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1*V I bat over Germany and ’ Germantime to celebrate a not too tranquil Fourth. Then came the dustyoccupied territory. He^ also wearsne-1 two battle stars for participationor muddy days of working andhopping thru France: Trevieres,in bombing missions in the battlen’s of the Rhine and the battle forof Central Germany. He has beenMortain, Manou? Hirson; operat-as the occasion demanded,mg,of in the service since March 19,collecting points, the Red Ball,salvage yards and enemy equip.»n- 1943.ment areas. The move into Bel-ns.I;heS/Sgt. Raymond Coose, who was I Kium came in October and for)UM with the 20th Army in Germany,the next five months we dodgedbuzz bombs air raids? and Bulgeat Liege. In March, just whenFrance, Austria, Italy and Bel-lrsgium, is spending a 33-day fur-lough with his parents, Mr. and Ithings were looking rosy in Liege,ys Mrs. Jack Coose, and family, of we went southwest to Huy to clean** Silex.up a collecting point. This finndished, we headed for Germany,lesfirst for six weeks in NeuwiedPvt. Raymond T. Peasel, son ofheand then here. That about coversMr. and Mrs. Frank Peasel, of;irthe story roughly. Of course, noTroy, has been transferred fromdsone knows how long we will bethe postal service to other specialnewith the 610th^ but surely everything points to a friendly sojourn,duty at Camp Livingston^ La.1a-toand, in view of that fact, now thatT/Sgt. Glennon Lenk, who has»P«*we are at least somewhat acspent the past nine months in then-quainted, here’s a Hello from allof us to all of you.”European Theater of Operationsis spending hi3 30-day furloughirwith his parents, Mr. and Mrs.*e.Dinner Honors SoldierJoe Lenk and son, Tony, of Silex.edA family reunion and basketT/Sgt. Lenk wears two battle starsN,! dinner was held at the home ofand the Purple Heart with OakedMr. and Mrs. Sherman Howell ofLeaf Cluster for wounds receivedt.Gilmore, Sunday^ August 12th, inin action in France and Germany.nehonor of their son, Pfc. Ralph G.“Buck” Howell, who recently re-Pvt. Billie D. Stier, son of Mrs.ieturned from overseas.Jaunita Stier of Davis, arrived ’ 1ofThose present other than Mr.h. home last Thursday to spend a and Howell an*d ..Buckwere:30-day furlough with home folks,Mr. and Mrs. James Howell andafter 14 months overseas.Heson, J. B., of Silex; Mr. and Mrs.rs enlisted in the Army January 15,Porter Conley, Mr. and Mrs. Walie 1941, and as a member of the 83rdter Schneider and daughter ofst I Division, Battery 9, 908 Field Ar-Troy; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Howell»r 1 tillery Battalion, he saw action inand children of Craft, Kan.; Mr.Germany where he was wounded.! , „ ,_ land Mrs. Barley Borgmann andr,He wears the tETO Ribbon with 5nchildren of Overland; Mr. andtars, Good Conduct Ribbon andisMrs. Wesley Howell of St. Charles;l I Pearl Harbor Ribbon.At theMr. and Mrs. Charles Smith, Mrs.expiration of his furlough, he willFrances Cannon and daughter,return to Borden’s General Hos_Laura, and Miss Jean Howell of 1inpita!, Chickasha, Okla., for treat-St. Louis • Mr. and Mrs. Calvinir ment of a hearing deficiency.Bird, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Yawberryhand son^ Jackie Milton,Mrs. Fred Schramm andr. and 1. mMrs. Wm. C. Martin, of Troyhrs.y has received the Purple HeartMalvinda Miles of Robertson; M[1 Medal, which was awarded her sonFrancis H. Davis of Moulton, la.; ce Marine Pfc. W. M. Martin, forMr. and Mrs. Claude Taylor, Mr.cj wounds received on Iwo Jima.and Mrs. H. P. Woodson and!bdaughter, Paula of Gilmore andSgt. Stanley R. (Bob) Martinek,Joyce, Anna Lois and Herbert *son of Mr. and Mrs. William Mar-t\Howell of the home.tinek, of Hawk Pointy who is in the American occupation area inPfc. Howell is a member of the 104th Infj|n£ry Division, better' *ts I Germany, sends his parents theknown as the “Timber Wolves” ni following clipping concerning hisaday1 unit, the 518 Ord. (H. M.) F. A.,bat the home of his parents after a. as it moved into a new area: “Byyears service in France^ Belgium,3 Way of Introduction—Perhaps,Holland and Germany.c during the past week? some of youAn older brother, Pfc. Robert E.- have noticed the gypsy-like cara-oHowell, an infantryman is still ini van of vehicles moving into thebGermany'.610th area bearing the bumper\Family Gatheringstenciling: 518 Ord. (H. M.) F. A.,TMembers of the Campbell fam-f and in view of the fact that we4ily enjoyed a family reunion atalready know a bit about you thruPthe public picnic area in CuivreEngland1River Recreational Area, near1 thru the “Sno Job” there is someftTroy, Sunday, August 19. Thoseground for reciprocation.Thefrom out-of-town who attendedf 518th was activated at CampFlora, Miss., (M.O.P.) Oct. 1942. the diner included: Mr. and Mrs.nFred Niehaus Mr. and Mrs. Howard Glenn and daughter, MissAfter basic, we moved to FortsiJackson, S. C.^ and from there tothe Tennessee Maneuvers in JuneCarolyn and Mrs. Edith Glenn, ofO’Fallon, 111.; Mr. and Mrs. 'Bobli1943. About this time Uncle Samnfelt we were overseas material, Faith, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Campbellwslt;and so to the Camp Forest staging and daughter and son, Miss 'Dorisand Robert, Miss Christine Campirea in September. Finally:he inevitable inspections, exam, bell and Miss Alice Campbell, ofnations, delays and waiting w^ I St. Louis. Mrs. Edith Glenn andTCarolynfiled on a train and took off granddaughter,Misst\Glenn remained -for a longer visit the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. R.a N. Yf P. O. E» ,Hei^: the .proMcess we all knew, .so* wall ym rerwTroypaat^d again—and ag^a—’tillAfinally there was a boat readyAppointed Justice of Peaceclt;with a few squkre feet of deckMiss Elza Harris has been ap- aiand cabin space for us. This bringspointed by the County Court asus to November 1943, when weJustice of Peace of Bedford town-landed in England and were quick-ship to fill the vacancy caused by Cly shuttled to North Ireland. Herethe resignation of A. T. Norton Ifour work began, and for a halfwho resigned some weeks ago, ef- ylt;year we operated with Depot 601.7lt;fective as of August 11.In May, 1944, it was back to Eng-olappointedland for usf and for the next eightthe position August 14.weeks we sweated out the inva-sion near Exeter. We landed at Mr. and Mrs. Latham Henkey scOmaha iBeach, Normandy, during and family spent Tuesday in St. thMthe first few days, in plenty of j Louis.
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