Men In Service
J. NORMAN WEST
RELEASED FROM NAVY
J. Norman West, Pharmacist's
Mate 1/C. of Franklin, Route 3,
has received an honorable dis
charge lrom the navy, and has
returned to his home and has
accepteu a position in the
Highlands school.
Seaman West entered the
Navy on January 20, 1942 and
was ser.'ing with "E" Co., 4th
Med. B.ittaiion Fourth Marine
and participated in battles in
Roi-Namur, Saipan, Tinian, and
Iwo Jima. He holds the Presi
dential Unit Citation, the Amer
ican Campaign Medal, the Asla
tlc-Pacific ribbon with three
bronze stars, the commendation
ribboft and the navy good con- :
ckict ribbon.
Prior to entering the navy,
seaman West taught in the
public schools in Macon county.
PFC. ALGIE M'CALL TO
SPEND FURLOUGH HERE
Pfc. Algie C. McCall, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Luther F. McCall,
of Gneiss, is expected home
shortly after many months of
service in the SWPA.
"Mac" joined the 738th Mili
tary Police Battalion in April
of 1943 and saw action with that
outfit throughout New Guinea '
and the Philippines. Although
he had many harrowing expe
riences and with each was a
credit to his outfit, one stands
as being his "closest shaves."
While directing traffic on the
initial ' landings at Lingayen
Oulf, a heavy Army truck
knocked him down and passed
over his entire body. The only
injuries he sustained was the
discomfort of being completely
buried in the soft sand of the
beach.
On February 7th of this year
his good fortune oontinued to
lollow him as he stood by his
post during the heavy shelling
by Jap artillery fire in the area
of Old Bilibid Prison, Manila.
He has been awarded the Meri
torious Service insignia, Purple
Heart, and two bronze stars for
the Luzon and Philippine cam
paigns.
ROBERT L. WEST
PROMOTED TO SERGEANT
The promotion of Robert L.
West, son of Mrs. Mattie West
of Route 3, Franklin, to the
grade of Sergeant, is announced
by Sixth Air Force Headquar
ters, Albrook Field, C. Z.
Sgt. West is assigned to the
20th Troop Carrier ? Squadron
with headquarters at Albrook
Field. He arrived in Panama
last June.
HAROLD TILMAN RAMEY
DISCHARGED FROM NAVY
Harold Tilman Ramey, 22, of
Otto, has been discharged from
the navy, according to an ah
nouncement received here from
the Naval Personnel Separation
Center at Charleston, S. C.
Mr. Ramey, who saw action
in the South Pacific, was dis
charged with the rating of
ship's cook second class. He
entered the service June 5, 1943,
and is entitled to wear the
American Theatre, Asiatic-Pa
cific, and Philippine Liberation
ribbons.
Other men from this imme
diate region recently discharg
ed from the navy at the Char
leston Separation center in
JOIN
Bryant Mutual
Buria$^ssociation
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Oldest and Strongest
in the County
elude: Huber McCall, coxswain,
of Cashiers, and Virgil E. Bark- ,
er, seaman first class, of Bry
son City.
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JOHN WESLEY EDWARDS
ENTERS TRAINING
John Wesley Edwards, 18, S.
2/C, USN, Franklin, has arrived
at Norfolk, Va., to train for j
duties aboard a new destroyer
or similar type vessel.
Before enlisting in the Navy,
Edwards was employed at the i
Norfolk Navy Yard. Soh of Mrs. ?
Thelma F. Edwards of Franklin, ]
he attended Franklin high !
School.
JAMES C. HORSLEY CALLED
EOIjt ACTIVE DUTY
James C. Horsley, Jr., who has
been in the Air Corps Reserve
for one year, has been called
to active duty &nd reported to
Fort Bragg.
In thfe mean time young
Horsley has received an ap
pointment from the War De
partment as second alternate to
West Point. In view of this he
has been, transferred to Am
herst College, Amherst, Mass.,
for specialized training. He is j
the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Horsley, of Franklin.
