YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD DRUGGIST toR ALMOST HALF
A CENTURY. MISSILDINE’S PHARMACY. PHONE NO. 4
WITH
OUR
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FORGES
Charlie Walker Killed ^
In Action In France;
Was Wounded 3 Times
Mr. and Mrs. W. Martin Wal
ker of Mill Spring, Route 2, have
been notified of the death of their
son, Pfc. Charlie R.~ Walker. They
received the following telegram
Monday, Feb. 19th:
“The Secretary of War desires
me' to express his deep regrets
that your son, Private First Class
Charlie R. Walker, was killed in
action on 4th February in France.
Confirming letter follows. tflie,
the Adjutant General.”
Pfc. Walker entered the service
in September, 1943. He received
his induction training at Camp
Blanding, Fla., where he remained
for about five months before be
ing sent overseas. He took part
in the invasion of Anzio beach
head in Italy in April, 1944, where
he was wounded and was awarded
the Purple Heart. A few months
later in October he was with the
American forces in the invasion
of southern France, where he was
wounded the second time and dis
tinguished himself for outstanding
achievement. Ha was in the hos
pital for two months for treatment
of his second wound and was put
back into active service last Dec.
Pfc. Walker was a member of
General Patch’s Seventh Army.
The deceased has another broth
er in the service, Paul Walker of
the U. S. Navy, somewhere in
the Pacific.
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Holland Brady, Jr., Loses
Razor In Mozelle River
Using captured German station
ery, "Holland Brady, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Brady, writes
the following, letter to Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Ward:
January 9, 1945.
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Ward:
L received last night your letter
of December 1st, carrying the
Season’s Greetings. I was very
happy to receive it. Mother wrote
to me that_ you and Alene had
started shopping one day and
to leave your car at Saluda duflV
the icy roads. I’m glad nothing
more serious occurred on those
bad roads.
It might interest you to know
that this paper is issued to Ger
man soldiers. However, our outfit
captured quite a bit of it, and now
“G. I’s” are writing on it. Such
are the fortunes of war.
Do you remember that excellent
pocket razor you gave me when I
was graduated from school? I
carried it* to college, and then
through my army days. Then, dur
ing the capture of Metz by our
division, I lost it in the Moselle
River! I thought you might be
interested in that little occurrance.
Please write again soon.
Sincerely, Holland.
year-old son
Beafrtii
*T|:
Sgt. and Mrs. Dutton Bea
of Key Field, Miss., are h
of
f Min
Spring is a patient at the hospital.
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