February 22, 1945 fHE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BECCEFONTE, PX, Page Three Julian Corporal’s Group Cited For Work on Guam —————— ——————. | & received a from Brigadier General H. S sell, Jr Bomber orbed in the ddition to thelr regular duties, have commendation Ham- XXI special Commanding General Command With the aviation engineers ab- task rip, of com-~ ground upon 101 {f bullding vice facilities ; qu ers. Men like whose regular job priority 0 ad - ©] art wmnic, moved in on th battle wreckage and 1 20 Weeks bombing pleted Mariana B-20 Superfort- l'okyo from DAS work usual under eral Hansell hare official labor tubborn Amer- Bellefonte Soldier's Unit Handled 50,000 Casualties a eT Bm— Yi N Three Broth LR Cpl. John F. Heichel Pleasant Gap Man's Outfit (3 = onS nowbound Battlefront Fl | . ’ ero ee Wounded by Jap Mine, Back at Work in G-E : - Bellefonte Corporal’s Group Again Cited om headquarters of Fores Italy comes word that B-25 Mitchell bombardment which Corporal Donald W Ran Bellefonte erving as a transportation clerk, has been cit again by the War De. partment as a Distinguished Unit, t3is time for the sinking of the Italian eruiser Taranto In La Spezia harbor September 23 Millions No Jo Thisd- It's so casy to get prompt, effective N\ relief from dis~ . tress of head colds with Va-tro-nol! Works right where trouble is to reduce congestion - soothe irritation — make breathing easier. Also helps prevent many colds trom developing if used in time, Try it! Follow directions in folder, the Twelftl treet od A FEW DROPS Quickly Relieve Distress of HEAD COLDS! Bellefonte, is BE. McKean, SEAMAN GILBERT IN LSM TRAINING W iibert USNR CAMAN Se former resident tationed at the Base in Littl training Land ne 3 new LSM 208-foot tank throug {f the Pacific at s directly peed ontn the speed carriers of LSMs made their in- vasion debut at Leyte and are now disgorging their tanks and supplies n the Philippine beachheads to ipport General MacArthur's offen- ive drive Experts in the science of invasior L8Ms are leaving the Little Creek base in a steady flow to swell the might of the amphibious forces Gilbert and his mates will soon tak» over one of the new landing ships and sail to join the Pacific on- siaught Son of Mr. and Mrs, Ira L. Gil- bert, who reside at Howard, R. D. 1, Gilbert was employed at an alreratt manufacturing concern before he joined the Navy last September. He a former student of Bellefonte High School, ] - - — - ——— Beech Creek Man Missing The War Department has advised the wife of Pvt. William McKean of Beech Creek, that he has been miss ing in action In France since Jan. 20. The message was relayed by Mrs, McKean, who is visiting relatives in Ohlo, to Pvt, McKean's mother, Mrs, Annabelle McKean, widow of Lyle of Beech Creek, last Wednesday evening. Pvt. McKean's | wife and small child have been making their home with her par. | ents at Osceola Mills since he enters | ed the service in 1043, A brother, | David McKean, Is also In the sec is | WA ers, One Sister, 1 _ 0 I A J) Cou Pvl. Cialr EE. Durkin —————————— — William | PDurkir ’ sin In Service a Durkin Pvt. Joseph K THREE MEMBERS OF HOWARD FAMILY IN SERVICE vies Missing Paratrooper Sgt. Harold R. Fisher Two Osceola Brothers Returns to Action Staff .Sg , & Padisak, 20 of Mr Teresa Padisak of Clarence, but now living in Cleveland reported missing in action in Bel. glum since January 19, returned to action on January 25, it was revealed in a telegram received by his mother last Thursday from the War Depart ment The Clarence Sergeant, whose mother © was informed early last month that her son had been wound- ed in action in Belgium on Decem- ber 20, was serving with the 101st Airborne Paratroopers He enlisted in the U. 8. Army in the summer of 1942 and trained at Pt. Benning, Ga., where he remained until going overseas in the fall of 1943, landing in Prance. He then went into Holland and finally into Belgium. He attended the Snow Shoe high school and was employed about a year by the J, H. Prance Company at Clarence at the time of entering service ————— CLOTHING FOR MEN & BOYS On Ohlo, who was 2. H Killed In Action wt. Harold killed In mry 3 received by his Fisher of 1 formation was given R Dick "isher y Ger WAS act nany. Jans telegram Raymond R detalled in- Oo a pnecording father VION No Sgt. Fisher was born May 15, 1024 in Ty the son of Raymond R., and the late Elsie (Boob) Fisher. He is survived by his father, two broth- ers and a sister: Sgt. Donald. who has been in the armed forces in England for two years: Guyer, of Tyrone, and Mrs. Pauline Burns, at home. He was a member of the First United Brethren church Bgt. Fisher was a graduate of Ty- rone high school, class of 1043, and an outstanding athlete in the high school. He enlisted January 1, 1043, and was granted a furlough to coine back for the commencement exere cises. He was sent overseas in Oct« ober 1944 - Minister's Two Sons Wounded Two sons of the Rev, and Mrs, W. E. Yingling have been wounded in action. The Rev. Mr. Yingiling, now pastor of the Burnham Evangelical Church near Lewistown, was form- erly