Staff Sergeant Hedgepeth Honored in 445th Bomb Group Review
Roanoke Rapids North Carolina native Staff Sergeant William A Hedgepeth Jr a military fireman at a B 24 Liberator bomber base in England was among the men honored in a special review for faithful ground crew service supporting the 445th bombardment group through 280 missions in 17 months Colonel William Jones praised ground crew for essential roles behind combat operations The 445th BG under Major General William Kepner has been cited for distinguished duty from D Day Normandy through Ardennes and Rhine campaigns Hedgepeth son of Minnie Hedgepeth of Roanoke Rapids He worked for Paterson Mills before enlisting in August 1941 and has served in England since March 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Air Force
England
William A. Hedgepeth
Roanoke Rapids
N. C
445Th
William Jones
445Th Bombardment Group
William E. Kepner
2Nd Air Division
Europe
France
Normandy
Ardennes
Rhine
Hedgepeth
Minnie Hedgepeth
Madison, Roanoke Rapids
Paterson Mills Company
Yellow Jackets Turnback Warrenton Nine 6-1
The Jackets, showing full recovery from a prior beating, exploded to a 6-1 win over Warrenton. Key hits by Rose and Fisher led the offense as Murphrey stole twice and scored. Fisher earned the win while Shearin took the loss with ten strikeouts for Fisher and five for Shearin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellow Jackets
Warrenton
Emporia
Jackets
George Shearin
Murphrey
Smith
Rose
Gupton
Jax
Hardison
Fisher
John Graham High
Qualls
Shearin
Roanoke Rapids
Joma Odo
Erssen
Clippard
King
Butler
Ose
Weldon Notes of Local Visits and News
Miss Margaret Anne Gore visits Wilmington Delaware while Mrs Anna Boseman visits her daughter in Bunn Level. Several locals host friends over the weekend including Mrs N S Barnes Wilkins Harvell and Miss Elinor Crouch in Townsville and Washington visitors. Rev Robert Cox leaves Weldon for a Greensboro pastorate in June and readers comment on the San Francisco Conference and Congress laws amid wartime era sentiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Anne Gore
Wilmington
Delaware
Anna Boseman
Bunn Level
Christine Alston
Richmond
Sgt
John Ondie
Georgia
H. W. Crouch
James Tilghman
N. S. Barnes
Wilkins Harvell
Townsville
Elinor Crouch
Evelyn Anderson
Washington
Harry Couch
W. J. Boseman
Edward Byrd
Elizabeth Harvell
Greensboro
Grayham Whitehead
Scotland Neck
W. G. Sutter
Charlie Shaw
Bettie
Mary Lou Shaw
Aurelian Springs
A. H. Poole
F. H. Clark
David Moody
Black Mountain
N. C
T. A. Chappell
Johnson-Willis Hospital
Robert Cox
Weldon
W. W. Grant
J. S. Wells
Raleigh
W. L. Alston
Jenkins Arrives at Norfolk Naval Training Station
Seaman First Class Phillip Earl Jenkins, 19, of Roanoke Rapids, has arrived at the Norfolk Naval Training Station to train for duties aboard a new destroyer of the Atlantic Fleet. He wears ribbons for the American Area Campaign and the Asiatic Pacific Area Campaign. He is the son of Mrs. Mary Jenkins and has a brother in the Coast Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Earl Jenkins
USNR
Roanoke Rapids
Naval Training Station
Norfolk
Mary Jenkins
Burton St
Dale
Coast Guard
Navy
Jenkins
Haney’s
Roanoke Rapids High School
By-passed Japs May Inherit Occupied Pacific Islands
The piece argues that if the enemy is not flushed out, they will hold the Pacific islands they occupy even in victory. It also notes radio use to prevent nerve strain by drowning out disruptive noises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wm. Hedgepeth, Jr
Weldon News
San Francisco
Congress
Hull
Hopkins
Marine
U. S. Marine Corps
Magdaleno Cuenas
U. S
Philippines
John D. Markey
Cranford
Mindanao
Duenas
Norfolk Station
Rae Wiushiuyy
Fy Eee
VRC
VA Electric and Power Company
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