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Aviation Cadet Carl M. Jacobs son of Mr. And Mrs. John
Jacobs of Albion, entered the service in July of last year. He received his
basic training at Miami Beach Fla., and was then sent to Syracuse University, Syracuse, N. Y. for academic training. Upon completion of the coarse he was sent
to the classification center at Nashville, Tenn. And classified as a
navigator. He is now taking his pre-flight training at Maxwell Field, Ala. Where his address is Class 44J Sqdrn 1 group 111.
FIRST RETURNED WAR VICTIM BURIED HERE (May, 1948, dated in pencil)
First funeral services in Albion for a returned sleeping hero of World War II, were held at Nale’s Funeral Home last Sunday afternoon for T-5 Earl J. Jeffers of Golden Gate killed in action in France July 27, 1944.
The body arrived Saturday noon and Members of the American Legion and VFW stood guard at the casket at Nale Funeral Home until the services were concluded by Rev. A.B. Gill, who officiated, Sunday. Under the command of Sheriff T.S. Tribe with John Tinckham in charge of the color guard and C.O. Gaines in command of the ex-service men, the cortege was escorted to Graceland where final military rites were conducted and interment was made.
T-5 Earl J. Jeffers, son of Charlie and Effie Jeffers, was born Oct. 16, 1919, and paid the supreme sacrifice for his country July 27, 1944, in France, at the age of 24 years, 9months and 11 days. In 1941, at the age of 21 he was inducted into the Armed forces, leaving for induction center on June 10, 1941, serving 3 years, one month and 17 days.
He was preceded in death by a twin brother and leaves to mourn his passing, father, mother, two brothers Harry and Charles of Salem; four sisters Mrs. Forrest Johnson of Carmi, Mrs. Bud French of Fairfield, Mrs. Charles Hudson of Golden Gate and Miss Elsie Jeffers of Carmi; four nieces, four nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
Charles “Chub” Johnson (photo)
Charles “Chub” Johnson,
yeoman 3-c, Coast Guard is home on ten day leave visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Johnson of west of Albion. Chub is completing two years of
his three year hitch, seventeen months of which was in active service on the
cutter Modoc. In September he was transferred to yeoman school in Connecticut and upon completion was assigned to the district office in Boston.
Johnson’s tour of duty on the Modoc was all in the North Atlantic which is full of blizzards and icy weather in winter and is subject to a few hurricanes in summer. In one of four hurricanes he went through last summer the boat went over in a 57 degree list and then righted itself. The gale itself was a mere 190 mile breeze, but coast guard cutters (and they are called “cutters” from small boats to vessels like the Modoc which is nearly the size of a destroyer) are built to fight the sea as well as the enemy.
Johnson’s boat was on convoy duty between Newfoundland and Greenland and the meanest stretch of water he says is the nine mile wide Belle Isle strait, between Newfoundland and Labrador, so shallow that Nazi U boats could and did lie on the bottom ready to pounce on shipping. Newspapers gave the U boats credit for seven merchant vessels in one week in this strait, so that tells the story.
Passing through the strait the crews of the protecting coast guard and naval vessels are on 24 hour alert. In Johnson’s case this meant four hours on duty at the guns daily. And he admits it was a chilly job in winter.
Joseph S. Johnson (photo)
With the XXIV Corps in
Seoul, Korea, Nov. 27 (delayed)—Lt. General John R. Hodge Commanding General of
the United States Army Forces in Korea, presented the November first prize in
the Korea Conservation Award Program to T-5 Joseph S. Johnson, Albion, here
today T-5 Johnson received the first prize award of $50 for his plan suggesting
installation of additional electric outlets on a separate circuit to effect
conservation of electricity while using radios and electric irons.
The plan will be submitted to Chief of Engineers, Washington, D.C. for possible use in electrical wiring of future buildings. The Conservation Award Program was initiated by the XXIV Corps G-4 section to promote conservation of both military and civilian supplies and equipment.
T-5 Johnson, formerly a mail clerk and I. & E. non-com with the Sixth Infantry Division here, is now scheduled to leave Korea son and hopes to be home by Christmas. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Johnson of Albion.
T-5 Joe S. Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Johnson enlisted in the army August 6, 1945 and received his training in Texas. He sailed from the United States on the 16th of January and has spent all the time in the extreme south part of Korea down by the China Sea. All farming activities are 200 years behind the U.S.A., says Jose. All grain is cut with a reap hook. Their threshing machines are run by a one cylinder gas engine and look about like an old time fan mill. The worshipping of idols has always been the custom. Joe says there are lots of idols and images of all kinds to be seen.
Norman L. Johnson an M. P. at Camp Kohler, Sacramento
Calif., wher he is at the main gate at the camp, is the son of Mr. And Mrs.
Arthur Johnson of Albion. He gets his mail in care of SCU- 1933 Johnson
enlisted in the army in July of last year. His brother Charles, in the Coast Guard.