pastor of the Lock Haven Mie, sion of the Evangelical church. Sgt. Richard D. Yingling, a paratrooper, was wounded in the Philippines on Pie, Floyd R. Heverly In German Prison and Mrs Mills one Mr Osorola Medal cluster Alex Petroski, of holding two Air with three oak leh! awaiting the rium of their two sons, Staff Sergeants and Chester Petroski prison camps somewhere many Mr. and Nrs. Petroski received news from Chester last week. On Monday they received a letter dated October 19, 1044, in which he told of his having been moved from a camp in Austria to another camp inside the Reich. He is now located at the same camp as his brother, Joseph. Notwithstanding the glad- ness which came with the fact that their two sons are together, Mr. and Mrs. Petroski were doubly pleased because this is the first word they have had from Chester for over 14 months. The last letter they re- ceived from him was dated Novem ber, 1943, Both brothers were awarded Alr are Jo from in Ger wph Medals for meritorious achievement | in air fights, - Shaving Cream Sent The VFW Service Association of Lancaster sent out “surprise” pack. ages of shaving cream and styptic pencils to 700 members of the armed forces overseas—then discovered that resides Bellefonte Captain Aids - Capt. Dor per - ArgeT evac- chment iL 10 bx Radio Operator Writes of Life In South Pacific Area Berl In the Navy Bananas 25¢ = Bunch service Club In South Pacific Wedding Dinner For Service Man Clarence Soldier Arrives In Italy 28. of Clar- and taken a 15th AAF heavy Seroka in ital radio operator and a Liberator bomb- had been assigned organization which is ¢ 200-mission mark. Com- H K. Mooney of they hold a Dis- Citation for their of a German air- i Voslau, Austria. the Air » foun 10 La aly th a beautiful wedding . tng Seroka enlisted Oct. 30, 194 and received training at Scott Field, IL, gunnery training at Yums, Ariz. He holds the American theatre ribbon for more than two Years ser vice in the Panama Canal Zone with (y terpiece on table 2 1p . Corps ose who partook of the dis and Mrs y Ah vere: Mr ner ! Ralph Hook and hildren, Lois Jean and Charles, Mr and Mrs. Evans Long and children Dorothy, Eugene and Ruth of Spring Mills; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hook the 7th AAF and children, Leroy and Willlam. of Tyrone, Mrs. Junie Hook, Miss June Dot Thompson and Ronnie Hook of D JULIAN fi Potters Mills Sout " et Bellefon I The revival meeting will begin in Entering tl e n March 3 Those who paid them a visit in the UB. church on Wednesday eve- 1044 the afterhoon were: Mrs. Gordon ning. Feb 21 Services will begin Vals Hook, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Walker at 7:30 o'clock. All denominations "a and family, Norma Jean, Donna, are welcome to help in these series the nt Miss Marian Palmer, all of Belle. of meetings. Please come and help Chi after spending five months fonte; Mr. and Mrs. Claude MeClin- build up thy cause for the church of in that \heate: of war making three te Se Sitliiten, on, Harold, God and its kingdom whore ind : ARE , enn, Catherine, aude, Jr. o : : vi io 8 Al Ig Mong Linden Hall. All departed wishing wn. Poctit, of ie Tortus, ne and is now ‘taking part in the in. a Spd hire. ook the best of Tuck al the home of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin vagions in hat War area i E. Williams on Sunday lass. We Jearned that Mrs. Matilda Gill | is 11 at this writing. We hope for a speedy recovery Mrs. Flora Dillen is visiting with her brother, Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Boyer of Windber. Mrs, Dillen exe Mr. and 1y escaped injury recently when a Nov * Hpetid ihe Viztle With her | German shell landed in a mud pud. DroiDer and his wife, - {dle five yards distant from him Mrs. Sarah Flack, who has for Receives Husband's Award and spattered him with mud. Brum. several months been located in Lock Mrs. Violet Peter Rupert of Beech ‘gard is a machine gunner with the Haven, moved her furniture back to racio and Donald § Wor ps Oe Mong. RDM A t Olier UBS Ope Fle AM ———— Close Call For Doughboy Richard C. Brumgard, whose wife, Edith M. and their four sons, James, | 8, Randolph, 6, Richard, 5, and Clar- ence, 2, live in Lock Haven, narrow. Don withes to hear from some of | his old friends: back home. His ad- dress is Donld FF. Mong. RDM. Jc. UBS Chicope ¢o Postoffice, ! Ban Franc Calif His wile, the former June Tassier, with her parents, Fred Thassier, of Kane Fleet wo Mrs | Creek, has received the Purple Heart 338th Infantry Regiment of the 85th her home in Julian, but Mrs, Flack medal from the government, awards Custer Division and od posthumously to her husband, outside the squad's dugout when the 8 8gt. Paul A. Rupert, who was Nazis began shelling the position. killed in action in Italy last Feb, 12, has been in army He was reported missing nine and a eight years, spending half months before his death was in formally announced by the War De North standing and family are still jocated in Lock VICKS VATRO-NOL | nue sii [16 on the list are WACS. | partment. Italy.
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