LIEUT. CARTER HURST
RECEIVES DISCHARGE
First Lieut. Carter Hurst, who
entered the armed forces in
1942, has received an honorable
discharge from the government,
and has returned to his home
on Cartoogechaye for a visit
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. j
Horace C. Hurst.
Lieut. Hurst, who spent five
months in overseas service, com
pleted his 35th mission as a
navigator on. a B-17 plane, be
fore he was returned to the
states in October 1944. Since
that time he has been stationed
in the Air Transport Command
at Memphis, Tenn. He holds the
air medal award, the Distin
guished Flying Cross with four j
oak leaf clusters, and the Pres
idential Unit 'Citation.
Lieut. Hurst had just gradu
ated from North Carolina State
College, Raleigh, where he maj
ored in agriculture,, when he j
was called into the services in
1942. /
TO RETURN TO STATES
Joseph H. Koch of Franklin.,
will arrive in the United States
shortly with the 17th Airborne
Division when the division, rep
resenting the Airborne veterans
of the European Theatre of op
erations, returns home for de
activiation. ,
Pfc. Koch is a member of the
513th Parachute Inf. He has
served as a pathfinder in the
517th Parachute Infantry and
is a qualified parachutist.
He participated in Romp
Avron, Southern France, Arden
nes, Rhineland, Central Europe.
He wears the five Bronce Bat
tle Stars, Combat Inf. Badge,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf
Clusters, and Bronze Star Med
al. His wife, Mrs. Eva Lee Koch,
lives at Cullasaja.
CLAUD J. WELCH, BM 2/C
RETURNING TO STATES
Claude J. Welch, BM 2/C
USNR, son of Austin L. Welch,
of Franklin route 3, is one of
the 600 high-point Marine and
Navy veterans whom the "Mag
ic Carpet" is returning back to
the States aboard the USS Col
rado.
PFC. HOUSTON ON DUTY
IN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
Pfc. E. G. Houston, Jr., son
Of Mr. and Mrs. E. G Houston,
Franklin, Route 3, is at pres
ent on duty with the 351st
Transportation Corps Harbor
Craft Company in Manila, P I.,
as a clerk typist.
Pfc. Houston, a veteran of
both the ETO and South Pa
cific Theaters, arrived overseas
on August 28, 1944, in Scotland
and since then, has served in
Farmers and Woodmen
The prices on Dogwood for shuttles
has been raised for this season.
Anyone having Dogwood to cut
should contact W. H. Waldroop or
Gilmer Setser at the mill for speci
fications before cutting.
We have several boundaries of Dog
wood stumpage bought. If inter
ested in contract-cutting, see us.
We are also buying good grade
Persimmon wood for shuttles at top
prices.
Highlands Briar, Inc.
Phone 1303 ? 1305
Victory Bonds Supply These By Dugan
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.EpXislaFnrdsnCe and the Phil"
Before entering the army he
zvjrr at the Fra^?n
High school in Franklin.
frankie w. ledford S 2/r
TAKES PART IN CEREMONIES
Frankie W. Ledford, motor
mate- second class,
of Franklin, participated in flag- I
la^ng Ctr??nies an this 1 I
and in the Marshall group i
by Uie Japanese^"
As the flag went up a 21- i
gun salute boomed from the
guns of the Baron the
McConnell, on which the terms
uls jwl slgned' the
escorts 'ngfleld' &U destroy"
SGT. BULLOCK AND CPI 1
s/s REV>RNED TO STATES
J?hmile BullOCk Of
Franklin, who has been over
seas f?r 29 months and ^
Charles L. Raby of Route 3
wifh'VV8 mo,lths overseas,'
with the 82nd Div., and who
has been awarded the Pre'si
diThp1 rt?1 Citlation' and Pur
ple Heart, were among a group
"?*n here from ovf rse?fs ?UaP
u , of the 'Green Project"
which calls for the Air Trans
port Command's Caribbean Di
frnmV0 "y 30'000 returnees
from Europe to Miami Army Air
men ir* h"10!?"1, more Maco?
men are back in the states
Many of the planes are manned
fmm Pik>ts and erews
the Troop Carrier Com
mand.