Donald L. Johnston (photo)
Sheriff and Mrs. Loren A.
Johnston are the parents of three sons and all three sons are in the
army. They are:
S-Sgt. Donald L. Johnston who entered the service April 15, 1941, and recently returned from two and one-half years’ service in the Southwest Pacific where he served with the Signal Corps in Australia, and later New Guinea. Home now on delay enroute, Don will report at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, on August 8 for a new assignment.
Lincoln Keith Johnston (photo)
Sheriff and Mrs. Loren A.
Johnston are the parents of three sons and all three sons are in the
army. They are:
Cpl. Lincoln Keith Johnston may be the youngest, but he is not the smallest. On the other hand he is the tallest of the trio. Keith or “Abe” as he is known to the younger generation first received training in an MP Unit. Later he qualified for ASTP and attended LaFayette College, Easton, Penna. When ASTP was discontinued recently Keith was sent to camp Butler, N.C. where his address is now 335th Infantry, Cannon Co., APO 89.
Robert B. Johnston (photo)
Sheriff and Mrs. Loren A.
Johnston are the parents of three sons and all three sons are in the
army. They are:
A-S Robert B. Johnston has had a varied military career. Bob enlisted July 17, 1942, in the army and chose civil aeronautics. He trained all over the country and was instructing army flyers under supervision at Randolph Field, Texas, when the CAA was discontinued. Discharged, but undaunted, Bob returned home and promptly tried to reenlist in the Air Corps at George Field, but was sent home to await induction. He was inducted March 27 of this year and is now on his way again to fly for the army. His address is Aviation Student R. B. Johnston, Sec. K Barracks 2410, AAF, Eagle Pass, Texas.
Warren A. Judge (photo)
SEEING ACTION
Warren A. Judge, metalsmith
second class, USN, Albion, participated in the recent amphibious landing assault
against Communist forces on Korea’s west coast as a member of a destroyer in
the U.S. Navy attacking force. Before entering the Navy, Judge attended Albion High School.
Walter E. Karlen (photo)
Mrs. Imogene Karlen of near
Bone Gap received a message from the War Department Sunday evening stating that
her husband, Pfc. Walter E. Karlen had been missing in action in Italy since September 25. Pfc. Karlen was in a glider infantry unit and had been
overseas since May of this year. The message to Mrs. Karlen contained the
customary statement that if further details are received, she would be promptly
notified.
Pfc. Karlen was inducted in March, 1942, and his marriage to Miss Imogene Thread, the older daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Loy Thread, occurred while he was on furlough on December 20th of last year. His home was in Hammond, Indiana.
The entire county joins Mrs. Karlen and the Thread family in the hope that the missing man may be safe and well, even though he may be a prisoner in the hands of the enemy.
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A week and a day after she had received word that her husband, Pfc. Walter E. Karlen had been reported missing in action, Mrs. Karlen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Loy Thread of near Bone Gap, received a message from the War Department stating that her husband had been killed in action September 25. He had first been reported missing since that date. Mrs. Karlen received the first message a week ago Sunday and the final message Monday.
Pfc. Karlen lost his life in the Italian Theatre, and was in a glider infantry unit. Glenn Coles, of Albion, was, at last reports, first sergeant of another company in the same regiment. In a letter to Mrs. Coles here some time ago, Sgt. Coles stated that his outfit had seen action and that several men had been lost.
Pfc. Karlen’s home was in Hammond, Ind. His marriage to Miss Imogene Thread occurred at the home of her parents, on December 20, 1942, while he was home on furlough. He was inducted in March, 1942 and was sent overseas in May of this year.
Pvt. Bob Keener, jockey of an
amphibious tractor in the Marines was home this week for three and one-half
days. The remainder of his furlough of ten days was spent on the road
between Albion and California. Bob, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Keener of Albion was inducted December 15, and although he didn’t select the Marines as his branch of
the service, he says he didn’t mind, as he always thought the devil Dogs were a
pretty good bunch, and now he is convinced.
Bob’s address is Pvt. B. I. Keener, 2nd Co., Group E, Amphibious Tractor Battalion, Boat Basin, Oceanside, Calif.
Lawrence E. Kelsey
Returned to Camp Forrest, Tenn. Sunday after spending a three day
leave with his parents, Mr. And Mrs. Otis Kelsey, and other relatives.
Louis U. Kight (photo)
EDWARDS COUNTY BOYS IN SERVICE
Master Sergeant Louis Urbin
Kight is a son of Ora Kight of Browns. He enlisted in the army on January
2, 1940, and his present address is 50th Headquarter Group, Air Base
Squadron, Or-.
Loren Killingsworth (photo)
EDWARDS COUNTIANS IN THE SERVICE
Pvt. Loren F. Killingsworth
was inducted June 11, 1943. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B.
Killingsworth. His present address is 176 Station Hospital, Camp Blanding, Fla.
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