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Altoona Tribune from Altoona, Pennsylvania • Page 15

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Altoona Tribunei
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Altoona, Pennsylvania
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1 JWWU'JW''WWL' With the Armed Forces 47 County 0 ho roil (Tommwils ALTOONA TRIBUNE 15 Friday. March 50, 1945 Chester Harry Lnfterty, R. P. No. 1.

Puncansville, Conway Torrance Bench, 738 Locust street, Roaring Spring. James Earl Mclntyre, R. No, 1, box 9, Hollidaysburg. Men to Be Inducted BejfT, former Altoona GruggWt now on duty with the 5Stt General hospital in France, was recently promoted to -first lieutenant. Lt, Bsver is finance officer for both personnel and patients, post exchange officer, Insurance officer and fire marshal on the hospital He was a member of the Officer's Reserve corps for 10 years before being called for active service in February.

M3 He employed in Altoona bv the Philadelphia Drug company and by the Sun Drug company of Ml, Lebanon. His wife, Grace and son John, IS. live at 200S Eleventh street. Richard Eugene Fouse. R.

D. Martinsburg. Paul Anthony Curcan, 305 Clark street, Hollidaysburg, Robert Wesley Weyant, Sproul. Chester McKlnley Kephart, R. Williamsburg.

Paul Pona'd Thompson, Newry, Carl Eugene Lear, R. P. No. 2. Hollidaysburg.

Vernon Pelmar Welcht, New Castle, Pel former address. Beaver street, Hollidaysburg. Rodger Carl Walters, 313 South Juniata street, Hollidaysburg, Robert EUon McNally, R. No. 1.

Martinsburg. Joseph Wayne Claycomb, 400 High street, Williamsburg, Robert Patrick Pielil, R. P. No. 2.

Puncansville. 1SH2, he vtss employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad. Sst McKee is a member of the 4S7th Bombing Group. Thj group a unit of the Third Air division, the division cited by the President for its now historic Enjrlan-l-Afric shuttle bombing of the airplane factories at Rcgensburg in southern Gkrmany, August, 1943. Second UeuWnant GWttn llnlsinger, B-17 Flying Fortress co-pilot, nd son of Lester H.

Holsinger "cf MarUrbui-gr. hs been awarded the Air medal ac-' cording tc a recent announcement hy the commanding general of the U. 5. Eighth Air Force. IJL Holainger was awarded Ihe medal for "meritorious achievement on a series of combat mis- aions over Germanv, while flyins with the 92nd Bombardment group.

Lt. Holsinper graduated fiom MArtinsburg High fefcool in 1940. and xcas employed by the Glenn L. Martin Baltimore. Md, tefor antening the Armed Foro-es in January, ISMS.

AiiK. llita Child Marion Myers, 1112 Twelfth si reel, reported to police that struck a child nt Eleventh alley on Twelfth street, Inst night, at Miss Myers took the child to her home. An accident report will be filed today, Sgt. Edward Hurst said. i 4 sj, Blair county Board No.

1 selective, service board at Hollldays-burg has called 47 registrants for induction Into the armed service. The group will leave from the courthouse Thursday, April 5. The men received their pre-in-duction examinations some timo sgo. John Victor Edwards, R. D.

No. 4. Tyrone. Walter S. McKnight, Sharps-ville, Pa former address 413 Main street.

Roaring Spring. Allen Harold Miller, 509 Third avenue. Altoona. Kenneth Clair Bowser, Basley, Ga former address. Roaring Spring.

Huge quantities of Japanese military equipment, including radar and stores of food, were captured by his company of the lolst Infantry on Bataan, Pfe. Jainew'J. Iele of Altoona told an army combat correspondent. The suvnlks were in a Arthur Paul Pot, East Main street. Roaring Spring.

Carl Sell, 403 East Southey avenue, Altoona. Charles Oliver Kimbrough, Claysburg. William Arthur Ford. 219 Gr-bcr street, Hollidaysburg. Galen Fiye Wtneland, R.

P. No. 1, Martinsburg. Elvln Earl Harknesa Gillette, former address, Hollidaysburg. Edwin Milton Puff, 315 Wayne street, Hollidaysburg.

Bowman David Neterer, 610 Spang street. Roaring Spring. Frank Walter Pecker, No. 1. Roaring Spring.

Amos Charlc Shaw, Newry. Sharon Garth Moyer, 110 Oak street, Hollidaysburg. Robert John McGraw. M3 South Juniata street, Hollidaysburg. John Milton Robison, Saxton, former address, Martinsburg.

Walter Laniberson Parks, 2511 Maple avenue, Altoona. Arthur John Pick, 705 Girard street. Roaring Spring. Don Kyp.er Cuff. 816 North Juniata street, Hollidaysburg.

James Loy Young, Mineral Spring, former address, Williamsburg. Silvio Taddy, 308 Tunnelhtll street, GalliUin. Lewis Rader 519 Spruce street. Hollidaysburg. Elton Eugene Long.

R. P. No. 2. Puncansville.

William Edward H.xrvcy. Mon-ongahelu, Pa former address R. P. No. 1, Hollidaysburg.

The Air medal has been awaited to James V. Brterman, aviation radioman, second class, (ARM 2c), UNSR, of Runesboro, for helping to sink nn enemy submarine while serving as turret gunner of a Navy torpedo bomber. His father is Lemuel A. who resides on Maple ave-rue, Barnesboro. series of caves, tunneled back in Jacob Paul former address, Ralph Robert former address, Burket.

