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Blaine E. Johnson of, Moline, pri vate frst class, has been transferred from the military police force at Roswell N. M. to a combat engi neering unit at Camp Bowie. ‘Tex, Private Johnson recently” returned to Roswell after a furlough here. His new address is 36758071, Co. B, 1900 Engineers, C battalion, Camp Bowie. Private Johnson has been in the], ‘service a year and was previously employed by the George Evans car|, potato. ° ma ‘Warren Anderson of Moline, hos pital attendant second class, is now |stationed at San Diego, having been transferred from Corona, Cal., after receiving his indoctrination period. He will now take a 10-day course, which will qualify him as a radium Plaque adaptometer operator. His present’ address is: United States: ‘Naval Hospital, Unit 1, San Diego, Cal. = = Pueblo Army Air Base, Pueblo, Colo. — Corporal Edward F. Stee landt, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Stee landt, 1842 Fourth street, Moline, is completing his training on a Libr ator bomber at this army air base. He is the rable operator on his crew, and is expected to serve overseas soon. His wife, Hetty Jane Steelandt, lives at ‘Twenty-eighth avenue and Nineteenth street, Raymond! 1. Dahlberg, seaman, second class, home on’ a 15-day, leave from, completed his visiting his wif e 231% Park Sh ine, and his pan John Dahlberg ‘of senth street, Mo its, Mr. and Mrs Larston. ‘M. DeVére Larsbn, seaman first class, son of Mr.and Mrs. L. A. Larson, 1855, Twenty-third avenue, Moline, is home o} leave from San, Bruno, Cal.,where he is stationed , in a ship-cervice department of the way, 11 T ‘The seanpaea spend his leave with his parents, and his wife and two small sons who are coming from Peoria.He will return to his base next Welk. Seaman. Larson: was graduated from Moline high school, attended the University of Illinois and the Bradley Institute of technology. He ‘was employed out of town prior to entering the service in February. | | Payden Decorated, .., An Eighth Air Force Bomber ‘Stac tion, England—Second Lieut] Neal F. Paydeh of Moline, 24-year-old B V1 Flying, Fortress ‘navigator, has been decorated with an oak leaf ‘luster to the air medal for con tinued achievement in battle over nazi Europe. Formerly a student at the Uni versity of Illinois, Lieutenant Pay den, who has seen action with the Eighth walr. force over enemy tar gets, ranging from Berlin to the reach coast, is a son of Mrs. , Charles Seams, 1830 Fifteenth street, Moline. His Fortress group, which pounded military installations and robot-bomb sites on coastal regions in France. Holds a presidential cita tion for gallantry in action, on . Seventeenth avenue, Moline, received word that their son, Sec ond Lieut. Gale C. Becker, has been promoted to first leutenant at Mid land, Tex. * Lieutenant Becker enlisted in the service in November, 1941, spent ten months in Africa ,and returned to this county on Dec. 9, 1943. He has been stationed in the states since that time. ‘A brother, Claire A. Becker, was promoted to second lieutenant last week at Moorefield, Mission, Tex. me Beckers Frometda, and J ©. Becker, Pu Fsne Smith » Major. Neal §. Smith, who is stationed in England, has been promoted to major, cling to word received in Moline by his father, N. S. ‘Smith. ‘Major Smith is a member of the army air corps. ‘The new address of Air Cadet William Salmonsons 36477532, Flight 8-A, Class 44-K, G.A.A.F. Greenville,” Miss ie Osheroft in Florida. Private Charles Osheroff is sta toned at Camp Blanding, Fla. His address is: 36902515, Co. A., 229th Bn., 70th, Regt., Camp Blanding, Fla. He was advertising manager of the New York store before entering the service. Commissioned a Navigator, Lawrence H. Brummer, who fou nddop,. Route 2, Moline, toned a second leuten ant and was presented the, wings of an aerial navigator at graduation exercises held this week at Selman field, Monroe, La. Lieutenant Brummer received raining at Litttle on Ark, took‘ detachment train ing’ at ‘Stillwater, ‘Okla, and was re classified at San ‘Antonio, Tex, fore being sent to Monroe. [He is now spending a 9-day furlough in Mo satur. nruancen MBE PHOT to, re cal,ved, ‘The Meutenant, a son of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Brummer of New Holland, MI, attended schools in New Hol land and the Walton school of com merce in Chicago. ‘Lieutenant Brummer was em ployed by International Harvester, East Moline, prior to entering the service on Jan. 28, 1943, a ‘The correct address of Private Clifton Hall is as follows: 36986909, ‘Training Bn,, 95th Regt amp Hood, in Great Lakes— Charles Weetz, husband of Mrs. Elsie S. Weetz, 741 ‘Twenty-fifth street, Moline, ‘was granted the petty officer rating gunner’s mate third class at recent graduation exercises of the service school here. ~ Air Cadet John L. Lindblads* now stationed in San Antonio, Tex. His address is: 16072398, Sqd. 35, Group D, Class 45-C, S.A.A.C.C, San Antonio, Tex. . 1 Cy John E. Cunningham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cunningham, 1513, Fifteenth street, Moline, 1s t member of a paratroop ringer division, and is stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia. His address is: No. 1, Firs P. T. R., Class 135, Fort Benning, Private LeRoy Combs has a new address, which is as follows: 36086564, Co. D, List Inf. Training Bn. 3rd Platoon, Camp Wolters, Tex. : . m Jack ¢, Miller of Moline, private first class, has arrived in England, according to word received recent ly by his wife, who resides in Rock Island. His address is: ASN 36477751, APO 15367,Care Postmaster, New York, N. Y. to Master Sergeant P. B. Selby, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. BE. Selby, ‘1102 ‘Twenty-fifth street, Moline, ‘has a new address. It is: 96935716, APO 1750, care Postmaster, New York, N. Y.. His complete address may be ob tained from his parents. Having completed boat training at Great Lakes, Robert F. Quigg, seaman second class, is spending a Seday leave with ‘his wife and daughter, Susan, of 17 ‘Berkshire drive, Rock Island, Seaman Quigg, a son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Quigg of Davenport, jill return ‘to his base for reassignment, . Prior to his enlistment June 12, he was employed as manager of the LeClaire pharmacy in Moline. His daughter recently won the sills pote contest at Great Lakes Harry S. Robeson, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Robeson of Moline, has been promoted to seaman first class, according to word received by his parents. Seamian Robeson is stationed in the Hawaiian islands. He entered the navy, in April of this year and received his boot training’ at Great Lakes, a Dorothy Martens, daughter of ME, and Mrs. H. H. Martens, 1528 Elev enth avenue, Moline, will leave to day for Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, to begin basic training in ‘the “Air- WAC. Miss Martens was sworn into the WAG of July 17. Presented Air Medal, Sergeant Robert VanDoornevelt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Van Doornevelt, 316 Shirebath avenue, Moline, has received the air medal for having completed five missions over Germany. The sergeant, who is stationed In Italy, is a member of the air corps flying engineers. He entered ——eeee
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Moline Daily Dispatch
Moline, Illinois, US
Thu, Aug 10, 1944
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