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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1942
Page
9
A stretch of letters from service members describes sunburns aboard ships near the equator and promotions to first lieutenant during travels to Australia. Several families report sons arriving safely in Australia and list recipients with ages and hometowns, including McClain, Hookway, and Frazer entries, plus a roster of men from Massillon and surrounding areas with addresses and prior affiliations.
The Canton army recruiting office reports several men have enlisted in the regular army. Names and details are published for local record, noting their decision to serve and the branch entered.
Transportation-Draft Board No 1 announced it has furnished transportation to Forest Franklin Krauss a 35 year old Reservist of 1318 8th street NW to return to his army unit at Fort Riley Kansas.
Transferred Corporal Robert Lee Glennan moves from Fort Knox Kentucky to Camp Robinson Arkansas after attending Wittenberg College before induction Edwin Grunder brother of Mrs George Long moves to Salinas Ecuador and promoted to corporal His brother Robert private first class remains at Albrook Field Panama Canal Zone Pvt Ralph M Rudersmith son of Mr and Mrs Rudersmith from North Canton transferred to Camp Cook California from Fort Francis Warren Cheyenne Wyoming
Promoted Saul Reiter son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Reiter of 205 9th St NE to corporal at Sheppard Field Texas where he serves as a supply clerk. He formerly worked for Stark Dry Goods Co.
Sgt Robert E Slusser of Dalton has been sent to the officers training school at Fort Benning Georgia Mrs Slusser will join her husband after visiting relatives at Dalton and Cleveland Stark county draft board men have been assigned to these posts
Lists Board assignments sending soldiers to Fort Benjamin Harrison Camp Crowder Fort Lewis MacDill Field Edgewood Arsenal and Dun can Field. Individuals include Pvt Joseph Hartline Pvt Clyde Locker Pvt Robert Printz and Pvt Karl Plaskett with prior employment at Republic Steel and The Repository noting former Ravenna Canton East Sparta North Industry and address details.
Michael Ondo son of John and Mrs Ondo of 1819 Roosevelt NE received a wings and second lieutenant commission in the army air corps at Mather Field Sacramento Calif He is a McKinley High School graduate and former swimming team member He may teach at an army flying field or join active duty elsewhere Also listed are aviation cadets Thomas McCurdy Eugene Markel and Edmund Armagida of local addresses now in pre flight training at Maxwell Field Alabama and slated to begin primary flight training at a southeast site soon
James Ellis enlisted last September and finished an aeronautical engineering course at New England Aircraft college in Boston. He is the son of Mrs. Helen Ellis of 522 18th Street NW and a graduate of Ohio State University.
Pvt John W Joseph son of Mr and Mrs Emmett Joseph of Magnolia has been transferred to Chanute Field Illinois to continue study as an air plane mechanic after enlisting.
On February 2 Pvt. James W. Shutt son of Mrs Ida Shutt of 1315 Linwood Ave SW was sent to Keesler Field Mississippi for preliminary training in the Army Air Corps. He was transferred to McChord Field Washington and is a clerk with a ground crew company.
Commissioned ensign in the U S Naval Reserve is Robert Capps Hoover son of Mr and Mrs Harold S Hoover of Cincinnati formerly Canton He graduated from McKinley High School in 1937 and Allegheny School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania His father formerly edited The Repository and is now news director of the Crosley Crop.
Fred L Born age 21 son of Elmer Born of RD 1 Waynesburg and Charles R Deal age 17 son of M L Deal of 1003 Sherlock NE are in navy recruit training at Great Lakes Illinois. After training both may pursue further schooling or be assigned to sea duty.
Arthur Boyle, pharmacist's mate first class in the navy and son of Mrs. Lula Boyle of 839 Market, is now stationed at the Marine Corps Base in San Diego California. He enlisted in September 1939.
Charles Keenan announced that last week men were enlisted in the U S navy at the Canton navy recruiting office in the post office building. Names include Dale Eugene Maust 20 of 1239 Louisiana NW Richard James Reichel 17 of 920 32nd St NW Massillon and Joseph Zapolsky 17 of RD 4 Alliance. Enlisted in naval reserve at same time were James Homer Allen 18 of 1999 35th St NW Oliver Thomas Ellison 20 of 209 Clarendon Ave SW and John Edwin Kugler 23 of Stone Creek Ohio. Kugler had previously served in the regular navy and returns to reserve service.
Trains as pilot private George L Barr son of Mr and Mrs George R Barr of 3318 13th St SW trains with the marine corps at the naval air corps station in Jacksonville. The 19 year old began training six months ago after basic schooling at Paris Island South Carolina and Quantico Virginia and has been stationed in Jacksonville since January 1.
Pvt. Ivor E. Hopkins of the headquarters detachment at Fort Eustis Virginia is on a seven day furlough visiting his parents Mr and Mrs William J Hopkins.
Hopkins of 1208 Gibbs NE and Pvt Charles Cline head back to Fort Knox and Fort Sill after brief furloughs with family. Cline left due to sister illness Mrs Catherine Ollis in Battlesburg rd. Wayne Dougherty, ex air corps sergeant, promoted to aviation cadet and back to Fort Sill after 15 days with parents. Staff Sgt Kenneth H Smith arrives for 15 day furlough with parents on Bayal NW. Pvt Howard E Haak at Fort Monmouth signals weekend with Harrisburg family.
Massillon prepares a $10,000 civilian defense fund drive led by Grant D. Esterling as campaign chairman and J. W. Reinhardt as campaign director. The drive, mainly by mail, funds administration, blackout and bomb defense gear, health supplies, and a hospital unit for local civil defense.
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