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Our Boys in the Armed Forces Highlight Riverdale Servicemen
Local families send news of sons and relatives in the armed forces. James L. Ellison and Charles H. Ellison study aviation radioman and gunnery courses in Memphis and Great Lakes respectively, while others like Ralph Vandenberg Edward Bitters and Harold Lucht report training, overseas assignments, and new addresses from England the South Pacific and Gulfport.
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James L. Ellison
Arm
Memphis
Andrew Reichel, Jr
Andrew Reichel
Riverdale
Navy
Great Lakes
Gulfport
Miss
New Orleans
Wyes
John J. Johnston
Frank Johnston
San Diego
Calif
New Zealand
Tarawa
John Johnston
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Naval Training Station
Harold E. Lucht
Edward P. Lucht