Franklin County Men in Service Report 1945 Memories
Letters describe wartime duty in 1945 with Hawaii stops, attacks on Manila Luzon Formosa and Wake Island. Veterans share air group actions, ship landings, and combat readiness while awaiting homeward plans and subscription notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Manila
Luzon
Phillipines
Formosa
Japan
Jerald Greaves
Wetok
Ponape
Carolinas
Wake Island
Wake
Eniwetok
Saipan
81st Reconnaissance Squadron preps for Italian Po Valley drive
Cpl. Spencer C. Crookston of Dayton, radio operator in the 81st Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, serves with Fifth Army as the unit probes German defenses in the Italian campaign. The squadron, with a history from Great Britain to North Africa, aided the Anzio beachhead and Rome assault, captured prisoners, and covered advancing armored units from Cassino to Arno crossings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Army
Italy
Cpl
Spencer C. Crookston
Dayton
81St
Po Valley
Great Britain
Algeria
Tunisia
Cassino
1St Armored Division
Rapido River
Mt. Trocchio
Mt. Porchia
1St Special Service Force
Anzio
Rome
Viterbo
Maddox and Third Fleet in Pacific Operations
A letter from MOMM 3/c Dwane Newbold describes the Maddox craft’s wartime service from November to December across Luzon strikes. The ship weathered a December typhoon with minor damage and no serious injuries, spending Christmas at an unnamed rear base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sey
Third Fleet
Luzon
Manila
Maddox
Pacific
Darryl Workman
Dwane Newbold
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Franklin County
Citizen
Ward Island
Texas
Corpus
William B. Kerr
Seattle
Farragut
Bremerton
Washington
Puget Sound Navy Yards
Pier 91
Bangar Island
Thomas Robinson
Robinson
Marshalls
Kwajalin
Eni
Zella McCombs
Archie E. McCombs
Preston
Naval Training School C
Yeoman-W
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Seventh Army
France
Robert Orme
St. Anthony
Idaho
Orme
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Henry Dworshak
Camp Roberts
California
la Belle
Glen Bros. Music
Ogden, Utah
Grosseto
Volterra
Pontedera
Arno
Lucca
Montecatini
Norfolk
Honolulu
Island
Pearl Harbor
Hal
Camp Cooke
Calif
David E. Davis
Harry C. Brumbaugh
Service Command
Pfc. Davis
Brumbaugh
Mediterranean
D. L. Turpin
Col. Brumbaugh
Delfina R. Peralez
San Luis Obispo
George R. Peralex
Dorothy Sundstad
Santa Barbara
Herman J. Sunstad
India-Burma
PAK of Ideas
Noges, Ae Eo
Salt Lake
Ogden
Wasa
SMTA
Orla
Romo
Grace Idaho
RHO
DOWNE
Aero Club
RTE Rete
Ntion
Ero
Torre A
Meairet Gerphane
Preston Bike and Sport Shop
Tra
Conocot
Conoco
Continental Oil Company
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