Service Folk of Shafter Update on Local Servicemen
The Wednesday Afternoon Club of Shafter shares notes on local men and women serving in the armed forces. Reports include L Howe rescued from a German camp. Royce, Connell, Rexius, Evans, Warren, Rogers, Myrick, and McDonald in various ships and theaters. Pearl Harbor, Pacific battles, and a Presidential Unit Citation awarded to Homer McDonald.
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Itor
Shafter
Safter Press
Ed bin Cecil
L. Howe
Expo
Iber
Terrane Mapa Pvt
Carrol Warren
Pacific
Divire Camp
J. H. Hill
Divire
Hawaiian Islands
Carrol
Japan
Homer McDonald
Cox
U.S.S. Hornet
Tokyo
Guam
Homer
Pearl Harbor
San Diego
War Roll-Call: Local Service Members in World War II Notes
The article lists various local service members and family updates. Lt. Robert L. Senn has completed four missions at Germany’s surrender and remains there, receiving the Air Medal and an Oak Leaf Cluster. Others include Pfc. James G. Ferrell at Foster General Hospital Jackson Mississippi, T/Sgt. Paul C. Ferrell with the Third Air Force, Seaman first class E. E. Ferrell in Navy Air Corps Kansas, T. W. Brown visiting Shafter, Jim B. Ball at Camp Elliott San Diego with family, Cadet Ray Dirksen at Modesto, Seaman second class Harlton West with the Seabees in the Pacific, Kelly Grant AMM 3/c a carrier torpedo bomber gunner with long sea duty, and sister 1st Lt. Gladys Grant Mandaville leaving England after 15 months duty. other notes include local relatives’ movements and lauding past high school whistling fame.
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Robert L. Senn
Donna Neu*id Senn
Germany
J. D. Ferrell
James G. Ferrell
Foster General Hospital
Jackson
Miss
Paul C. Ferrell
Third Air Force
Seaman
E. E. Ferrell
Navy Air Corps
Olathe
Kansas
Kelly Grant
Jacksonville
Fla
Kelly
Gladys Grant Mandaville
Stockton
Bakersfield
England
Bridge Party At Neufeld Home Delights Guests
A dinner-bridge event Saturday at the Henry Neufeld home drew guests Mr. and Mrs. Pat Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Rolf Jacobsen and Mr. and Mrs. M L Thomas Prizes were awarded to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas in a cordial social evening.
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Henry Neufeld
Pat Kelly
Rolf Jacobsen
M. L. Thomas
Thomas
Parents Visit Son Here
Mrs C E Christopher of Easambra and Mr and Mrs Chuck Christopher were weekend guests in the home of their son and daughter in law. A note mentions that until the end of World War I Turkey was a feudal monarchy.
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C. E. Christopher
Easambra
Chuck
Christopher
Turkey
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Itlm Service Folk
Own
Mildred Barling Howe
Royce
Frank H. Doll
Navy
Maurice Connell
Coast Guard
U.S.S. Sausalito
Aleutians
Ray Rexius
Philippines
U.S.S. Leonard Wood
Murray Evans
Murray
Ellen
Walter Rogers
U.S.S
Alabama
Lewis Eldon Myrick
Oak Knoll Hospital
Oakland
Ruth Barry
Ellen Hall
Seersucker
Shafter Mercantile CO
DIAL
Shafter Motel
Butch” Heffleffley
Jack” Zimmerman
Alvin W. Gaede
M.D
James Street
L. H. McG
O. D. Optometrist
Sunset Avenue
Smafter
Calif
Emir Pearl Harbor
T. W. Brown
U.S. Navy
G. W. Sullivan
Jim B. Ball
Camp Elliott
Ray Dirksen
Modesto
Harlton West
The
Seabees
McClure
CLURE
Omarter Tress
Seaside
L. M. Groth
W. F. McQuilliams
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