Green Sworn-In Soldier Rep Seeks GI Help At Camp Lee
Around Camp Lee Virginia hundreds of GIs gathered to greet Pfc William J Green elected to the House from his Philadelphia district He is out of the Army and says he will push to protect servicemen seniority Pay and other benefits when they return He filed for Congress before induction last March and has since gained new outlooks on national issues with emphasis on preserving service members rights and potential pay adjustments after discharge.
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Camp Lee
William J. Green
House of Representatives
Philadelphia
Green
Congressman Green
Congress
Quartermaster Corps
Washington
Price wins Congress seat from 22d District of Illinois
Pfc Debs Myers Yank reports Charles Melvin Price of the Army Quartermaster Corps was elected to Congress after unloading 390 bushels of apples in Camp. Price, from East St Louis, defeated Calvin D. Johnson as a Democrat with CIO- PAC backing. He vows to listen more than speak in Congress but will advocate for GIs and favors international cooperation and a new deal.
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Ilinois
Charles Melvin Price
Quartermaster Corps
Price
Congress
East St. Louis
Ill
Democratic Party
Political Action Committee
The
CIO
Calvin D. Johnson
Ccamplee
Indiana Vetern Jenner Joins Senate Charge of 1944 Seat
Sgt Richard H Paul writes of William E Jenner of Bedford Indiana the first World War II veteran to reach the Senate. Jenner served two years four months in the Army and six months in the Air Service Command in England. He was nominated while in an Army hospital to fill the unexpired term after Frederick Van Nuys death. Jenner age 36 won Legion backing and Senate seat saw active Indiana Republican support.
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William E. Jenner
Bedford
Ind
Washington
Congress
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Air Force
Army
Air Service Command
England
Mitchel Field
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Frederick van Nuys
Samuel Jackson
H. F. Schricker
Sen
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Debs Myers
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