Local Family News Shares Distant War Letters
The article recounts private letters from soldiers abroad, detailing separation due to assignments and a short exchange of words amid battle shadows. On July 21, Charles S. Jones was seriously wounded in England while writing from a hospital, requesting news from home through his APO address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn
Charles
Tony
Cherbours
Jen Jerries
Jay
Ken
England
States
Altough
Charles S. Jones
Ostmaster
New York
N. Y
Jenn
Iito
Ation
Charles W. Hetzer
Charles M. Hetzer
Hagerstown
Pacific
Jap Sea Lanes Are Threatened In Pacific Warfare Update
Army and naval communiques describe expanding Allied pressure in the Pacific. August reports cite strikes on Halmahera and Davao gulf targets, sinking a 1000 ton freighter, and extensive Japanese air defenses weakening. Nimitz notes growing land based bomber activity on the Bonin Islands and raids north of Japan, with no interceptions reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nce
Philippines
Angapor
Dutch
New Guinea
China
Almahera
Davao Gulf
Halmahera
Pearl Harbor
Adm
Chester V. Nimitz
Bonin Islands
Tokyo
Liberators
Chichima
Japan
T Mara- Iushiro
Kuriles
Liberty Ship S. M. Shoemaker Launch Attended by Downey
Mrs. Alice Rohrer Downey of this city returned from Baltimore where she joined the lunching party that sent the Liberty Ship S. M. Shoemaker down the ways at Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyards. Also present was county 4 H agent Mylo Downey and Mrs Downey heads Maryland H H All Stars. The ship honors the late Mr Shoemaker a noted Maryland dairy farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Rohrer Downey
Baltimore
S. M. Shoemaker
Bethlehem Fairfield
Countian Mylo
Service men and families listed in wartime writeups
In this roster of Hagerstown area service members, T/Sgt Laurence Travinger arrived safely in England and Joins family calls for letters. Lt Robert Hammaker earns Air Medal at an Eighth AAF Bomber Station in England after eighteen combat missions. Others include Lt William Cottingham promoted to first lieutenant in the Army Air Forces and home on leave, plus numerous sailors and soldiers with updated addresses and deployments in England, the Aleutians, Camp Croft, and Texas bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Robert S. Hammaker
Funkstown
Europe
Ward
United States
Hamptaker
William H. Hammaker
Hagerstown
Pangiporn Corp
Army
W. O. Cottingham
Hamilton Boulevard
William C. Cottingham, Jr
Army Air Forces
Aleutian Islands
Cottingham
AAF
Scott M. Dickey
Etta Dicker
Big Pool
Maryland
James R. Luper
Dickey
R.S. Dillon
Hancock
Navy Man Who Hid On Guam Divorced
Chief Radioman Jeorge Ray Tweed aged 42, who hid 31 months on Guam during Japanese occupation, received an interlocutory divorce from May Frances Tweed, 27, by Superior Judge Jacob Weinberger. Evidence shows the couple agreed to separate in 1941 while on Guam. The record notes a separate statistic about World War I profit margins and 1948 figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Jeorge Ray Tweed
Guam
Navy
May Frances Tweed
Jacob Weinberer
Tweed
Tilghmanton Social Notes Aug. 14 1920s
Tilghmanton residents share visits and travels with Wilbur Jennings and Brownsville friends. Miss Rena Bloom enjoys vacation from the Nicodemus Bank while Florence Palmer returns to her counter at Letter's Dept store. Several families visit relatives in St Pauls New Windsor Hagerstown and Sharpsburg as Mrs Stone and Mrs Mongan manage illnesses and camp plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Son
Philadelphia
Qtho Lowery
Geo. Baker
Clyde Kuntzberry
Howard Reichard
Florence Palmer
Ruth Reichard
Naomi Coffman
New Windsor
Church of the Brethren
Chester Norris
Haittie
Hagerstown
Reformed Church
Sharpsburg
St. John’s Reformed Church
Clearspring
Stone
Albert Sypolt
Nona Baker
B. F. Mongan
Jeremiah Mongen
Wilbur Jennings
Brownsville
Edward Davis
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Ocal
June Havoc
H. A. Coyeler
June
Hollywood
William T
India
Robert M
Alabama
Pvt
Charles L
Ireland
Laurence E. Travinger
Fred RB. Socks
North Foundry Street
Jack
Fairchild Plant 1
Albert W. Row
Camp Croft, S. C
Camp Carson
Colo
Pre. Randall
Washington County
William A. Grove, Jr
Tonopah
Nevada
Hammond General Hospital
Modesto
Cal
George Knight
Ph. L. L. Knight
Kenneth R. Knight
Sheppard Field
Texas
Great Lakes
Illinois
Albert J. Mikus
Maxine M. Mikus
Keedysville
U. S. Wavgal
Richard Shiffer
Hubert Isaac Shiffer
Virginia Avenue
U. S. Naval Training Center
Lester M. Mentzer, Jr
L. M. Mentzer
Route 2
France
Fairchild
James W. Kershner
Earl Kershner
Thomas Randall
Triangle Food Stores
Tilghmanton Letter
John Cave
Edward Ruffner
Westminster
Jeremiah Mongan
Dietrick
Pangborn’s
Anna Mary Weller
Beyond
Taylor's Landing
Fannettsbore
Nee Les As
NN Se
Jeep
Wests Briefs
Leiter Brothers
Hollywood's New Way
Westmores New
Leiter
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