In less than 24 hours they
left for Camp Blanding, Fla by
rail. From there he will" go
to a reception center nearer
home for separation from, the
j ?e or furlough period to
reassignment.
|SGT. TOM STILES "
RETURNED TO STATES
ofTMr 4 nEd^ln T' St"es. son
of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stiles, of
PrenUss, and husband of Mrs.
Willa M. Stiles, Prentiss, was
returned recently to the United
States after having served 15
| mon ths in the European The
penter ?perations as a car
His decorations include the
Euiopean theatre bf operations
ribbon with four campaign
stars, the Purple Heart, and
Good Conduct Medal.
S/SUT. JAMES TALLENT
TO RETURN TO STATES
<nn *f gt James L- Tallent,
son of Mr. and Mrs. George h
Tallent, Route 3, Franklin "
returning home under the
aftrry 4, redep'2yment Program
thl *1 ,?ollths overseas with
Division. Arr?W" Infantry |
m*,"1??8 sergeant in the 120th 1
Tali Artillery Battalion, Sgt.
Tn h!. actioa at Saidro !
and Aitape in New Guinea, 1
Morotai in the Netherlands
East Indies, and Leyte and Lu
zon in the Philippines. He was
with the Division all the way
up the long hard "road back"
from Australia to the Philip
pines.
He is entitled to wear the
Asiatic-Pacific Theater ribbon,
the Philippines Liberation rib
bon three battle stars and the
Bronze Arrowhead for the init
ial landing at Saidor.
In civilian life, Sgt. T.allent
worked at the Old Dominion
Box factory and lived in near
by Mathews. He graduated from
Franklin high school in 1934,
entered the Army in January,
1942 and embarked for overseas
service with the Division in
April. 1942.
SGT. HARVEY CABE
HONORABLY DISCHARGED
Sgt. Harvey Cabe of Frank
lin, after three years of meri
torious service, has been hon
orably discharged from the
Army Air Forces.
The sergeant, whose last duty
assignment was in the Quarter
master Supply Section at Mc
Chord Field, Wash., a Fourth J
Air Force Base, spent 22 months
overseas and has been award
ed the European Theatre of Op
erations Ribbon with nine bat
tle stars and a Unit Citation.
The sergeant was employed
as a member of the State High
way Department of North Caro
lina prior to entering the Arm
ed Forces in September 1942.
To men like Sergeant Cabe,
cogs in a great wheel, the lead
ers of the Army Air Forces give
much credit for the defeat of
the most formidable foes in the
history of warfare.
PVT. GREENLEE HOLDEN
RECEIVES "BELGIUM
FOl'RRAGERE"
Pvt. Greenlee Holden, son of
R. H. Holden and the la;te Mrs.
I Holden of Otto, was with the
2nd Armored Division, known
as "Hell on Wheels", in Europe.
Along with his Division he was
awarded the Belgium Fourragere
with the decree.
Ministry of National Defense
Decree. Charles, Prince of Bel
gium Regent of the Kingdom ?
We have decreed and do decree:
To Article One: The "2nd
Armored Division", of the Unit
ed States Army, has twice been
cited in the Order of the Day
of the Belgium Army and
awarded the 1940 Fourragere
for:
1st, on Sept. 1944 at 0930 its
reconnaissance elements cross
ed the Belgium border near
Rume. These were the first
American troops to enter Bel
gium and this marked the be
ginning of the liberation of the
country. The Division fought
violently and threw back the
enemy on the Albert Canal.
This Division liberated the
Cjrocers\
n \\\\\
L0FFEE1
^ptClflLj
Uour Jable
Best 7*art
of the Meal
towns of Tournai, Wavre, Firle
mont and Hasselt.
2nd. During the German of
fensive in the Ardennes, in De
cember, 1944, the 2nd Armored
Division was located in Ger
many on the banks of the Roei
river between Linnich and Jul
ich. On 21st Dec. 1944, it re
ceived orders to proceed to the
region of Harvelange, Ovin
Clairer. This movement of
more than 100 miles was atv
complished in less than 24
hours, and on 23rd Dec. 1944
the Division established contact
with hostile forces at Celles.
