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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1945
Page
3
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Robinson of Riverside California spent the weekend with H. C. Bryan and family.
S/Sgt Tommy Dorris visited Shafter last week and will work in Northern California. Cpl Harold W. Wiens at Florence Army Air Base has three years in service and works in electrical shop. Seaman 1/c Howard C. Sanger reports to San Diego Naval Training Station. Pvt Carl L. Wygle in the Transportation Corps escorts troops during discharges. AMM 3/c A B Culwell reports back to Bremerton after 30 days furlough. S/Sgt Winford Little returns from Alaska with 30 day furlough. Pvt Alvin B. Smith reports to Camp Roberts on June 18 to finish training and home on 10 day furlough later. Virgil Hamlin Seabees now in Okinawa awaiting ship home. Pfc Ray M Warren commands a 50 caliber crew. he fought at Philippines and was on last ship from Manila. Raymond Lytle served 18 months overseas with artillery and later Signal Corps. returned after VJ Day with many souvenirs. Mr and Mrs Dan Kliewer hear their son Sgt Laverne Kliewer is now stationed.
In Erding Germany Sgt Kliewer, stationed at a camp that processes GIs for embarkation to the United States, hopes to be home by New Year. Others include Pfc Ernest Crafton in France awaiting passage home after two years overseas in Medical Division, Seaman 2/c Gene Wilcoxon on furlough and bound out again, Cpl Jack Wilcoxon expected home for Christmas, S/Sgt James E Briley wounded in Germany and honorably discharged, Donald C Fletcher in Yokohama aboard a navy transport, Pvt Irvin Cato in the Philippines, brother S/Sgt Webster Cato in Newport News, Albert Gilbreath a navy veteran with a ship sunk on first assignment, Pfc H B Walker in Japan, Jack E Dial on 30-day furlough, Sgt Ralph B Tucker discharged in Shafter after 41% years service, and Cpl Tommy Tucker back home.
Shafter area unit reports Cpl Tucker on 15 day furlough from Shaw Field South Carolina and aiming for discharge around December. Sgt Earwin has served overseas about two years with wife Lois Walker Barwin in Shafter. PVt Browner home on 10 day leave from Camp Roberts.
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