Our Boys in the Armed Forces
Local servicemen report on furloughs transfers and assignments from Camp Gordon Johnston Florida to San Diego California and England. Letters describe training naval radio work in Great Lakes and Wisconsin, and updates from Dalton Riverdale Dolton and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman R. Peck, Jr
Camp Gordon Johnston
Fla
Dolton
William A. Albrecht
Edward H. Albrecht of
Marines
Marine Base
San Diego
Calif
Allan Golding
Navy
Great Lakes
Ninth Naval District
William Robert Bennett
Uhl Carter Bennett
Riverdale
U. S. Naval Training Center
Sys
Frozen foods industry shifts to baking for troops
The frozen foods industry now bakes bread cakes and pies for military uses. It also supplies troops with special combat tires that resist flats when struck by gunfire.
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CAI
Minnie Pohlers
Pointer
Alfred E. Peters
Portsmouth
Norfolk
Seyr
Richard W. Warner
S-2/c
Farragut
Idaho
Norman
Oklo
Chicago
Abel Doornbos
Hawaii
John Schultz
E.M
Walter Schultz
Pacific
John
Elmer
Howard L
Buddy) Ehlers
Casino
Mt. Vesuvius
Ehlers
Rairoad
Edward L. Reinke
Edward Reinke
Reinke
Camp Wolters
Texas
New York
Charles
Africa
Pvt
William Dorman
England
Jack Powley
Carl A. Powley
Ivanhoe
Camp McCain
Alvin Krugler
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Sen of
Allan
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Pfc
Raymond Pracht
Reinhart Weimer
New York City
N. Y
John E. Miller
U.S. A
Edward Carriveau
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
George Paul
Atlantic City
N. J
U. S. Coast Guard
Sheffield
Ala
Dario Brincivalli
Camp White
Ore
Camp
San Luis Obispo
Oregon
California
William Ehlers
Bougainville Island
Howard van Clay
Dalton
Louis T. Holleman
South Holland
Guadalcanal
New Hebrides
Hollmean
Soldiq
Howard
Pfe
Mason C. Ehlers
The
Sgt. Ehlers
Okla
Arthur W. Daly
Italy
Sicily
Pvt. Daly
Acme Steel
Ft. Benning
James Ellison
S-1/e
ARM
Radio
Memphis
Tenn
Jacksonville
Alameda
George Weiris
A.R.M. 3
Olathe
Kansas
Naval Air Transport Service
South Pacific
Alfred J. Diette
Wolters
Maxey
Clarence Simnick
Maxwell Field
Frank B. Wells
Lloyd E. Hamman
Chico
Merced
Watland
ROLLS
Vermont
Blue Island
Chicago Heights
Agnes J. Tomlinson
Women’s Army Corps
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Maryland
Essential
Arcady Farms
138Th Street
I. C
Mr. Dailey
Cello N Products
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Acme Coal Company
Clark St
Thinois
Riverdale Park
RLA
Anthony Basile
Phens Delten
Chicago Street
Indiana Avenue
Carl Dieck
Coal and
Park Avenue
Acme Coal CO
Illinois
Commodore
Acme
Malloy Coal Co
Lincoln Ave
Central Garage
Pohlers & Stahnee
Props
Washington Ave
J.F. Chandler Roofing Co
Chicago St
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