Dan Hacker on Sinking Ship Sheds Light on North Africa Raid
Milledgeville resident Dan Hacker, pharmacist's mate third class, recounts aboard the Joseph Hewes torpedoing off Fedhala Morocco during the North Africa campaign. He and an officer stayed aboard to aid wounded before escaping in a raft, later rescued after four hours in the water.
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Milledgeville
Dan Hacker
W. T. Hacker
Sterling
Third Clase
Joseph Hewes
United States Naval
North Africa
Dan
Fedhala
Morocco
Hacker
Higgins
United States
W. P. Hacker
Navy
Pacific
Treasure Island
Calif
William
Naval
Princeton University
Louisville
Local notes and visits amid wartime stamp expiry dates
The page lists stamp expirations for Sugar Stamp No 10-3 and Coffee Stamp No 27-1 with January deadlines, notes gascannons Expires January 21, and lists social visits and marriages including Dorothy Lucas and Vernon Schreiner married in Georgia where Vernon serves in the Army. Neighbors and relatives visit in Mt Carroll Clinton Savanna Davenport and Moline areas.
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Leonard Stage
Lloyd Smith
Foltz
Irene
Savanna
Harry Householder
Dorothy Lucas
Florence Hamilton
Mt. Carroll
Vernon Schreiner
Wilbur Williams
Wacker
Georgia
Vernon
Navy Cadet Edward Green Enlists at Milwaukee
Edward Green, son of Hiram Green of Morrison and brother of Earl Green of Argo, has joined as a naval aviation cadet in Milwaukee. He belongs to the Tornado Squadron of the Pearl Harbor Avengers. Enlistees enjoyed a banquet at the Schroeder hotel and later induction ceremonies at Wisconsin theatre on Monday, Dec. 7. He expects to be called in February.
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Edward Green
Hiram Green
Morrison
Earl Green
Argo
Milwaukee
Wis
Pearl Harbor
Corp
Howard Kness
Doc
Kearns
Utah
Elmer Hook
Clinton
George Kampen
Fulton
John Faber
Marlin
Fred Nipe
Walter Severance
Boyd Latham
Savanna
Leroy Foltz
Freeman Clevidence sale draws strong results near Lanark
The Freeman Clevidence sale near Lanark is described as very good. The Clevidence family moved to Madison Wisconsin on Thursday. Mrs Hortense Nipe hosts the Argo 500 club Christmas meeting with a noon potluck and a gift exchange. Sunday school meets at 145 pm. Loveliness resumes work at the condensary after an enforced layoff due to hand troubles. Mrs Vernon Kauffman visits her mother Mrs Emma Lotz in Lanark. Try a classified.
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Freeman Clevidence
Lanark
Clevidence
Madison, Wis
Loveliness
Condensary
Vernon Kauffman
Emima Lotz
Lyle Straub Transferred to Savannah Depot
Lyle Straub son of Mr and Mrs Wm Straub has moved from Aberdeen Proving Grounds Md where he attended ordnance training to the Savannah ordnance depot where he had worked previously.
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Arthur Hoffman
Bobby Smith
Paul Wilt
Detroit
Margaret Bower
Eldon Jensen
Argo Atage
Catherine Olson
Davenport
Maurice Olson
Calvin Eslinger
Arlene Smith
Ray Morgan
Lloyd Holman
Moline
Conrad Guinther
Grace Moyer
Lou
Nino Kenyon
Sun
Ann Sheridan
R. Reagan
Ann Gwynne
Brad
Crawford Men OF
Texas
Gram
Jovanna
Richard DIX
Lon Chaney
The
Underworld
Gene Tierney
Preston Foster
Ginger Rogers
Ray Milland
20Th Century-Fox
Orpheum Theatre
Constance Bennett
Buster Crabbe
ST. John
Billy the Kid
Sage Valley
Lupe Velez
Leon Errol
Elephant
John Carroll
Ruth Hussey
Pierre
Rosalind Russell
Brian Aherne
Janet Blair
John Garfield
Nancy Coleman
Raymond Massey
Dangerously
the Carroll
R. C. Fuller
Main St
Savanna, Ill
Lyle Straub
Savanna Depot
Rayon
Make Believe & Electric
Scare Marth Bros. S
Dart Board
Ben Franklin
Joe Robinson
Illinois
P&c
Infant & Children
Pittengers
van Allens
van Allen’s
Jane Vaughn
Clinton, Iowa
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