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THE JACKSON SUN: JACKSON, TEN SUNDAY, MAY 13, 1945 PAGE NINE WANT ADS 1106 Dies Of Wounds Killed In Action Cpl. Hale In Crew mil. I -iiiimii. milium. I 1 Iff fe Jk Jw 7) My "ill i 3 r.

'yty yy Cpl. Hale Is Member Of Crew Honored By Service Newspaper (Special to The Jackson San) Taking the honor of being News Wing's, Charleston, S. First Air Force official newspaper, first "Crew of the Week" recently was Corporal Richard L. Hale's Crew 17, as it was known for training purposes there. Corporal Hale, as waist gunner and assistant armorer-gunner of the crew which has completed its final phase of B-24 combat training, has one of the more difficult position aboard the four engine bomber.

Not only is it necessary to know how to fire skillfully from the waist of the fast maving plane, but he must be able to undertake the armorer-gunner's duties at a moment's notice or whenever the need arises, in making certain that all gun positions are operating properly. Hale is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Obel F. Hale of Route 4, Jackson, and was born in Decatur, attended Bemis public schools and was graduated from Bemis high school.

He joined the National Guard at Jackson on July 4, 1939 and took his Guard training at Camp Forrest, aod Camp Beaurgarde, La. Sept. 16, 1940 he entered into the regular army at Fort Jackson, S. in the infantry. Here he specialized in heavy weapons which paved the way later for transfer into the air corps as a gunner.

Prior to gunnery, however, his work in the service was rather diversified having been a motion picture projectionist, work with air-rescue crash boats and for a time with the Military Police, in addition to being in charge of the service club at Myrtle beach, S. C. He received his aerial gunnery training at Tyndall Field, and was sent to Westover Field, assignment center, where he was tentatively assigned to Crew 17 for the combat crew training necessary before going overseas. While in the service he is still active in athletic, particularly basketball, as he had been while playing with the high school team at Bemis. ('rew of the Week members are: Front row, left to right SSgt.

Daniel B. Lathigee, radio operator; TSgt. Raymond B. Robertson, aerial engineer; Sgt. Raymond R.

Heidinger, belly gunner; SSgt. Sheldon S. Jeansonne. armorer-gunner; Sgt. George A.

Repko, tail gunner; and Cpl. Richard L. Hale, waist gunner. Back Row, left to right Lt. Benjamin F.

Swiezynskl, pih'l and airplane commander; Lt. Joseph N. Tarazewich, co-pilot; Lt. William M. heavers, bombardier; and Lt.

Howard M. Webb, navigator. One Brother Killed, One Wounded fJ ess 5S5 t0 Sg85 Casualties In The Armed Forces Elmer O. Brltt Jfc. Elmer D.

Britt, son of Mr. nd Mrs. John H. Britt of Beech Bluff, was killed in action March 27, War Department has confirmed fter first reporting him missing. He was with Patton's Third Army in Germany.

PXc. Britt, who took training at Camp Hood, went overseas in February. -Survivors include his sisters, Mrs. Oil a Harston of 559 E. Chester Mrs.

Mary Wadell of 565 E. Balti more Mrs. Euple Beasley of Jacksonville. and Miss Hattie Britt and Miss Ruthie Britt of i Beech Bluff and Pfc. Elmo E.

Britt, reported wounded. Pfc. Elmo E. Britt, brother of Pfc. Elmer D.

Britt, was wounded in action in Italy two times, once on the Anzio beachhead February 4, 1944, and the second time in the same vicinity the following April 26. He was returned to the States in i August and is now serving as aj member of the Military Police in Memphis. He entered the service March 27. 1943, received training at Camp Wheeler, and went overseas in October of that year. He was stationed in North Africa prior to Q-rvice in Italy.

Henry M. James Pfc. Henry M. James was killed In action in Germany April 3, according to information to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Homer James of JDyersburg. He had been overseas Cmce February, on duty with the Ninth Infantry Division. Prior to entering the service in February. 1943, Pfc. James was employed by the Colonial Baking Co.

He recctived training at lent ity. Hamilton Field, and Qamp Howze, Tex. Curtis Akins Pfc. Curtiss Akins was wounded in action on Corregidor February 25. his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. P. M. Akins of Bemis have been notified. He took part in the pratroop inva-nn of that Philippine fortress.

Pfc. Akins entered the service in 1940 Btid served first in the Infantry, later being transferred to the paratroops. He has taken part in the battles of Lei and in the Philippines since going overseas 31 Qionths ago. N'uble VanCleave Pfc. Nuble VanCleave was vounded in action in Germany April 6, according to word received by his parents.

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. VanCleave of Huron, Tcnn.

A Pfc. VanCleave was a barber until he entered the service in October. 1942. He has been overseas 17 months and vas on duty with the Third Army when wounded. Leonard Holbrook Pfc.

