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Soldiers Begin New Assignments After Fort Knox Tours
Pfe D E Herring leaves for Fort Riley Kansas after two weeks with parents. He is nine months in service, assigned to the First Armored Division and earned expert marksman medals. Mrs Herring remains at Fort Knox with him. Samuel A Combs, ART 2-c, returns home, among 4200 Navy veterans aboard USS Yorktown of the Magic Carpet fleet sailing from Guam November 17 destined for San Francisco. Combs is son of Mr and Mrs W C Combs Wellington. Fort Douglas Utah discharged November 29 under the adjusted service rating plan is set, Curtis M Owens husband of Mrs Altha Owens formerly Gwen employed as grocery clerk.
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Pfe
D. E. Herring
Fort Riley
Kansas
Pfe. Herring
First Armored Division
Fort Knox
Samuel A. Combs
Edna &. Combs
Combs
States
Yorktown
Navy
Guam
San Francisco
W. C. Combs
Wellington
FT. Douglas
Utah
Army
Fort Douglas
Curtis M. Owens
Altha Owens
Holden St
Fort Worth
Owens
U. S
Gwens
Altha C. Gatewood
Arrie Gatewood
West 16Th