These pages are dedicated to the Men and Women of World War II.

North Carolinians Service Records
Taken from the Burlington, North Carolina Daily Times News
This document contains statewide casualty lists along with items local to Alamance County.
October 6, 1944 to November 10, 1944

October 6, 1944

Killed in Action

Asiatic Area:

Pfc. Edw. Hatch, Mrs. Sadie Hatch, mother, Aden

Pvt. Ernie M. Propst, Mrs. Helen S. Propst, wife, 611 N. Lafayette, Shelby

Pvt. James C. Roten, Mrs. Maude F. Roten, mother, Warrenville

Pfc. Dillard S. Triplett, Mrs. Mattie R. Triplett, mother, Blowing Rock

Pfc. Jones H. Bradley, Mrs. Jesse J. Tutwilee, mother, 502 Tilden St., Raleigh

Pvt. Jasper H. Carter, Mrs. Bessie H. Carter, mother, Mocksville

Sgt. J.B. Hollifield, Mrs. Victoria G. Hollifield, mother, Blowing Rock

Pfc. Alonzo L. Muretz, Mrs. Alice D. Muretz, mother, Todd

Tech. 5th Grade Jack H. Noble, Mrs. Annie R. Noble, mother, Belhaven

S/Sgt. Linguin(?) F. Owen, Mrs. Ila M. Owen, mother, Roseboro

Pvt. Paul Pardue, Mrs. Mamie S. Pardue, mother, Hiddenite

Pvt. Thomas A. Ratchford, Jr., Mrs. Margaret M. Ratchford, mother, 317 Broad St., Gastonia

Pfc. Alexander F. Vestal, Mrs. Nina F. Vestal, mother, 515 Cole St., Raleigh

Sgt. Cecil B. Young, Mrs. Annie M. Yount, wife, Waynesville

European Area:

Pvt. Herman M. Autry, Mrs. Elsie Autry, wife, Forest City

Corp. Lee R. Bradley, Mrs. Minnie Bradley, mother, Gerlon(?)

Pvt. Boyd A. Brown, Mrs. Bonnie F. Brown, wife, Wilmington

Corp. Howard Butts, Mrs. Ernie J. Butts, mother, Lillington

Pfc. Richard M. Casey, Albert B. Casey, brother, Winston-Salem

Tech. 5th Grade James E. Clark, Mrs. Geneve M. Clarke, mother, Manteo

Pfc. Arthur G. Edwards, Landon H. Edwards, father, Alexander

Pvt. Arnold A. Effler, Mrs. Ruby J. Effler, wife, Micaville

Pfc. Blanco Eller, Mrs. Ruth H. Eller, wife, Jefferson

Pfc. Lacy W. Eury, Mrs. Ida Eury, mother, Monroe

Pvt. James O. Hayes, Mrs. Effie S. Hayes, mother, Louisburg

S/Sgt. Ernest B. Herndon, Mrs. Rena B. Herndon, mother Grover

Pvt. Milton Hill, Mrs. Lizzie M. Hill, mother, Kinston

Pvt. Virgil L. Hudson, Mrs. Martha F. Hudson, mother, Rte. 3, Box 91, Hickory

Pfc. James D. Honeycutt, Mrs. Lizzie c. Honeycutt, mother, New London

Pfc. James R. Ingle, Mrs. Mary B. Ingle, mother, Rte. 4, Asheville

Pvt. Monnie H. Israel, Mrs. Fannie E. Israel, wife, 314 Nashville Rd., Rocky Mount

Pfc. James W. Jackson, Dewey Jackson, father, Mill Spring

Pvt. Warren C. Jones, Mrs. Blanche Thomas Jones, wife, 1910 Taylor St., Durham

Tech Sgt. Hinton C. Lewis, Mrs. Dorothy V. Lewis, wife, Rte. 5, Burlington

Pfc. Graydon D. Little, Mrs. Madeline C. Little, wife, 47 Buchanan Avenue, Asheville

Staff Sgt. James M. Long, Mrs. Rosa L. Long, mother, Rte. 4, Winston-Salem

Pvt. Paul W. Luffman, Mrs. Lizzie Luffman, mother, Benham

Flt. Officer Louis N. McGranahan, Louis N. McGranahan, father, Rte. 4, Durham

Pvt. Luther B. Meads, George W. Meads, father, Rte. 1, Elizabeth City

Pfc. Forrest Merritt, Jr., Mrs. Katie H. Merritt, mother, Magnolia

1st Lt. Joseph M. O’Brian, Richard H. O’Brian, father, Oxford

Sgt. Henry N. Penland, Mrs. Ruth Penland, wife, Candler

1st Lt. Cleveland F. Pinnix, Mrs. Lila Pinnix, wife, 387 Kimberly Avenue, Asheville

Pvt. Ivan Pinnix, Mrs. Minnie W. Pinnix, wife, Clyde

S/Sgt. Ernest T. Scales, Mrs. Hettie O. Scales, mother, 1500 East 25th St., Winston-Salem

Pfc. Ernest Smith, Mrs. Maybell S. Smith, wife, Bryson City

Pvt. Moragne W. Stephenson, Bessie L. Stephenson, mother, Swannoa

2nd Lt. Will H. Stevens, Mrs. Mabel F. Stevens, mother, Smithfield

Pfc. Floyd H. Stiles, C.D. Stiles, father, 507 S. Yates St., Gastonia

Pfc. Thomas Todd, Mrs. Fannie G. Todd, mother, Whiteville

S/Sgt. William F. Walker, Mrs. Gladys R. Walker, wife, Gisson(?)

Pvt. Herbert E. Wall, Mrs. Martha M. Wall, wife, Marion

Pfc. Jean S. Ware, Mrs. Azile Ware, mother, Reidsville

Pfc. Leon N. Whittington, Mrs. Cora M. Whittington, mother, Southern Pines

Corp. Houston W. Williams, Miss Mildred L. Williams, sister, Mount Holly

Pfc. Lester Wyatt, Mrs. David Wyatt, mother, comet

Mediterranean Area:

Pvt. George H. Baldwin, Jr., George H. Baldwin, father, Skyland

Pvc. Spencer S. Campbell, Romus F. Campbell, father, Jonesville

Pvt. Clyde T. Curlee, Mrs. Dorothy M. Curlee, mother, Lenoir

Pvt. Raymond E. Goodman, Mrs. Nona B. Goodman, wife, Jefferson

Pvt. Hubert D. Horton, Mrs. Zula L. Underwood, sister, Concord

Pvt. Kelford Kennedy, Mrs. Evelyn H. Kennedy, wife, Lucama

Pvt. Truman W. Langley, Mrs. Florie B. Langley, mother Asheboro

1st Lt. James H. Markham, Mrs. James H. Markham, wife, Leland

S/Sgt. James H. McGee, Henry S. McGee, father, 1314 Verdun St., Winston-Salem

Pvt. Marvin E. McLaughlin, Mrs. Alice M. McLaughlin, mother, Acme

Corp. Kenneth Y. Powell, Mrs. Annie R. Powell, mother, Whiteville

Pvt. Fred A. Stack, Mrs. Minnie L. Stack, Mooresville

S.W. Pacific Area:

Pfc. Robert G. Brackett, Jr., Mrs. Mattie Q. Brackett, mother, Gastonia

S/Sgt. Jack G. Flinton, Mrs. Clara Lucas, mother, Greensboro

Pvt. Hela H. Kennedy, Mrs. Mildred C. Kennedy, wife, Kinston

Tech. 5th Grade Hiram p. Lankford, Mrs. Jesse L. Wright, sister, 300 Fairview, Asheville

October 9, 1944

Navy Casualties

Motor Machinist Mate 1st Class Edwin Canaday, USN, missing, Clarence Canaday, father, 
Lumberton

Pfc. Richard E. Smith, USMCR, wounded, Mrs. Lena Watson Smith, mother, 1903 Filmore St., 
Raleigh

Pfc. Charles W. Steadman, USMC, wounded (previously reported wounded on casualty list of 
8-25-44), James Steadman, brother, Black Mountain

Pfc. Wilber J. Webb, USMCR,  wounded, Mrs. Pink Webb, mother, Jackson

S2C Nat Thomas Wilkins, Jr., USNR, wounded, Mrs. Leslie Wilkins, mother, Holly Springs

Our Men and Women in Service:

Pvt. Boyd L. Burke, brother of Mrs. Clarence C. Reid of Burlington and R.L. Burke of Graham was 
wounded in action in France on Sept. 19 according to information received from the War 
Department by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Burke of Bear Creek.  Pvt. Burke entered the 
service with the Army one year ago.  Before that time he was employed by the Burlington Mills 
Corp.