Leonard E. Holbrook was ftvounded slightly in action with the irst Army's Armored Infantry Division in Germany April 1, according to information received by his wife, the former Kathleen Carter of 135 Gates Ave. Pfc. Holbrook. formerly an employee of the Elite Cleaners, entered the service in November.

1943, and went overseas in June, 1944. He is now in an American hospital in England. Ivy F. Yelverton, Jr. Pfc.

Ivy Franklin Yelverton. was injured in Germany April 19, 0 is parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. F.

Yel-1 verton. 246 Dancy have been informed. His wife, Mrs. Hat-tie Mae Scott Yelverton, resides at Scotts Hill. Pfc.

Yelverton left here with the 117th Infantry in September. 1940. le was transferred to the 118th In-Tantry and went overseas three years ago. More recently he volunteered for duty with a Tank Destroyer unit. Henry Walker Henry Walker of Medina, mem- ber of the Second Armored Division, died of wounds in Germany April 16, as noted by The Jackson Sun Mav 6 His parents, Mr.

and Mrs. R. D. Walker, live at 419 Highland Ave. Billie M.

Kemp Pfc. Billie M. Kemp, nephew of lrs. Claude Danuiel, was killed in Cold Pieparatsor.s asdirected AT FIRST r-i IT SIGN OF A "-V use666 I So coo) and cool-looking, these exceptionally smart Jarman "Sportables" are ventilated that air can circulate in and out with every step you take! Try a pair for all-iummer wear ycu'll enjoy their distinctive "friendliness of fit." fctml mm mmm K7? ELMER I). BRITT Home On Leave WILLIAM E.

MALONE '9 Local Men Witness Invasion Of Okinawa Lawrence P. Robinson, 28, electrician's mate second class, whose wife lives in Jackson, and W. B. Tole, 18, seaman second class, son of Mrs. Lillie Tole, 307 Hays Trenton, witnessed the invasion of Okinawa from a grandstand seat.

The battleship on which they were, while under threat of air attack, moved up within 3,000 yards of the shore, cruising slowly back and forth and pulverizing the beach targets at point-blank range. The crew could see clearly the explosions from the ship's shells as her guns smashed pillboxes, gun emplacements, warehouses and trench fortifications. STEGALL'S 115 N. Liberty St. HERS DAY HENRY WALKER Marine Killed BILLIE M.

KEMP Slightly Wounded -y LEONARD E. HOLBROOK Pfc. W. C. Talbott Is Awarded Purple Heart Pfc.

William Clyde Talbott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Talbott of Pinson, has been awarded the Purple Heart Medal and Combat Infantryman Badge, according to information received by his wife, Mrs. Helen Talbott of Pinson. Pfc.

Talbott. member of the 78th Division of the First Army, was wounded in action in Germany March 20. Overseas three weeks prior to his injuries, he is now in a hospital in England. He served with the Army Air Forces three years prior to his transfer to the Infantry in December, 1944. Oresden Sailor Is Commended In Pacific ABOARD A U.

S. DESTROYER IN THE PACIFIC Fayne P. Parker, electrician's mate, third class. USNR. son of James N.

Parker of Dresden. was recently commended by his commanding officer aboard this destroyer in the Pacific, for his part in effecting repairs to his ship following battle action. The commendation read, in part: For outstanding, performance of duty in effecting repairs to a gyro compass which had been seriously damaged by a severe underwater explosion. iii E. Main CHIROPODIST VOOT SPECIALIST Dr.

David E. Rosenthal Phone 492 School Girl Graduate Books $1.50 fo $2.40 Engraved Calling Cards for Graduates $2.15 to $2.70 per 100 Tom Lawler's -Office Outfitter" Engraving New Greeting Cards Social Stationery im. BW iii Tin'! i ilfci iinmfSlhr fiA-MM, ft. V-- HENRY M. JAMES Purple Heater Wounded CURTISS AKINS action at Okinawa April 16, as noted in The Jackson Sun of May 4.

His mother was the late Theo Mur- nhv KemD. Inducted into the U. S. Marine Corps March 17, 1944, Pfc. Kemp had been overseas since July.

War Department Lists (The final War Department notice to the next of kin is always the appropriate final authority on a soldier's status.) Wounded, European regions: Pfc. Jessie Clifft, brother of Willie Clifft, Bolivar. Sgt. Marlin E. Douglas, son of Arthur L.

Douglas, Route 2, Ncw-bern. T5 William P. Garrett, husband of Mrs. Willie W. Garrett, 605 Exchange Union City.

Pfc. James K. Hopper, son of Mrs. Mattie Hopper, Route 1. Reagan.

Sgt. Dureward C. Wallace, son of Mrs. Mary T. Wallace, Route 1, Alamo.

