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AS Evan Harris is spending a leave in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Don Harris, after completing his schooling at the Uni versiy of Dubuque. He has to re port to Marquette University at Mil waukee the 31st where he will re ceive more schooling. A close-up picture of Ward Olson So.M. 3C appeared in the San Fran cisco paper in the Third Fleet par ade. There was a personnel of 1000 in the parade and Ward was one of the 48 to be picked out of the 8rd Fleet to be in the parade. Sand wiches and fruit juice were served to the boys. Cpl. Marion Hartman, former Chadwick resident who has been ov erseas more than 26 months, arrived here for a visit last week after re turning from Europe. He has been in service 38 months, going to Europe on the Queen Elizabeth with the 745th tank battalion. He served with the anti-aircraft guards on the trip over. In France, he was transferred to the infantry in the first division, later rejoining the 745th in Bonn, Germany. He was in the battle of the Ardennes bulge in December, 1944. Before leaving for the United States he has been on guard duty at Rothen berg, said to be the oldest town in Germany. He returned home on the S. S. Marine Panther. Cpl. Hartman wears the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, good conduct ribbon, combat infantry badge, and the E-A-ME theatre ribbon with five battle stars, an arrowhead for the Normandy invasion, and presidential unit citation. Mrs. LaVonne Aude has received word that her husband, Pfe. Edward Aude, has been promoted to T-5.
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Thomson Review
Thomson, Illinois, US
Thu, Oct 25, 1945
Page 8
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Elizabeth M.