Technician 5th Grade Paul Sparks formerly of this community died in Italy late in September 
from wounds received in action.  T-5 Sparks has been in the Army since 9-23-38, serving in the 
field artillery.  He received training at Ft. Bragg and at Camp Blanding, Fla.  He is survived by his 
father, Sheldon of Gaffney, S.C., and three sisters:  Ruby Bell, Minnie Lee and Lula Bell Sparks 
and the following brothers:  Pvt. William S. Sparks who was with his brother in Italy and who 
attended his funeral; Lin, John, Nick, James and Roth Sparks.  Another brother, Pfc. Roderheaber 
Sparks, was killed in action in November of 1942.

Sgt. Roscoe E. Humphries of this city has been awarded the Bronze Star for his achievements 
wit the army field artillery in France.  Serving as a radio operator, he transmitted commands for 
liaison officers on July 16 until he was wounded and the radio destroyed by enemy mortar fire.  
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Corland of Altamahaw.  Prior to entering the service he attended 
Graham High School and was later employed by the Glen Ravin Mills.  Serving since 1940, he 
has been overseas 23 months.

Pfc. Marvin C. “Buddy” Wade was recently transferred to Mitchell Field, N.Y. after spending a 
furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Wade of Brookwood.  Word has been received 
that he has now been transferred back to the 160th A.A.F. Base unit (F.C.) at Langley Field, Va., 
where he will take up his former duties in the Medical Corps of the Air Corps and will report for 
duty this week.

Samuel H. Huffstetter, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Huffstetter of Haw River has been commissioned 
a second lieutenant at Selman Field, Monroe, La., on Oct. 2.  He will go into concentrated 
combat training at some other field.  The 44-12 class in which he graduated was the largest 
navigation class in the history of military aviation.

S/Sgt. Jake F. Neely, 121 Graves St., Burlington, has recently arrived at Welch Convalescent 
Hospital, the army’s new reconditioning center in Daytona Beach.  He is the son of W. Neely 
and was formerly employed by the Full Knit Hosiery Company at Burlington.  His wife, Mary 
Neely, lives at the above address.  He entered the Army in April of 1942 at Ft. Jackson, S.C.

Captain Edward B. Jordan of Burlington has been awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious 
service in combat while serving with the 85th “Custer” Division on the 5th Army front in Italy.  
His sister-in-law, Mrs. Pat B. Bass, lives at 116 Clanner St.

Pvt. Nolan P. Lewis, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Grady of River Street, Graham, is now in France.  
He was inducted into the Army at Camp Croft, S.C. and received training at Ft. Jackson, S.C. 
and Camp Wallace, Texas.  He was stationed at Ft. Meade, Md., and Camp McCain, 
Mississippi before going overseas.

Pvt. James W. King spent a 13 day furlough with his wife and son.  Mrs. King is the former 
Pauline Amick of Rte. 4, Burlington.  Pvt. King entered the service on 4-5-44 and received boot 
training at Ft. McClellan, Ala., and was transferred to Ft. Meade, Md.  He is the son of Mr. and 
Mrs. J.C. King, Rte. 4, Burlington

John C. Spoon(?), USN, has recently been promoted from Fireman First Class to Water Tender 
Class.  He is now in a hospital in Boston, Mass., for a rest after coming back from duty in the 
Mediterranean.  He went into the Navy on Oct. 20, 1943 and received basic training at Great 
Lakes, Ill.  He was then assigned to a ship.  His wife, the former Lucille Isley is making her 
home with her parents here, Mr. and Mrs. Z.V. Isley, Rte. 6, Burlington.

Pvt. Bryant W. Vaughn has returned from France where he was wounded July 28.  He is the son 
of N.C. Vaughn of Lakeside Avenue and is now at a hospital in West Virginia.

October 10, 1944

William Irving Bell, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Bell, 1809 Church St., died of wounds received 
in France on Sept. 5.  The wounds were received while a member of the U.S. Naval forces.  
He entered the service on July 10(?), 1940.  He trained at Norfolk and went to sea on an 
ammunition ship.  He made two trips to Pearl Harbor and was there when the Japanese attacked.  
He was in the Guadalcanal and Solomon Islands action and at Oahu.  He received his first leave 
from August 15 to October 2, 1943.  It was granted because of battle fatigue and he then 
reported to Washington, D.C. for special training.  There he was promoted to Petty Officer 
First Class and assigned to an invasion troop ship that participated in the action at Normandy.  
In 1939 he was a Golden Gloves champion while a student at Broad View High School and in 
1940 was a sports editor of the high school annual.  He was born at Oriential on October 19, 
1921.  He is survived by his parents, three brothers, two sisters:  D.J. of the Navy, Irving, Jr., 
James, Misses Thelma and Helen of the home; his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. D.J. Wilkinson 
of Aliance, N.C. and Mr. and Mrs. D.J. Bell of Hamlet, N.C.  His body was interred in the 
American Cemetery in France.

Word has been received by Mrs. D.A. Hodges of 302 6th Street that her son Sgt. Warren G. 
Hodges who has been missing in action since Sept. 3 was killed in action on that day 
somewhere in Belgium.  He is the son of Mrs. D.A. Hodges and the late D.A. Hodges of 
Burlington and has been serving with the 26th Infantry for a year.  He entered the service in 
March of 1943 and received training at Camp Robertson, Ark., Camp Young, Colo., Camp 
Shelby, Miss., and Ft. Meade, Md.  He is survived by his mother and a brother Dewey who is 
a high school student and by a sister Mrs. Bob Page of Durham.

October 11, 1944

Navy Casualties:

Shirley A. Alexander, (no rank given), USMCR, wounded, Mrs. Lena A. Alexander, 1409 
Walnut St., Greensboro

Pfc. Edward D. Barefoot, USMCR, died, (previously reported wounded on naval casualty list of 
8-2-44), Mrs. Edward D. Barefoot, wife, 128 West King St., Kinston; Fulton Barefoot, father, 
305 S. Walle St., Benson

Pfc. James W. Kirkendall, USMCR, wounded, Mrs. Ada L. Holcombe, mother, Waynesville.

S1C Ben Taylor Loftin, USNR, wounded, Mrs. Rena Henly Loftin, Mt. Holly

Pfc. William L. Raines, USMCR, wounded, Mrs. William L. Raines, wife, Swannanoa; Mrs. 
Alpha W. Raines, mother, Black Mountain

ANM1C James Worth Reece, USN, died (previously reported missing on naval casualty list for 
8-10-44), Mr. and Mrs. Eulus Lee Reece, parents, 2451 Cypress St., Greensboro

Pfc. Calvin R. Spainhour, M.C.R., wounded, Jrs. Glennie Spainhour, mother, Kernersville

October 15, 1944

Our Men and Women in Service:

RM2C Charles L. Hall, Jr., HA2C Miss Turner, Pfc. Robert E. Hall
The two gentlemen are two of the four sons in service of Mr. and Mrs. C.L. hall of Burlington, first 
cousins to Miss Turner, stationed at the WAVE quarters of the U.S.N. Hospital at New River, 
N.C.  She has been in service for three months and received training at Bronx, N.Y.  Pfc. Hall is 
at Keares, Utah, recently transferred from the Station Hospital in Greenwood, Miss.  He entered 
the Army in November of 1942; RM2C hall has been in the service since October of 1941 and 
received his training at the Naval Base in Norfolk, Va.

Mrs. E.J. Rippy of 1015 Webb Avenue has been notified that her nephew Pfc. James D. Way, 20, 
has been reported missing in action in France since 8-29.  He entered the service on 12-2-40.

S/Sgt Howard Core has been awarded the Bronze Star for displaying courage and devotion to 
duty when he and a group of volunteers carried ammunition, water and supplies to the front line 
troops who were cut off by enemy infiltration and brought back wounded.

Granville Sharpe, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Sharpe of West Davis St., who is now back with his
outfit after being wounded and has been promoted from the rank of captain to major.

