Our Boys in the Armed Forces
Community Patriotic Council funds and supports letters from Dalton and Riverdale servicemen. The column lists local soldiers and sailors reporting to Fort Sheridan, Keesler Field, Camp Hood, Great Lakes, and other bases, plus training, promotions, and overseas notes from France, England, and the South Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Patriotic Council
Dalton and
Riverdale
Minnie Pohlers
Jefferson Street
Dolton
Col
Pointer
John Mazzacavallo
G. Marco Mazzacavallo
Army Air Force Reserves
Fort Sheridan
Keesler Field
Miss
James Ferguson
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Navy
Change of Address Through the Pacific Bay
Margery explains she spends her days packing and unpacking her sea bag and now lives in Coronado across the bay from San Diego in a North Island section. She thanks those sending The Pointer to service people, calling it a weekly treat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margery
Coronado
San Diego
North Island
Seabee Builds Park Bench as Sailor Searches
A Seabee explains how his construction unit differs from the Navy while a sailor hunts for a park bench. The exchange highlights distinct roles within the service and the practical task of furnishing a public space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wilbur H. Bonse
Wilmer Bonse
Wabash Ave
Camp Hood
Texas
George E. Cosman
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
E*- Wee
Roy E. Meurisse
Army Air Forces
Harlingen
Robert Hair
Dalton
Camp McCoy
Wis
Engineers
Rae
Cpl
Herbert Abraham
Camp Bowie
Aawnee
Howard Arthur Wetmore
Dorothy Mottinger
Eighth Air Force
England
Albert Beenes
George Y. Jumper
Natoma
Calif
Beenes
Europe
Martin Beenes
Chicago Road
Thornton, TL
Thornton Township
T High School
Harvey, Ii
Benjamin Harvis & Company
Chicago Heights
Sioux Falls
S. C
Yuma Field
Ariz
Army Service Forces Training Center
Camp Barkeley
Robert B. Waddell
Army Services Training Center
Department of
Madison
Fred H. Born
Fred H
RAF ‘Training Command
Truax Field
RAF
Chanute Field
M11
Vernon Harris
France
Paris
Great Lakes
Mills C. Tourtellotte
E. 188Th St
Pfe
Harold L. Matz
Harold
America
Pfc
Wayne Prill
Roy Messerschmidt
Capri
Island
Mediterranean Sea
Roy
Don Bitters
U. S. Coast Guard
South Pacific
M. Ss
Margery D. Tiedeman
Marine Corps Women Reserves
Naval Air Station, San Diego
Acme Coal CO
Illinois
Coke
Commodore
Acme
USO
Newfoundland
Hawaii
Alaska
Brazil
National War Fund
Riverdale Inn
Indiana Avenue
Fred Keyl
Carl Dieck
Park Avenue
August C. Reich Agency
Interocean
Anthony Basile
Chicago Street
Malloy Coal Co
Lincoln Ave
Delton
Pohlers & Stahnke
Washington Ave
J. F.chandler
Art Ruff
Ee Jury
Riverdale 485
Arthur W. Ruff
S. Parnell Ave
Chicago
Ill
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