NEWS OF OUR MEN WOMEN IN UNIFORM
A parade of servicemen from Sikeston area and beyond is profiled. Morris A. Jones Seaman First Class returned to San Francisco after 11 months aboard an aircraft carrier in the South Pacific and five major battles in the Philippines and Mariannas. Ensign Billy Van Arsdale, long Pacific duty, reports Thanksgiving aboard ship. Capt. Caruthers A. Anthony earns the Bronze Star while overseas with the 93rd Signal Battalion in France. Other updates note Pvt Hershel Schacherbauer and Pvt Glenn Moore home on leave or stationed away, plus Florence Bologna frontline units and the 363rd Infantry under Lt. Gen. Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris A. Jones
United States Navy
San Francisco
Harry Jones
Moore Avenue
Seaman Jones
South Pacific
Philippines
Mariannas
Sikeston
E. N. Leech
Ensign W. P
Billy) van Arsdale
Pacific
Ensign van Arsdale
G. P. van Arsdale Jr
Ruby Anthony
Capt
Caruthers A. Anthony
Capt. Anthony
93Rd Signal Battalion
France
Bell Telephone Company
Evansville
Ind
LiSgt
Addy R. Hudwell
Bert Shuffitt Jr
363Rd
Florence-Bologna
Italy
Fifth Army
91St
Powder River
Mark W. Clark
Cecina
34Th “Red Bull’ Division
Col. W. Fulton Magill Jr
Portland
Oregon
Sikeston Men Map Out Visits From Yuma Base
Sikeston residents Lieut Lee Austin Bowman and Pvt Clint H. Denman Jr visited Yuma Arizona where they are based with the Army Air Corps. Other notes include Harold T. Lindley Jr moving from San Pedro to Iowa City Naval Pre flight, LtSgt James Lewis on furlough from Fort Bragg, and greetings from Major Creal Black in Italy and S8 Sgt Charles Yanson Jr recently back from England to Santa Ana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Austin Bowman
Lee Bowman
Clint H. Denman Jr
C. H. Denman
Yuma
Arizona
Army Air Corps
Harold T. Lindley Jr
San Pedro
Calif
Naval Air Corps
Naval Training
Iowa City
Italy
Clint Denman
Creal Black
68Th Air Service Squadron
Black
Charles Yanson Jr
States
England
C. H. Yanson
Nell
Sgt
Yanson
Santa Ana
Lieut Tandy's Brother Killed In Action In Europe
Lieut John Tandy of Poplar Bluff learned his brother Pvt L H Tandy was killed in action in the European theater. He died December 6 in Belgium and Germany. Pvt Tandy, 28, had been overseas two months and is survived by his wife and four year old son in Anderson McDonald county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tandy
Poplar Bluff
Sikeston
State Highway Patrol
Pvt
L. H. Tandy
War Department
Belgium
Germany
Tandy
Anderson
McDonald County
Atlas Powder Company
Soldier in Italy Describes Shoes and Marble Church
Cpl. Wm. Edwards of the Army Air Corps writes home from Italy noting civilian shoes cost 7500 lire, about 19.3 cents per lire. He also describes visiting a polished marble Catholic church with gold inlays, praising its beauty and assuming it may be St. Peter's or Monreal Cathedral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Wm. Edwards
W. C. Edwards
Army Air Corps
Italy
Cpl. Edwards
St. Peter’s
Monreal Cathedral
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hershel Schacherbauer
Joe Schacherbauer
Canalou
Harry Schacherbauer
Sire
Glenn Moore
M. B. Moore
Oran
Sedalia
Air Corps
Murray Myers
Mrs
C. C. Myers
Norfolk, Va
U. S. Navy
Wac
Berniece Husher
Egypt
Wacs
Holy Land
Pvt. Husher
North Africa
Joe Gosche
Kelly Field
Texas
George Gosche
Lee Vogel
Camp Chaffee, Ark
Joe Vogel
Wayne Moore
Lle
Navy
T. J. Moore
Norman Moore
Fort Benning
Herbert Moore
Great Lakes
Ill
Pfe
Carroll Owen
E. D. Owen
James Lewis
Quartermaster Corps
Fort Bragg, N. C
Mrs. i. G. Lewis
Lieut
Ira L. Beavers
Jackson
Miss
R. W. Beavers
Matthews
The
Herald
Paul E. Menz
Signal Service
Paul
California
Army
British Columbia
Samuel Halpern
New York
Ralph M. Wilby
Halpern
United States
Vancouver
Foreign Exchange Board
C. B. Turner
Scott Street
Scott Phone
Aygrarsit
Dunn
Mr. and
E. R. Jarvis
Dunn Hotel
Malone Avenue
R. D. Clayton
Aryey
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