Navy Casualties:

S2C Carl Ernest Headrick, USNR, dead, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Leroy Headrick, parents, Carthage

S1C Talmadge Clinton Jenkins, USNR, dead, Mrs. Oscar Walter Jenkins, Monroe

Pfc. Colon H. Loflin, USMCR, wounded, Mrs. Friendless Sarah Loflin, mother, 107 Oak Street, 
High Point

Steward’s Mate 1C James Thomas O’Neal, USN, dead, Mr. and Mrs. Jackson O’Neal, parents, 
Bayboro

Far From Dixie:  SW Pacific Bomber Base:  From the friendly cotton fields of Dixie to the flak 
filled air above Balikpapen of Borneo is a far piece but many boys from Dixie were aboard the 
13th Air Force Liberators on the historic October 1 strike against the source of 15% of Japan’s 
aviation fuel.  It was the longest raid in the southwest Pacific with the heaviest load.  The target 
was full of heavy ack ack guns and the gunners were sharp.  The planes fought their way through 
about thirty Zeros to smash the power plant of a large refinery, hit several tanks and ships at a 
dock during the opening aerial salvo against Borneo.  Among the boys from the deep South on 
this longest of over water southwest Pacific raids were several pilots, gunners, bombardiers, 
navigators, and engineers.  Some came home in badly crippled ships, with gas low, some 
surviving crash landings at advanced fire fields when their gas ran out.  Tech. Sgt. Fred C. 
Hyde of Tuskgee, N.C., was engineer on one of the planes.  Bombardier Harry M. Suttle, Jr., 
got off his bombs on the primary target.  Sgt. Harry B. Bryson of Henderson, N.C. and Sgt. 
Oscar L. O’Brien, Jr., of Rockingham, N.C. were gunners on the same ship.  S/Sgt. James W. 
Snow of Biltmore, N.C. was a radio man and gunner; Tech Sgt. Henry V. Sawrey, Smithfield, 
N.C., was engineer on another ship which also contained S/Sgt James B. Shaw, assistant 
radioman from Thomasville, N.C. Tech Sgt. John W. Stroud, Jr., of Black Mountain, N.C., was 
an assistant engineer.  On the same ship was gunner S/Sgt. Carl Iddings, 218 N. Harrington, 
Raleigh.  Tech Sgt. Roy T. Ammons was a radio man on one ship, his home is in Spartenburg.

October 18, 1944

 Our Men and Women in Service:

Y2C George Lineberry returned to Norfold, Va., Thursday, after spending a seven day leave with 
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Lineberry, 80 Webb Avenue.  Word was received last week of 
the safe arrival of another son, Richard Lineberry, serving in the U.S. Navy after participating in 
the invasion during the summer.

T/Sgt. J. Carroll Jefferies, has safely arrived in Italy.  He received training at Camp Crowder, 
Missouri in the Signal Corps and was transferred to Druro Field, Fla., where he remained two 
years.  Before shipping overseas, Sgt. Jefferies went into the ground crew of the Air Corps.  
He is the husband of the former Blanche Somus, and brother of W.N. Jefferies of the 
Fogelman-Jefferies Corporation in Burlington.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Floyd Douglas entertained at a dinner at their home on Rte. 5, Tuesday evening 
for Pfc. Marvin N. Aldridge who was home on furlough from Ft. Knox, Ky., and for Levi Aldridge 
who left yesterday for Ft. Bragg.  Guests invited were Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Aldridge, parents of 
the honorees, , Misses Lula, Nellie and Mary Alice Aldridge and Mildred Mitchell.

T/Sgt. Lloyd J. Bluff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vance Bluff of Efland, N.C., has been awarded the 
third Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal.  He is a radio operator of a veteran Liberator bomber 
group which has passed the 100 mission mark and is a Burlington High School graduate and 
has been in the Army since 11-28-43.  He received his training at Scott Air Field, Ill.

Sgt. John P. Loy, Jr., top turret gunner on an 8th A.F. B-17 Flying Fortress has recently been 
awarded the Air Medal by his squadron commander, Major Francis C. Eberhart.  He is the son 
of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Loy, Sr., Rte. 2, Snow Camp.  His wife is the former Nellie Lee 
Bowman and lives at Rte. 6, Burlington.  Prior to his entry into the A.A.F., in June of 1943, 
he was employed by Fairchild Aircraft Co., in Burlington.

Corp. Elmo L. Garrett, son of Mrs. Elmer T. Garrett, Rte. 3, Mebane, stationed at an 8th Air 
Force station in England, is a member of a fighter command Mustang group which has 
destroyed more than 200 Nazi aircraft.  Prior to entering the service Oct. 21, 1942 he was a 
textile worker at the Burlington Mill Co.

2nd Lt. Clarence G. Haynes, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Haynes, 103 S. Mebane St., 
is at present a fighter pilot in a P-51 Mustang group with an 8th Air Force fighter station in 
England.  Prior to entering the A.A.C. in Sept. of 1942, he was employed as a draftsman by 
the Olsen and District Co., architects and engineers at Raleigh.  He attended North Carolina 
State College.

Pfc. James C. Loy has returned to Courtland Air Base, Fla., after a seven day furlough with his
wife Mrs. Fannie J. Loy at the home of Mel Thompson in Graham.

George H. Isley, Jr., Aviation Radioman 3C, is spending a few days on leave here in Burlington
with friends and relatives  after completing an operational training for radio gunner in a Navy dive 
bomber at Jacksonville, Fla.  He joined the Navy on 9-15-43 and had his basic training at 
Pensacola, Fla.  He has since been stationed at Milton, Fla., and Jacksonville and will report 
to San Diego, Ca.

Pfc. John F. Smitherly is serving in a quartermaster truck company at an air base of the 8th 
Air Force in England.  He has been overseas since Jan. of 1943.

Corp. Claude H. James, son of Mrs. W.R. James of Winston-Salem has been transferred from 
France to Belgium.  He had been in service since July of 1941 and overseas since August of 
1942.

October 16, 1944

Our Men and Women in Service:

Pfc. Carl E. Moore is spending a leave with his mother, Mrs. R.J. Moore, Rte. 1, Elon College.  
He was confined in Asheville General Hospital and will report in Asheville after his leave.

Sgt. Charles Grigg, husband of Mrs. Anna Lee Grigg of Race St., Burlington, has completed 
four weeks of jump training and has won the right to wear Wing and Boots of the U.S. Army 
Paratroopers.

Mrs. J.E. Erwin has been informed that her brother S/Sgt. Everett Clyde Andrews was 
seriously injured in Holland on Sept. 17.

1st Lt. Vander B. West, son of Mr. and Mrs. V. B. West, 202 Adams Street, has been 
awarded the first Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Flying Cross.  He is a pilot for a 
troop carrier squadron, 10th Air Force that operates against the Japanese throughout the 
China-India-Burma area.

The promotion of M.A. Rhodes, son of Mrs. M.B. Rhodes, 612 Gilmer Street, from 
Corporal to Sergeant, has been announced recently.  He is an armorer and ball turret 
gunner on a Flying Fortress.  He was formerly employed at Burlington Mills.

Richard C. Flynt, S2C, is serving in the Navy at Camp Peary, Va.  He recently spent the 
weekend with his parents Mr. and Mrs. I.J. Flynt of Haw River.  He went into the Navy on 
May 16, 1844.

Sgt. James O. Meeler, husband of Bessie Meeler, 721 Kevitt St., is now advancing 
through France with the 9th Air Force Service Command Unit servicing the planes and 
bombers.  He entered the service in December of 1942.

Malcomb A. Lea, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Boone, Gibsonville, was commissioned ensign 
in the Naval Reserve and designated a Naval Aviator recently at the Naval Air Training base 
at Pensacola, Fl.

Pvt. C. Jackson of Haw River has been cited by his regiment 34th “Red Bull” Division and 
awarded the Combat Infantryman’s Badge for actual participation in combat with the enemy 
on the 5th Army front in Italy.

Pfc. Exum H. Foust returned recently to Bergstrom Field, Austin, Texas, after spending a 
furlough here with his mother, Mrs. G.A. Foust and wife in Durham.  David R. Foust returned 
to his home in West Palm Beach, Florida after spending ten days with his mother also.

Word has been received by Mrs. Muriel S. Teague of this city that her husband, Lt. Giles L. 
Teague has been awarded the second Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal.  He is the pilot of 
a Flying Fortress stationed somewhere in England.  He entered the service on Nov. 19, 
1942 and has been overseas since June.  He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. G.M. Teague of 
Rte. 1, Graham.

Captain Agnes Killam of Burlington, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Killam, entered
the Cadet Nurse Corps on Sept. 29 at Knoxville, Tenn.  She is a graduate of E.M. Holt High
School and she spent last weekend with relatives in Burlington.

Sgt. Lloyd S. Davidson is a member of a B-24 Liberator Squadron which has been cited for 
completing 54 missions against the Germans.  He is the son of Frank S. Davidson of 907 
Park Avenue.  His wife is Mrs. Betty P. Davidson and lives at 906 S. Park St.  Before 
entering the Army in 1842 he was a textile worker at Burlington Mills.  He has been in the 
European theater of was since last November and serves as an aircraft mechanic.

Pfc. Raymond W. Kernodle, son of Mrs. Wyenes Kernodle, Rte. 2, has been promoted to 
corporal.  He is a bridge builder with the 1st Armored Division of the 5th Army in Italy.

1st Lt. Samuel T. Woodson, Jr., 106 Brooks St., a P-51 Mustang fighter passed the 260 
hour mark of combat flying against the enemy while participating in a heavy bomber assault 
mission to the Rekescohs Rail Road Yards in Hungary on Sept. 21.

