| World War II PFC. Golden Alt Now serving overseas with a quartermaster company is Pfc. Golden alt, 26, son of z. P. and Mary A. Alt of Smoke Holes. He entered the service August 7, 1941, at Franklin, and trained in the following camps; Camp Lee, Virginia, Jefferson Barracks, Mo., and in October 1942, sailed to England. He took part in the invasion of France. Prior to going to England, he married Miss Lilla Lee Frazier, of Missouri. His address is available at The Press. Pfc Kermit F. Alt As you read this, Pfc. Kermit F. alt is probably crouched in a foxhole on the Anxio beachhead, where some of the war's fierest fighting is being waged. Alt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andy G. Alt, of Smoke Hole entered the army April 14, 1942 at Franklin and held tours of duty of varying length at Ft. Hayes, Ohio, Camp Robinson, Arkansas, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, Camp Edwards, Mass., and camp Bradford, Virginia before sailing for Africa. Besides action on the Dark Continent, Pfc Alt was in the Biellian campaign. He was made private first class before the African invasion. Private John Belt Popular young soldier of Petersburg, who gave his life in action, somewhere in Germany on October 8th, and is survived by his wife, small daughter and other relatives and family. PVT. Alonzo Edward Carr The second son of Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Carr of Cabins to go into the service is Pvt. Alonzo Edward Carr, 18 who was inducted November 10, 1944, at Petersburg. Assigned to an infantry unit, he underwent six weeks of drills at camp Atterbury, Ind., and was transferred to Arkansas, where he is now located. His address is Pvt. Alonzo E. Carr. 3578558, Company A. 109th ITB, 77th ITR, Camp Jos. T. Robinson, Arkansas Julius Virgil Carr, S./1c Seaman First Class Julius Virgil Carr, 29, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Carr, of Cabins. He entered the Navy March 14, 1944, and was sent to the Great Lakes, Ill., Naval training station. From there he went to Little Creek, Virginia, thence to Texas. He is not in the Pacific. In 1940, he married Miss Jessie Marie Berg and has three children: Elmie, Geneva and Paul. He was made a seaman first class in November 1944 S/SGT. William W. Barr Staff sergeant William W. Barr 27, of Ridgeley, is the second son of Walter G. Barr, of Petersburg to enter the service, going in October 1942 from Keyser. A mess sergeant in an infantry unit, he is now in Germany. He trained at Ft. Breckinridge, Ky., and Camp Atterbury, Ind. Holder of a medal for bravery, he was married to the former Miss Ruthella Smith, of Ridgeley, about three years ago. His address is available here. Thomas E. Crites, A/S This 19-year-old serviceman is Thomas Edward Crites, Apprentice seaman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Crites, and a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Crites of near Petersburg. He entered the Navy April 26th 1944, and is taking boot training at Great Lakes, Illinois. On June 25, 1943, he married Miss Arbutus Boggess, of Sundial, WV. He is a cousin of T/1c Curtis E. Hedrick. Pfc. Charles Elyard, Jr. A veteran of the French invasion is Pfc. Charles Elyard Jr., 24-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Elyard, of Franklin, and a brother of Mrs. Dan L. Evans of Petersburg. Entering the service in 1942, at Alexandria, Virginia, he trained at Camp Picket, Virginia, and Camp Swift, Texas, with a unit of combat engineers. He trained further in England and served as a bazookaman with a platoon from his unit that waded through choppy seas and German gunfire to establish a beachhead in the Normandy landings. A brother, Stanley, is in training at Fort Blanding, Florida. Pfc. Elyard is not believed to be in Holland. PVT George Brooke Evans Serving in the far-off Iran is Pvt. George Brooke Evans, 28, son of Mrs. Bertie Evans Rotruck, of Martin. Pvt. Evans entered the army at Petersburg on July 15, 1942, and was made a military policeman. He served at Camp Croft, S. C., and at Camp Forrest, Tenn., before shoving off for Iran in October 1942. Pvt. Evans has a brother, Pvt. Paul W. Evans. Who is in the Signal Corps at Camp Crowder, Mo. Pvt George B. Evans overseas address is here at The Press