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The News Journal from Wilmington, Delaware • Page 3

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The News Journali
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Wilmington, Delaware
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Three Journal-Every Evening, Wilminsrton, Delaware, 'Wednesday, June 28, 19 El Slliere Glllllier Among Delaware Casualties in European Action in action in France on June 10. Private SmuLsky is the father of a i 2 Delawareans Commissioned 9-months-old daughter, whom he last saw before going overseas in January. He was employed by the Allied Ensigns in U. S. Naval Reserve 1 Gets Air Medal Sergt.

Granville R. LeCates a tail gunner on Flying Fortress of the Eighth Air Force in the European Theatre of Operations, was awarded the Air Medal on Mjy 20 by 4 1 service in May 1942. HLs Private Theodore Smulsky, is now on his way overseas. They are the i Four inquests will be held Friday i night beginning at 7:30 in tiie Pub-I lie Building by Coroner James F. Hearn and Deputy Coroner C.

Everett Keiley. They are: Michael Kirwin, 1513 Rodney Street, who died Sunday in St, Francis Hospital after being struck by an automobile in front of 1714 i West Fourth Street. Doris Parker, 6, of Miliiide, who Cfcn. A. Klss- Commissions as ensigns in the U.

S. Naval Reserve were awarded yesterday at graduation exercises at Camp Macdonough, Plattsburg, N. to Clayton Douglass Buck, Jr, son of Senator and Mrs. C. Douglass Buck, and to Gordon D.

Patterson, son of Dr. and Mrs. Gordon D. i sons of Mrs. Helen Smulsky, 323 1 chief of staff of his bombardment group.

He has since i I Patterson of 4503 Washington Boulevard. i participated in rhd TiVf.nH in was also killed Sunday when struck; Another former Wilmingtonian i on the Governor Printz Boulevard near her hctne by an automobile. commissioned was Robert Greens-1 South Jackson Street. Private DiEmedio has sent word i to his wife, Mrs. Angela D.

DiEmedio, that he is recovering from wounds receeived on what was once the Anzio beachhead and that he has been awarded the Purple Heart. He has been overseas since September, 1943, and served in North Africa and Sicily with an anti-aircraft unit, Before entering the service in February, 1943, he was employed by the Dravo Company. His brother, Pfc. Joseph A. DiEmedio is stationed in When your Btomach qusy, uneasy and upset, be gentlt with it-Take soothing PEPTO-B1SMOL.

It helps to calm and quiet rtomach dit tress. Non-laxtive. Non-lkalin. Pleasant to XhtX. Next tirrm your ttomach it uptet, tmktt soothing PEPTO-BISMOL.

A NORWICH momjcr felder, son of Mrs. Nelson Greens- felder and the late Mr. Greensfelder i of Seattle, formerly of this Otis Clendaniei of Milford and Roland W. Beebe of Ellendale, who died after their truck Van into the rear of another truck on the DuPont Highway near St. Georges on June 16.

city. Lieutenant Dengler missing. Corporal German wounded. Private DiEmedio wounded. Private Smulsky wounded.

1 i Tr-iirtr'TiOTfriiiiairttiri-Vi-iiiiifiiJ vasion on one of the lead planes. The medal has been sent home to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. R.

Locates, Wilmington Avenue, Ism ere, formerly of Sea-ford. He received his Air Force training at Avon Park, East Eighth Street, were Jnformed by a War De Northern Ireland with the field artillery. They are sons of Mr. and partment tele IT! children's if i $1 -Si i Sergt. Granville R.

LeCates ror The new officers have been stationed at Camp Macdonough, named in honor of Commodore Thomas Macdonough, Delaware naval hero, since- February when the Navy took the camp over from the Armv tnsign Buck had been in training at Williams College. Ensign Patterson, a graduate of Allegheny College, Meadeville, had been in Navy training at Hobart College, Geneva, N. Y. The graduation address was made by Capt. J.

L. Holloway, director of training in the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington. 1 utiful bea Fla. Sergeant LeCates had served in the Army previously, and reenlisted Immediately when the war broke out. He was a former swimming Instructor at Fort Miles.

-'4 IV photographs Photograph Studio 2nd Floor KEHtlARD-PYLE'S gram last Sunday that their son, Corporal Oboryshko, has been missing since June 7, in France. On Monday, the day after the arrival of the telegram, the family received a letter "from him dated May 25 and post-ma somewhere in England. In the letter he asked his family not to worry about him, ft Dinner Honor Mrs. Catherine S. Johnson, formerly of the staff of the H.

Fletcher Brown Vocational High School, who has been appointed vice-principal of IVew Fishing Boats It has been estimated that at least 1,400 new boats will be required to bring U. S. fishing fleets up to pre-war strength. Ensign Clayton Douglass Buck, Jr. Warner Junior High School, will be KEEP ON BACKING THE ATTACK WITH WAR BONDS Corporal Oboryshko missing.

