Local Troop Letters Highlight Sicily and Pacific Fronts
Pfc Ken Dufty writes home from Sicily describing near-starving civilians pleased to see American troops. Other locals, including Warren Dufty in the South Pacific, Pvt Bob Turley in Sicily, and Joe Malek in the South Pacific, send updates on duties, gardening plans, and family visits. Multiple families from Troy area list servicemen with latest postings, promotions, leave patterns, and training across states and overseas.
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Ken Dufty
Harold Dufty
Melrose
Sicily
Ken
Warren Dufty
South Pacific
Warren
Contingent Leaves Troy For Training
A 331st Selective Service contingent of 41 men left Troy for Army camps from the USO Lounge at Lemon Depot to begin training. John P. Ryan chaired the roll as USO workers served drinks cigarettes candy and magazines. Each man received a copy of The Troy Record with cigarettes and postcards included. Corporal Richard R. Prendergast led the group with a long list of named compatriots bound for service and training.
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Selective Service Board 331
USO
Troy Lemon Depot
Hendrick Hudson
John P. Ryan
Troy Record
Richard R. Prendergast
John J. Leslie
Kenneth L Neville
Nicholas W. Ciampolito
Beaver Wessel
James G. Chiessanthis
Edwin R. Cottrell
Braham R Norwich
David D. O'Donnell
George F. Sellman
Ralph T. Curtis, Jr
John J. Hurley
Sidney Mares Leving M Woodroe
Thomas A. Kruegle
George Koshgarian
Frank le Mulier
Harry A Koshgarian
Edward Hartunian
Thomas E. Hendry
Bernard Noskowitz
George E Bakerian
Alfredo Rodino
Henry L Turner
Frank E Boguss
Stillwater Green Island lodge officers honored at meeting
Green Island Lodge L O O F Briday Wil lard F Simmons received a Grand Lodge gift as he ends a year as grand conductor. Simmons, a longtime Odd Fellow, will attend the Syracuse grand lodge convention August 16 as delegate and retain a trustee role on the endowment fund. Also noted: Mrs. Moll returns from Leonard Hospital after treatment, War Bond and Stamp sales boost totals with $972.50 furlough days and a high parish store sale of $517.75. Italian Mutual Aids Society to visit the Capano home to pay respects. Mrs Capano formerly Miccio, died Saturday at 78 Paine Street. Survivors listed include husband, Miccio parents, sisters, and brothers.
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Green Island Lodge
L O
O. F. Briday
Willard F Simmons
Grand Lodge
State of New York
Garand
James W. Barnell
Alexander Schafer
Schafer
Simmons
Odd Fellowship
Syracuse
Louis Moll
Leonard Hospital
John Ward
Mollie Pitcher
Wilmington
Cal
Marcella B. Keating
Nance
Miss Keating
Brannigan
Italian Mutual Aids Society
Dominic Capano
Paine Street
Philomena Miccio
Eagle Bridge
Green Island
St Joseph's School
St Joseph's Church
Ralph Miceno
Joseph Pusatere
Jobin
Kegan
Troy
Marion Miccio
Joseph DeFabio
Tahawus
Frank Miccio
Staten Island
Sylvester
Two Area Residents Commissioned as Second Lieutenants
Two Troy area men received commissions as second lieutenants after completing officer training. Frederick Joseph Ferris, 22, of 180 Eighth Street, was commissioned in the Medical Administration Corps at Camp Barkeley Texas. Roland Joseph Gagnon, son of Alfred J Gagnon of 1 Forest Avenue Cohoes, was commissioned after graduating from the Infantry School at Fort Benning. Gagnon enlisted in 1940, served with the 39th Infantry at Fort Bragg and with the 208th Infantry at Camp Butler, N Y, and was a master sergeant before his commission. He is a LaSalle Institute graduate who later served as professor of military science and tactics under Maj. James J. O'Donovan.
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Troy Area
Frederick Joseph Ferris
Eighth Street
John Ferrs
Medical Administration Corps
Camp Barkeley
Tex
Roland Joseph Gagnon
Alfred J Gagnon
Forest Avenue
Cohoes
Infantry
Fort Benning
39Th Infantry
Fort Bragg
208Th Infantry
Camp Butner
N. Y
Gagnon
LaSalle Institute
James J. O’donovan
Peerless box score thrill for old ballpark reader
A reader recalls pitching days at Camp Shelby and a long drive through Louisiana. He praises the Troy baseball team and mentions Barney Cavanaugh and Jack Finnan visiting in the woods with their outfit. He fondly remembers the Brownies and the semi pro scene, noting his own lefthanded skills and social regard.
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Camp Shelby
Miss
Halsey Sees Japan as Next Battlefield in Pacific Drive
Admiral William F. Halsey announced the Allied push in the South Pacific will continue until the battle of Japan, marking the Guadalcanal anniversary. He asserted growing Allied strength, vowed relentless offensives after the Munda victory, and pledged to destroy the enemy across air, land, and sea.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
South Pacific
Japan
William F. Halsey
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Halsey
Munda
Douglas MacArthur
South
South-west Pacific
Fights Erupt in Paris Streets as Patriots Resist
Reports from Paris indicate hand to hand fighting between Nazi troops and French patriots, with mounted machine-gun posts at main boulevard corners. Daylight attacks on occupation troops are reported, and underground sources confirm the deaths of at least 12 Germans in a grenade attack at Le Vaillois. A later daylight raid on St Cloud killed three sentinels and wrecked an arms depot.