Office. T/5 Paul W. Evans This soldier is the son of Mrs. Bertie Rotruck, of Martin. He entered the service March 13, 1944, at Petersburg, and was assigned to a signal service company. He trained at Camp Crowder, Mo., and sailed for Hawaii, later taking part in the invasion of Okinawa. At present he is on that conquered Japanese Island. Aged 37, he is the husband of the former Miss Margarete Dettinburn, and has two children, Paul Ronald, 4 and James Eugene, 2. A brother, Pvt. Donald Evans is at Camp Croft, S. C. Pvt. Carl L. Feaster Serving somewhere overseas is Pvt. Carl L. Feaster, 26, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Feaster of Maysville, who entered the service in September 1942. He trained at Camp Alamogordo, New Mexico and in New England, going overseas in December 1943. He is now believed stationed in Britain, and may be part in the big show. Pvt. Harry Woodrow Foley, 26-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Foley of Petersburg is a tank man in Germany. He entered the service September 07, 1944, at Petersburg, and trained at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Ft. Knox, Kentucky, and Ft. Meade, Maryland, before shipping for overseas service. In gunnery school he won medals for machine gun, sub-machine gun, carbine, rifle and tank weapons. A half-brother of Pfc. John J. Crites, he is married to the former Miss Hazel Haslacker, and has two children, Roger Allen, and Janet Louise. His address is available at the Press office. S/1c Harold D. George This is Harold Delmer George, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Pearl George of 20 N. Avenue, Petersburg. Seaman George entered the Naval service on October 18, 1943, at Petersburg, and took his "boot" training at U.S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois. The young sailor is a First Class Seaman and has won two medals in his brief service with the Navy. At present he is receiving his mail in the care of the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco. He is on duty with an LCU landing craft, Infanty. SGT Harold Junkins The other Junkins brother is serving in Holland. Aged 33, he entered the service April 3, 1943, and was placed in an engineers combat battalion. He underwent training at Fort Wood, Mo., Shreveport, La., and Camp Breckenridge, Ky., before sailing for the European Theatre. He also served in Germany, France and Belgium and holds the Good conduct medal. His address is at The Press office. Pfc. John Oliver Hall Pfc. John Oliver Hall, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Hall of Petersburg, was wounded January 31, in Germany. He entered the service April 3, 1944, at Petersburg, and was assigned to an infantry unit. Most of his training took place at Camp Breckinridge, Ky., and in Missouri. A brother in the service is Clifton W. Hall; A/S Hall's overseas address is available at The Press. S/SGT. David E. Hanlin Now stationed at Jackson, Miss. is Staff Sergeant David Ellsworth Hanlin, 27, son of Mrs. Blanche Cosner, of Mt. Storm. He entered the service July 3, 1941, at Huntington, and was assigned to the quartermaster corps. He trained at Camp Lee, Virginia, and was stationed at Brookley Field, Mobile, Alabama from October 1941 to January 1945- more than three years before being transferred to Jackson. After his induction, he attended rubber school at Akron and motorcycle school at Springfield, Mass. He was made a private first class July 1, 1942, and staff sergeant March 29, 1943. One brother, Pfc. Edward W. Hanlin is in the service. S/Sgt Hanlin holds the Good conduct ribbon and the pre-Pearl Harbor ribbon. He is married to Miss Elaine Griggs. PFC. Edward W. Hanlin Pfc. Edward W. Hanlin, a member of the invasion force was sounded in action of October 6th somewhere in Germany, an army telegram has informed his mother, Mrs. Blanche Cosner of Mt. Storm. The young soldier, now convalescing in a Paris hospital and who has assured his folks via letter that he is getting along all right, was previously wounded on June 17th during the historic invasion of France. Pvt. Stanley I. Harman With Brother Eulis in the Navy, Pvt. Stanley I. Harman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Harman, of Mozer, chose the Army, and is a member of an