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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1944
Page
7
Local readers learn of several service members and relatives stationed overseas and in the U S during World War II. Civilians Jennie Eligas reports her husband Pvt J G Eligass in England while Arthur Buds Weard earns electrician mate second class in the South Pacific. Louis J Colelia gains sergeant status in India. others receive leaves, furloughs, or transfers at Camp Reynolds Coronado Harvard and Camp Butner.
Limit information Column Limit information Column ign with his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Davies of 924 Hazel street He is attached to the infantry corps Second Lieut Hustus F Stevens son of Mr and Mrs H M Stevens 504 County Line street has arrived in the South Pacific and has become a member of the 13th AAFP according to a notice from the 13th AAF headquarters Stevens is a bombardier aboard a B-24 Liberator bomber Mr and Mrs Charles Retzer of 426 East Washington street have received word from their son James H Retzer U S N that he has graduated from torpedo school at Norfolk Va and has been assigned to a new ship He was five months in Atlantic service He has been in the service 18 months Mr and Mrs Louis Parrott of R D 7 have received word that their son Frank J Parrott has been promoted to sergeant He is a radio operator in England Pharmacist Mate 1¢ John Ivor Thomas is spending 20 days furlough visiting with his father Justice of the Peace Benjamin J Thomas of Pennsylvania avenue extension R
Overseas service details include Guadalcanal and New Guinea with D. 1. Clare D Gourley Jr to Bainbridge for aviation cadet instructor duty. Gainesville alumnus moved to an army air field in April. Other notices report promotions, transfers to Brooklyn navy yard, England assignments, and paring of personal souvenirs from the Southwest Pacific. A bombardier navigator graduate earns wings at Midland Texas.
Mrs. Grace Pritchette received four telegrams from the Secretary of War announcing the death of her nephew Pvt. Edward J. Doherty on Emirau Island. A confirming letter arrived soon after with no further details. Nearby, Mrs. Geo Jackson visited relatives in Pittsburgh and others stopped in New Castle and Pittsburg for visits.
In Harrisburg the visit to A. E. Goodmans and the confinement of W. H. McCullough at Jameson Memorial Hospital are noted. Meanwhile Mrs. Andy Scala remains quite ill in New Castle Hospital, with reports of her ongoing condition.
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