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GREETINGS TO THE MEN IN SERVICE THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER GREETINGS TO THE MEN Ix SERy At Bainbridge At Camp Young At Thomasville In Novia Scotia In Florida Jn North Padrf 0 1 In England &?&. if -i i2Se ft -w zVV 1 v-'vi Apprentice Seaman W. Lawrence Medford, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Medford, of Lake Junaluska, is tak ing training at Bainbridge, Md., He entered the service on April 21, 1943 and was inducted at Spartanburg. From there he was sent to his present post. He was educated in the local schools and at Brevard College. At Camp Maxey Private Paul Oliver Hedrick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hedrick, of Hazelwood, who has been in the service since January 1943, is now stationed at Camp Young, Calif. He was inducted at Fort Jackson. Pvt. Hedrick was educated in the local high school and was employed as a shipfitter by the Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation. In New Jersey frfW, , i&MSSWWsspsSBW'1 - .illinium .man m 1 k cJ jrs Stuff Sergeant David Felix ! John Swain Silt r, son of Mrs. J Leatherwood, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Siler, of the Francis Cove, is . ... i ' . (i- d. Leatherwood, of aynesville. ! serving with the Canadian Navy, a ho is serving with the Army Air and is now stationed in Nova Scotia. 'orps. is stationed at Thomasville, j He volunteered in th service in la. He volunteered on Jan 9, i July 1941, and has been in active : Blriijl iioliiTifiiia -fiiiiin .m ni'.r L)iiiiiiMiiiifMifiJ Staff Serg ant Roe Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hill, of Waynes, ville, route 2, volunteered in the service in Sept. 1940, is now stat ioned at Camp Maxey, Texas. He was inducted at Fort Jackson and from there was transferred to Fort Bragg and then to his present post. He attended the local high school and prior to entering the service was employed by A. C. Lawrence Leather Company. His wife is the former Miss Elizabeth Ruff. In Florida Corporal Lawrence A. Roten, son of Rev. and Mrs. T. S. Roten, Delhvood, serving in army air :orps, is stationed at Fort Dix, N- . He has been in the service since pril 7, 1941 and was inducted it Fort Bragg. Since then he has een stationed at Sheppard Field, Tex., Selfridge Field, Mich.; Syra- use, N. Y., and his present post. Prior to entering service owned uul managed Dellwood garage. In Boston 1942, and was inducted at Macdill Field, Tampa, Fla. He has been tationed at Rosevelt Field, N. Y., Dale Mabry, Tallahassee, Fla., Howard Field, Canal Zone, (for 11 months), Drew Field and Fort Myers. He is a graduate of local high school and was employed by Clayton Walker before entering the service. His wife is the form- r Myrtice Collins, or Thomasville, Ga. service since that date. Prior to entering th eservice he was employ ed at the Enka Cafe, in Canton. He graduated form the local high school. In Facific fcf "mm- jv In Florida Corporal John R Arlington, son 1 Sergeant Fred Eugene Crawford of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hill, of of Atlanta and Waynesville, son of Waynesville, route 1, who volunl- ' Mrs. W. T. Crawford, who is serv eered in ln;i9 is stationed at Camp ing in the Army Air Corps, volun Hlanding. He atended local schools teered in February 1942 and was and was tmployed by Armstrong i inducted at Fort McPherson. He Cork Company as a cork plasterer was sent overseas 67 days after he before entering service. In Missouri Guy Wilbum Camp- Seaman Second Class Oliver A. Yount, Jr.. son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. A. Yount. of Waynesville, ' who volunteered in October 1942, is stationed at the U. S. N. A. T. T. Ca, Jacksonville, Fla. He was in- "uu "aieign ana irom mere Ho was in.iucted at Brooklvn, N transferred to Bainbridge, Md., and , Y.. and f 1 om there sent to nresen; iost. He was employed bv Stati C, bell, son of Mrs. D. C. CamDbell. '1' Maggie, who volunteered in the ervice in June, 1842 is now sta ioned in Boston, Mass., where he is serving with the Coast Guard. First Class Electrician's Mate Eli McKennedy McGee, Jr., son of Mrs. Eli McGee and the late Eli McGee, of Waynesville and Orland-.i. !Ie is now serving in the Pacific. He volunteered on Anril 23. 