Detroit. Claysburg. Gates. Baltimore, Martinsburg, D. Clystis Elwood Merriits.

R. to the hills of eastern E.xtaan. "Those Japs must have been planning to slsy a long time," Doyie said. "Some of them changed" their mir.ds. but they'll stay there, b.vaus-e we blew up most of ihe caves." The Altoona soldier, son of Mr.

and Mrs, G. F. Doyle, 1M6 Eigh-tetntli is a veteran of the battle for iff Zag pnss and "Purple Heart He new holds the Asiatic Pacific and Philippines Liberation ribbon with two campaign stars an the Combat b.tdge. HAS BIRTHDAY OVERSEAS Sgl, James E. LanS-guth, son of Mr.

and Mis. C. L. Langguth, 1507 Sixth avenue, will celebrate his 22nd birthday March 30th somewhere in the Philippines. He has been overseas for seven months and writes that he has met several local boys.

The sergeant enlisted in the marines November IS, 1942 ar.d graduated the year before from Altoona Catholic High school where he was an outstanding athlete, starring in baseball and football. One brother. Joe, is stationed in England, and another brother. Ray, is in Holland. The of Paul E.

McKee, of Hollidaysburg from the grade of sergeant to staff sergeant, been announced at his Eighth Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress base, McKee, ball turret gunner on a Fort, is participating in heavy bombardment attacks on vita! industrial and military installations deep in Xaii Germany. The sergeant is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. McKee, Duncvis-ville.

His wife is the former Miss Ruth H. Kedler, 122 Broad stre.M. Hollidaysburg. Prior to his en-trv into the AAF in November, i Two central Pennsylvania sol-j diei-s were decorated for thMr war exploits at a honoring hero fons of the Key-I f-tone state at Lawson hospital. Those decorated included St, William M.

IVpovlch, son of Mr. I and Mrs. Michael Popovich 1 of 3iC Raih-oad street. Gallitiin. the Air Medal, Popovich, who -as a radio gun No 1, Hollidaysburg.

Raymond Ray Heidler, 309 Mulberry street," Hollidaysburg. Samuel Harold Slick. Roaring Spring. Frank Wilbert St roup, 70S Girard street. Roaring Spring.

Hughey Palmer Weyandt, R. D. No. 1. Claysburg.

Floyd Ellsworth' Fetterm.in. Richmond. former address. Roaring Spring. Soci.nd Lieutenant Millard F.

VICTOR HERBERTS OPERETTA "NAUGHTY ARIETTA" Some Offices Closed 1107 11th Ave. MCCARTNEY'S ner ar.ord a living lonress oi th loth Air force, lost his risht arm he was struck by flak while on mission over Vierna last 10. He also holds the Puiple Herrt. Popovich. who was a car re-pairaian for the Pennsylvania railroad in Altoona.

joined th army Sept, S. 191 He went overseas Aug. 12. 1944. rip 01D 110)1 1'SOY If vou have a Bov or Girl in Service Here's a Real Gift! n.

yi HONORABLE CHSCHARGE CASE I- haster Holiday I All offices in city hall except I the police station will be closed today and tomorrow, to allow departmental heads and employes a brief Easter holiday. Offices at the county court- house in Hollidaysburg are closed today but will be open tomorrow. Banking institutions are closed i today. The postoffice will ob- serve usual hours today at all windows and there will be no in- terruption of delivery service. BRAND BlttideJ XTbiskey 86.8 Protf 650e Grain Stutml Spirit! '(H, i 1 .95 $4' Made of fine high grade leather and large enough for all service records, ribbons, discharge, etc Glenmore Distilleries Incorporated, Louisville, Kentucky my Tfc, John P.

Bookamire, son of Mrs. Elisabeth Eookamire, ltk'6 Margaret averue. Altoona has leen admitted to the AAF and Convalescent hospital. Miami district, for treatment and observation. While a patient at this hospital, on? of several operated by the AAF Personnel Distribution command, he will be tinder the care of Army physicians and also will pc.rticip.ite in the physical training and vocational activities of the Convalescent Services of the hospital.

Missing Since December. Is Now German Prisoner 5 Jack Lenberg. 24. who has been missing in action since December 16 in Germany, is now a prisoner of war. The information was received this week by his mother, Mrs.

Martha Isenberg, 701 North Fourth street. Be'lwood. and his wife. Mrs. Emma tKet-ring) Isenberg, 321 Milton avenue.

Altoona. Cpl Isenberg. who is the father of a son, Jimmy, entered the army in November. 1942, trained at Camp Pendleton, Camp Reynolds. PaC Camp Ashy, and Camp Atterbury, going overseas in October.

1944. At the time of his induction. Cpl. Isenberg was employed by J. Royer of Altoona as a trucker.

His father, the late Herman B. Isenberg, served overseas 14 months in World war I as a machine-gunner with the 17th machine gun battalion and died in thp Asninwall Veterans basTiit-al ft--- i till 1 vJt3 ii it 1 1 ii SUNSHINE Cupswell Maxwell House Granulated cheez-it Coffee Coffee Sugar Crackers AOL 1 fi Lbs. America's KaHlest Selling tr uar -vsww -www Cheese Cracker Kellogg's Corn Flakes 10c On the Stage Evening Show Only Mishler. Thursday, April i JRENE LOPEZ I one of the reason whv vou will go to see "NAUGHTY MARIETTA." the Victor Herbert operetta when it is presented, here. Irene is a polished and expert dance soloist whose Latin temperament flashes in her gifted toes in some of the operettas gay numbers.

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