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fefflk Bits of News AboutLoyal, Patriotic Men Serving U. S.A-....rived home for a visit with hisWord has been received here that Stevie Louie Yancy 22, son of S. A. Yancy of Collt; mai Route One, has been assigned to duty with the air arm ot the United States Navy at the U. S. Naval Air Station at Jdhmede, California.Young Yancy it » teaman, second class, and completed a course os an aviation machinist mate on Dec. 26. fie began active service with the Navy on June 3, 1941, and prior to that time was a marine diesel engineer with the Terry Dalehitc ; Towing Company of Gaivlt; ston.Mr. Yancy graduated from Coleman High School in May 1937 and from the Sweeney Engineering School in May 1939. He earned letters in football and track.v: ''ri ■'* WEugene Smith, formerly of the U. S. S. Shaw, is reported to be safe at Pearl Harbor. .fwr mam.■Pvt. Samuel Milton Elliott is head cook at Third Army Headquarters, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.• ' • K 9 ECSWord has been received here of the arrival of Curtis R, Nixon, son at!Mr, and Mrs, R R ! Nixon of Valera, on the West I Coast from Pearl Harbor.*• .Veime *'r *•» ' - • ■»wife. St-' 'YIWsYoung Nixon has been In the navy for six years and recently signed for a four-year “hitch , He is a first class petty officer.His mother will be accompanied to Valera within a fewweeks by his wife.ft • ■ • cMr. and Mr*. S. C. McMean* of Valera have received word from their eon. Freddie. 22, tailor who had been tiatioaed at Pearl Harbor, Freddie wired: “O.K. Happy. Don't worry. His ihip wu at Pearl Harbor for repalra at the time of the Japeneee attack. He hee been in the service for about 18 months and was Lut home in August.ft ft ftNews about Sgt. Eddie Brink of Camp Bowie will be found in the society section of today’s paper. * seeMr. and Mrs. T. H. Crosby of Echo received an dir mail card from their son, Sgt. Y. M. (Bill) Crosby, who is in the Marine* and stationed in Hawaii. HeI said he was well and doing fine.I The card was posted December17. mLt 3
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Coleman Democrat Voice
Coleman, Texas, US
Thu, Jan 01, 1942
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