Our Boys in the Armed Forces Honor Three Two Star Homes
A Dalton area tribute lists service members and family ties across Dolton and Riverdale. Pvt Albert Shapas and Pvt Theodore Shapas served in Army and Artillery, with duties at Camp Grant and Fort Sill. Navy V-12 student Roland Herrman, and his Seabee brother Donald Herrman, are in the Southwest Pacific and at Camp Park respectively. Other relatives include Pvt Harold Franzen at Camp Grant and Fort Bragg, Sergeant Edward Franzen, sailor Clifford Wilkens, and technicians Roy Wilkens and Allen Schaefer. Corporal Charles Garry, cryptographic trainee John Wernicke, and Lt Kenneth Van Der An share updates from Iraq to England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Riverdale
Albert Shapas
Andrew Shapas
Army
Camp Grant
Jefferson Barracks
Army Air Corps
Theodore Shapas
Francis Herrman
Dalton
Navy
Northwestern University
Evanston, Il
Donald Herrman
Seabees
Camp Peary
Camp Park
Calif
Southwest Pacific
Harold E. Franzen
Mathilde ,Franzen
Fort Bragg
N. C
Edward Franzen
Seymour
Ind
Service members receive promotions and transfers across U S forces
The report lists promotions to Fireman 1/c for Edward Klinkhammer and Thomas Garry, assignments at sea duty and U S Coast Guard stations, and Lt (jg) Harold Waterman commanding two crews. It notes engagements and fiancée announcements from New Zealand, plus numerous personnel transfers to military bases nationwide and overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Waterman
U. S
Sears Fur Show Offers $7590 in Extra Cash Awards
Readers are invited to participate in Sears 15th National Fur Show with 942 total awards including 918 daily prizes and a $1000 First Major Award. All entries are based on care in pelt handling and value does not affect eligibility. Ship furs to Sears Roebuck in Chicago as soon as ready for automatic entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellows
Sears
Sears-Roebuck
Sears- Roebuck
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Raw Fur Marketing Service
Chicago
Ensign Kinney Returns Home On Six Day Leave
Ensign John A. Kinney an anti submarine officer aboard a North Atlantic destroyer in convoy duty arrives in Riverdale for a six day leave from Boston. He comments on weather at sea noting gales season approaching and the crew enduring rough seas. The Kinneys host a Christmas celebration before his quick departure back to duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ensign Kinney
John A. Kinney
North Atlantic
Boston
John E. Kinney
Riverdale
Kinney
Local resident travels east after visit
The man left this morning to return to the east coast and said he enjoys reading the Pointer to keep in touch with friends in the community. He notes letters from friends are always welcome.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thomas F. Kinney
Kinney-Hood Printing CO. Publishers
E. 136Th St
Thos. M. Kinney
Postoffice
Clifford Wilkens
Alvin Wilkens
Great Lakes
Great Lakes Naval Training School
Roy H. Wilkens
Army Air Base
Fresno
Sey
Allen Schaefer
Palm Springs
Charles Garry
Camp McCain, Miss
Eer
John E. Wernicke
Camp Crowder, Mo
Kenneth Rex van der An
England
Berlin
Pvt
Paul Schmidt
North Africa
Farle Stutzhiem
Drew Field
Fla
Edward Klinkhammer
U. S. Naval Center
Davisville
R. I
New Zealand
Rona Fletcher
Auckland
Casmier Staszak
Til
Staszak
Thomas Garry
Lawrence J. McCaffrey
U.S. Coast Guard
Manhattan Beach
Brooklyn
N. Y
Donald Wilcoxen
Proving Ground
Dahlgren
Milton Younker
Hawai
Willard Mallioux
St. Joe
Earle Stutzreim
Lloyd Jenness
Emil Verhoeven
Alex Meyer
Shreveport
George Engleman
Pfe
Edward Erickson
San Antonio
Tex
F-1/e
Camp Thomas
San Diego
Kenneth Maxwell
Dario Brincivalli
Camp White
Ore
Milton C. Krueger
Donald Lorenzen
Buckley Field
Colo
Bennett Vareo
Camp Davis
N. Co
Albert R. Miller
Sgt
George Brothers
John Burch
Herschel Prill
Camp Crowder
Edward Born
Kingbridge
Mass
Pacific
Jake Steinhauer
O.K
Jake
Arthur Strassenburg
Manchester
Conn
Hartford
Pratt & Whitney
Colt Works
Ora Lee Wasson
Pasadena Junior College
Pasadena
Camp Callen
Coast Artillery
Air Corps
Oregon
Cpl
Robert Axtell
Little Rock
Ark
Axtell
New Orleans
Arthur W. Ketelsen
Turner Field
Albany, Ga
Ketelsen
Dolores Ripley
Arthur Schumann
Chicagoland
Camp McCoy, Wis
Daily News
Lucky Trappers
Alban P. Reich
Optometrist
Ill
Sven
Malloy Coal Co., Inc
Lincoln Ave
Interocean
Riverdale Inn
Indiana Avenue
Central Garage
Pohlers & Stahnee
Props
Washington Ave
Anthony Basile Plumbing
Chicago Street
August C. Reich
Indiana Avenues
Malloy Coal Co
Carl Dieck
Coal and
Park Avenue
The
J.F. Chandler Roofing Co
Chicago St
Acme Coal CO
Illinois
Commodore
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