UNION PRESS.COURIER Thursday, June 15th, 1944. PAGE THREE 4 | three brothers in the service who are serving in the Air Corps, Signal — PAT TON NEWS BRIEFS | Corps and Field Artillery, " i Pvt. Herman F. Gill, son of Mr. | and Mrs. Max Gill of Patton, has re- | ported at Kessler Field, Miss, to (Additional Patton Personals on begin a phase of processing design- Page 5.) | ed to determine his qualifications as grils E. Gresko, Ssughter of la Efeaviation cadet. He will Shen be Mrs. Mary Gresko, Patton, has been | sent to a college or university for ¥ We gm x promoted to corporal, techinician 5th | five months of further study. grade. Overseas since last December From an Eighth AAF Bomber Sta- Cpl. Gresko is a member of the head- ticn in England, comes a message to quarters of the WAC communications | this newspaper that Staff Sgt. Jack platooon with the penisular base in Ccchran, 24, ball turret gunner on an Italy, the first American Army base | Eigth AAF Flying Fortress, has been of its kind on the continent of Eu- awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to the rope. It is charged with the handling | Ajr Medal. The decoration was con- of various supplies for the Fifth Ar- | ferred for “meritorious achievement , my and also provides the’ air force | while participating in heavy bom- in Italy with common items. | bardment mssions over enemy occu- Britons in northwest England were | pie continental Europe.” S-Sgt. treated recently to the sight of a|Ggchran is the son of Mr. and Mrs. | crack team composed of 40 American | cyrtis L. Cochran, Pitcairn. His | nurses exhibiting their skill in the | fe Mrs. Jane Cochran, lives on famous and difficult American Mar-| pajmer avenue, Patton. Before enter- ne drill. It was the first time that | ing service he was employed as a this drill was ever attempted in| gost hy the Johnstown Cut Flower Great Britain, Among the nurses was | Company. 2nd Lieut. Grace E. Platt, daughter | : i . | of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Platt, of | Don't forget We Jia = Hoods Patton, Lt Platt was graduated from i le supper to be held in the . Lo | the M i 3 I rence Grove next Sunday, June 18, | Fe ma Hospital School of Nurs | for the benefit of the St. Lawrence ing in Pittsburgh, and served at the | *°F N€ : af fo Ravenna Ordnance Plant, in Raven- | Church. Supper will be served from | na, O., prior to entering the Ameri- | 4:30 to 6:30 o'clock, and refreshments r urs i "alse will be served cn the grounds can Nursing Corps in July, 1943. | ? ft a There will Now receiving basic flight training | throughout the a STnag a Well as an aviation cadet at the Bain-|P¢ games and amusements i Lily bride, Ga., Army Air Field is Ray- | and the general public is cordia y in- mond McCloskey, son of Mr. and Mrs, | Vited for a pleasane afternoon's out- John McCloskey, of Beech avenue. | ing. He completed pre-flight training sti Sgt. Robert Conner of Aberdeen Maxwell Field, Ala., and his primary | Proving Grounds, Md.. spent a few training at one of the many fields | days here during the week with his throughout the southeast. A former | wife and daughter. . tackle on his high school football This week we received a letter team, Cadet McCloskey entered the |from Sgt. Earl A. Bender, who is Air Forces in May, 1943. 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A |end with her husband, S. 2-c Francis Micky McDermott of Patton, in Aus- (graduate of Patton High School, the | Huber, who is stationed at Prudence, Rhode Island. IDENTIFICATION tralia recently, and said, “Of course, ONYX RINGS TIE PINS MEN'S DRESSER SETS EMBLEM RINGS ROSARIES Phone 184 LUGGAGE KEY CASES “The Store For SAFE Diamond Buying” LOUIS LUXENBERG Established 1903 : : Give Dad A Luxenberg Gift! : § § J BARNESBORO, PA- PEN AND PENCIL SETS IN LEATHER CASES WATCH CHAINS old home town and the times we’ll have when we get home.” He also told us how they both appreciate the Courier. He and Micky send their regards to their home friends. Miss Elaine Dietrick of New York City, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dietrick of Mellon avenue. Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Martha Jane Gwynn, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. William Gwynn of Patton, to Cpl. Irwin L. Williamson, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Williamson, also of Patton. The ceremony was performed Friday, May 12th, at Camp Van Dern, Miss, by Chaplain ‘Warren E. Krauster. Attendants were Miss Ar- line Williamson, sister of the bride- Electric Co. Cpl. Williamson, who served 16 months overseas, is station- ed at Camp Van Dorn. Cpl. George Fuchala has returned to his station at Yuma, Arizona, af- ter spending a fifteen day furlough with his wife ,Mrs. Mildred Fuchala. Second Lieutenant Ralph J. Shee- han, son of Mr. and Mrs, V. M. Shee- han, has arrived at Randolph Field, Texas, for training in Central Instruc- tors School, a function of the AAF Central Flying Training Command, the only one of its kind in the nation. It teaches selected pilots the techni- que of flying instruction so they can go to flying fields throughout the country as instructors of aviation ca- dets. Mrs. Edna Huber spent the week all he and I talked about was the |Pride is employed by the Sylvania — rw EXECUTORS’ NOTICE In the estate of Elizabeth Dona- hue, Late of the Borough of Patton, County of Cambria and State of Fennsylvania. Notice is hereby given that Letters of Administration in the Estate of said decedent have been granted to the undersigned. All per- sons indebted to said Estate are re- quested to make payment and those having caims or demands against the same will make them known without delay to Francis X. Young, Executor Patton, Pa. C. RANDOLPH MYERS Attorney for Executor Ebensburg, Pa. 6tm4 will open at the Carmelite Monas- tery at Loretto, on Thursday, June 22nd, and close on Friday, June 30th, Devotions each day at 4 P. M., follow- ed by Benediction of the Most Bless- ed Sacrament. Special intentions will be made for the Holy Father and for Peace, for the success of the Invasion, and for all those in the service. All other in- terntions sent to the Monastery will be remembered and they will be in- cluded in the Sacred Heart devotions each day of the month as well as in the prayers of the Carmelite nuns, Arrangements may be made to have large Novena lights burned at the Shrine for any particuar :ntentions. Address all petitions to thc Carmelite Monastery, Loretto, Pa.
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