anti-tank outfit now engaging the Japs in the South Pacific. He entered the service on December 23, 1942, and trained at Ft. McClellan, Ala., and Camp Stoneman, Calif., and was then hustled off to Australia and New Guinea. Pvt. Harman was inducted at Ft. Hayes, O. Aged 23 years, he is married to the former Miss Blanche Kesner and they have one child, Patsy Darlene Harman. SGT. William B. Harman This radio operator with the Army in Italy is Sgt. William B. Harman, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Harman of Petersburg. Entering the service in July 1942, at Cumberland, he trained at Camp Lee, Virginia, St. Petersburg, Florida, Madison, Wis., and Kerns, Utah, before going to North Africa and then on to Italy, his present base. T/1c Curtis E. Hedrick Curtis Edward Hedrick, 20, son of Edward Hedrick, Buchannon and the late Mrs. Carrie crites Hedrick, and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Crites of near petersburg, entered the Navy at buchannon in the fall of 1942. Following his boot training, which he took at Norfolk, Virginia, he was sent on duty in the Atlantic where he is now serving. Sergeant Eugene H. Hines Sergeant Eugene H. Hines, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cal Hines of Martin section, is one of two brothers in the service, the other being Captain Vance V. Hines. Sergeant Hines entered the service July 16, 1942, at Petersburg, and is with the 78th division of infantry. Sergeant Hines served at camp Frances E. Warren, Wyoming, at Camp Butner, North Carolina, and at the present time is on maneuvers in the mountainous Tennessee country. Captain Vance Victor Hines A veteran of the North African Sicilian and Italian campaigns is Capt. Vance Victor Hines, son of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Hines of Martin. Capt. Hines entered the service from Washington, D.C., on May 5th 1942, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Air Corps. Inducted at C amp Croft, S. C., he spent time at Camp Rucker, Ala., and on the Tennessee maneuver area before going to Orlando, Florida, on Armistice Day. On December 28, 1942, he left Orlando after having been promoted to first Lieutenant and took part in the North African invasion. He was raised to a captaincy during the Sicilian campaign and is now in Italy. One brother Eugene Hines is also in the service. Sgt. Curtis L, Hiser One of the few Marines written up in these columns is Curtis L. Hiser, 36, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hiser of Petersburg, who entered the service on July 7, 1942, at Charleston. Sergeant Hiser chose the Marine Corps because some years ago he served four years wit this fighting branch of the Navy, and was stationed in the Philippines and Hawaii two years of that time. At present he has a fleet post office address. He was made a corporal January 31st 1943, and a sergeant the following October. Sergeant Hiser holds the sharpshooting medal, the Atlantic-Pacific Service Medal and a good conduct medal. He trained at Quantico, Virginia, New River, North Carolina and San Diego, California. Lt. Lurene Keplinger This is Lieut. Lurene Keplinger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Keplinger, of Maysville, who is in England with the U. S. army Nurses Corps. Lt. Keplinger entered the service November 22, 1943, with the rank of Lieutenant and served at Ft. George G. Meade, Maryland, Ft. Eustis, Virginia and then back at Ft. Meade before being transferred to England. She is with a general hospital staff at present. Lt. Hilton Kessel Moorefield- November 01-Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Kessel have been notified by the War department that their son, Lt. Hinton Kessel, has been missing in action since a combat mission over Borneo October 10th. For the past six months Lt. Kessel has been serving with a fighter squadron in the Pacific area. Lt. Kessel, 24 entered the service in October 1942, and won his wings in August 1943. Last May he was promoted to first lieutenant. He was previously stationed in New Guinea. A brother, Maj. Haven Kessel is now in Paris. His sisters are. Mrs. Harry McFarland, Dayton, Virginia, and Miss Burnell Kessel, a student at Shenandoah College, Dayton, Virginia PVT Dwight L. Kuhn This 18-year-old