Wounded U S Soldier in Belgium Linked to Patton’s Third Army
T/5 Stanley Mufich 26, armored infantry man with Lieut Gen George S Patton's Third Army, was slightly wounded in action on January 3 in Belgium. He has been overseas since February 1944 and was taken to a hospital. His March anniversary marks three years in service. He trained at Camp Chaffee Arkansas and went overseas from Camp Cook California. He is a Chaney school graduate formerly employed by General Refractories. He has three brothers in service Edward with field artillery in Belgium John with USMC at Miramar California port of embarkation and Fred at sea.
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Armored Infantry
George S. Patton
Third Army
Belgium
Stanley Mufich
War Department
Frank Mufich
Hickory Street
France
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Camp Cook
Cal
Chaney School
General Refractories Company
Cpl
Mufich
Edward
Field Artillery
John
USMC
Miramar
Calif
Fred
Seaman
Crayfish Eye Structure Features 2500 Lenses
A crayfish eye contains roughly 2,500 facets, each acting as a separate lens to capture light. This compound eye design provides wide-angle vision and multiple viewpoints for spotting movement and depth in its environment.
Joliet Boy Grits Through Leyte Battle With 112th Cavalry
Pfc. Darrell O. Eib of Joliet, son of Mrs. Edith Hib, endured a grueling month on Leyte with the 112th Cavalry. He crawled through mud and rice paddies, shaved once, and faced shelling while aiding machine gunners and mortars. The unit covered 25 miles, built a road block in a massive pocket, and earned two campaign stars and the Combat Infantry Badge after enlisting in 1943 and training at Fort Riley.
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Darrell O. Eib
112Th Cavalry
Leyte
Edith Hib
Kelly Avenue
Fib
Eib
Joliet Township High School
Bib
The
Stone
Tech. Sgt. Thomas C. Davidson Returns from Aleutians
Tech. Sgt. Thomas C. Davidson, son of Mrs. T. C. Davidson of 1126 Belleview Avenue, arrives home Tuesday evening after 26 months in the Aleutians where he earned the Bronze Star. He will take a 21 day furlough then head to Miami Beach for a rest before reporting for duty. Davidson has served since June 9, 1942, and is a Joliet Township High School graduate formerly with the Illinois Central Railroad traffic division in Chicago.
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Aleutians
Tech
Thomas C. Davidson
T. C. Davidson
Belleview Avenue
Fort Sheridan
Davidson
Quartermaster Corps
Miami Beach
Fla
Armed Forces
Joliet Township
Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago
GI Railroaders Follow Troops Unsung Yet Vital
Unsung but vital army railroad men aid supply lines in support of frontline troops. They operate cars, move material, and keep trains running to sustain military operations and transportation during campaigns.
Army rail units push world war supply lines hard
Brig. Gen. A. F. McIntyre notes Military Railway service troops are deployed globally from New Guinea to India and Europe. The force includes 105 units with about 2,000 officers and 42,000 enlisted men, plus mobile workshops and hospital-train crews.
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A. F. McIntyre
Army Rail Division
New Guinea
Alaska
New Caledonia
England
France
Italy
Iran
India
Africa
McIntyre
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