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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1945
Page
2
The article notes that gambling is taboo in the Army though card decks exist for friendly bridge games and dice for quiet pastimes, reflecting tensions between leisure and discipline within military life.
A rumor suggests Pvt. Anthony F. Mance of Battery B 763rd Field Artillery battalion in Germany received four passes to a Luxembourg rest center. He reports the stay as wonderful after three days away and returns to duty at his post on center street.
Pfc. John Drost serves with the 30th Infantry Division on the Elbe preparing for a final mission after rapid advance across northern Germany. His wife Olga Drost lives at 553 N Eastern Avenue.
Pfc. Gerard E. Hatfield son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Hatfield of 145 E Van Buren St is convalescing in Glenn General Hospital Okmulgee Oklahoma after being wounded in Germany on April 6 He served with the 29th Division 9th Army entering the Army in 1944 and going overseas in October He has the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster Combat Infantryman's Badge and Presidential Unit Citation The Joliet infantryman expects to come home soon
As American forces concentrate their Pacific attack, Coast Guard enlistment quotas rise nationwide. Requirements for 17 year olds include two years of high school, citizenship, height 5 ft 4 in to 6 ft 2 in, 20/30 vision corrected to 20/20, and general good health. Recruiting HQ listed as 53 W Jackson Blvd Chicago.
Sgt. William Feeney of the 106th Infantry division in Germany is awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge for satisfactory performance against the enemy. He also receives two Bronze Battle Stars for campaigns in Germany and Northern France. His wife, Mrs Geraldine Feeney, resides at 1205 Richmond Street.
Prominent Lockport couple Mr. and Mrs. George W. Adelmann observe their sixty fourth wedding anniversary today. They were married at St. Joseph's church in Lockport by Father M. Sixt. Mrs. Adelmann, former Cath erine Schall, comes from a pioneer family. Mr. Adelmann’s family settled in Lockport early. He once ran a livery and undertaking business and farmed many acres near Lockport. They live at 24 State street, in good health and active in social and church affairs. Mr. Adelmann has long been involved in the Will County Farm Bureau.
Pfc. Donald M. Davis of 111 Baker Avenue with the 15th Army in Germany and the 569th Field Artillery Battalion notes that V E Day ends shooting but occupation continues. His battalion already began occupational duties in the Saar area near the Franco German border with a five mile deep border cordon to curb Nazi flight into France.
Fred Chapman, son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Chapman of 616 N Reed St Joliet, arrived home Tuesday afternoon on a 10 day leave from a South Pacific destroyer. He served nine months overseas and earned the Purple Heart and Presidential Unit Citation with one star along with the Philippine Liberation Ribbon. Sir Joseph Sukley of 231 Ruby St also arrived home aboard the same ship.
Funeral services held for Thomas P Norton aged 62 who died Monday at Silver Cross hospital. He lived in Joliet since age five, was born in New York, and is survived by two sons Fred and James. Burial followed at St John’s Cemetery.
Seven men of the 115th bomb disposal squad fight in Germany despite orders from Eisenhower and Doenitz about unconditional surrender. They risk their lives for weeks to neutralize Nazi terror, including Corp. William H. Lipsey of 10 N Nicholson Street and the 13th corps.
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