Pvt Williams graduates from Army Air Forces gunnery school
Panama City Fla Pvt Arnold J Williams son of Mrs W Williams 14726 Chicago St Dalton Ill graduates from the Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School at Tyndall Field He receives silver wings signifying readiness to join a combat crew He trained on .30 and .50 caliber guns and learned to blast enemy planes in simulated aerial battles Also noted are letters from servicemen in England Peleliu and Washington and a homecoming furlough for Earle Stutzriem
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Panama City
Fla
Arnold J. Williams
W. Williams
Chicago St
Dalton
Ill
Army Air Forces
Tyndall Field
Army Air Forces Training Command
Williams
America
Wins Pilot's Wings From Philippine Landing Update
Pvt Henry Bessinger Jr writes from the Philippines that he is among the first American troops to land there since 1941. He describes jungle scouting and salvaging souvenirs from a downed Japanese plane. Other notes report furloughs and transfers across U.S. bases and overseas posts.
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Henry Bessinger, Jr
Philippines
Riverdale
Dalton
Red Cross Plans Classes in Five Service Corps
Chicago Chapter Red Cross starts the new year planning classes in five volunteer service corps. Classes will open in January if enough women enroll, with daytime workers urgently needed. Corps include Nurse's Aide, Home Service, Staff Assistant, Gray Lady, and Volunteer Canteen. Enroll at 529 So Wabash Ave or call Wabash 7850. Albert F. Heine returned Saturday from a business trip to New York City.
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Red Cross
Service Corps
Chicago
Home Service Corps
Navy
Gray Lady Corps
Army
Wabash Ave
Wabash
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Set
Erwin Buchler
England
Emmett Squires
Emmett
Pelelieu
Vvof
J.g
W. J. McKinney
USNR
Washington
Earle Stutzriem
Drew Field
Army Air Corps
U. S. Naval Air Station
Jacksonville
Glenn Marlin Asserson
Glen Lane
U. S. Navy
Great Lakes
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Asserson
Eevee
Camp Mackall
N. C
Robert A. Markus
Parachute Infantry
North Carolina
Hannes Ver
Ernest Strassenburg
Gardiner’s General Hospital
John J. Scaglione
Camp Campbell
John Dedzes
U.S.M.C
Camp Lejeune
Charles Damaskus
Towa City
Ernest H. Dieck
Allan Golding
Navy Yards
Mare Island
Calif
Edison A. Packard
Keesler Field
Miss
Elmer T. Schultz
So.m.-2
Boston
Mass
Ray Lembeke
Army Air Field
Great Bend
Kansas
Franklin C. Diekman
Overseas Service
Siegel E
Camp Cooke
Paul E. Burch
Avon Park
Alexander Meyer
Camp Butner
Duane L. Frahm
Albert F. Heine
Riverside Drive
New York City
Lincoln Ave
Dolton
Don Qram
Gilbey's Gin
Petri Wines
Three Feathers
Schenley Reserve
Gilbeys Gin
London
Seagram
Bond
OLD Crow
Roma
Muscatel
Chapin & Gore Whiskey
Calvert “Reserves
Calvert
Gengtar
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