Captain Wilson Receives Bronze Arrowhead Award
Captain Claret R. Wilson of the 111th Mad. Bn in the 36th Texas Division earns the Bronze Arrowhead for D-Day amphibious assault in the Calérna Riviera. The division fought in Italy and Southern France including San Pietro Cassino the Rapido River Anzio Montelimar and the Siegfried Line.
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Claret R. Wilson
T. O. Wilson
Roanoke Avenue
Roanoke Rapids
111Th Mad
36Th
Texas” Division
Calerna Riviera
36Th Infantry Division
Italy
France
San Pietro
Cassino
Rapido River
Anzio
Montelimar
Sainte Marie
Vosges Mountains
Wissembourg
Germany
Austria
Jordan Wins Bronze Star for World War II Service
Private First Class Vauran E. Jordan of Roanoke Rapids receives the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in Belgium and Germany from November 18, 1944, to May 8, 1945. He drove under heavy fire and harsh weather to complete missions, reflecting credit on himself and the U S military. Before the war he worked at Patterson Mills Company in Roanoke Rapids.
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Vauran E. Jordan
Grace Jordan
Vance Street
Roanoke Rapids
Belgium
Germany
Pfc
Jordan
U. S
Patterson Mills Company
Teele Serves Aboard Repair Ship Melville in Atlantic Duty
Robert L. Teele, 21, Roanoke Rapids North Carolina, motor machinist’s mate, second class, USNR, serves aboard USS Melville in the English Channel and Ireland. The vessel, a destroyer tender and repair ship, supported Atlantic convoy escort duties and Normandy invasion prep projects. Teele’s family includes his mother Mrs W R Teele of Roanoke Rapids and brother Marshall, a private in the Army. He has served in the Navy since August 1942.
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Melville
English Channel
Robert L. Teele
USNR
Roanoke Rapids
N. C
Ich
States
Queenstown
Iceland
Ireland
Londonderry
Fter
Portland
England
France
Teele
W. R. Teele
Madison Street
Marshall
Army
Ince Navy
Frank Grissom Serves on Famous USS Shangri La
Roanoke Rapids machinist's mate third class Frank A. Grissom serves aboard the USS Shangri La in the Pacific. The carrier is described as a real danger to the Japanese, with planes from Shangri La aiding the Okinawa campaign by bombing pillboxes caves airfields and communication centers in support of ground troops. The piece notes public enthusiasm for the carrier after Roosevelt's Ro...
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Frank Grissom
Shangri-La
Pacific
Frank A. Grissom
Franklin Street
Roanoke Rapids
N.gc
Tokyo
Okinawa
Roosevelt
James Doolittle
Japan
Navy Department
Truman's Greatest Service Shown By Common Man Leadership
The statement credits President Truman for proving that an ordinary citizen without divine attributes can lead effectively. It emphasizes practical governance over mythic heroism and highlights his ability to mobilize public support and implement policies through pragmatic action.
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Truman
Weldon News Briefs Spotlight Local Social Visits
Miss Peggie Lawson of Norfolk visits Miss Margaret Ellis while Thomas Worsham returns from Suffolk. Various guests travel: Mrs. Hallie Scoggins to Mrs. W. M. Bruce, Dr. and Mrs. John Koonce and children to Mrs. W. L. Alston, Lt. Ross to Chicago, Miss Frances Scott to her parents in Weldon, and Lt. and Mrs. Carmer Gore with daughter at Camp Howse.
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Peggie Lawson
Norfolk
Margaret Ellis
John Koonce
Blackstone
W. L. Alston
Frances Scott
Washington, D. C
W. L. Scott
Barbara Riddle
Goldsboro
Mary Lou Shaw
Aurelian Springs
Macon
C. J. Sawyer
New York
Carmer Gore
Camp Howse
Texas
C. F. Gore
Holmes
Cedartown
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Capt. Wilson
Henry Aldrich
U. S. Marine Corps
Louis V. Hegedus
Chicago
Leyte
Hegedus
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fourth Marine Division
Iwo Jima
Weldon News
Hallie Scoggins
Winston-Salem
W. M. Bruce
Thomas Worsham
Suffolk
A. L. Durham
Bert Ross
Lt. Ross
Bill
Jill
Coca-Cola
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Weldon Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc
Coke
Coca-Cola Company
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