Pfc. John M. Thornton, Sr., Rte. 2, rifleman, is fighting with the 168th Infantry Regiment, 
veterans of more than 300 days of combat duty in Italy.  The 168th was part of the 42nd 
Rainbow Division in World War I.  In its two and a half years overseas it has been on the 
line in Italy almost constantly, since landing at Paesturn(?) on Sept. 21, 1943.

Corp. Worth G. Goodman, formerly employed by Burlington Mills, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.E. 
Goodman, 612 Durham St., is presently assigned to a fighter outfit in the active defense of 
the Hawaiian Islands as a radio operator.

Frank D. Waddell, S2C, has returned to Ft. Pierce, Fla., after spending a six day furlough 
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.F. Waddell, Rte. 4.  He received basic training at Camp 
Peary, Va., and was sent to Urbana, Ill., where he received signal schooling.  He was 
employed at the E.M. Holt Plaid Mill before entering the service on April 4, 1944.

Jack and Bill Abner, sons of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Abner of Lakeside Avenue, have recently 
been promoted in rank. Jack has been in the Navy since November of 1941 and was 
promoted to Yeoman 1st Class.  He has been on shore duty for the past year but was 
recently transferred to an underwater demolition team. Bill, who is stationed at post 
headquarters at Ft. Bragg was promoted to S/Sgt.  He has been in the Army since August 
of 1942.

Charlie S. Crouch, S2C, arrived safely on the Admiralty Islands in the south Pacific on 
Sept. 28.  He was inducted on 3-17-1944 and took basic training at Camp Endicott in 
Rhode Island and Camp Park, Ca. Before entering the service he was employed by Glen 
Raven Silk Mill at Altamahaw.  His wife and two children reside at Elon College.

Pfc. Herman T. Roswell, son of Mr. and Mrs. G.M. Roswell entered the service of his 
country in May of 1942 and serves with the infantry.  He received training in Mississippi, 
California and New Jersey and is now somewhere in Italy.  He has been awarded a 
combat medal and the European Theater ribbon with a bronze star for participation in the 
Italian campaign.  He was an agriculturist before entering the service.

Pvt. Victor C. Hatch of Mebane is now somewhere in France.  He is a member of a signal 
corps company.  He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. O.L. Hatch of Mebane and the husband of
 Mrs. Ruby Hatch, 308 North Main St., and has been in the service two years.

October 18, 1944

Navy Casualties:

Pfc. Jacob P. Cullins, USMCR, wounded, Mrs. Elde P. Cullins, mother, 104 Logan, Raleigh.

S1C Johnny Roland Davis, USN, missing, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Roland, parents, 302 S. Vance, 
Gastonia

Corp. John Lacy, Jr., USMC, dead, John Lacy, Sr., Lumber Ridge

Heroism which cost the life of a soldier and injured another brought the announcement that 
Bronze Star medals have been awarded to two men of the 89th Infantry Division for their 
efforts in extinguishing a fire in a gun pit during the Italian campaign last March. The two 
men, Pvt. Max Cohen of New York and Pvt. Leon C. Harrell of 575 Fairview Rd., Biltmore, 
N.C. saw the fire raging in a gun pit containing field pieces and a large amount of ammunition.  
They ran tot eh spot to put out the flames though both were aware of the danger of the 
explosion from the heated ammunition.  In spite of terrible heat, they entered the pit and 
fought the fire until the explosion which killed Pvt. Cohen and injured Pvt. Harrell.

Wounded In Action:

European Theater

Sgt. Thad M. Benton, Mrs. Janie M. Benton, mother, Rte. 1, Jonesville.

S/Sgt. Frank W. Bradshaw, Mrs. Margaret A. Bradshow, mother, Burlington

Sgt. Henry P. Brewer, Mrs. Robert Elk, sister, 914 Evans St., Greenville

Pvt. William D. Buchanan, John W. Buchanan, Sr., father, Green’s Creek

Sgt. Jasper E. Leonard, Mrs. Waverly L. Leonard, mother, Rte. 3, Rocky Mount.

Pfc. Christopher C. Lynn, Jr., Mrs. Dela A. Lynn, mother, Rte. 5, Durham

Pfc. William H. Macemore, Mrs. Cindy P. Macemore, mother, 230 West 9th St., Winston-Salem

Pfc. William W. McCarter, Marshall R. McCarter, father, Rte. 8, Canton

Pfc. Walter R. McGhee, J. Walter McGhee, father, Rte. 7, Greensboro

Pfc. Omer W. Montsinger, Mrs. Margaret Lucille Montsinger, wife, Rte. 1, Kernsville

Pfc. Leroy Pearce, Mrs. Dorothy Pearce, mother, Rte. 1, Lewisburg

Pvt. George R. Phillips, Mrs. Lillie W. Phillips, mother, Hill Street, Silver City

S/Sgt. Brady H. Pinner, Mrs. Helen E. Pinner, wife, 144 Duval St., Concord

Captain Richard L. Rice, Mrs. L.P. White, mother, Rte. 4, Raleigh

S/Sgt. William G. Russell, Mrs. Sally K. Russell, mother, Gold Hill

Sgt. Uless C.L. Sizemore, Mrs. Irene B. Sizemore, wife, Rte. 2, Canton

Sgt. James D. Stallings, Mrs. Tinna A. Stallings, mother, Albemarle

Pvt. Sanford L. Chandley, Mrs. Alpha S. Chandley, mother, Rte. 3, Marshall

Tech 5 Grade Grover A. Chaney, Mrs. Mae V. Chaney, mother, 121 Cemetery Street, 
Winston-Salem.

Pvt. Theodore English, Mrs. Olive M. English, mother

Pfc. Sunny W. Farmer, Mrs. Mary I. Farmer, mother, Rte. 1, Macclesfield

Sgt. Jack S. Furr,  Mrs. Jennie T. Furr, mother, Badin

Sgt. Oliver F. Garland, Mrs. Mary Garland, mother

Tech 5 Grade Charles G. Hoover, Jr., Mrs. Dorcas V. Hoover, wife, 33 Main St., Cooleemee.

Pvt. Travis G. Jestus, Thomas C. Jestus, father, Rte. 3, Winston-Salem

Pvt. Paul R. Kennedy, Grady L. Kennedy, brother, Rte. 1, Concord

Sgt. Henry M. King, Mrs. Richard M. King, mother, Warrenton

Pvt. Paul Kirkham, Mrs. Norma(?) Kirkham, mother, 311 Hanover St., Wilmington

Pvt. Vernon C. Langley III, Mrs. Lizzie A. Langley, mother, 511 Haughton, Williamston

Tech 5 Grade Richard H. Lassiter, Mrs. Lois H. Lassiter, wife, 1211 Thissell St., High Point

S/Sgt. Kenneth B. Wiggs, Mrs. Dora D. Wiggs, mother, 519 West. Council St., Salisbury

Pfc. Columbus C. Wright, Mrs. Linie E. Wright, mother, Rte. 2, Lawndale

Pfc. Robert P. Yates, Mrs. Clearsia V. Robinson, mother

October 19, 1944

Mr. and Mrs. C.D. Covington of Mebane have been advised by the Navy Department that their 
son A.M.M. 3C C.D. Covington, Jr., has been killed in a plane crash in California.  He entered 
the Naval Air Corps in August of 1942 and took his basic training at Great Lakes, Ill., and 
advanced training in aviation mechanics at Navy Pier, Chicago, Lake City and Jacksonville, 
Florida air bases.  In October, 1943 he was sent to the Pacific area where he took part in 
the invasion of the Marianas and the Caroline and the Marshall Islands.  His squadron lay 
harbor mines in the famous raid on Truk Harbor.  He was attached to a patrol squadron
flying the consolidated PB2Y3 patrol boats.  He returned to the U.S. in July of 1944 and 
after a 30 day furlough returned to the west coast for further training and re-assignment.  
At the time of his death he was making preparations for going overseas.  He graduated 
from Alexander Wilson High School in 1938 and entered the State College where he studied 
milk production.  Prior to entering the service he was employed by the Pine State Creamery 
in Raleigh.  He was active in 4H Club work in Alamance County.  He was a member of the 
dairy judging team from North Carolina at the International Livestock Show in Chicago in 1937 
in which the state won high honors.  Surviving besides his parents are the following sisters 
and brothers:  Martha Lee at Duke University; Alma at Mitchell College, Statesville; William 
of the Navy; Neal, Jim, and Blanche of the home; his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Jim Covington 
of Meband and John J. Fenton of Haines City, Fla.

Ladd Fuqua, EM4C, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.R. Fuqua of Burlington, and husband of Mrs. Willie 
Lee Fuqua of Durham ahs been declared dead, the Navy Department recently advised his 
mother.  He had been reported missing on Sept. 23, 1943 at Salerno, Italy where he was 
serving on a minesweeper.  Prior to entering the service he was employed by Duke Power 
Company in Durham.

