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Pike County IL
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ROY ATHERTON
Roy L. Atherton, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Atherton of Pearl, has been promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant. He was also given the position of squadron bombardier and assistant operations officer. Lieutenant Atherton's work as a bombardier is concerned mostly with scheduling the bombardiers for their combat missions and to choose squadron leaders with the aim of continually improving the efficiency and accuracy of his squadron's bombing. Lt. Atherton has been in North Africa since May, 1943. Contributed by Delaine Donaldson
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EARL BAGENT
Contributed by Delaine Donaldson - The Independent Press (Griggsville, Illinois) |
LOIS M. BARTLETT
Pfc. Lois M. Bartlett returned to her station at Ft. Des Moines, Ia., after a pleasant 17-day furlough which she spent visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Woodward, of Baylis, and her mother-in-law, Mrs. Charles Bartlett, of Pittsfield. Pfc. Bartlett entered the WAC in February, 1944, and this is her first furlough since entering service. Her husband, S-Sgt. Wilbur Bartlett, is stationed at Camp Bowie, Texas. Contributed by Delaine Donaldson
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ROBERT M. BATLEY
Contributed by Delaine Donaldson - The Independent Press (Griggsville, Illinois) |
RAY BELL
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bell received a message Sunday morning from the War Department telling them that their son, Cpl. Ray Bell, was missing since January 9. Cpl. Bell was a gunner on a B-29 which was based on Saipan and is believed to have been in one of the planes which have been reported in the daily papersas having been in recent missions over Tokyo. The family have had several letters from Ray since he left this country a few weeks ago, the last which was written on January 4 reached here January 14. Ray's older brother, Charles Bell, Jr., is with the Seabees and is somewhere in the Pacific area. He has three sisters, Mrs. Florence Murphy, Miss Doris Bell and Mrs. Earl Wilcoxson, who arrived here last week from the state of Washington as her husband, Lt. Wilcoxson, is leaving soon for overseas duty. Contributed by Delaine Donaldson
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 JOHN WILLIAM BROKAWOf Rockport, IL - joined the U.S. Marine Corps Jan 4 1942. Served on Guadalcanel during "mop up" operations, participated against the Japanese enemy at Tarawa atoll, Nov 20 1943 to Dec 1943, at Saipan Jun 15 to July 10 1944, at Tinian M.I. Jul 24 to Aug 1 1944 with the 2nd Marine Division.Authorized to wear the Presidential Unit Citation with star. Spent 27 months in the Pacific Contributed by Billie Browning |
 DELBERT LORRAINE BROWNINGMr and Mrs. Harry Browning received a very interesting letter (August 1944) from their son S/Sgt Lorraine Browning that was mailed Aug 10 from Guam. He wrote that he was still on Guam and it was hard to get a Marine to move once he had a sack to lay on.I happened to be one of the first ones on the beach on THE dayIt was quite an experience and it was just the beginning for the next few days. He had a few patrols and found business real good too. They live like rats-live in caves and as they had to be taken care of we were willing to oblige by blowing them up.Heard a few commit their so-call honorable retreat from life. May sound rude but I don't mind it a bit. To see them laying around just reminds me of dead animals.. If they keep the army out, there won't be many left.It's all over now and our job is to straighten up again. Going native by wearing shorts, shoes and a close haircut. Would like to have some home rolls, butter and fried chicken. Contributed by Billie Browning - Pleasant Hill "Weekly Messenger" |
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