Servicemen Letters Update Families At Home
Readers learn of soldiers on leave, transfers, and new postings from France and Germany. Lt William Perdock plans a Paris visit while Delmar Yoder reports meeting again after Camp Sutton training. Other updates note Robert Boileau in Okinawa and Cleo Mitchell earning a Bronze Star for heroic action in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Perdock
Lille
France
Ted Pratt
Harper
Paris
Gray
Set
Delmar Yoder
Washington
Camp Sutton
D. C
Service members' furloughs and overseas service noted
The report lists soldiers sailors and airmen connected to Columbus Junction and nearby areas. It details furloughs from Riverside and Jefferson Barracks as well as overseas service in Europe and the Pacific, with notes on decorations transfers and new assignments including a C-46 commando train and a destroyer escort.
Service Members Named in Columbus Junction Area Updates
Details of service members and family moves across the Columbus Junction area. Cpl Buckman, promoted sergeant Bob Lytle, Lt James G Pierce named Base Weather Officer at Kearney, Neb, Ray R Shellabarger earns silver wings and second lieutenant in the Army Air Force after Enid training. Cpl Joseph M Brookhart awarded the Bronze Star for action in Cabaran Hills Luzon on Jan 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett D. Woodruff, Jr
E. D. Woodruff
Columbus Junction
Army Air Corps
Scott Field
Columbus High School
Sioux Falls
S. D
Truaxield
Wis
Truax Field
Fred Buckman
Muscatine
Evelyn Woodruff
Everett Woodruff
Kathy Lynn
Junction
Cpl. Buckman
Harold
Robert
Germany
Ernest
Pacific
James G. Pierce
Rapid City
Kearney
Neb
Jane Ann
Pierce
BB. Pierce
Ray R. Shellabarger
Elmer Shellabarger
Army Air Force
Enid
Oklo
Cpl
Joseph M. Brookhart
Archie Brookhart
Letts
Cabaruan Hills
Luzon
Brookhart
Demonstration on Canning July 11 Seeks Homemakers
Homemakers of Washington and nearby communities are invited to a canning demonstration on Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Iowa Southern Utilities Co. Ruth Foster, county home economist, says using sugar substitutes can stretch canning sugar. The session will cover canning and freezing with corn syrup honey and other substitutes and include a vegetable canning review and a Q and A on food preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ilowa Southern Utilities Co
Ruth Foster
Miss Foster
Foster
Brush blankets between launders to keep fluffy warmth
Regularly brush blankets lengthwise from binding to binding after washing. This extra brushing helps maintain softness and preserves their warmth. Avoid brushing across or in circles to prevent damage and keep nap raised.
Crawfordsville Cons directors to meet July 21 1945
The Board of Directors of Crawfordsville Consolidated will hold a meeting on July 21, 1945 at 8 p m at the School House in Washington County Iowa. Taxpayers may speak for or against the proposed expenditures for fiscal year July 1 1945 to June 30 1946. A detailed receipts and disbursements statement will be available at the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville Cons
Crawford Tnp
Washington County
Iowa
School House
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FOX
Agaelal
Dimuinger
Banat
Edmund Lowe
Anne Jeffreys
Eduardo Chanelli
Marc Lawrence
Elisha Cook JR
Stervocue
Lawrence Erney
Cont
Allen Lonely
Lovers Lane
Beedy Ead
James F. Eckels
1St Co
Fort Benning, Ga
Pfe
Claude H. Carson
F. J. Carson
Ainsworth
Czechoslovakia
102 Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
Jack Lee Watson
Galley
Hastings
Nebr
Chicago
C. A. A. F. Carlsbad
New Mexico
Hondo
Texas
Ralph Schilling
Art
Ward Island
Barracks 1
Corpus Christi
John P. Gamble
Fort Knox
Lexington
Victor Flynn
Belgium
James Pence
Okinawa
Omar Flanderson
Willard Patterson
Harold Tadlock
David D. Emde
Duane D. Wittmer
7Th Army
Ezra Wittmer
Wayland
Robert E. Boileau
Mel Boileau
1St Marine Division
Cleo D. Mitchell
113Th Cavalry
United States Army
Mitchell
Don
Ira Mitchell
Madalyn V Peters
United States
Set. Mitchell
Robert E. Eckels
Ordnance Section
Army
Seattle
Wash
Mere Eckels
Joseph Paillioter
Riverside
Robert Paillioter
United Forces
William Knebel
Aelred Knebel
Longview
Red Steele
His Orchestra
Donald M. Beranek
Z.C
Hall Richmond
Washington,d. C
FE. C. Eicher
Rived
Keith Cook
A. S
Doane College
Crete
Max Cook
William W. Kendrick
AAA Group
New York
N. Y
Lamont Duwa
Albert Duwa
Sth
Set Dawn
England
Scotland
States
Jefferson Harracks
Cloyce C. Robertson
8Th
AAEF
Cologne
Kassel
Eason
Frankfurt
Sth AA
Wehrmacht
Gerd von Rundstedt
James L. Edwards, Jr
6Th Victory Division
James Edwards
Holland
Leslie B. Everett
Irvin F. Everett
Conesville
Lincoln
Bergstrom Field
Austin
Tex
Pfe. Cleo L. Bergen
Roy Bergen
Miami, Florida
Henry S. Buser
Mo. M. M
The
Navy
John Buser
San Diego
Calif
Bill S. Delzell
R. H. Delzell
Max B. Heither
Childress
Air Transport Command
Reno
Nevada
Robert R. Sands
Glen Sands
Farragut
Idaho
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
Afe
Leland A. Ross
Normandy
Marie Borman
Columbus City
Rex. D. Swailes
U. S. Coast Guard
M. C. Swailes
Iowa City
Manhattan Beach
New York City
Clarence W. Buckman
Alaska
Errolflynn
George Tobias
John Alvin
AT the Fox
Keon Errol Veda
Ann Borg
Mae A Ae
Etuc Ae
Selznick International
Ginger Rogers
Kitty Foyle
Joseph Cotten
Shirley Temple
AY HK AP
Donald Duck
Coney Island
International
Harry Haney
Seventh Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Jean Ann
Frank Haney
W. P. Moore
Cedar Rapids
Bob Lytle
S0th Quartermaster Company
Librars
G.f.j
Tia Louisa Co
M&c
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