Warfront Letters and Soldiers’ Updates From Waterbury
A wartime column from Waterbury prints letters and notices about service members. It includes Frank Reiley's critique of war delays, names of local recruits and their postings, a Marine trainee at Parris Island, sailors at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, and Army/Ordnance assignments, with family updates from Audrey McMahon, Bill Riley, Larry Onyech, Pete Riccitelle, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Srtifery
Audrey McMahon
Bill Riley
Larry Onyech
Pete Riccitelle
Jackson D. Falis
Albert Street
Parris Island
3.C
Arnold P. Devaren
River Street
Neeson EF Brott
Joseph Weisenforth
Brunswick Avene
Army Air Base
Pueblo
Col
Jeremy Johnson
Doaw Street
Camp Polk
Edward O. Johnson
Warren E. Beck
Radio Techne
Fred A. Beck
Eighth Avenue
Warren
Lhs
War letters from Watervliet students bring home front news
Wartime notices recount alumni from Watervliet High and Troy area serving overseas. Messages from England Italy and England report training, promotions, and hopes to return. Letters mention relatives, school ties, and plans for postwar life as families and communities await peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corp
Theodore Olsey
Waterviley
Edward
Water High School
States
Olsey
Willie Evertsen
England
Edgar Olsey
Vesuvious
Sanders
Pfc
Kenneth O'Welia
Italy
Pvt
Lowis Huban
Sergi Hiram Ruddy
Lecter
Fistdy
Bis Ouit
John 3
Greffin
Navel
Oakland
Del
John T. Paratar
Naval Air Station
Vero Beach
Cal Griffin
Pakatar
Troy
Batan
Army Air Forces
Pir
Charles HB. Miller
Eighth Street
Raymond J. Greennick
Miller
Virginia Great
Emil Seibert
Grimmick
Mary Phillip
Frank Grimmick
Miller, Jr
John H. Nealand
Prachinist’s Mite
Second Avenue
John
California
Neve Tural
Pacific
John W&i
William O'Brien
Bris
Ogden J. Ross
Hendry C. Roy
North Third Street
Mechanicville
A.afl
Scott Field
Boca Raton
Fla
Boston and Maine Railroad
Sergeant Ray
Airs
Jean ‘Roy
Linda Lee
St. Bernard’s Academy
Cohoes
William Roy
Infantry
New Orlens
Edward A. Oliver
Archie Oliver
Seventh Avenue
Waterivliet
Ninth Fighter Command
Tilley, ‘Ladder Co
Tilley, ‘Ladder Co. Watervliet
Watervilet High
Miami
Truix Field
Madison
Sergi
Barlett H. Chandler
Eingland
Nine
Air Force Service Command
Montgomery Ward Inc
Menands
Ser
Chandler
H Bunter
Baltimore
Joseph 8
Bertasso
Joseph
A. Bertasso
Fifth Avenue
Watervliet
New York Power and Light Company. Corp
Hal Reiser
Madeline. Reiser
Martiné Corps
Hal
Marine Fleet Air Squadron
Walter Schilling
Fourth Avenue
Gunther W. Schilling
Chatham Field
Air Force
Edward J. McCarthy
Sixth Avenue
Pic
William Macfarland
North
Fros
Scrap drives boost state salvage totals in Troy meeting
Industries report collecting over 917 134 pounds of scrap and metals in the last month with Troy’s Industrial Salvage Committee planning a meeting with War Production Board officials. Victor Stargenski and Samuel W. McCochrane present the month’s totals and list area firms contributing to the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Épdus- Rhea and
Troy “Industrial Salvage
War Productor Board
Victor Stargenski
Samuel W. McCochrane
Troy
Bas Eile
Adirondack Foundries & Steel, Inc
Phet Beattie Manufacturing Co
Behr-Manning Corp
Begunit, Mills, Inc
Cluett, Peabody & Co., Inc
Cahoes Envelope Co. Inc
Canoes Silk
Colonie Fibre.Co., Inc
Covert Manufacturing Co, Inc
Faith Mina, Inc
Finger Cakes’ & Hudson
Flour Mills, Inc
Foard Manufacturing Co
Linc. Charles Freihofer
Fats Still Good For Two Points
