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Our Boys in the Armed Forces
War notices detail Pvt Edward H Bitters return from the Southwest Pacific and a 80 day furlough from Chickasha Oklahoma His sister in the WAVEs at Fort Lauderdale Florida plans a visit after which he will return for medical care. Lt Edward Born visiting with family while on leave from Cambridge Massachusetts and brother Pvt Fred H Born ill with influenza. Other locals include Theodore J Shapas at Fort Benningga Officer Candidate School Bill Haney hospitalized at Fort Bliss Texas and Henry Barfield Jr wounded in Italy with updates from Cpl Dave DeVault. Albert R Miller Jr Sea Bees now on Saipan Harold W Wagner earns pilot wings and commissions at Stuttgart Arkansas with wife Victoria Cardin present.
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Edward H. Bitters
Southwest Pacific
San Francisco
Calif
Borden General Hospital
Chickasha
Oklo
Margaret Wittenburg
Chicago
Edward
Elenore
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Okla
New Guinea
Leyte
Philippine Islands
Edward Born
Born
Cambridge
Mass
Pvt
Fred H. Born
Bacaraton
Henry Barfield, Sr
Riverdale
Pfc
Henry, Jr
Italy
Cpl
Dave DeVault
Blue Island
Ill
Barfields
Henry
Pfe. Barfield
Gloria Morrin
Detroit
Mich