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News from Many Places About Men and Women in Service of Country Houston Promoted. James Eugene Houston has been promoted to staff sergeant at his station in France, according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Houston, 354 Fifteenth avenue, Moline. Sergeant Houston has been in the service since May, 1943, and has been stationed over seas the last two months. Staff Sergeant Bob Gas tdf son of Moline 4s spending a 7-day furlough In the home of his parents,Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Gustafson, 809 Twenty seventh street. He Was accompa ned from Aberdeen, Md., by his wife, Sergeant Gustafson is with the ordnance branch of the army. = Corporal Edward T. Steelandt,, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Steelandt, 1842 Fourth street, Moline, has ar rived somewhere in Italy, according to word received by his parents. His wife and baby reside with his par ents. Corporal Steelandt is a radio operator and gunner on a B-24. Private Daniel Dahlen, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Dahlen of 2348 Twenty-seventh street, Molfie,has arrived in France, according to word received by his parents yesterday. Private Dahlen is in the infantry, having received his training at Fort Benning, Ga., and Camp McCain, Miss. He was graduated from Mc Uney high school and was attending the University of Chicago at the time of entering the service last September. Enters Augustana, Everet Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Anderson of Moline, who received an honorable medical dis charge from the navy last January, had enrolled at Augustana college under the vocational rehabilitation training program sponsored by the veterans’ administration. Anderson, who was a machinist ‘mate first 85, served nine months in the navy during which time he was sta tioned at Great Lakes. Richard H. Johnson of Moline, private first class, has arrived in France, according to word received by his wife, the former Violet An derson, Who resides at 2602 Fif teenth’ ‘avenue, Moline. Private Johnson is with the infantry. “His address is: ASN 36436123, APO 104, Gare Postmaster, New York, N. Y. Recently spending a delay en route here was Ensign Howard E. Schersten, 22, son of Dr. and Mrs A. F. Schersten, 1000 Thirty-eighth street, Rock Island. He had complet ed a radar course at Hollywood, Fla., and was assigned to a ship at Seattle, Wash. Ensign Echersten, who received a degree from Augustane college th e year, began training in the navy V-12 course at Illinois Normal uni versity in July, 1943. He was com missioned June 27 at Plattsburg, N.Y. En route from Camp Hood, Tex to Fort George G. Meade, Md, Pri vate Chester Cook is spending a 14- day furlough with his wife and three sons at 1508 fifth avenue, Rock Island. The infanitryman, 8 son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Cook, 1425% Fifteenth street, Moline, was en gaged as a truck driver prior to his New address of cut. Kenneth Le ekdahl of Moling Is: A.P.5. Box 1932, March Field, Cal. Lieutenant Ekdahl, who is in son of John Ekdahl, 1046 Twenty-fifth avenue court, is an instructor with the army air forces. ‘
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Moline Daily Dispatch
Moline, Illinois, US
Sat, Sep 23, 1944
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