Sikeston area war notes report missing in action prisoner
Sgt. W. P. Clark is now a German prisoner after being missing since July 8. The Indianapolis area list includes wounded from Southeast Missouri and Europe. several local men in Italy France and England are named, with notes on assignments and recent postings. Enlistees and family updates from Sikeston, Oran, and Cape Girardeau appear, along with memorials and Navy/Army postings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Missouri
Central Pacific
War Department
Grady C. Crum
East Prairie
Paul L. Howe
Bernie
George E. Ashley
Bloomfield
Charles L. Crowe
David Kersey
Dexter
Sikeston Lieutenant Reports Hot Spots In Pacific War
Lieut j g Charlie J McMullin writes from abroad a troop transport ship in the South Pacific describing hot spots as Saipan Tinian and Guam. He notes meeting Capt Monroe Robbins of New Madrid and Marine Captain John W Bowman. Mc Mullin is a Missouri University graduate with arts and law degrees who practiced law in Kansas City before enlisting over two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G
Charlie J. McMullin
Leonard McMullin
South Pacific
Time Magazine
Saipan
Tinian
Guam Island
Richard’ Payne
R. J. Payne
St. Louis County
Lieut. McMullin
John W. Bowman
Lee Bowman
Sikeston
Lieut McMullin
New Madrid
Monroe Robbins
Felix Robbins
Missouri
McMullin
Missouri University
Kansas City
High School Romance Ends in Engagement
Miss Rachel Honeycutt of Sylacauga Alabama and Pfc Stanley A Colley youngest son of Mrs Gertrude Colley of Sikeston announced engagement. Miss Honeycutt, a former Sikeston resident, finished high school here a year before Colley. Their romance began in high school as he served overseas with the Army Air Corps the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Honeycutt
R. C. Honeycutt
Miss Honeycutt
Sikeston
Pfe
Colley
Army Air Corps
Commerce Officer Receives High Commendation
Sgt Sam P Burford of Commerce who farmed near Benton before enlisting leads a B 24 bomber crew now in the 15th Air Force in Italy. His squadron chalked up its 100th combat mission in the Mediterranean campaign. He and his wife Mrs Burford are cited for installing and repairing radio equipment in Liberator bombers used against targets from the Rhine to the Danube. Capt Tetley writes of an upcoming move to Southern France after 18 months overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam P. Burford
Benton
Mediterranean
Burford
Commerce
15Th Aaf
Italy
15Th Air Force Field
Sam P. Buford
NSA) Commerce
S. P. Burford
Germany
Europe
Rhine
Thhe Danube
Benton Consolidated High School
Air Corps
Scott Field
Til
Salt Lake City
Utah
Langley Field
15Th Air Force
Albert A. Tetley
O. K
United States
Capt. Tetley
Airport Soldier's Brother Killed in Action in France
First Sgt. Edgar D. Kerr, brother of Sgt. Neville Kerr of the Missouri Institute of Aeronautics, was killed in action in France on August 18. He had served in the Regular Army since last Christmas and took part in the invasion on D-day with General Patton's Tank Corps. His home is in Muskogee, Oklahoma, where their father John L. Kerr also resides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neville Kerr
Missouri Institute of Aeronautics
War Department
Edgar D. Kerr
France
Set. Kerr
England
General Patton
Tank Corps
Muskogee
Okla
John L. Kerr
Family Reunion Sunday Honors Soldier Son
More than 50 relatives gathered at Mr and Mrs Will Inman s Miner home to welcome Pvt Luther Inman on furlough from Camp Hood Texas en route to an army post in Maryland Also present was Pvt Earl Stanfill on a three day pass from Monroe Louisiana Sikeston attendees included Mr and Mrs Jack Laughlin and family Mr and Mrs Paul Drew Mr and Mrs EB Stanfill and children Mr and Mrs Roy Stanfill and children Rev and Mrs Gayle Jackson and Mr and Mrs Bert Stanfill
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Inman
Miner
