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Our Boys in the Armed Forces Dalton unit notes
Dalton soldiers and relatives are cited with new ranks transfers furloughs and returns. Pvt Elmer Bertrand left for Camp Callan after Fort Sheridan service through Fort Lewis with the Coast Artillery. Roland F Bertrand joined Camp Grant then Camp Stewart. Sgt William Dieck promoted to bugler instructor at Fort Lewis. Edison Packard promoted to First Sergeant at Harvard Nebraska. Raymond Lembeke in North Africa as Staff Sergeant. Multiple others receive transfers attend Officer Training School pursue aviation and naval postings. letters from servicemen recount travels and homefront gratitude for The Pointer.
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Dalton
Pvt
Elmer G. Bertrand
Fort Sheridan
Camp Callan
Calif
Coast Artillery
Fort Baker
Fort Cronkhite
Fort Lewis
Roland F
Camp Grant
Camp Stewart
William H. Dieck
Edison Packard
Army Air Base
Harvard
Nebru
Raymond Lembeke
North Africa
Wallace Anderson
England
Africa
Louis Kemnitz
University of Alabama
Lloyd Brandt
Yeoman
Robert A. Ripley
Camp Blanding
Robert Achterfeld
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Ft. Belvoir
Edward O’brien
Camp Carson
Colo
Camp Lee
Pfe
Elmer Ott
Stockton
Donald Bitters
A/S
Grand Haven
Mich
Earl Wise
Wash
Dario Brincivalli
Robert W. Gallegos
San Antonio
Tex
Paul Schmeidl
Kelly Field
Herman Horn
Thomas J. Doyle
Nebr
William Albrecht
Battle Creek
George Badovinese
Dearborn
Lorin Norton
Santa Barbara
Corp
Walter Wulff
Orlando
Fla
Arthur Kreutzberg
Pfc
Vincent Newman
Eugene J. Flahive
R.M
Clinton
Lee Swallow
A. I/e
Norfolk
Vas
Harry Richter
Scott Field, VL
Clarence Poeplau
Fort