Casualties Continued From Fag One) of Mrs. D. F. Myers, of Magnolia, wounded in France. With Airborne Artillery Captain Morford, 27 years old, served with the Airborne Field Artillery.

The telegram received Monday night by his wife, said he was missing in France in June, but the day was not given. He was a member of one of the divisions announced as one of the first to land in FTance on D-Day. A graduate of Yale University, he went into active service in January, 1942, as a. second lieutenant. He was first stationed at Fort Bragg, N.

and then transferred to Camp Claiborne, where he was a member of the Ail-American Division cf which Sergeant York was a member in World War I. He then returned to Fort Bragg for airborne troop training. He went overseas in August, 1943, took special training in England, and was then qualified as a parachutist. His two small children, James R. Morford III and Margaret Elizabeth Morford with their mother are living with her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. F. Ford Phillips of 218 West Nineteenth Street. Dengler Co-Pihu Lieutenant Dengler, 26. is a copilot of a B-24 Liberator bomber.

The son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Dengler of Elverson, Lieutenant Dengler was recently award- honored at a dinner tonight at the Hob tearoom, to be given by the executive board. Wilmington Local, American Federation of Teachers.

Miss Phyllis Lofmk is chairman of arrangements. Mrs. Evelyn Dickey will preside. They Do Sell Nice Things at Mrs. Alfred DiEmedio, 1612 West Fifth Street.

In English Hospital Now in an American station hospital in England is Lieutenant Saltz-man, who served first with the antiaircraft artillery in Hawaii, winning a silver star for his feat of bringing down a Jap plane with an automatic rifle during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and later as a fighter pilot with the Eight Air Force in England. Lieutenant Saltzman was wounded in action over Belgium on May 25 according to a War Department telegram received on June 4 by his grandparents. However he had sent a cablegram to his wife on May 30, telling her that he had been wounded. Letters were received from him last week by his wife which" said that he had been injured by flak in the left forearm and left leg above the knee and that his right wrist was fractured and a finger on his right hand injured. No other report of the action was given by the flier except that he had managed to get his plane back to a base in the south of England where he was first hospitalized in a British hospital and then transferred to an American hospital.

Lieutenant Saltzman. who returned from the Pacific in February. 1943, visited his grandparents at that time and then reported to California where he transferred to the Air Corps. Receiving his wings at Luke Field, Phoenix, in October, 1943. he returned to Wilmington on leave again last November.

He has been stationed in England since March. Lieutenant Myers, who was serving in the Airborne Infantry, in a letter to his sister, Mrs. Wilton Virdm. mentioned that he had suffered cracked ribs, fractured knees, cuts, and bruises in France the day after D-Day. Before entering the Army in January, 1942, Lieutenant Myers was employed in the Sears, Roebuck store here.

Delaware Fashion Eenttezvous Water Board Meets The Wilmington Board of Water Commissioners held a routine business meeting this morning with Herbert B. Mearns presiding. Water consumption for the past week was 129,796,910 gallons. Announcement was made of the postponement of the regular meeting of the board next week from Wednesday to Thursday at the regular hour 9 a. m.

9:30 A. M. to 5:30 P. M. Store Hours Daily Except Friday 12 Noon to 9 P.

M. K' 1 in Action and also requested some candy to be sent to him. He entered service in November, 1942, and was sent overseas in March 1944. He was previously employed as a brakeman on the Pennsylvania Railroad. He has three brothers in service; Staff Sergt.

Joseph, who has been overseas for three years, and is now stationed somewhere in New Guinea; Private John, stationed at Manchester, and William, seaman second class, stationed in Memphis, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer German of Laurel recently received a telegram from the War Department that their son, Elmer, had been seriously wounded in Italy. He has been in the service since May 1942 and went overseas last December. His family have received letters from him since he was wounded saying that he is in a hospital and is improving.

Word has been received by Mrs. Alva G. Lyncri of Roxana, near Georgetown, that her son, Louis, 20, is missing since May 12 in Italy. He entered the Army in February 1943 and went overseas in October, his been serving with the Fifth Army in Italy. Wounded In France A telegram from the War Department informed Mrs.

Helen SmuLsky, 201 Delamore Place, that her husband has been seriously wounded SHI 1 eel an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal. He has been based in Italy and was awarded the Air for "-4 raids over Romania and other German-held territory. Prior to entering the service, Lieu tenant Dengler worked in the ac- counting department of the DuPont CompanyHe has been overseas since 1 August of last year. He made his home here with his sirter and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.

William M. Sterling. 'Not To Worry' Mr. and Mrs. John Oboryshko, 515 i Ensign Gordon D.

Patterson, Jr. Toilet Waters wMl fhey Do SeU Nice TtiLrs at All Full-Strength Standard Brands i 5 VICE cream Fashion Rendezvous Delaware's Store Hours Daily 9:30 A. M. to 5:30 P. M.

Except Friday 12 Noon to 9 M. A rAhmA 1 v- BACK THE INVASION-BUY MORE WAR BONDS tyy Capt. James R. Morford, Jr. nerved with airborne troops on D-Day.

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