Luther Inman
Inman
Camp Hood
Texas
Maryland
Earl Stanfill
Monroe
Sikeston
Jack Laughlin
Paul Drew
EB. _M. Stanfill
Roy Stanfill
Gayle Jackson
Bert Stanfill
Sailor Jay Wilson Returns Home From Brazil
Jay Wilson, Storekeeper Second Class in the United States Navy, is home after nearly two years on duty in Brazil. A former Standard Oil employee, he makes his home in Sikeston and spends most of his 30 day furlough with his parents in Portageville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Wilson
United States Navy
Brazil
Standard Oil Company
Sikeston
Portageville
Pilot Allen Visits Mother After Receiving Wings
Lieut Paul David Allen, now an Army Air Forces lieutenant with bomber wings, visited his mother Mrs Jewell Allen this week after earning wings and commission at Frederick Army Air Field Oklahoma. His wife resides in Cape Girardeau. Seaman Charley Nations, Navy, on 15 day leave in San Diego, is visiting his parents Mr and Mrs E Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry C. Young Jr
Armed Forces
Waco
Texas
Centenary Methodist Church
Cape Girardeau
Charles E. Dalton
France
John. L. Taylor
Louis K. Juden Post
American Legion
War Dads
Henry M. Dalton
Warren H. Dalton
Navy
Pacific
James Dalton
Washington, D. C
Cpl
Gene Collins
Camp Polk, la
F. F. Collins
Calvin C. Hughes
John R. Hughes
Sikeston
Young Hughes
Sgt
Herbert Hughes
Army
Virginia
William Hughes
San Francisco
Cal
Herman Hughes
New York
Thomas Hughes
San Diego
Paul David Allen
Army Air Forces
Jewell Allen
Frederick Army Air Field
Frederick
Oklo
Allen
Charley Nations
The
Calif
Mrs. E. Nations
Oran
Miss Harper Weds PFC Robert L Johnson in St Louis
Miss Beauton Harper daughter of Rev. and Mrs H H Harper Sikeston and Pfc Robert L Johnson son of Mrs A Johnson Cape Girardeau wed last Sunday at Park Baptist church St Louis Rev Louis L Leigninger officiated at noon The bride wore white satin with pearl trim and carried white carnations and tube roses The bridal party included Belma Laws as matron of honor and Varnell Laws and Bettye Smith as attendants The groom’s relatives from Camp Campbell Ky and Cape Girardeau attended Ushers included Trentis Laws M L Laws and others The couple met in Sikeston and Cape Girardeau where the bride studied after high school prior to the Army fiancé stationed at Camp Campbell Ky with a tank corps The ceremony marked a civic military wedding in St Louis The article notes both families and education but not future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Harper
Army Air Corps
Venice
Fla
H. H. Harper
Sikeston
Harper
Beauton Harper
Robert Johnson
St. Louis
Robert L. Johnson
A. Johnson
Cape Girardeau
Park Baptist Church
Louis L. Leigninger
Belma Laws
Varnell Laws
Bettye
Allen Laws
Cpl
Taylor Noles
Robert L. Hodtzel
Robt. E. Bryme
Camp Campbell
Charles Johnson
Trentis R. Laws
M. L. Laws
Pfc
Johnson
Fornfelt
Camp Campbell, Ky
Tank
Army
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. P. Clark
H.C. Clark
Ilmo
Clark
Imo
John G. Bartley
B. W. Bartley
Cletus Hart
Pvt
Albert H. Ralph
Beverly Ralph
Wm. J. Anderson
Ralph Anderson
7Th Army
Vatican
Coliseum
Forum
Rome
Toulon
Cpl Anderson
Conway Tucker
Norfolk
Tucker
Municipal Light and Power Plant
Elliott Tucker
Perryville
Leonard Watson
Harry Stacy
Los Angeles
Thomas L. Hawkins
United States Naval Trainings Center
Great Lakes
Ill
S. B. Hardwick
Woodrow Graham
McChord Field
Wash
William Reece Poe
Clyde Poe
Walter Upstain
John Upstain
Upstain
Camp Robinson
Mississippi
69Th Infantry Division
Germain Tenkhoff
Camp Roberts
Leo Tenkhoff
Tenkhoff
Ark
William H. Edwards
Communications Division
Boca Raton
W. C. Edwards
Cpl. Edwards
Greensboro
N. C
Miss Harper Bride
R. L. Johnson
Herald
Johnson Jewelry Shop
Malone Ave
Ranney St. Sikeston, Mo
Nicholson
Tire Shop
Malone Avenue
Sikeston, Mo
Marshall’s Cafe
J. R. Marshall
Malone Theatre
Sikeston, Missouri
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