From the 23rd to the 28th of
Dec. \ lolent engagements de
/eloped in the Celles salient
ind brought about the total de
struction of the spearhead di
vision of the Fifth Panzer army.
This victory blacked the Ger
man. advance and prevented it
from reaching the Meuse.
From thence on, the Division
pushed back the enemy forces
and, after having retaken many
communities of the Ardennes
region, it liberated the town of
Houffalize.
Article Two: The Minister of
National Defense is directed to
execute the present Decree.
Given at Brussels the 22.5 1945.
By order of the Regent. The
Minister of National Defense,
/s/ Charles,
/s/ L. Mundeleer.
This marks the first time the
Belgium Government has con
ferred this honor on a foreign
unit.
Pvt. Holden entered the Army
October 1941 and has been over
seas since December 1943. His
Division have been established
in Berlin since a few days after
V-E Day.
A Bronze turkey hen in the '
Agricultural Experiment Statl in
flock at State College has luld
204 eggs since January 1. The
average turkey hen lays from
25 to 45 eggs.
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Equipment
?
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"Me... I'm staying
in the Army !
?
THERE ARE PLENTY
OF REASONS . . .
AND HERE THEY ARE!"
"First, I keep my present grade.
That means a lot.
0 "By reenlisting for 3 years I
^ can pick my own branch of
service in the Air, Ground or
Service Forces, and can go to any
overseas theater I wish.
3 "I get my mustering-out pay,
even though I'm reenlisting.
Also, I get $50 a year reenlistment
bonus for each year I've been in
the Army. My dependents receive
family allowances for the full term
of my enlistment. And I'll be
eligible for GI Bill of Rights bene
fits when I get out of the Army.
4 "My food, clothes, quarters,
medical and dental care are all
s"pplied to me. And I can learn
any of 200 skills or trades in the
Army schools.
5 "All of us who are reenlisting
are going to have from 30 to
90 days* furlough at home with
full pay and our travel paid both
ways. And we'll have 30 days' fur
lough every year with pay.
6 "Any time after 20 years I
can retire at half pay increas
ing year by year to three-quarters
retirement pay after 30 years of
service. And the time I've alvfndy
served in active military or naval
service counts toward my retire
ment time. Added, tip?reenlist
ment seems pretty sound to me!"
JANUARY 31, 1946
AN IMPORTANT DATI
F OR MEN IN THI ARMY
MEN now in Army who reenlitt
before February 1 will be reen
listed in present grade. Men hon
orably discharged can reenlitt
within 20 days after discharge
in grade held at time of dis
charge, provided they reenlist
before February 1, 1946.
You may onlist AT ANY TIME
for lV?r 2 or 3 year periods.
(One-year enlistments for men
now in the Army with at least
6 months of service.)
PAY PER MONTH ?
ENLISTED MEN
In Addition to Food, Lodfinf,
Clothes and Modioli Ooro
?
(?)? Plus 20% Increase for
Service Oversea*. (b)-Plui
50% if Mtmbcr of Flying
Crews, Parachutist, ate. (c)
?Plus 5% Increase in Pay
for Each 3 Years of Service.
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Jw
Starting
tote Fay
fir
Matter Sergeant Menth
or First Sergeant $\ 38.00
Technical Sergeant 114.00
Staff Sergeant . . 96.00
Sergeant .... 78.00
Corporal .... 66.00
Private Firrt Class . 54.00
Private .... 50.00
MONTHLY
RETIREMENT
INCOME AFTER:
20 T?ars' 30 Ye art'
Service Service
*89.70 *155.25
74.10 128.25
62.40 ip*00_.
50.70 87.75*
42.90 74.25
35.10 60.75
32.50 56.25 "
sec THt JOB THROUGH
U.S. ARMY
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"QUAKDIAN Of VICTOHY"
minus: now at you * niamst
U. S. ARMY DCCtUiriNO STATION
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