Pfc. Reese Zachery of Graham, husband of Mrs. Evelyn Curtis Zachery was officially reported 
killed in action in France on Sept. 21.  He had been in the European theater of war since July 
when he went first to Italy and then to England.  He was in training one year at Camp Claiborne, 
La., and six months at Camp Howze, Texas.  He is survived by his wife and one daughter, 
Joan Carroll Zachery and his mother, Mrs. C.L. Clark of High Point.

Pfc. Raymond Hunter Carpenter, son of J.R. Carpenter of Burlington and Mrs. Huston Craig 
of Durham was killed in action in the south Pacific according to a telegram received by 
members of his family.  He joined the Marines on Dec. 12, 1941 and was trained at Parris 
Island, S.C., and at New River, N.C.  He had been overseas 29 months and had seen action 
in Guadalcanal, Gloucester and in six other campaigns.  He was attached to the 5th Marines.

October 20, 1944

Our Men and Women in Service:

Word has been received by Mrs. Paul Yarborough that her husband Pte. Yarborough has 
safely arrived in England.  He was inducted into the Army on April 5, 1944 and received basic 
training at Ft. McClellan, Ark.  He reported to Ft. Meade, Maryland on Aug. 31 before going 
overseas some time in September.  Prior to entering the service he was a manager at 
Alamance Dry Cleaners in Burlington. 

Pfc. Everett L. Stafford is stationed at Scott Field, Ill., where he is taking training in radio.  
He has been in the service since 4-19-42 and is the son of Carl L. Stafford of Snow Camp.

Pvt. Kermit I. Stafford another son of Carl Stafford, is completing his basic training at Camp 
Blanding, Fla.  He entered the service on June 23, 1944.

Word has been received here by Mrs. William Alton Roberson that her husband Pfc. William 
Roberson has arrived safely in France.  He entered the Army in November of 1942 and received 
training at Camp Adair, Oregon.  He was on maneuvers on the Arizona and California desert 
19 months before going overseas and was stationed at Camp Carson, Cal.  He is the only son 
of Mrs. Onnie Roberson, Rte. 2, Burlington and is a member of the 104th Timberwolf Infantry 
Division.

S/Sgt. Robert D. Truitt, son of Mrs. L.C. Brady of Elmira St., is now in a hospital in the Solomon 
Islands.  He was recently visited by his brother Pvt. Clyde Truitt whom he had not seen for three 
years.  Sgt. Truitt received his training at Parris Island, S.C. and at New River before going 
overseas 20 months ago.  He had taken part in the campaign against Guadalcanal and in the 
landing at Cape Gloucester.  Before entering the Marines he was employed by the Bellmont 
Division of the Burlington Mills.

Pvt. Clyde M. Truitt, also a son of Mrs. L.C. Brady, entered the Marines in February of this 
year and trained at New River before being sent overseas three months ago.  He was in defense 
work in Alexandria, Va., before volunteering for the service.

Pfc. William S. Goebels, Jr., paratrooper and husband of Mrs. Ruth Johnson Goebels, who was 
recently reported missing in action in France has been seriously wounded and is in a hospital in 
England.  He had been overseas 18 months and entered the service on April 3, 1940.

Sgt. James S. Johnson, brother of Mrs. Ruth Johnson Goebels is in England.  He entered the 
service 8-13-42 and is serving with the Army Air Corps.  He participated in the Italian invasion 
and was wounded and sent from a Sicilian hospital to a hospital unit in England.

Pvt. Rezzie A. Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs. M.A. Thompson, Rte. 2, Liberty, has returned 
to Ft. Knox, Ky., after spending a ten day furlough with his parents.  His brother, Pvt. Calvin 
C. Thompson is stationed at Camp Wheeler, Ga.

Pvt. Willard E. McCurdy, son of Mr. and Mrs. S.J. McCurdy, has returned from 25 months 
active duty in the Aleutian Islands.  He entered the service in March of 1942 and received 
training at Ft. Bragg.  He is now stationed at North Camp Hood, Texas.

S2C Eugene M. Wood, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Wood of Graham and brother-in-law of 
Pvt. Willard E. McCurdy above, is on duty aboard a seaplane tender somewhere in the 
Atlantic Ocean.  He received training in Bainbridge, Md., and was stationed at St. Simms
Island, Georgia.  He recently spent a leave with his wife, the former Erosille(?) McCurdy and 
their daughter.

S2C Joseph C. Williams has returned to California after spending a 15 day emergency 
furlough at home due to the illness of his father D.C. Williams.  He received basic training 
at Camp Peary and is now at torpedo school at San Diego, California.  He entered the 
service in May of 1944 and his wife and son are making their home on Logan Street.

S1C J. Gordon Allred has been serving with the fleet in the Pacific for the last five months.  
He entered the Navy 12-26-43 and took training at Bainbridge, Md.  Before going overseas 
he was employed by Wilson Hosiery Co.  He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence W. 
Allred, Rte. 6, and the husband of the former Adell Barnwell.  She and their son Billy are 
living on Whitesett St.  His younger brother Otis is with the Army somewhere in France.

Pvt. Curtis W. Moore recently spent a seven day furlough with his wife Mrs. Sadie Moore 
and son Curtis, Jr., of Haw River and visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. B.M. Moore, Rte. 7, 
Burlington.  He entered the Army 8-15-44 and received training at Ft. Jackson.

Mrs. H.C. Hall of Hatch St has received word that her husband Corp. Hall has arrived safely 
in France.  He volunteered for the Army Air Corps 9-28-42 and trained at Gunter Field, Ala., 
Keesler Field, Miss., Smyrna Air Base, Tenn., Maxwell Field, Ala., Ft. Myers, Fl., and Drew 
Field, Tampa, Fl.  He has been in England since September of 1943 and is the son of Mr. 
and Mrs. C.L. hall of this city who have three other sons in the service.

Pvt. Grover C. Hill, Jr., is with the infantry somewhere in France.  He entered the service on 
March 17 and was stationed at Camp Fannir, Texas.  He spent a 12 day furlough in August 
with his wife Mrs. Delona Hill and his two children who are living in Altamahaw with his 
parents Mr. and Mrs. G.C. Hill.  He was stationed at Ft. Meade, Md., before going overseas.

Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Neal of 111 Hamilton St. have received word that their son, Pvt. James W. 
Neal has arrived safely in France.  He was inducted into the service on Jan. 15, 1943 and 
received training at Ft. Lewis, Washington and Camp Phillips in Kansas.  Before this he was 
employed by A.J. Whitesmore & Sons.

Pvt. Earl G. Malone has graduated from the A.A.F. Flexible Gunnery School in Tyndall Field 
and will take his place as a member of the combat crew of an A.A.F. bomber.  He is the son 
of Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Malone of Central Terrace. 

S/Sgt. Marion Swangin returned from six months in the European theater of operations and 
was expected to arrive on about Oct. 12 at Ft. Bragg prior to reaching his home at 411 
Porter St where he will visit his parents.

Pfc. Henry O. Wharton of the Marines is on duty in the Pacific.  He is a camouflage expert 
in the Marine Air Corps.  He is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Wharton, 109 Anthony 
St., and his wife, the former Helen Douglas of Pine Bluff.  

Corp. Duncan D. Wells has returned to Camp Robinson, Ark., after spending a 15 day 
furlough with his wife Mary Shoffner Wells.  He entered the service in December of 1942 
and was stationed in California before being transferred to Camp Robinson.  He is the son 
of Mrs. Bessie Duncan of Rte 2, Now Camp.

Sgt. Walter G. Walters of Saxtapahaw has recently been promoted from corporal to his 
present rank.  He is the son of Mrs. M.F. Walters.  He received his promotion for outstanding 
achievement when fighting with Lt. General Patch who is with the 7th Army in France.

Captain Ernest C. Dameron of the infantry whose wife Mrs. Billye Reeves Dameron is making 
her home with her sister Mrs. H.D. Wilson at 7026 Front St., has been awarded the Bronze 
Star for heroic action in connection with the military operation against the enemy near Mt. 
Barrigada, Guam, M.I., on 8-4-1944.  Captain Dameron, Regimental 5-3, volunteered to lead 
a patrol to contact the Marines.  On Sept. 23 he was promoted to the rank of Major in the
A.U.S.

October 20, 1944

Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Whitfield of Graham of the death of their son 
S/Sgt. Jimmie Whitfield who was reported killed in action in the south Pacific on Sept. 22.  
Before entering the service, Sgt. Whitfield was a professional ball player with the St. Louis 
Cardinals, with whom he signed in 1941 and played one season with them.  He was previously 
employed by the May Hosiery Mills here and played with the May Baseball Club.  He entered 
the service in November of 1941 and received basic training at Camp Croft, S.C., and was sent 
overseas with the 31st Wildcat Division.  The report stated that he was killed during the invasion 
of the Palau Island Group.  In his last letter written home to his parents just a few hours before 
he was killed he wrote “soon you will hear about our victory.  You will be shocked to know where 
we are.  I want you to know in case anything happens to me it is God’s will.  I am proud to be 
the son of such a fine father and mother.  When I think of my sisters, you, and my wife I know 
my fighting is worthwhile.  We are the best soldiers in the world.  We have the best equipment 
and everything is in our favor.  For three years I have worked very hard for this chance.  I have
two strikes on them and am about to throw a curve ball.  They cannot hit curved balls.”

