Our Boys in the Armed Forces Notice
Letters and news from local servicemen and their families describe training, transfers, travels, and homecomings. Parents and townspeople receive updates from Great Lakes, Camp Wolters, Guadalcanal, New Guinea, and various U.S. bases as brothers and friends report changes of address, medical discharges, and gratitude for the Pointer newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Patriotic Council
Dalton and
Riverdale
Minnie Pohlers
Jefferson Street
Dolton
Col
Pointer
Southwest Pacific War Area
New Guinea
Pvt
Bernard L. Middleborn
Bernard
General Hospital
Army Air Forces
William N. Lambert
Moody Field
Raymond i Neander
San Antonio
Texas
Eagle ‘Pass
Kelly Field
Michigan State
Propper Brothers Lead Record Bomber Flight Over U S
Second Lieutenant Henry Propper piloted a B-24 bomber to England last Friday and was set for combat Monday. His brother Captain William S Propper, at MacDill Field Florida, recently led the largest group of bombers and fighters ever in a single U S flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Propper
England
William S. Propper
MacDill Field
Tampa
Fla
States
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the Pointer
Thomas F. Kinney
Kinney-Hood Printing CO
138Th Street
136Th St
Thos. M. Kinney
Postoffice
Dalton
Ill
Jacob Zoller, Jr
Jacob Zoller of
Navy
Great Lakes, Ti
Eey
Robert Sellin
Edward Sellin
Camp Wolters
Gerald Isaacson
Albert L. Isaacson
Ivanhoe
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Michaeo E
Robert W. Gallegos
Hawaii
Tam
Kauai
Waimer
Grand Canyon
Alfred W. Kort
Guadalcanal
Erwin Palz
Fort Worth
Arthur M. Krueger
Naval
San Francisco
San Diego
Calif
Donald Wernicke
Indiana State Teachers College
Terre Haute
Ind
Pfc
Emil Capriotti
Capriotti
Harlingen
Guarred T
O Cpl
Helmer Kroon
Camp Bowie
Cpl
Kroon
93Rd Cavalry
War Department
Victor Panozzo
Victor
Martin Allen
Mo.m.m
Albert R. Miller
E.M
Albert
Alaska
George Stump
Fort Custer
Battle Creek
Mid
Sey
William Bostik
Mr. Bostik
Florida
Lincoln Fields
Nebr
M.S.C
J.g
John A. Kinney
Pfe
Joseph T. Schaefer
Tennessee Maneuvers
Fort Jackson
S. C
G.I. Joe
John N. Braun
James
John
Army
South Pacific
Thomas
California
Army Air Corps
George Budwash
Springfield
Mather Field
Roy E. Meurisse
Majors Field
Greenville
University of Toledo
Toledo
Ohio
Central Garage
Pohlers & Stahnke, Props
Washington Ave
Anthony Basile
Chicago Street
August C. Reich Agency
Interocean
Indiana Avenue
Paw
A. J. Smith Federal Savings and Loan Association
Pullman
S. Halsted St
Chicago
Cello N Products
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Acme Coal Company
Clark St
Illinois
Riverdale Park
Lc.r.r
Riverdale Inn
Fred Keys
Carl Dieck
Park Avenue
Acme Coal CO
Riverdale, Illinois
Commodore
Acme
Malloy Coal Co
Lincoln Ave
J.f.chandler
Roofing Co
Chicago St
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