Armed Forces Letters From Dalton And Riverdale Veterans
Local readers send news from the field and shipboard detailing Army and Navy letters. Pfc. Purnell reports progress from Guam and San Diego while Pvt. Henry Bessinger writes of Philippines service and longing for home. Transfer notices, APO moves, and contact details accompany notes from Roger, Propper, Pradeen, Dorman, and others.
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Community Patriotic Council
Dalton and
Riverdale
Minnie Pohlers
Jefferson Street
Dalton
Col
Pointer
Pfe. C
Liberty
Donald Hinkle
Henry Bessinger
Philippines
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U.S. Naval Hospital
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Cocoanut World
Aeve
APO
Robert E. Propper
Ferry and
Transport Air Service
England
France
Edward Pradeen
Ivanhoe
Army Air Base
Seymour
Ind
William J. Dorman
Lyle R. Dorman
Tampa
Dorman
Comat Crew Center
Hunter Field
Cpl
William
Belgium
Judson Stufflebeam
Selman Field
Monroe
Cerse
Glen G. Bishop
Alfred Grossenbacher
Camp Stewart
Walter K. Wulff
Fort Devens
Mass
Joseph Vango
Atlantic
Arthur Ganser
Norman Herman
Little Creek
Arnold J. Williams
Tyndall Field
Panama City
Myron R. Waddell
Arthur W. Ketelson
Ardmore
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Daniel E. Arndt
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Richard J. Brand
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Roy H. Wilkens
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Robert C. A. Sellin
Ed Sellin
E. 138Th St
Ordnance Training Center
Atlanta Ordnance Depot
Pvt. Sellin
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Camp Breckenridge
Lloyd Bowerman
New Guinea
John J. Scaglione
Camp Campbell
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Camp Beale
Camp Crowder
Walter Pfuhl
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North Atlantic
George W. Kowach
S-1
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Great Lakes Naval Training Center
John H. Shilling
Vaughn General Hospital
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