Pvt. Calvin C. Glasgow, 19 years old, and son of Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Glasgow, Rte 6. Burlington, 
died in France on Aug. 12 of wounds received in action on Aug. 8, the War Department advises.  
He entered the Army Dec. 13, 1943 and received basic training at Camp Croft, S.C. and had 
served over seas since June.

October 21, 1944

Our Men and Women in Service:

Pvt. Willard Forbis has returned to Camp Chaffie, Ark., after spending a 14 day furlough with his 
wife and family at 510 Cameron St.  He received basic training at Ft. Knox, Ky., and prior to 
entering the service on may 19, 1944 was employed at the Burlington Mills Warehouse.

Pvt. P.N. Thompson, Jr., with the Military Police somewhere in France has been awarded the 
Good Conduct Ribbon.  He has been overseas since January of 1944.  Prior to entering the 
service he was a linotype operator for the Daily Times News.  His wife, the former Pauline 
DeBruler and son reside with her parents on Rte. 3.

1st Lt. Lon A. McCauley, Jr., son of  Mr. and Mrs. Lon A. McCauley, Rte. 2, and 2nd Lt. Harvey 
E. Core, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey E. Core originally of Graham have recently completed 
an orientation course designed to bridge the gap between the training in the states and combat 
soldiering against the enemy in France.

T/S George Alfred Parrish of Henderson and Haw River, a former employee of Burlington Dye 
and Finishing Company here has earned a rest after 35 missions as an engineer gunner on a 
B-17 Flying Fortress.  Before his return to the States he was awarded the Distinguished Flying 
Cross, the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, the Purple Heart, the Presidential Citation 
and the E.T.O. Ribbon after with two battle stars.

Sgt. John C. Robertson, son of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Robertson, 418 Hillcrest Avenue, was 
one of a large group of ground personnel on a 15th A.A.F. P-51 Mustang Fighter Group in Italy 
who voluntarily responded to a recent urgent request of a front line medical unit for blood donors.  
Sgt. Robertson, a re-fueling unit operator in the Engineering Section of this group, entered the 
A.A.F. in January of 1942 and has been on active duty overseas in North Africa and Italy for 
twenty months.

Master Sgt. Jeffree H. Sharpe of Haw River has been awarded the Bronze Star for outstanding 
achievement as crew chief of the 7th A.A.F. Liberator Bomber “Bolivor” which flew 72 missions 
against the Japanese in the Pacific area.  Before entering the service he was employed by 
Barnwell Brothers.

Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Isley of Rte. 6 have received word that their son Pfc. Homer M. Isley has 
been moved to Holland.  He entered the service in July of 1941 and went overseas in October 
of 1942.  He was stationed in Iceland 23 months and since that time has been in England and 
France.  He was employed at Holly Ridge before entering the service and going overseas.

Sgt. Thomas Hunter and his wife have returned to Ft. Benning, Ga., where he is a member of 
a paratroop division, after spending a two week furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.R. 
Hunter of Graham.

Pvt. Franklin Inman will receive the wings of the Paratrooper Division Saturday.  He entered the 
service Jan. 1, 1944 and received training at Camp Campbell, Ky., and was sent from there to 
Ft. Benning.

Mr. and Mrs. R.L. McPherson have received the Purple Heart that was awarded to their son 
Pvt. Raymond V. McPherson, killed in action in France July 4, 1944.

Mrs. Molene Sharp has been notified by the War Department that her husband Bynum Bernard 
Sharp has been reported missing in action since 9-21.  He was inducted into the army May 13, 
1943 and was trained at Ft. Hood, Tex.  Before going overseas on 8-9 he was stationed at Ft. 
Meade, Md.

James Lee Florence of the U.S. Navy is home on a 30 day furlough with his parents Mr. and 
Mrs. J.P. Florence of Mebane.  For the past several months he has been on active duty in the 
southwest Pacific and served on the New Hebrides Islands.  He will report to San Diego, Cal., 
for re-assignment.

Sgt. John B. Johnson has been promoted from the grade of Corporal.  He entered the Army in 
November of 1942 and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Johnson, Rte. 3, Apex.  His wife 
Dorothy resides in Burlington.

Brevitt Hook of Capon Bridge, W. Va., who was a student at Elon College prior to his entry 
into the service has been promoted to staff sergeant.  He is a top turret gunner on a B-24 
Liberator heavy bomber group and has been overseas since early August.

Carl H. Moser, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl H. Moser, 417 Rahut Street has been advanced to 
Seaman 1st Class rating.  He is the husband of Mrs. Louise Armstrong Moser of this city.

October 25, 1944

Bronze Star Awards:  T-Sgt. Atwood B. Davenport, Jr., infantry, RFD 1, Roper, N.C.; S/Sgt. 
Fred T. Proctor, infantry, RFD 1, Rocky Mount.

Flying Cross was awarded to the following members of the U.S. Army 15th Air Force:
1st Lt. Isaac W. Ashburn, Jr., 966 West 4th St., Winston-Salem
1st Lt.  Jiles L. Sumner, 42 Carter St., Asheville
S/Sgt. William H. Cox, Jr., Leicester

Corp. Amos F. Hall, Jr., of this city and the late Ollie Walker Hall, entered the Army in March 
of 1943.  He received basic training at Ft. George G. Meade, Md., and was stationed at Camp 
Pickett, Va., before going overseas in March of this year.  Prior to his entry into the service he
lived in Oyster Bay, L.I., N.Y. and is now somewhere in England.

Pfc. Horace M. Waystaff is now stationed in the south Pacific after having received training in 
Alabama.  He is the son of Viola Waystaff of Shepherd Street of this city.

S/Sgt. John W. Dillard, son of Bessie Dillard Vance is with the 302nd Fighter Squadron in Italy.  
He entered the service Sept. 3, 1942 and received basic training at Luke Field, Arizona and later 
graduated from Technical School Squadron in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Sgt. Alexander Leath entered the service Dec. 4, 1941 and received training at Oakland, Calif., 
and is now serving somewhere in Africa.

Corp. Mack Leath entered the service Oct. 30, 1942 and was trained at Peoria, Ill., and is now 
somewhere in Africa.  They are both sons of Cora Leath Grant, Rte. 3.

October 26, 1944

Memorial service will be held at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Mebane on Sunday afternoon 
for Pvt. James E. Edwards, son of Mr. and Mrs. S.E. Edwards of Mebane who was killed in 
action on Aug. 30.  The deceased was the husband of Mrs. Cora Wright Edwards and is 
survived by one daughter, Marie, in addition to the wife.

October 27, 1944

Three soldiers from this vicinity were reported missing in action in the European theater, 
information revealed this week.  T/Sgt. Robert E. Lee has been missing in Germany since 
Oct. 4; Pfc. July Long has been missing in France since Oct. 1; and Pfc. Joseph K. Grubbs 
of near Mebane has been missing in Holland since Sept. 18.

Sgt. Lee is the nephew of Mrs. J.E. Campbell of No. Main St., Burlington.  He was with the 
117th Infantry and had bee overseas since Feb., of this year, winning the Bronze Star for 
meritorious service in France.  He entered the service with the National Guard in 1940 and 
received basic training at Ft. Jackson, S.C.; Ft. Benning, Ga.; Camp Blanding, Fl.; and Camp 
Atterbury, Ind.

Pvt. John C. Long is the husband of Mrs. Beulah Warren Long and the son of Mr. and Mrs. 
John C. Long of Maple Avenue, Burlington.  He has been in the Army since March of this year 
and has been in France since Sept. 17.  He trained at Camp Wheeler, Ga., before going overseas.

Pvt. Joseph E. Grubbs was the brother of  Miss Ollie Grubbs of Rte. 3 of Mebane.  He served 
with the 82nd Airborne Division and participated in the invasion of France and was given the 
Purple Heart for wounds received at that time.  He was with the same outfit when reported missing.