193K and was inducted at Brooklyn. He 1:1s been stationed since then at Newport, R. J., San Diego, Calif., Norfolk, Va., New York, Philadel phia, San Francisco, and Los Ange let. He has served on a destroyer, a tie. His wife is the former Miss tic. His wife is th eformer Miss Mildred Oberfall, of Newport, R. I. volunteered. From McPherson he was sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo., and then to the Savannah Air Base. Prior to entering service lie was employed as floor manager by Sears, Roebuck, in Atlanta. He was educated in the local schools, McCallie arid Duke University. He was the first North Carolina athlete to make the "All American" and also played with the Chicago Bears. He was in the movies for a few years appearing in ten Fox Productions. Lt. Robert Hi''-, son of Mr and Ml. j . ,9 1 At Newport, R. I. At Fort Dix Apprentice Seaman Ben ja mil' Howard Chambers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Chambers, of Waynes ville route 2, is stationed at Jack sonville. He volunteered in the Navy Air Corps and was inducted on April 12, 1943 at Asheville. He ivas educated in the county schools and was a farmer prior to inter ng service. At Fort Sheridan ral Robert Cleveland Plott, und Mrs. Q. C. Plott, of A" ;i in - ill , who is serving with :!ie army air corps it stationed at .Jefferson Barracks, Mo. He was ' inducted on August 2S, 1j42 at' Camp Croft, and from there sent I to Fort Jackson. He has been sta tioned si'ice then in St. Petersburg, Keesler Meld, and Burbank, Calif, lie wa- educated ill the local schools nd M 11-, Hill College, and employ ed previously at ('; E. Kay's Sons. 0 "1. io, l'j-io ainl js n. with the army in ,Jr Hp waa if,.l..,. 1 from there to Ca,,,,, ,,lf. -Croft he was tran-f ,m6 sciiooi taut wa ' euy a Maywood tMun-y f-im In Nashville Location Unknown then to his present post. Befoiv entering the Navy Air Corps was a student i nthe local high school, where he was prominent in ath-latics. At Camp Claiborne if New York as electrical enginei 1 On Duty Afloat t ., v Technician Seargeant Charles Loyal Dotson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Dotson, of Clyde, is sta tioned at Camp Clairbourne, La. He has been in the service since Jan. 22, 1943, and was inducted at Camp Croft From Croft he was sent to Fort Jackson and then to present post. He was educated in Clyde fcigh school and was employ ed previously as steel worker in Steel and Iron Products Company. Lt. (JG) William Medford, U. S. Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Medford, of Canton route 2, who volunteered in the service on Sept. 1, 1942, was inducted at Charlotte. From Charlotte he was sent to Princeton University, and to Bos ton, Mass. From the last named he was transferred to Littel Creek, Va., and then to Brooklyn, N. Y. He was educated in the Bryson City high school, the University of North Carolina and the Law School of the University. He is serving in the armed guard. 1 Seaman second class James 'r.inklin Albright, son of Mr. and '.Irs. Frank Albright, is now at ernling the U. S. Signal School at .'ewport, R. I. He volunteered on larch 11 of this year, and was in-'uet-d at ( amp Croft. Fi'om Croft he was sent to Bain r"!ge. Mil., for his boot training nd from there to his present post, lie a vTadunte of the local high liool ;n the class of 1942 and at H time ne volunteered wax eni ' ! I- t'i 1'et I 'a 1 1 v Products 'ompany. In California Private First Class Albert ey Mull, son ofg Mrs. Dewev of Hazelwood, who volunteer September, 1940, and is now tioned in Nashville, Tenn. He been stationed at Fort Jac! Fort Benning. Camp Biar,. prior to serving at his present He left here with the Nat Guard. He uttefi.le.l the schools and was employe! !y