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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1944
Page
4
A parade of Sikeston and nearby residents in St Louis places, England, and beyond, features many service members. Navy and Army personnel including Ben Bowman, Leo Beckett, Wade Shankle, James Shelton, Ruth Finney, and Elwood Thompson are noted for training, deployments, and promotions. Kenneth R Farris thanks the hometown paper for its timely notices.
The report details visits by Navy and Marine personnel connected to Missouri and nearby states. Fred Tope Jr and his wife and son stayed with relatives in St Louis, as did Harold Landley Jr and his Warrensburg roommate Marl Killian. Lieut Olen Hitchcock, overseas with a B 17, sent letters home while his wife stayed with her mother. Other service members include Capt D Butler on furlough, Seaman First Class W Lasley headed to Great Lakes, Sgt Werneck in France with the 90th Division, Ensign Allan Waters visiting in Malden before training in Jacksonville Fla, and Sgt Pete Hinman in India receiving Oak Leaf Clusters.
Pfc Finley Noyes, stationed in the European Theater, reports receiving The Herald on June 8 and says he enjoys reading home news to stay connected. He notes many acquaintances are in service, mentions Sikeston’s absence so far, and hopes to see The Herald at every mail call. He has seen beautiful country and memories to hold after the war.
Pfc. Junior Williams, stationed in New Guinea for the past year, reports being wounded in the right ankle. He is receiving treatment at a New Guinea hospital. No action details or date provided. Letter dated June 3, received June 23.
Hiram Abbott, son of Mr and Mrs Luther Abbott of Sikeston, was seriously wounded in action in France on June 10. He enlisted in November and has been overseas for two months with the U S Infantry.
Miss Floy Holt of Bertrand who joined the Waves in St Louis June 19 is now on inactive duty awaiting boat training at Sunter College New York She has seven brothers in service including Roy Holt a Navy hospital apprentice 1tc at Mare Island Malcolm Holt on sea duty Charles Holt an apprentice seaman in San Diego Jack Holt with the Marines in San Diego Warren Holt in the Merchant Marine Harry Holt in the Army Air Corps Amarillo and Albert Holt a private in the Army Electa Shankle Yeoman 2jc spent ten days with her mother and grandparents in Sikeston before returning to Baltimore as a Spars recruiting officer Her Yeoman classmate attended Cape Girardeau State College graduation last week where she earned a degree before enlisting.
Miss Bernice Husher of Sikeston is part of the largest WAC shipment into the Mediterranean, arriving in Italy as 857 enlisted women and 32 officers land to join U S Army ground operations. The group spans 42 states and 40 professions under 29 year old commander Kathryn Royster.
Spanish border officials said arrangements had been made for about 900 Allied war prisoners to cross the border on July 29 toward Portugal where they will be exchanged for a similar number of Germans. The prisoners will travel to Portugal on seven trains.
The Office of Defense Transportation warned non essential passengers may be bumped from seats or trains to make room for wounded men returning from the French invasion coast. Railroads are carrying more civilians but casualties will have priority under a new program revealed to the War Writers Board.
U S casualties in all services reach 225 382 with 178 677 army and 46 705 navy losses. The army includes 31 289 dead 71 432 wounded 39 976 missing 35 980 prisoners. Italian campaign adds 64 992 casualties 11 610 killed 44 426 wounded 8 956 missing. Airmen losses total 9 052. Navy figures rise to 20 044 killed 12 905 wounded 9 295 missing 4 461 prisoners.
Aviation News reports the Army Air Forces may end the practice of sending flyers home after a fixed number of missions. The magazine says a flight surgeon could determine how long a pilot remains in combat. It notes low casualty rates and argues turnover and training costs would rise if the policy continued.
V mail has saved about 5,000,000 pounds of cargo space since June 1942, boosting wartime efficiency and mail delivery by converting letters to air transport.
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