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Algiers
INS
Pars
le Vaillois
St. Cloud
Funeral services for Miccio family held at St Josephs
Miccio R L and Corp Peter Miccio from Camp McCain Mississippi and grandmother Mrs Philomena Miccio will have a funeral from their residence at 9 am then St Josephs Church at 9 30 am for a requiem mass. Interment in St Marys Cemetery Troy. Service Men Party. The Vagabond Club held another party for service men on leave at their rooms 42 George Street yesterday afternoon. John Cietek was in charge of the arrangements.
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Miccio
Newport
R. L
Corp
Peter Miccio
McCain
Philomena Miccio
St. Joseph's Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
Troy
Vagabond Club
George Street
John Cietek
Patton Says U S Aims Lie in Liberation Not Territory
In Palermo, General Patton told Sicily Liberta the United States has no territorial goals and seeks only to liberate Europe. He expressed regret for fighting Italian forces in Sicily but vowed to destroy any organized opposition and warned locals who resist American military activity would be dealt with swiftly.
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Seventh Arms
Imi Sicily
INS
Sicials
George 8. Patton
Seventh Army
Roosevelt
Europe
Palermo
Sicila Liberta
Patton
Sicily
Round Lake Firemen Raise $175 At Benefit
Round Lake Fire Department presented A Fireman's Folly in the Auditorium drawing a crowd of over 500. Royal W. Northup directed the production with Mrs Vechten Rogers supervising music. The fund raiser featured a 1893 firehouse meeting as the frame and included dances songs and operatic numbers.
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Round Lake Fre Department
Auditoriany
Royal W. Northup
Fire Department
Va Vechten Rogers
Geneva
Marine Office To Be Open Nights In Albany
Troy area women may enlist in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve during evening hours at the Albany post office building schedule open 6 pm to 8 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Recruiters Sergi Gustafson Huston or Burh will be on hand to answer inquiries from women unable to visit during daytime hours. A recruiter's post is also at the Rensselaer County Courthouse in Troy Mondays. The Reserve is open to women aged 20 to 36 in sound health with at least two years of high school or business school.
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Troy Area
Marine Co
Albany
Sergi
Ann Gustafson
Serge
Helen Huston
Leigt Lee Burh
Marine Corps Women's Re
Troys
Rensselaer County Court House
Axis Ship Losses Reach Huge Total
London reported the Allied navies have captured sunk or damaged 9.046 million tons of German and Italian shipping by surface ships submarines aircraft and mines in 46 months through June 30. The figure excludes Russian losses. Merchant shipping sunk or damaged rose by 2.863 million tons in the last year.
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London
Admiralty
East Side Notables Share Hospital And Home News
East Side residents report hospital convalescence and family visits. Charles Downs at Samaritan Hospital and Betty Carey convalescing there. Della Viz visiting relatives in Schenectady. Bird and McCauley vacationing at Lake Winnepesaukee. Brumbergs visiting Virginia relatives. Anna Gabayer fractured leg aided by walking cast. Neyman Olt visiting Joha Penrose in Pittsburg. Pfc Curtin on furlough with Carey family at 2 Plum Avenue.
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Charles Downs
Pawling Avenue
Samaritan Hospital
Betty Carey
Plum Avenue
Della Viz
Spring Avenue
John Uta Jr
Schenectady
W. Russell Bird
William McCauley
Lake Winnepesaukee
N. H
Zelton C. Brumberg
Centerview Drive
Joseph F. Carey
Feast of the A observed by Mechanicville Italian societies
Mechanicville plans the annual Feast of the A on August 14 and 15 with a city band parade directed by Fred Amedeo, concerts at the Italian Fraternal Lodge grounds, and a 11 pm finish. Also notes political candidacy, vital statistics, births and deaths, marriages, a farewell for Mrs Howard Phillips, Lions Club meeting, Molly Pitcher Day activities, Victory Gardens, an obituary for John Gully, and local notices.
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Moplion
Fred Amedeo
Viail Avenue
Hoarewell
Mis
Howard Philips
Edward Bailey
Ensign Avenue
Pvt
F. Howard Phillips
Camp McCoy
Wis
Lions
Lions Club
Joyce
Log Tavern
Tomorow
Patrick J. Kenny
Molly Pitcher Day
Aid Reds Admiral Outlines Strategy
Admiral Ernest J King outlined a two front plan to win World War II, urging intensified aid to Russia to blunt Germany and to keep China in the war against Japan. He spoke on the Solomons invasion anniversary, stressing diverting German forces from Russia and boosting munitions and supplies to support China’s fight.
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Washington
Ernest Jd. King
U.S
Europe
Pacific
Russia
Germany
China
Solomons
King
Wille
Japan
Sisters Injured In Trestle Leap
Three young sisters were seriously injured when they leaped from a railroad trestle to escape an oncoming freight train Friday night. Dolores Schudoba, 10, was in critical condition while Caroline, 7, and Esther, 4, were seriously hurt. They had been crossing to a playground and used the trestle as a shortcut, becoming trapped by the approaching train.
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Buffalo
Dolores Schudoba
Sisterr
Caroline
Esther
Ministers conference at W Union Seminary Louis Benenato
Louis Benenato stationed at Camp Butler North Carolina promoted from corporal to sergeant and returned to base after visiting his parents. Selective Service Board 362 Sid ney W Rewitt chairman to meet Wednesday at 10 am. Surgical dressings room in School open today 7 to 9 pm per Mrs anna Tierney Ladies Auxiliary to Lieut Fred H Clark Post American Legion meets today at 8 pm Mrs Mae Connors president will attend State Aust rary Convention in New York Aug 12 Drug Store Entered
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W Union Seminary
Louis Benenato
Camp Butler
N.C
Sergei
Frank Benanato
Selective Service Board
Sidney W. Rewitt
Eharman
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