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Capt. Casbon Home j■3-Year j* - jiCapt. Leslie Casbcn. husband of'the former Charlotte Finn:y of Val- .paraiso. has received an honorable ,discharge effective Dec. 4;h fromthe Armv Air Force after more%than three years of service.Once more busy as a partner in j Casbon Bros. Electric Co. store on! East Lincolnway **Les” today re-CAPT. LESLIE GlSBOXtported that while in Greece last spring and summer he visited with a niece of Gus Pappas, former owner of the Royalee Cafe, and the wife and daughters of j Ben Barboul. who with his brother I Andy operates the Barboul Restaur i an: on Dual Lane 30. These two#businessmen were two of his first! callers upcn his return to Valpar- i aiso, asking to hear all about.their families in Athens.Capt. Casbon, whose parents, Mr ; and Mrs. Lawrence Casbon. reside; on Morgan boulevard, was sta- iitioned in Europe for almost avear as director of services and 1 ♦supply. He made many flights; between Greece and Italy, and ov- j er North Africa. His decorations!include the Victory Medal of World ■ War One. the Europe-Middle East j African Theater ribbon with one j battle star, and the sharpshooters i medal. jBefore going overseas Capt. j Casbon was stationed at Spokane j Army Air Field where he prepared i a large squadron for foreign duty : He served about nine months as:a reserve officer in World War;One and was called into activeduty in War Two in July. 1942.
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Valparaiso Vidette Messenger
Valparaiso, Indiana, US
Fri, Oct 05, 1945
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