Prisoners of War
Interned by Germany:

Pfc. Broughton F. Baker, Eulie E. Baker, father, Rte. 1, Holly Springs

Pvt. Harry F. Baxter, Mrs. Frances Baxter, wife, 106 N.E. Avenue, Kannapolis

Pfc. Carl J. Benge, Earl R. Benge, father, 115 East Allison St., Statesville

Pvt. William H. Hall, Mrs. Annie J. Hall, mother, Rosehill

Pfc. Will M. Harrington, Mrs. Martha D. Harrington, mother, Rte. 3, Rockingham

S/Sgt. Daniel F. Harrison, Jr., Daniel F. Harrison, Sr., father, Gastonia

Pfc. Claude I. Hicks, Jess Hicks, father, Bakersville

S/Sgt. James R. Jones, Mrs. Mary Jones, wife, Rte. 3, Greensboro

Pfc. John A. Knox, Mrs. Mary E, Knox, mother, Rte. 2, Cleveland

Pvt. Louis W. Mackesson, Jr., Louis W. Mackesson, Sr., father, Statesville

2nd Lt. Walter W. Mallard, Jr., Wade W. Mallard, father, Box 143, Trenton

Sgt. Andrew L. Nesbit, Mrs. Gertrude N. Nesbit, mother, 502 Rose St., Statesville

Sgt. Francis S. Nine, Jr., Francis N. Nine, Sr., Rte 1, Gary

Sgt. Tuttle E. Pardue, Jr., Mrs. Virgie L. Pardue, wife, 203 Spring St., Mt. Airy

2nd Lt. Dort B. Payne, Mrs. Elizabeth Payne, mother, Rte 5, Winston-Salem

Pfc. Joe Reed, Miss Nannie L. Reed, sister, Nesbit Court, Wilmington

S/Sgt. George W. Scearce, Houston W. Scearce, father, Box 67, High Point

Pfc. Alvin H. Sherrill, Mrs. Mabel Y. Sherill, wife, Rte 2, Huntersville

Pfc. Gordon M. Smith, Jones M. Smith, father, Rte. 2, Pink Hill

2nd Lt. Leonard G.(?) Smith, Robert V. Smith, father, Rte. 3, Canton

Pvt. William F. Stevens, Mrs. Betty W. Whisnant, mother, c/o C.S. Whisnant, Granite Falls.

Pvt. Robert F. Stroud, Mrs. Susan H. Stroud, mother, 1008 E. Bright St., Kinston

Pvt. Oscar B. Taylor, Mrs. Lula B.Taylor, wife, 123 N. Spruce St., Winston-Salem

Pfc. James W. Tofftan, Mrs. Ida Wheaton Gardner, mother, 120 Arlington St., Rocky Mount

Sgt. Wilburn B. Turnmire, Mrs. Mabel L. Turnmire, wife, Rte. 1, Box 184-D, Hudson

Pfc. Carl L. Yost, Mrs. Cora F. Yost, mother, 508 Counsel St., Salisbury

Interned in Hungary:

S/Sgt. Glen M. Hedrick, Mrs. Hattie P. Hedrick, mother, Rte. 1, Box 26, Conover

Another group of battle hardened Marines from the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Divisions are back in the 
South on furloughs. They include:

Corp. Swindill Calvin Price, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. T.E. Price, 151 Kerr Street, Concord

Pfc. James Ray Shaffner, 20, son of Z.M. Shaffner of Julian

1st Sgt. Edward Cabe, 32, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cabe of Franklin

From Raleigh:

Corp. Harold Plumer Averette, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy V. Averette, Rte. 3

Pfc. David Lester King, 36, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.C. King, 125 S. Bloodwork St.

Sgt. Maj. Claude Mason Wright, 32, son of Mrs. Bernie Wright of Roanoke Rapids.

Navy Casualties:

Pfc. Raymond Hunter Carpenter, USMC, dead, Mrs. Mary Craig, mother, 306 Lenerly St., 
Durham, James R. Carpenter, father, 722 E. Davis St., Burlington

F/1C Roy McCraw, USNR, missing, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Blain McCraw, parents, Mill Spring

Corp. Glarfi(?) Leroy Smith, USMC, dead, Mr. and Mrs. James D. Smith, parents

Silver Star was awarded to T/Sgt. Clyde M. Burleson, infantry, of Pinkly Station, Gastonia. The 
citation says:  “The initiative and courage displayed by Sgt. Burleson on June 6, 1944 in France 
reflected great credit upon himself and the armed services of the U.S.  Burleson was Staff 
Sergeant at the time he won the decoration.

The deaths of three more Alamance Co. soldiers in the European was theater were revealed 
here today by their respective next of kin.  Pfc. Wilbert P. Bryant and Sgt. James M. Bryant, 
sons of Mrs. W.E. Bryant of Rte. 3, Burlington, and Pfc. Roy Hartline, brother of Mrs. Lee 
Cheek of this city are the latest victims reported.

Pfc. Wilbert Bryant was reported missing in action in France on June 24 but his mother was 
advised by the War Department that he was officially determined to having died in action. Sgt. 
James Bryant was killed July 28 after serving with the Army almost three years.  

Surviving the Bryant victims in addition to the mother are five sisters:  Mrs. Richard Demont of 
Altamahaw, Mrs. Rufus McKinney of Yanceyville, Mrs. A.E. Grubbs and Mrs. V.A. McKinney 
of Burlington, and Miss Louise of the home.  Also, three brothers, J.W. and Clyde of Burlington 
and Claude of Elon College.

Pfc. Hartline, son of Mr. and Mrs. L.A. Hartline of Statesville, was killed in Italy on Sept. 13.  
Assigned to the 5th Army Group, he landed in North Africa last March and went from there 
to Italy.  He had been in the service since Nov. 16, 1942.

Our Men and Women In Service:

Maj. Marshall Holt, son of Mrs. R.E.L. Holt and husband of Mrs. Althea Holt has ended his first 
six months of service overseas with the wing headquarters which recently directed over 100 
serial attacks of vital Nazi targets in Europe.  Major Holt is a ground officer.

S/Sgt. Clinton S. Hester is on duty in the aircraft engineering section of a B-17 Flying Fortress 
squadron which has been cited by the President for bomb attacks on targets in Germany on 
1-11-1944.  He is the son of Mrs. Harold Trottinger of 104 Franklin St.

2nd Lt. Benjamin Dulin Stearns, son of C.A. Stearns, 714 Church St., received his Silver Wings 
as aerial navigator in the A.A.F. at San Marcos Texas last Saturday.

Eugene Thomas, 693 High St., who has been stationed at the Third Training Center of the 
W.A.C. at Ft. Oglethorp, Ga., will attend the medical lab technicians course at Wakeman 
General Hospital at Camp Atterbury, Indiana.

Sgt. William T. Lowe, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.R. Lowe, 509 Ranhut(?) St., is assigned to the 
supply section of the Air Service Command somewhere in England.  He has been in the service 
two years and is a former employee of May Hosiery Mills here.

Pvt. George L. King, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. George L. King, Sr., Rte 3 and Pvt. Earnest(?) R. 
Leonard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Garney Leonard, 404 Parker St., are with a unit that recently 
celebrated one year stay in Italy with a party in a beautiful Italian villa close to the sea.  Both 
boys are with a military police unit assigned to the Air Service Command which has been 
overseas more than 20 months.  He was formerly an employee of McEwen Hosiery Mills and 
has a brother Paul King who is also in the army.  Pvt. Leonard was employed by Taberdrey 
Manufacturing Co., in Haw river and his brother Pfc. Otis Leonard is in the army.

Pfc. James H. Parrott has returned to Ft. Myers, Fla., after spending 15 days with his wife 
Mrs. Bertha R. Parrott and daughters Kaye and Carole at their home on Rte. 1.  He is the 
son of Mr. and Mrs. F.W. Parrott of Church Street and entered the service 3-17-44.  He was 
trained at Keesler Field, Miss., and recently graduated from gunnery school at Ft. Myers at 
which time he received his gunner’s wings.  His family has returned to the fort with him to 
make their home as he has been made a permanent member of the instructing division there.  
Before entering the service he was employed by the local police office.

Pvt. Kathleen M. Carroll is preparing for an army job at the 3rd W.A.C. Training Center at Ft. 
Oglethorpe.  Her entry into the Army makes a total of three service stars for the Carroll family 
for she has two brothers in the service, S1C James P., Navy and Crop. Wesley W. in the Army.  
She is the daughter of Mrs. J.L. Crawford, 114 Bellevue St.

Sgt. Eugene G. McIver, 117 N. Ireland St., is a member of the 1st Field Artillery Observation 
Battalion, U.S. Army, which was cited with the Croix de Guerre with gold star.  He is entitled 
to wear the following other ribbons:  American Defense Ribbon, European-Middle Eastern-North 
African Campaign Ribbon, with three bronze battle stars.

Charles M. Hurley, 409 St. John St., has been promoted from sergeant to staff sergeant.  He 
is the son of C.H. Hurley and his wife Mrs. Sue Hurley who lives at the above address.  He has 
been overseas since July of this year and has participated in several high altitude precision 
bombing attacks as the tail gunner on the Liberator “Mary Harriett” based in England.