Country Club at the time he! tered the service. At Brooklcv Fie Corporal Thomas L. Cochran, son )f Mr. and Mrs. M Cochran, f Hazelwood, who is stationed at !'ort Dix. He has been in the ser vice since l!40 and prior to vol- inteering was employed by the Erkraft Industries. At Bainbridge HWMMWMM ii HIWilllUH 'MWHWMMWJ '' 'r Seaman William Baine Hoyle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hoyle, of Newport News. Va. volunteered in the Navy in March of this year and was inducted at Fort Bragg. From Bragg he was sent to Bainbridge, Md., for his boot training. He at- Private Firt Class Lush Chamli ors, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. 1. Chamb. rs, of Canton route 3, is stationed at Fort Sheridan, 111. He has been in the service since Dec. 20, 1942, and was inducted at Camp Croft. He is a graduate of the Be thel high school and was i niployed by Dayton Rubber Manufacturing Company before entering the ser vice. He has one brother in the service. In Texas r 4 jiimhi wnm umiiiolu louy I ': '-- ft fi :::: '' i -Af'.:'''.' Giles C'over Nielnds, Navy Air Corp", who vohmtei i-eil u ll.-ei'ii,-ber H)ll. and vas indue, ..1 a1 Norfolk, i- serving at s mir u" knoun station at pr siiit. From Norfolk he was sent to the ( m i Zone. He was eoinea.eil in 'lie Swe: County liigh schoi 1 and Y ng H ir ris t oiiege (,a. llet .e t e v.ei :n. service he was employed as electric and acety l he w, Idt r Ford Motor (' mpanv. At New River iL,fflJ 1 1 Corporal Ravm" eim. veteran of W War 1. Lieut. James Robert Leather wood, son of Rev. and Mr. F. H. Leatherwood, of Waynesville, is now stationed at Victorville, Calif., where he is a flying instructor at the Bombadier school. He volunt eer, d in the service in January 1942, and was inducted at Fort Jackson. From Jackson he was sent to Sheppard Field, Texas, and then to Albuquerque, N. M., and from the last named to Santa Ana, Calif., and later to Fort Stockton, Texas and then to Deming, N. M. and from there to his present post. Prior to entering service he was employed by Wellco Shoe Corpora tion as salesman. He was educated in the local schools, Mars Hill Col lege and Wake Forest College. He w as wounded in action in November 1942. of Mr. and M of route 1, who oUintee.rJ , service in November, 1','4-. ' stationed at Brookley Field. . where he is serving with ;- ' air corps. He was iiidtieteu at Hro crcr art H from '.here was sei run ivnc , jy" - - , be discharged on account oi the first World War. 50011 In Africa Flody Willis Burnette, in the Army Air Corps, son of Mrs. Stella Burnette, of Canton route 3, who volunteered in service in Septem ber 1942, is stationed at Greenville, v!. William A. Rodgers ofPMra,eJNv er w u? HTya s"n Stationed At New River ot Mr. ard Mrs. alter L. Hyatt, of Waynesville. who i serving with! Fireman, second class William the Marine Corps, is now stationed A. Rodgers, son of Mr. and Mrs. at New River. He has been in ser- Oilhert. Rppvps ' of Wavnori11. Texas. He was inducted at Fort vice sine- March of this year.. He who volunteered in Dec, 1942, and Bragg, and from there sent to At-; took his basic training at Parrisitook his boot training at Bain lantic City then to San Antonio, j Island, and was sent from there to ; bridge, Md., is now stationed at leaving there for his present post, j his present post. He is a graduate 'Camp LeJeune, New River. He He was educated in the Cecil and, of the Waynesville high school and .also attended the U. S. N. T Diesel tended the Waynesville high school, brothers in the service. Bethel schools and was employed in Radford, Va., as a carpenter be fore entering service. He has two was empi.iyea as a pipefitter at the .chol in Richmond, Va. He was Newport News Shipbuilding and educated in local schools and has Dry Deck Company rrior to enter- recently returned from overseas ing sen-ice. 'duty. fnvare rir?t well, son of Mr- aau is Caldwell, oi .". .,-t, the amiea j emus " . , . i gt Africa. He was m ' L- Bragg.
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