fighting man who is now training at Camp Robinson, Ark., is Pvt. Dwight Lyman Kuhn, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Kuhn, of Mt. Storm. He entered the service December 6, 1944, and under went training at Camp Atterbury Ind., before transfer to his present post with an infantry unit. He is a brother of Clyde Virgil Kuhn, S/1c. His address is: Co D, 101 bn, IRTC PVT. Herbert Leatherman Reported missing in Germany since December 18th, young Leatherman is a son of Mrs. J. A. Leatherman of Martin. He entered the service in October 1942, and served ten months in Bermuda with a coast artillery unit before shipping to England in August of 1944 Another newspaper clipping about Pvt. Herbert Leatherman Pvt. Herbert Leatherman, 25, son of Mrs. J. a. Leatherman, of Martin, who has been missing in Germany since December 18, is a prisoner of the German government according to a card received by his mother Saturday. Pvt. Leatherman who has been in service since October 1942, and served ten months in Bermuda with a coast artillery unit before shipping to England in August 1944, wrote that he was in good health and that he desired a box containing meats and other foods. Pvt. Virgil F. Likens Pvt. Virgil F. Likens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Likens, of Bismarck, was inducted into the armed forces on April 3rd, 1943, and was sent to Ft. Hayes, Ohio, and from there to Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. His last address is the maneuver area of Louisiana. Pvt. Likens getting his mail in cared of the postmaster at Shreveport. On January 3, 1943, three months before his induction. Pvt. Likens married Miss Jewel Kurtz. Paul E. Lipscomb, EM 3/c Paul E. Lipscomb, EM 3/c, is the son of Mrs. Noah Swick, of Petersburg and the late Seymour Lipscomb, of Moorefield. On January 3, 1944, he entered the U. S. Navy at Huntington and trained at Great Lakes, Ill., and Ames, Iowa before going out. He has served in both the Atlantic and the Pacific, where he is with his ship at present. In June 1943, he married Miss Eleanor Lewis of Petersburg and they have one child, Donnie Elwood. Before entering the service, this twenty one year old sailor was employed in the shipyards in Baltimore, Maryland, and prior to that attended Moorefield High School. Ralph L. Lipscomb, S 1/c Ralph Love Lipscomb, S1/c, 20, is the second son of Mrs. Noah Swick, of Petersburg, to enter the Navy. He was inducted March 2, 1944, and after his Great Lakes, Ill., training, went on to Shoemaker, California before shipping out for the Pacific theatre. Ralph wears ribbons for the African theatre and Asiatic-Pacific, with three stars and two stars on his Philippines Liberation ribbon. On July 4, he returned after a year in the Pacific, for a thirty-day leave with his family and on July 22 he married Miss Ruby P. Wimer of Laurel, Maryland. Ralph also attended Moorefield High School before going to Savage Maryland where he was employed. PVT. Earl P. Michael The son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle P. Michael of Arthur, Pvt. Earl P. Michael went into the U. S. Marines on September 8, 1944, leaving Romney for Parris Island, S. C months later he went to New River, N. C. for a short time then he was transferred to Co. A. 5th training Bn., 2nd IRTC, Camp Pendleton, California, where he is now stationed. PVT. Thomas A. Michael Pvt. Thomas A. Michael, another son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Michael of Arthur, enlisted on February 17, 1942, and took his three months training at Camp Crowder, Mo. He went to Paterson Field, Ohio, then to McClellan Field, California, from where he sailed for Australia and New Guinea. He is with General Douglas McArthur and has been over seas some two years. Luther Austin Mongold Pvt. Luther Austin Mongold, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dayton Mongold of Rough Run, is a veteran of the Alaskan campaign. He entered the service July 26, 1942, at Petersburg and was assigned to an infantry division. After a period in Alaska, he was furloughed home and is now at St. Francis E. Warren. Wyoming. He has one brother, William Glen Mongold in the service. The latter is now overseas. VT. Glen M. Ratliff This 20-year -old fight man is Pvt. Glen