Greensboro barber Goble wins Silver Star for Guadalcanal heroics
Joseph O. Goble of Greensboro a barber at the RAF Training Command Center No 10 wears the Silver Star and Purple Heart for gallantry on Guadalcanal where he helped silence enemy fire and rescued a wounded marine under heavy odds. He served with the Marines in 1942 and was discharged after a severe leg wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
N. C
RAF Training Command
Joseph O. Goble
Spring Garden St
Statesville
Goble
Guadalcanal
South Pacific
Navy
Frank Knok
Gble
Frey
United States
Judith Batton Celebrates Sixth Birthday Party
Judith Ann Batton marked her sixth birthday with a gathering at her parents J B Batton Jr home on Monroe Street. The party featured games and contests and refreshments for guests including Margaret Ann Cagle Marjorie Wayne Jan Nell Wayne Hugh Harris Cameron Parrish Kenneth Parrish Tommie Pappendick Jackie Fann Drusilla Ferguson Ann Barton Ferguson Bettie Wilson Mary Francis Powell Francis Earl Johnson Bob Kinker and Tell Tellegar Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith Ann Batton
J. B. Batton, Jr
Monroe Street
Margaret Ann Cagle
Marjorie Wayne
Janett Wayne
Hugh Harris Cameron Craige Parrish
Kenneth Parrish
Tommie Pappendick
Jackie Fann
Drusilla Ferguson
Ann Barton Ferguson
Bettie Wilson
Mary Francis Powell
Francis Earl Johnson
Bob Kinker
Tell Tellegar, Jr
Grant-Baugham Engagement Announced for Ray Janet
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Grant announce the engagement of their daughter Ray Janet to Staff Sergeant Gilbert Baugham of Temple Texas. The couple plans a wedding in early April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant-Baugham
R. J. Grant
Ray Janet
Gilbert Baugham
Temple
Texas
Engagement announced for Mark Allen and Calvin Pope wedding set
Mr and Mrs Mark A Allen announce the engagement of their daughter Jessie Hamilton Simmons to Calvin Wilson Pope of Greensboro The wedding is planned for April
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Mark A. Allen
Jessie Hamilton Simmons
Calvin Wilson Pope
Greensboro
Mary Elizabeth Little to Eloy Whitfield Engaged
Mr and Mrs Vernard Little of Gumberry announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Elizabeth to Eloy Whitfield of Handsoms Va The wedding date has not been announced Cpl Clayton Sledge of Air Base Richmond Va is visiting his parents Mr and Mrs A C Sledge
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Vernard Little
Gumberry
Mary Elizabeth
Eloy Whitfield
Handsoms
Cpl
Clayton Sledge
Air Base
Richmond, Va
Mrs
A. C. Sledge
Soldier's Nurse Companions In Posts On Duty
The former Katheryn Ferne Dagenhart of Statesville, a nurse, works on this service post. He says he likes to work with soldiers, calling them “my own kind of people” and describes their shared bond on duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katheryn Ferne Dagenhart
Statesville
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William C. Graham
M. C. Graham
Marine Corps
Sgt
Graham
Marines
Santa Ana
Calif
Judith Batton
Baby Doll
Cynthia
Obi
RTT
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City, N. Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Littleton
U. S. Pat
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