Archie West Commended for World War II Naval Work
Archie H. West a seaman first class from Shafter California and members of the 127th Naval Construction Battalion earned a brigade commendation for their housing and dock facilities work in Hawaii and the Philippines during the Pacific war. The unit formed in 1943 and sailed to Hawaii six months later. They then moved to the Philippines in May 1945 to manage a harbor control project under a tight schedule. The group met or exceeded construction deadlines amid 12 hour shifts. Selma in Fresno County was incorporated on March 15 1893.
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Pearl Harbor
Archie H. West
Seaman
Shafter
Calif
127Th Naval Construction Battalion
Philippines
Pacific
Hawaii
Victory Bond Drive Reflections From The Community Editor
The piece urges continued bond purchases beyond limits, urging readers to assess personal progress and recognize that investment in Victory Bonds remains essential. It emphasizes ongoing savings efforts and frames bond buying as a perpetual patriotic duty.
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Sa Vings
Army Allows Reenlistment for WWII Separations
Army permits personnel separated between May 12 1945 and November 1 1945 to reenlist in the same grade if they enroll by November 21. Announced at Headquarters AAF Western Flying Training Command Randolph Field Texas. Reenlistees receive the highest rank held at discharge, permanent or temporary, at reenlistment. Enlistment officers at Army Air Forces stations can provide further information.
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AAF Western Flying Training Command
Randolph Field
Texas
Army Air Forces
Local Teacher Dorothy Satran Confined by Influenza
Miss Dorothy Satran, a local teacher, has remained at home for a week due to influenza.
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Dorothy Satran
Ray Warren to Return Home on Navy Magic Carpet
Pfc. Ray M. Warren of Shafter is among 1,580 high point Marine veterans aboard the U S S Maryland in the Navy Magic Carpet fleet. The Maryland left Pearl Harbor on November 6 and is due in San Diego on November 12 to send passengers to separation centers for discharge processing before returning to civilian life.
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Warren
U.S.S. Maryland
Navy
Pearl Harbor
San Diego
Dinner Honors Dale Wiedmann in Kinman Home
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Stringham and daughter hosted a Saturday dinner in honor of Dale Wiedmann. Attending guests included Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Wiedmann and Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Kinman with their daughter Barbara and son Bill.
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E. B. Stringham
Merton Wiedmann
Dale Wiedmann
O. E. Wiedmann
W. T. Kinman
Barbara
Bill
George A. Thomas on Luzon Base in the Philippines
Private First Class George A. Thomas serves as a motor mechanic with the 19th Quartermaster Salvage Repair Platoon at a Salvage Collection Depot in Northern Luzon. He left the United States for duty in July 1945 and is entitled to wear the Good Conduct Medal Asiatic Pacific Theatre Ribbon Philippine Liberation Ribbon and the Victory Medal. He is a Shafter High School alumnus and former Superior Oil employee from Los Angeles with a navy brother Y 1/c James E. Thomas.
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San Fernando
la Union
Luzon
P. I
George A. Thomas
Kathleen Thomas
Larura Jeanne
Cecile Louise
Ray Street
Los Angeles
Pfc. Thomas
United States
Philippine Islands
Shafter High School
Shafter
California
Monterey
Superior Oil Co
Navy
James E. Thomas
Mission Dolores Founding Placed Beside Former Lake
The 1776 establishment of Mission Dolores in San Francisco stood beside a small lake that is now filled in and buried under housing.
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Mission Dolores
San Francisco
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Minter Field
Sam Lachenmaier
Central Ave
Shafter, Calif
Elza Hamilton
Jackson
Shafter Avenue
Shafter Press
Peale
Archie West
Selma
Fresno County
America
Glory
McClures
Gimple
Army
Ray Warren
Ray M. Warren
USMCA
Kathleen D. Warren
George Thomas
Walker
Igation
Don Wroten
P. O. Box
Bill Pfeiffer
Maytag Shop
Francis Street
Bakersfield
Helene Curtis
Charlotte E. Fay
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