Riverdale Servicemen News From Home and Abroad
Local readers report on Orrin Kreps and other service members stationed across the country and overseas. Inductions, leave returns, training at Great Lakes and Pacific theaters, and transfers to camps in Georgia Texas California are outlined along with letters from service members celebrating reads of the Pointer and updates from the home front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrin
Charles Kreps, Jr
Naval Training School
Diesel
University of Illinois
Urbana
Ninth Naval District
Great Lakes
Edward F. Kile
Elizabeth Kile
Riverdale
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
John Albert Reich
Camp Wolters
Texas
Dalton
New Zealand
Rocky
Chicago
California
Remember to register at The Pointer office on leave
Service members are urged to register at The Pointer office upon arriving home on leave or furlough in compliance with a community civic and patriotic request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pointer
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Thomas F. Kinney
Postoffice
Congress
Cook County
Illinois
Pvt
George Schumann
Gustave Schumann
Camp Wheeler, Ga
Leo L. Michalski
Pic
C. E. Parnell
Purnell
Guam
Casey Staszak
Clarence Kagemann
Pfc
Ed Purnell
Moonlight Cavalry
Searchlight
San Francisco
Pfe
Henry Reisbich
Oklahoma
Francis Kleinz
NATTC
Jacksonville
Fla
Joseph T. Schaefer
Arthur J. Schuman
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Arthur D. Larson
Harlingen
Walter Wilkens
San Pedro
Calif
Robert Sellin
Camp Breckenridge
Siegel E. Bock
Arthur V. Nintz
McKinney
Camp Grant
Medical Corps
Ay Ro
Ers
Richard Haynes
Elsie Griffith
South Pacific
Uncle Sam
Calvin Dickelman
Coast Guards
Atlantic
Auren
Charles Tenbrook
Navy
Fort Benning, Ga
Robert A. Markus
Thornton Township High School
Harvey
Dave’s
Indiana Ave
Riverdale, Ill
Walker’s DE
London
Muscatel
Sherry
Rhine, Burgundy
Lauterne
Case Beers
Prager
Prager Steinies
Schlitz
Birks
Tavern Pale
A. J. Smith Federal Savings and Loan Association
Pullman
S. Halsted St
Cello N Products
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Acme Coal Company
Clark St
Riverdale Park
Lc.r.r
Anthony Basile
Chicago Street
August C. Reich Agency
Interocean
Indiana Avenue
Riverdale Inn
Dolton
Carl Dieck
Park Avenue
Acme Coal CO
Idale
Commodore
Acme
Malloy Coal Co
Lincoln Ave
Central Garage
Pohlers & Stahnree
Props
Washington Ave
J.f.chandler
Roofing Co
Chicago St
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