M. Ratliff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Ratliff, of Mozer. He has been in the Army since January 3, 1945, being first stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. From there he was transferred to Ft. Meade, Maryland, which is a jumping off place for overseas duty. At last reports he had cleared out of San Francisco, and is probably in the Pacific theatre helping to throw shot and shell at the Haps. His address, which we think is incomplete, is available at the Press PFC. Tracey V. Rohrbaugh Missing in action is the last report received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rohrbaugh of Martin, regarding Pfc Tracy V. Rohrbaugh, who was with an ordinance company in the European theatre of operations. Pfc Rohrbaugh entered the service on January 3, 1942, at Petersburg and received but one furlough in more than two years. He spent abut three months at Camp Maxey, Texas and some nine months at Camp Hood, Texas shipping to England on New Year's 1943. He was reported missing in action on April 28th of this year. Pfc. Rohrbaugh aged 21, is possibly a prisoner of the Nazis. Another newspaper article about PFC Tracy Rohrbaugh DEATH OF MARTIN SOLDIER OFFICIAL Pfc. Tracy Rohrbaugh died in Action April 28 Reported early in June as missing in the English Channel, a recent war department message to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rohrbaugh of Martin, states that Pfc Tracy V. Rohrbaugh died in action on April 28th. Entering the service in January of 1942, young Rohrbaugh trained at Camps Maxey and Hood, Texas before shipping to England as a member of an ordnance outfit. Letters Speak Of Home The last letter to his parents, dated April 17 from Somewhere in England," stated that everything is going fine and I could not be in any better shape". He also sent an expression of good wishes to the members of his family and some particular advice to his three brothers and five sisters at home. The letter also stated that he had received two packages for which he was grateful. Young Rohrbaugh was 21 years six months and a day old at the time of his death. SGT Walter T. Rotruck Another soldier serving in the frozen Aleutians is Sgt. Walter T. Rotruck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Rotruck of the Martin section. Entering the service April 22, 1941, Sgt. Rotruck too the oath of allegiance at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind., and was assigned to the Army. This infantryman was later moved to Seattle, Washington and went to Alaska, from where he was shipped to the Aleutians. He is a member of the 201st infantry, a fighting outfit. T/4 Glenvel N. Shreve Technician fourth grade Glenvel N. Shreve, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elvin T. Shreve of Landes, entered the service in September 1942 at Petersburg. He was stationed at Ft. Hayes, Columbus, Ohio, Camp Wolters, Texas and Camp Beale, California. In that order, and is at present on desert maneuvers in California. Holder of the Good Conduct Ribbon T/4 Shreve was a Pfc in May -1943; a corporal in July of the same year and a sergeant a month later. He is the only son of the family in the service at this time. PVT. Robert L. Swick Pvt. Robert L. Swick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Swick, Petersburg, went into the service on July 7, 1943, and was assigned to a medical battalion. He is a present located somewhere in England. Virgil Lee Swick S/2c Seaman 2nd Class Virgil Lee Swick, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Swick of Petersburg, entered the service September 28, 1943, at Baltimore and is now a gunner in the Navy. He took boot training at Bainbridge, Maryland, and further training at little Creek, Virginia and Fort Pierce, Florida, before shipping out on the USS Knox. Because he is receiving his mail through the San Francisco fleet post office, it is probable that he is serving in the Pacific area. CPL. Clyde Turner Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Turner, this soldier is reported missing in Luxembourg since December 16, the fist day of the counter-offensive. He entered service in March of 1943 and shipped to England last October. Mrs. Arthur Wilson and Mrs. Delmer Cornell of this place are sisters. |