Five of Eleven Hoblocks Serve Nation in World War II
The Hoblock family of West Pawlet Vermont led by Mr and Mrs Peter Hoblock have five of eleven children serving in the armed forces. Lt Peter Hoblock was killed in action in Germany March 15 while with General Patton s Third Army and is buried in Luxembourg. Prisoner of war reports involve Lt Peter s brother Michael Hoblock and others as the family recalls service records, awards, and posthumous honors. The Granville church held services in memory of Lt Peter Hoblock with burial details and a list of siblings connected to Troy Cohoes and Granville.
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Peter Hoblocs
West Pawlet Vi
Troy
Germany
Papton
Third Army
Igst
Germary
Church of
Ann
Katherine Hoblock
Fourth Street
Julia Hoblers
West
Pawler
John Hootock
Army
Michael Hobrockh
Peter Hoblock
Peter Hoblok
Patton
Luxembourg
Granville
Louis Sismis
Normandy
Hoblock
Fort McClelan
Ala
Fort Benning
Fort Bragg
SN. C
France
Belgium
Infantry
Granville High School
Albany Business College
Montgomery Ward & ‘ Co
Sigma Chi Delta
Bgtu
Michael Hoblock
Selion
Ardennes
War Department
Arty
Fort Rodman
New Bedford
Mass
Fort Jackson
N. C
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Arsenal City
Silent Glow Burner Co
Marine Corps
Alexander Hoblock
Armed Forces
Fort Eustis
43Rd General Hospital
North Africa
Italy
Taletha Hoblock
United States Marine Corps
Camp Lejeune
D. C
Quantico
Quantico Marine Base
Behr-Manzing Corp
Donated Clothing Drive Collected by Fire Department
Fire Chief Carl Smith announced a clothing collection drive by Troy fire stations in response to a United Nations appeal. The drive ends at noon tomorrow, with an expected total of about 166,908 pounds of donated clothing.
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Troy Bremen
United Nations
Carl & Smith
Anableo
Smith
Trojacs
Six Veterans of Pacific War Come Home
Six veterans of the Pacific war return to the United States after service in campaigns on Guadalcanal Bougainville Guam Iwo Jima and Leyte. Names include Clord E Danforth Laura Carpenter Harriet Armitage Sgt Warres A WHE Patrick G Rogers William E Ruld and Joseph Bernier among others with marches from Troy Cohoes and Waverly and honors such as Purple Heart and Navy and Marine Corps Medal.
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Marine
Iegensly
United States
Grant
C. Clord E. Danforth
Laura Carpenter
Ninth
Guadal-| “Canal
Pio
Howard M. Church
Sea of Bins
Harriet” Armitage
Eighth Street
Guadel
Posgainviltle
Guam
Patrick H Rogers
ISM
Third Avenue
Wavervnier, Veterat
Zetions
Bougeinwitte
Iwo Jima
Catholic Co
Wiliam E Ruld
Loudes Reed
Cohoes
Tulagi
Guadalcanal
Emireau
Navy
Marine Corps
Cohoes High School
Pfe
Joseph £. Bernier
Joseph Bernier
Wilmer Avenue
Fith Amphibious Corps
Evice Islands
Leyte
LaSalle Institute
Pte Albert Bacon Killed On Italian Front
Pte Albert D Bacon of 407 Seventh Avenue was killed in action on April 14 while serving in the infantry after enlisting two years ago and overseas since November His mother Mrs Marie E Sacov and his father the late David Bacon survive along with four sisters and four brothers including Seaman Henry Bacon of the Navy in Hawaii and brothers David and John in Detroit The note notes his birth in Cambridgeburg and family relocation to Detroit with Joyce his five year old daughter and other relatives listed in the obituary style notice
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Albert D. Bacon
Seventh Avenue
Frely
Matte
E. Sacov
David Bacon
Bacon
Caeingburg
Joyce
Detroit
Seaman
Henry Bacon
Navy
Hawaii
David
John
Ave
Lillian Sharkey
Margaret Relins
Edith
Ruth
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Trey Stations
Associated Press
Arzoone
Ks J
Mui
Hlfeldi
SUEDE
Shalimar
Third St
Albert Bacon
Goody, JR
Tris of
Joan Kenley
Polke