we operated with Depot 601.7fective as of August 11.i May, 1944, it was back to Eng-Miss. Harris was appointed to ond for us? and for the next eightthe position August 14.eeks we sweated out the inva-on near Exeter. We landed at Mr. and Mrs. Latham Henkey smaha ©each, Normandy, during and family spent Tuesday in St. tIe first few days, in plenty ot j Louis.
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