Wounded. Pacific regions: Pvt. James C. Mears, son of Mrs. Florence C.

Mears, Route 2, Woodbury. Pvt. Claude Ralph Priddy, son of Mrs. Josie K. Priddy, Route 1, Lu-ray.

Pfc. Eddie D. Shanklin, son of Mrs. Emma Shanklin. Route 3, Dyer.

Sgt. Donnie B. Sturdivant, husband of Mrs. Vernell C. Strudivant, Route 1.

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TALBOTT v. -A Marines In Pacific Can Frolic As Well As Slaughter Japanese Marines in the Pacific have their light moments of fun and frivolity as well as their ways of grim destruction of Japanese, Corp. William E. Malone, USMCR, declared here yesterday, soon after arriving for a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

E. A. Malone, Route 5, Jackson. Corp Malone has just returned Jjrf)'IS lMiMiiW mum, urn mwm 1 1 mm nil! ELMO E. BRITT Suffers Wounds NUBLE VANCLEAVE course, junior officers mounted the board which overhung the water, and enlisted men joined the game on the receiving end as well as the ducking end.

"We spent the day in shorts and without shirts. Believe me. there was a fine crop of blisters. But the day was well worth that." Sgt. John E.

Pirfle Back From Overseas Sgt John E. Pirtle, Seventh Armored Division, has returned to the States after 11 months overseas In the European theater of operations. He will report to Camp Shelby. prior to visiting his wife at Brownfield, Miss. Pfc J.

K. Martindale Gains Combat Badge HEADQUARTERS 66TH INFANTRY DIVISION The Combat Infantryman's Badge has been awarded to Pfc. James K. Martindale. son of Mrs.

Fannie M. M. Martindale, 418 Burkett Jackson. for gallant performance of duty ground combat against the enemy, Private Martindale is fighting with the Black Panther Division, one of the Allied units recently bat- tling 60.000 Germans in the French i Atlantic port cities of Lorient and i St Nazaire. Pfc Daniel Schwalb Gets Combat Badge WITH THE FIFTH ARMY.

Italy Private First Class Daniel C. Schwalb, whose wife. Ruth lives on Route 1, Humboldt Highway, Jack- i son, Tennessee, has been cited by the 86th Mountain Regiment of the i 10th Mountaineer Division and a-warded the Combat Infantryman Badge for actual, participation in combat against the enemy on the Fifth Army front in Italy. The handsome badge consists of silver rifle set against a background of infantry blue, enclosed in a silver wreath. 93 Years of Service "She Deserves a Medal Tool" A man never sees all that his mother has been to him till it's too late to let her know that he sees it.

W. D. Howells Ambulance Most Modern ciiiri Use Our Branch Office at 303 Highland from 15 months in the Pacific as member of a Marine Air Wing. Handling food and clothing for members of his unit, he has been in the Marshall Islands, Solomons, New Hebrides, New Caledonia and other points in the Pacific. A graduate of Browns high school he attended Jackson Vocational School before entering the Marine Corps April 29.

1943. At the conclusion of his leave, he will report to Cherry Point, N. for further orders. The average person thinks of the Marines in the Pacific as constantly wallowing through knee-deep mud, wading through water to their shoulders, forcing their way through tough grasses or chopping a path through luxuriant tropical undergrowth in forests infested by snipers. Since the invasion of Iwo Jima, there has been the vision of difficult progress up slopes composed of shifting volcanic ash.

Whatever the mental image the mention of Marines may conjure, constant fighting is at the center of the picture. Corp Malone's service ribbon bears the official mark of battle, but his face wreathed in smiles lends support to his claim that all is not grim with the Marines and that they know how to play as well as fight. "To give you an idea of what I mean," he said, "there was that party on Bougainville which the officers gave the enlisted men the day before Easter. "The two champion teams of our squadron played soft ball as the day's opener. This was followed by a game between officers and enlisted men where all participants were over 35 years of age.

"Later in the morning there was held the basketball game which determined the championship of our outfit "Then came dinner or luncheon if you insist. The officers really did that right. Each man had half a chicken and all the trimmings, including six bottles of beer or coke for each man. "In the afternoon, we set up eight concessions with which to pass the time, such as shooting sling shots for cigaretts, ringing milk bottles and so on. "But the concession which drew the most attention and furnished the best entertainment was the one where we could throw at a board and duck the man on it 'Even lieutenant colonels got on the board and offered themselves as targets for shots which would throw them into the pooL Of Leave Laundry and Clothes for Dry Cleaning or Phone for Pick-Up sr 'gACH TINT vj Hot Co 9 LAUNDRY CLEANERS Does GOOD Work Phone 1243 FIVE POINTS PAINT WALLPAPER CO.

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