28th Infantry and 10th Armored To Come Home
Paris reports two more divisions redeployed for return to the United States the 28th Infantry and the 10th Armored arriving at camps in the Rheims area in early July. The 28th to Camp Pittsburgh July 5 and the 10th Armored to Camp Oklahoma City July 8, bringing total redeployments to 13. Other divisions in various stages include the Fourth at Le Havre embarkation July 1 and the 44th at Camp Pittsburgh preparing to Le Havre July 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
28Th Infantry
10Th Armored
Paris
U.P
Camp Pittsburgh
Camp Oklahoma City
Rheims
le Havre
13Th Armored
Camp Atlanta
Col Offutt Named 38th Wing Commander at Williams Field
Col Offutt became acting commanding officer of the 38th Flying Training Wing at Williams Field succeeding Brig Gen Haywood Hansell Jr who moved to Washington for a new assignment. Offutt traces flying back to 1929 and has commanded at Victorville Mather Roswell and Kirtland with Roswell as a large B-29 training station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williiams Field
Aie Eanene B. Offutt
38Th Flying Training Wing
Haywood S. Hansell, Jr
Washington, D. C
Gen. Hansell
Saipan
Col. Offutt
Victorville
Calif. Army Airfield
Western Flying Flying Command
Matherfield
Sacramento
Calif
Kirtland Field
Albuquerque
N. M
Roswell Field
Roswell
Distinguished Service News Medal Approved
The senate military committee approved a bill to create a Distinguished Service News Medal for overseas correspondents with outstanding wartime service. The bill would replace the Ernie Pyle spect medal plan and make all war reporters eligible for this honor, to be awarded by the war and navy departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Miliary Committee
Ernie Pyle
Thomas
Utah
Gilbert Gonzales Promoted to First Lieutenant
Gilbert F. Gonzales a P-38 pilot with the Sunsetters unit of Brig. Gen. Earl W. Barnes 13th AAF fighter command has been promoted to first lieutenant. The Sunsetters, top-scoring in the jungle air force, have shot 179 Japanese planes in battles from Guadalcanal to the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert F. Gonzales
Sunsetters
Earl W. Barnes
13Th Aaf Fighter Command
Guadalcanal
Philippines
Gonzales
Borneo
Indo-China
Tucson Senior High
University of Arizona
Tucson Newspapers Inc
Williams Field
Arizona
West Council Street
Bronze Star Awards For Pfc Arvizu And Lt Veerling
Pfc Reuben G Arvizu son of Mrs Albina Arvizu of 907 South Santa Rita avenue receives the Bronze Star Medal for heroic actions in Italy on the 5th army front. He led a mule train through a heavy artillery barrage to deliver rations. Lt Col John P Veerling also awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious actions aiding the defeat of German forces. Col William R Burns presented the award. Veerling commands the 419th air service group with B 17s over the continent. Mrs Helen F Moulton Veerling lives at 1545 East Helen street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben G. Arvizu
Albina Arvizu
South
Santa Rita Avenue
Italy
338Th Infantry
85Th
Custer
Arvizu
John P. Veerling
William R. Burns
419Th Air Service Group
Eighth Air Force
Veering
Helen F. Moulton
East Helen Street
Notable RAF and Army Air Forces personnel milestones
Col Veerling, previously a landscape engineer for the Texas state highway department, joined the RAF in March 1941. Tech. Sgt. Homer E. Dow of Camp Hood, Texas, on a 15 day furlough with his parents, has served since September 1940 and works in the personnel office at his camp. Capt Alando J Ballantyne, son of Mr and Mrs Alando Ballantyne, graduated June 23 1945 from Randolph Field aviation medicine school, a step toward wings as a flight surgeon. he earned a B S from the University of Arizona in 1938 and an M D from Columbia University in 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts State College
Col
Veerling
Texas State Highway Department
RAF
E. A. Dow
East Waverly Street
Alando B. Ballantyne
North
Norris Avenue
Army Air Forces School of Aviation Medicine
Randolph Field
Tex
Medical Corps
Air Forces
Capt. Ballantyne
University of Arizona
Columbia _ university
New York City
Applications For Two Postmasterships Open
The civil service commission announces open applications for postmasterships at Eloy and Whiteriver Arizona until close of business July 12. The notice appeared in Washington and Forming updates. Suspected content mentions a Japanese Garden opening this year in Skerries, Elle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eloy
Whiteriver
Arizona
Civil Service Commission
Skerries, Eiie
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Europe
C. O
Distinguished Service
Gilbert Gonzales
6Th St
7Th Ave
L. C. Payne
Nabisco
Netionel Biscuit Company
Wekenes
Niegere Fells
Tech
Homer E. Dow
Camp Hood, Tex
Alando J. Ballantyne
Tucson Daily Citizen
OPA
Reuben’s
Simmons
Rizona
Congress
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