Discharged at Fifteen Veteran Returns to Duty at Seventeen
Charles Ladas aged seventeen son of Mr and Mrs Gus Ladas of 106 Seeser Street is back in the Navy after a two year discharge and June 8 reentry at Great Lakes. He had joined in April 1942 at age fifteen by falsifying his birth certificate while parents vacationed in Florida and received a minority discharge when Navy authorities learned his real age. Now in a four week course with other overseas veterans, Ladas befriended Tino Iskalis who, after two months in service, is home on a nine day leave and plans to return to duty Saturday.
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Charles Ladas
Gus Ladas
Seeser Street
U. S. Navy
O. C
Great Lakes
Ladas
Navy
Florida
Tino Iskalis
W. Marion Street
Iskalis
Bronze Star Awarded Pfc Wilford Eneix on Okinawa
Pfc Wilford F Eneix son of Mrs Ellen Eneix 112 S Ottawa St awarded the Bronze Star for heroic service on Okinawa. An assistant machine gunner in the 382nd Infantry 96th Division Eneix crawled 75 yards under fire to supply a heavy machine gun crew and carried ammo to the rear a veteran of the Leyte campaign. His wife resides at 242 E Cass St.
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Wilford F. Eneix
Ellen Eneix
Ottawa Street
382Nd
Okinawa
Leyte
Pvt. Eneix
Cass Street
Sergeant Promotion for Pfc John B Ferenchick
Pfc John B Ferenchick, son of Mrs Mary Ferenchick of 1406 Woodruff Avenue, has been promoted to the rank of sergeant. The ceremony marked a step in his military career.
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John B. Ferenchick
Mary Ferenchick
Woodruff Avenue
Joliet Soldier Serves In Panama Jungle Unit Since 1944
A Joliet area squad leader in the Panama mobile force and security command has served in foreign jungle duty at jungle zones and key Panama Canal installations since March 1944. He joined the Army in November 1941 after basic training at Camp Crest and previously worked as a driver for Stone & Webster.
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Panama
Overseas 18 Months Pfc. Edward T. Brougham Serves With 32nd Red Arrow
Pfc. Edward T. Brougham son of Mr and Mrs Edward Brougham of 1401 Brown Ave completed 18 months overseas with the 32nd Red Arrow division in the Caraballo mountains of Northern Luzon. He also saw action at Saidor Aitape Biak Island Leyte and prior to May 1943 induction worked at the Flwood Ordnance plant. He is a Joliet Township High School graduate and has two brothers in the Army Air Corps James in Europe and Robert in the United States.
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Edward T. Brougham
Edward Brougham
Brown Avenue
32Nd
Red Arrow
Carabello Mountains
Luzon
Saidor
Aitape
New Guinea
Biak Island
Netherlands East Indies
Leyte
Philippines
Flwood Ordnance Plant
Joliet Township
Army Air Corps
James
Europe
Robert
United States
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Joliet
Cor
Chicago and
Webster Sts
Illinois
Gabardine
Jokiet
Deek Co
Sears Easy
Ottawa St
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