Discharge Points To Be Lowered By Army
Members of the House military affairs committee reported the Army discharge requirement will drop from 85 to 80 within weeks. They noted no change in automatic discharge at age 40, despite pressure for releasing family men and students. War Department testimony said the fair method is longest service, with a goal to discharge 1,300,000. the critical score likely stays near 80, not below 78, with possible further reductions later in the year depending on war progress.
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Wallace Cooper Discharged From Army Service
Wallace T. Cooper of 19 Rap ids Street has been discharged after 24 months overseas in the European Theater of Operations. He entered service in January 1941 and received the ETO ribbon with 4 stars, the Good Conduct ribbon and the American Defense ribbon. Before service he worked for Rosemary Manufacturing Company and is the son of Mrs. Lizzie Cooper of this city.
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Wallace T. Cooper
Rapids Street
Cooper
Rosemary Manufacturing Company
Lizzie Cooper
Two North Carolina youths attend Louisburg Youth Conference
Misses Rose Cooksey and Ann Moseley returned from a Youth's Conference in Louisburg last week. John Hill of Warsaw and Rocky Mount has joined W. C. Williams Funeral Home. W. C. Williams is confined at home for several days.
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Rose Cooksey
Ann Moseley
Louisburg
John Hill
Warsaw
Rocky Mount
W. C. Williams
Incidental Intelligence and Marine Chapels on Guam
More than 100 military chapels have been built on Guam since liberation. The oldest university under the American flag is University of Santo Tomas in Manila, founded 1611. About 1,500 Waves and 3,400 Navy nurses are serving outside the continental United States. Marine buglers are called field musics and a first class music must know 150 calls. Sniper fire night and riding assault boats to shove are cited as causes of greatest battle strains coming to a Marine unit.
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Guam
University of Santo Tomas
Manila
United States
Nmusic
Adrian Conner At Home on Leave Story
Sergeant Adrian Pinky Conner 21 radio operator gunner with the 15th Army Air Force in Italy arrived in Charleston for a 30 day furlough. He is from 923 Franklin Street and was awarded the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster. After leave he will return to the Pacific. Lt Clarence Harbour and Miss Margaret Lou George mentioned in town.
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William Adrian
Pinky” Conner
15Th Army Air Force
Italy
States
Charleston
S. C
Pacific
Sergeant Conner
Army
Pearl Conner
Franklin St
Butler Family Welcomes Returning Corporal Home
Cpl. Benjamin F. Butler, son of Mr and Mrs Ben Butler, returns to the states after three years and three months in the European War Zone on a thirty day leave. He wed in England and his wife and son will join later. After leave he reports to Miami for further orders. two brothers serve, Cpl Stanley M Butler in the medical corps and S2/c Graham O Butler in the Navy.
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Butler
Benjamin F. Butler
Ben Butler
States
England
Miami
Fla
Stanley M. Butler
Medical Corps
Graham O. Butler
Navy
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Wallace Cooper
Palau Islands
Germany
Army Quartermaster Corps
Iwo. Jima
Will U. Worry
Esso
Adrian Conner
Clarence Harbour
E. D. Harbour
Margaret Lou George
Raleigh
Black-Draught
Ted
Esso Station
Roanoke
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