Three Brothers Return Home From War Fronts
Rudolph Clifford and Owen Musketeer served overseas with joint combat experience from Rome through D-Day. They joined the Seventh Army and 30th Infantry Division, crossed into Germany, then Austria on V E Day. Clifford and Owen were discharged recently, Rudolph arrived home August 15 with long rows of medals for over four and a half years of service.
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Rudolph
Clifford
Rome
Germany
France
Seventh Army
Austria
Owen
Uncle Sam
Pearl Harbor
Italy
Service of three soldiers honored with future plans
Families praise the three servicemen for their service though none received a Purple Heart. Clifford Finkbeiner plans to farm near Clinton, Owen Lambarth may resume painting, and Rudolph Feldkamp weighs future work after a vacation with his wife. The letter also notes Propwash Vol 1 No 1 from Venlo Holland and battles stars credits for the 849th Bomb Group including Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns. Flight engineer Set. James Cross was named to Ike Eisenhower's personal B 25, leaving the 585th Squadron to join the mission out of Frankfurt.
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Clifford
Gottlieb Finkbeiner
Clinton
Owen
Edward Lambarth
Pleasant Lake
Rudolph
Ruben Feldkamp
Bemis Road
Margaret Wolfe
594Th
Venlo
Holland
The
Observer
William Gallagher
849Th
Rhineland
Central
Europe
Siegfried Line
Central Europe
Germany
Madgeburg
James Cross
585Th
Ike” Eisenhower
Set. Cross
Mitchell
William B. Gallagher
Baltimore, Maryland
Third Air Force
Tke
Frankfort-am-Main
Soldier returns home after World War II service
Cpl. Feldkamp receives multiple medals including the Soldier's Medal and European African Middle East service awards before returning home in four days from Casablanca. He, a lifelong Washtenaw County resident and husband of Margaret Wolf, served four years five months and twenty days. Also home were Sgts Arthur Erskine and David Ernst, with Erskine furloughing at his family in Camp Swift Texas and Ernst returning from Italy after two years overseas. Otto Mergenthaler had patented the slug casting machine in 1885, the forerunner of the linotype enabling mass type setting.
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Casablanca
Africa
States
Washtenaw County
Margaret Wolf
David Ernst
Bridgewater
Olga Ernst
Italy
Maryland
Otto Mergenthaler
United States
How They Read America Celebrates V J Day At Home Front
Readers recall V J Day joy on the home front while soldiers abroad react with hope for an end to war. A letter from Keith Kendall in the Philippines describes listening for surrender news and the harbor celebration, reflecting mixed domestic and overseas responses.
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Fident
O. K
America
W. D. Kendall
Keith
Philippines
Leyte
Japan
States
Answers to servicemen questions in Washington Bureau column
Q and A on pensions, discharge papers, retirement rights for officers, hospital care, education under the G. I. bill, cavalry use, salutes for Medal of Honor recipients, and naval reserve combat duty. Details include dependency for parents’ pensions, Form 545, review within 15 years, service incurred disabilities, education limits, and branch-specific procedures.
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Washington Bureau of National Weekly Service
Eye St. N. W
Washington, D. C
G.I
Veterans Administration
Army
Secretary of War
Navy
Veterans Administration Office
G.L
ASTP
Navy College
Italy
U. S. Naval Reserve
USNR
Regular Navy
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Musketeers
Cpl. Feldkamp
Arthur Erskine
Camp Swift
Texas
John L.baker
Jimmie
Mgr
Ray Davis
Chanute Field
Cpl. Baker
Tender Packer
Packer
Solid Pack Tomatoes
Kroger
Ecco
Sunkist
Golden Bantam
Mnd
Frankenmuth
Kroger's
Lieut. Wm. Gallagher
Truman
Detroit
Seay
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