The Rensselaer County Troy City Rationing Board announced that consumers turning in salvaged waste fats are entitled to two meat ration points per pound. Some Troy area dealers allegedly refused the points. the board urged reporting dealers who fail to surrender points and reminded retailers to follow OPA rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Area
Rensselaer County- Troy City
Troy
OPA
Marine Hall Drives Sherman Tank at Cape Gloucester
Ron W. Hall of Washington DC drove a 60 ton General Sherman tank at the Lake City Ordnance Plant area near Kansas City. The tank faced a Japanese mountain gun at Cape Gloucester and the gun was blown up, its six man crew killed. Hall’s vehicle sustained only a dent and a minor point loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Army Ordnance Records
Lake City
Here
Marine Corp
Ron W. Hall
Washington, D.C
Cape Gloucester
Family names linked to military and industry in Schenectady and beyond
Hogen of THS with G.EL in Schenectady, Nesta a St. Anthony’s graduate and Saratoga Dry Bever ages proprietor, Lutz of LHS with Bethlehem Steel on Staten Island. A brother Lowell Lutz is in the Army and sister Phyllis Lutz serves with the CWAACS in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hogen
THS
G.el
Schenectady
Nesta
St. Anthony's-on-the Hudson
Saratoga Dry Beverages, Inc
Lutz
LHS
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Staten Island
Tech
Lowell Lutz
Army
Sergt
Phyllis. Lutz
Cwaacs
Canada
Troy Knights Name Nominating Committees
Troy Council Knights of Columbus appointed nominating committees at Thursday night’s meeting. William J. Fagan chairs the regular panel with Peter J. Daly Charles E. Walsh George W. Clinton and Vincent W. Graver as members. The opposition committee names were not completed in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Council
Knights of Cokeabus
James J. Daley
William J. Fagan
Peter J. Daly
Charles E. Walsh
George W. Clinton
Vincent W. Graver
Notable Figures Named as Board Members
Jobe J ally chairs alongside Cherian A Onsaidy John A Bond Charles E Merriam and Fred C Casey serving as board members in the referenced organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jobe J.ally
Cherian A. Onsaidy
John A. Bond
Charles E. Merriam
Fred C. Casey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frank Reiley
Twelfth Avenue
Jener
Samuel G. Wise
John A
Frank
Armilery
Iowa Valley
Des Moines
New York
The
Taft
FATE
Alfred Lewis
Mgi Taft
New York Times Square
Radio City
Sing & Sing Management
Rudolph
Third Street
Loges DE Lucia
Josephine DeLecia
Fifth Avenué
Schick General Hospital
Clinton
Low
Rapid City
Electric Motor Sales and Service Company
Troy High
William F. Smith
Haveslian Islands
Williams
EF Smith
Anthony W. Korkemas
William Korkemas
Fourth Street
First Ward
New Guinea
Tony
Naval Training School
Bronx
E. Martel
Elizabeth Cooley
Bureau’ of Naval Personnel
Washington
D.C
CCHS
H. J. Cooley
Helen Martel Brown
John Alund
and Airs
John Vaciunas
Watervliet Hi
T. B.C. Willigo
Oklahoma A
M. College
Stilwater
Okla
Arsenal
N.Y. CR R Co
Horan
TBC
F. McBride
Victo
Whitey
U.S. DEPT._OF AGRICULTURE
Methling
Sams
By Galbraith
Sas. Et
Gallestre & McMahos
Valley Falls
N.Y
Tere
Marvin
Fifth Ave
Troy Knights
Mother Gray’s Swant
ABC
Rodion
Tome
Dowhinger
Five Network
WIET
Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin- Williars
West Flor
Eramel
Shacwin-Willsons
Wall & Rolls Will
Anderson
Sherwin Williams Paint Headquarters
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