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r*AGE EIGHTRussell Whelchel0 11Home Once MoreHome on 60-day furlough after p five years of duty, which included 19 months as a prisoner of war in cGermany, is Pic. Russell H. Wiiel- H! 15.1chel. son of Mrs. Ona V'. Whelchel. Jsitl805 North Tyler.kHe has been in the armed force* |* since the national guard was mobilized m 1940 and is in the Texas Plt;36th Division. Whelchel has been P overseas lnce April 1, 1943 until tlt; his return a short time ago. The in-jT fantryman was a prisoner of war ir. Germany from Sept. 10 1943 to ylt;April 14. 1945. ajoA brother. Master Sgt. Warren 'lt;i]a iW. Whelchel. is still a prisoner of war in Japan. He was in a coast xartillery lt;anti-aircraft» outfit cap- i cltltured in the early days of the war. Sergeant Whelchel has been in the a Armv since January, 1941. oThe sergeant’s brother is adverse to telling his experiences and declined to give an interview on his experiences in the German prisoner lisintcof war camp. ! P
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo, Texas, US
Fri, May 25, 1945
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