Fadenrecht's Record Is Outstanding
Captain Daniel M. Fadenrecht of Hanford California, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Fadenrecht, has served with the 92nd Bombardment Group since April 1942. He flew overseas in August 1942 and has earned six bronze battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation. The group, based at Istres France, ferried high point servicemen to Casablanca and now transports Greek Displaced Persons from Munich to Athens for repatriation.
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92Nd Bombardment Group
Istres
France
Daniel M. Fadenrecht
B. R. Fadenrecht
Shafter
Calif
Betty Fadenrecht
Hanford
California
Nazi Germany
High Point
Casablanca
Munich
Germany
Athens
Greece
Fadenrecht
Hanford, California
University of California
Armed Forces
185Th Infantry
Service Folk News Highlights WWII Letters and Discharges
Sgt Ray Van Bever awaiting passage home from Okinawa after service across New Guinea Australia China and the Philippines. Turret Gunner Bob Dodge on 10 day furlough with notes on many B 29 gadgets. CM 1/C Aden Stonecypher discharged after five major campaigns near the Mississippi and Okinawa. Lt Ray Callum Marine flyer in Danao. Lt John Muir in Florida awaiting home on C 54 cargo planes. S/Sgt Dave Merkel overseas two years with Germany later. Sky 3/C Al Wolf in Hawaii hopes to return by Christmas. Lynda Taylor discharged from Navy. Dale Spoon back from Pacific Theatre furlough. Yeoman 2/C Dale Short discharged after 42 months in Pacific.
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Ray T. van Bever
Edythe van Bever
Richland School
Okinawa
Sgt. van Bever
Minter Field
Utah
New Guinea
Australia
China
Philippines
Bob Dodge
Bob
Aden Stonecypher
Jack Battaglia
Mississippi
Escambia
John Muir
Lily Hien
Florida
Soldier to Return Home for Christmas After Pacific Tour
Cpl. Nyle Francis has served four and a half years in the Army and spent seven months in the South Pacific. He expects to be able to spend Christmas at home, returning from duty in time for the holiday.
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Cpl
Nyle Francis
Army
South Pacific
Shaf
Bronze Star Award for Pfc. Herbert A. Brown in Pacific War
Pfc. Herbert A. Brown of Shafter received the Bronze Star Medal for heroic service with the 96th Division in the Philippines and Okinawa. The rifleman in the 383rd Infantry Regiment led a night patrol behind enemy lines to rescue trapped soldiers, silenced enemy guns, and set off a charge sealing multiple foes, earning praise from Major General J. L. Bradley for leadership and devotion.
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Philippines
Herbert A. Brown
Shafter
Okinawa
Pfc
Brown
J. L. Bradley
Love Hill
Kern Outlook For Alfalfa
The Kern County alfalfa grower faces abundant feed supplies for 1945-46 with higher California hay production overall. UC Extension notes 1945 alfalfa yield at 4.2 tons per acre, 1.0 ton lower than 1944, and statewide hay output up about 7 percent over 1944.
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Kern County
Los Angeles
California
M. A. Lindsay
Agricultural Extension Service
University of California
California Sardine Catch Hits 548 415 Tons in 1944-45
During the 1944-45 season California sardine fishermen reported a total catch of 548 415 tons, reflecting the era's strong fishing output and industry scale.
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California
SGT SELF Visits Here Enroute Home From Hancock
Elmo Self traveling from Hancock New Jersey stops in Shafter to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Self before proceeding to Los Angeles to pick up a German prisoner of war for escort back to Hancock. He expects his discharge around the fifteenth of the month.
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Set
Elmo Self
Hancock New Jersey
Shafter
Harvey Self
Los Angeles
Hancock
Self
Wednesday Club to Hold Rummage Sale
The Wednesday Aftern Club will hold its annual rummage sale at the Women’s club house next Saturday November 7 from 9 00 am to 5 00 pm. Anyone having any kind of rummage is asked to bring it to club house or call Mrs Ed B president.
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Womens Clu
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Ray D. Callum
Marines
Mindanao
Ter
His
Lucile McMillan
Dave Merkel
Sky
al Wolf
Hawaiian Islands
Navy
Lynda Taylor
Pacific
Dale Spoon
Pacific Theatre
Yeoman
Dale Short
Dale
Brock
Bakersfield
J. W. Frizzell
Frank Johnson
Shafter Avenue
Alfalfa
Sgt. Self
Elza Hamilton
Jackson
B. F. Goodrich
B. F
Shafter Recap and Tire Shop
B.F. Goodrich
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