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*V* «PART ONEinRalph Heller Peterson, seaman first class, of 1664 McGregor, is one of the crew sharing the Navy Unit citation recently awarded the USS Lapon. With a score of 15 ships sunk and five damaged for a total of well over 100,000 tons of enemy shipping, the Lapon achieved her record in four of eight submarine patrols.While awaiting transportation to the United States and subsequent discharge from the army, Pfc. Fred J. -King, son of Mrs. Sallie King of Wichita Falls, is attached to the 29th Replacement Depot near Manila. •Inducted intq the army in 1942, King has participated in the fighting in Australia, Oro Bay, Milne Bay, Biak, Leyte and Luzon in the Philippines. He wears the Asiatic-Pacific and Philippine Liberation ribbons among others and lias four battle. Starr. King has two brothers, ijerbert and Stephen, .also servingSergeant Whelchel considers rice a luxury. It was a welcome relief to have rice instead of cold, tasteless mush, soy beans jand vegetable patties, he declared.His brother, Pfc. Bussell HughesWhelchel, was a prisoner of 'the Germans nearly three year?. Russell was home on leave at the same time. Another brother, Ens.Tom Bill Whelchel, is in SanFrancisco preparing to leave forsea duty.tii(4Tech Sgt. Harold P. McDonnel, son of Mr. and, Mrs. Pprry Mc-Cashion, that expects! to be homer by the middle of December. Sgt. McDonnell overseas twomyears, is a member of the 26th Signal Construction Company,which was commended for ,the work done by them at the Potsdam, conference. After participating in five major campaigns, Mcj-Donnell is stationed in Berlin.: *r*Claud Robert Cunningham,metalsmith, second class, of Hollis, Oklal, plbyed -an importantpart in the final -drive against r while serving with itheJapan -------- „ ,,125th Naval Construction Battalion. The outfit was one of the Seabee units responsible for therapid development of Okinawainto a formidable base.Clinton Roy Ratcliffe, specialist (V) USNR, of Graham, is flying with^Air' Transport Squadron 11 of the Naval Air Transport Service, pacific Wing, which Is bringing home RAMPs (recovered Allied military prisoners) and fighting men who liberated them. The squadron: daily* covers 20,000 of the 27,000 miles in the service’sPacific network.■■■ i ■Sam M. Hood, seaman first class, whose home is at Gould, jkla., served on the USS Tap pa-hannock. lwhen she climaxed her career by refueling fighting ships of the fliet in Tokyo Bay. The Tappahannock’s record includes operations in Itlhe Gilberts, the Marshalls, the Marianas, the Philippines and at; Okinawa.Serving- on the USS Denver when the ship was refueling atBuckner Bay, Okinawa, Chester E. Luttrell, water tender, third class, 1405 Buiinett, was awaiting further action when news of Japan's capitulatfon came. The ship learned the nickname of “Light House Buster when she shotdown; the’Anguar Lighthouse during, the Palaus bombardment after a number of other ships had tried.After Eight YearsStaff Sgt. J; H. Mitchell. 604 Van Buren, ha$ returned to civitrlan status after more than eightyears in army: uniform. Of this to-ta,l service period. Sergednt Mitchell -spen t 118 months overseas and engaged. In numerous battljes in the European theater. After having served previously in the army, Sergeajnt Mitchell rerenlist-ed at Fort Sam Houston. He left Sheppard Field in 1943, and afterbeing stationed, in North Carolina landed in JSnglaind in May, 1944, with the 6fifth ' Airborne Group, serving with .the Third Army and later the Ninth Army in France and Germany. Sergeant Mitchell returned to the states Sept. 19 and was discharged at Fort Sam Houston Nov. 5 with 86 points.Mrs. John A.i Presley, 701 Taylor has returned from Amarillo where ahe visited her .nephew, Master Sgt. ]Warren WheelerWhelchel, home on hospital furlough from Bruns General Hospital. Santa Fe, N. M. A prisoner of the Japanese 32 months, he was a survivor of the infamous “death march” on Bataan. Con-MOUSEPOISONDaaek14 Months in IndiaFirst Sgt. E. W. Marrs of Wichita Falls arrived at Tacoma, Wash., ; Friday after serving 29 months overseas. Following a visit with his wife and small daughter, who have been makfng their home in Chicago, Sergeant Marrs; will visit his parents, Mr. and Mfs. E. W. Marrs, Iowa Park. Prior toentering the service, hews« employed here by Wichita Meat and Provision Company, i.1Staff Sgt. Fred E. Steelman, who served 14 months with the army aiir forces in India as a! crew chief mechanic, is visiting 1 his mother, Mrs. Anna Steelman, 407 Travis, and friends while Ton a 60-day furlough.Pvt. Wayne Howard, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Howard, 1509 Polk, is serving aS general clerw with the administration section of a replacement battalion on Leyte. He has bedn overseas -lt; since August, 1945. iPrior to his enlistment, he majored in business administration at Texas Technological College. A brother, Cpl. Beatty Howard, is serving in the army air forces.Two Wichitans, Sgt. Thomas A. Whitehead, son of Mrs. Ruth Whitehead. 803 Lee, and Pfc. Jennings B. Pitts, son of Mrs. Almena Pitts,; 1323 North Fifth, who; were prisoners of the Japanese 42 months, completed^ short furloughs at their homes and have reported to the army ground and service forces redistribution istation at Hot Springs, Ark.' Both men wear thePurple Heart, Distinguished UnitBadge, American Defense? ribbon wtih one battle star, Philippines Defense ribbon with one battlestar, and Asiatic-Pacific ribbonwith four battle stars.Burl H. Wingrove, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Wingrove, Holliday, was commissioned a second lieutenant in the infantry at Fort Benning, Ga., recently upon completion of officer candidate courses. H* entered the army June 27, 1944, and served as ah ipfantry private prior to entering OCS four months ago. He is a and attended Texas AM College graduate of Holliday High School before entering service.Marine Pvt. James R. Johnston]A —-who is stationed at Camp Le-jeune, N. C., recently made a brief visit to hi* mother, Mrs. Ruby Johnson, 1004 Denver, during an airplane stopover while en route to Los Angeles] Calif,, on furlough to visit his wife land children there. He is now back at the marine corps station and expects to be assigned to foreign dut ysoon. He has been in service about twoyears.Move to St. LouisCHILDRESS, Texas,. Nov. 10.—Lt. and Mrs. Elvin Larson have* *returned from Amarillo, whfere he received his discharge froih the
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Wichita Falls, Texas, US
Sun, Nov 11, 1945
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