S/Sgt. John H. Porterfield, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Porterfield, Rte. 1, has just flown his first 
combat mission over Nazi Europe as engineer and top turret gunner of his crew aboard a B-17 
Flying Fortress and has been awarded the Air Medal.  His wife, Mrs. Shirley Porterfield, lives in 
Long Island City.  Before entering the A.A.F. in July of 1942 he was engaged in farming with his 
father in North Carolina.

The promotion of John F. Thompson, Jr., from the rank of second lieutenant to first lieutenant was 
announced recently by Col. Robert W. Burns of Ecru, Miss., commanding officer of the 351st 
Bombardment Group.  He is 23 years old and a B-17 Flying Fortress bombardier, a veteran of 
more than a score of combat missions over enemy Europe.  He has taken part in aerial attacks 
on Berlin, Hambur, Leipzig, Munich, Stuttgart, Meresburg, Weimer, Rhine, Madgeburg, and other 
vital enemy installations.  He has been decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross and the 
Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters.  He attended the University of North Carolina and before 
entering the Army on 7-8-42, he worked for the Moss Hosiery Company here.  His parents, Mr. 
and Mrs. John F. Thompson, Sr., live at Westerwood, Burlington.

John Howard Lea and Fred Allen Lea, are sons of Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Boone of Gibsonville.  John
Lea is a machinist’s mate in the Naval Reserve and received training at Bainbridge, Md., and is 
now stationed in Pasco, Washington.  He volunteered for the service on 5-11-43. Fred Lea 
volunteered 11-4-42 and was trained at Columbia, S.C., Macon, Ga., St. Louis, Mo., and 
Pensacola, Fl. He is commissioned an ensign in the Naval Reserve, designated as a Naval 
Aviator on 9-19-44.  He spent a fifteen day leave recently here.

Pfc. Herman E. Stearcy and Pfc. Thurman Searcy, twin brothers serving with an M.P. unit and 
sons of Mrs. J.T. Stearcy, 601 Grace Avenue, are members of the VIII Fighter Command which 
celebrated its 2nd anniversary recently by destroying 24 enemy planes in two days somewhere 
in England.

Navy Casualties:

Pfc. Elgin Connor, USMCR, wounded Mrs. Clara Lee Connor, wife, Burlington

Pfc. Newby C. Disher, USMCR, wounded, Mr. and Mrs. David L.P. Disher, 117 Miller St., 
Thomasville.

Pfc. Elan D. Dixon, USMCR, died, Ms. Bland D. Dixon, wife, Mrs. Enice E. Dixon, mother, 
Jefferson

S1C Norris Grady Hamilton, USNR, died, Mr. and Mrs. Colon Hamilton, Clayton

Corp. Joseph P. Harris, USMCR, died, Mrs. Annie P. Harris, mother, 1910 Alexander Road, 
Raleigh, William A., Harris, father, Goldsboro

Pfc. Louis M. Andrews, USMCR, wounded, Mrs. Hazel Coble, mother, 318 E. Garrell St., 
Greensboro

Sgt. Morris L. Johnson, USMC, died (previously reported wounded on casualty list of May 5, 
1944), Morris L. Johnson, father, Hendersonville

October 31, 1944

 Wounded in Action:

Pfc. Guilford P. Adams, Mrs. Stella K. Adams, mother, Rte. 1, Willow Spring

Pfc. Walter H. Adams, Mrs. Louise Nelson Adams, wife, Collettsville

S/Sgt. Howard S. Allen, Mrs. Stella Allen, mother, Rte. 2, Four Oaks

Sgt. John T. Allen, John M. Allen, father, Box 222, Warrenton

Pfc. William F. Anderson, Miss Ella G. Anderson, sister, 717 Washington St., Shelby

Pfc. Lester W. Angel, Mrs. Lilly M. Angel, mother, 148 Welch St., Mt. Airy

Pvt. Amos R. Arrowood, E. Arrowood, father, Nealsville

Tech Sgt William L. Atwell, Mrs. Kathleen E. Atwell, wife, 1313 E. Kinnon St., Charlotte

Pfc. Carl Barnes, Mrs. Hope Smith, mother, 221 Washington St., Roanoke Rapids

S/Sgt Robert S. Barnes, Mrs. Edith Pennell, sister, Rte. 2, Taylorville

Pfc. Charles S. Barneycastle, Mrs. Lillie B. Carter, aunt, 300 Clinton St., High Point

Pvt. George L. Boone, Mrs. Mary R. Boone, wife, Rte. 3, Rocky Mount

Pvt. John T. Boswell, Mrs. Elizabeth E. Carner, sister, Prospect Hill

Pfc. Charles L. Britt, James L. Britt, father, Cander

Sgt. Arthur C. Bryson, Miss Callie E. Bryson, sister, 192nd St., Cramerton

S/Sgt. Walter Baumgardner, Mrs. Mertie C. Baumgardner, wife, 105 Amazon St., Davidson

Pfc. Carl A. Butler, Miss Verna E. Butler, sister, Hoffman

Pvt. Norman B. Campbell, James M. Campbell, father, Paw Creek
Pvt. Thomas A.Campbell, Mrs. Mary K. Campbell, wife, Rte. 2, Red Springs

1st Lt. Battle W. Champion, Mrs. L. H. Champion, mother, Clayton

Pfc. Troy Champion, Mrs. Gertrude C. Champion, mother, Rte. 1, Tryon

Pvt. Elwood J. Chaney, Mrs. Carrier E. Chaney, mother, Rte. 2, Mt. Airy

Pfc. Roy H. Chrisley(?), Mrs. Myrtle E. Martin, mother, Rte. 1, Summerfield

Pfc. Grady W. Ellis, Mrs. Eliza Ellis, mother, Parkton

Pvt. Austin H. Fouts, Mrs. Clara M. Fouts, mother, 803 Fisher St., Thomasville

Pvt. Floyd C. Garland, Will Raleigh Garland, father, Rte. 1, Honeycutt

Pfc. George K. Guice, Mrs. Betty Guice, mother, Rte. 5, Hendersonville

Pfc. John L.(?) Hancock, Mrs. Alice M. Hancock, wife, Rte. 2, Thomasville

Pvt. Paul M. Hastings, Paul B. Hastings, father, Rte. 3, Winston-Salem

Pvt. Howard M. Haynie, Mrs. Novelle J. Haynie, wife, Gastonia

Pfc. John J. Heavener, Jacob H. Heavener, father, 206 Sikes Avenue, Wadesboro

Pfc. William E. Hedrick, Mrs. Pauline Y. Hedrick, wife, Rte. 1, Elon College

S/Sgt. Richard O. Helmes, Edward Helmes, father, Rte. 1, Concord

S/Sgt. Ernest W. Halleck, Mrs. Viola C. Halleck, mother, Rte. 3, Winston-Salem

Corp. John D. Holt, Mrs. Frankie Holt, mother, Rte. 1, Albemarle

Pfc. Carl S. Horne, Mrs. Mattie K. Horne, (no relationship given), Rte. 1, Beulaville

Pvt. Bearle T. Huff, Mrs. Nannie Bowen, mother, Rougemont

S/Sgt. George W. Hughes, George W. Hughes, father, Hope Mills

Pfc. Adolph Hustek, Mrs. Mary Voracek, sister, 1545 11th St., N. Faro

Pvt. Luther L. Isley, Jr., Mrs. Mary Isley, mother, Rte. 5, Burlington

Sgt. Cluster A. Ivester, Mrs. Mae L. Ivester, mother, 1222 Hillsboro Rd., Winston-Salem

Tech. Sgt. Joseph P. Jablonsky, Mrs. Lute(?) Jablonsky, wife, 2814 Hillsboro road, Durham

Sgt. Henry E. Jenkins, Mrs. Ruth V. Jenkins, wife, 324 Madison, Roanoke Rapids

Pfc. Johnnie H. Jennings, Mrs. Bessie Harris (no relation given), Farmer

Pvt. Henry R. Johnson, Mrs. Gladys P. Johnson, wife, 507 Park St., Asheboro

Tech 4th Grade Franklin N. Johnson, Mrs. Nannie Bell Johnson (no relation, no town)

Tech 5th Grade Luther D. Jones, Mrs. Effie Jones, mother, Rte. 2, Norlina

Pvt. Julian C. Knett, Mrs. Chloe O. Knett, mother, Rte. 1, Oxford

Pfc. Henry R. Krieg, Mrs. Vergie M. Krieg, mother, Rte. 5, Greensboro

Pfc. Willie N. Lewis, Mrs. Mary Bell Lewis, mother, 103 Dean St., Gastonia

S/Sgt. Allen A. Lisenby, Mrs. Lottie Lisenby, mother, Rte. 3, Wadesboro

Pvt. Asa R. Lloyd, Mrs. Harriett Lloyd, mother, Rte. 3, Vanceborn

Pfc. Samuel N. Lockey, Mrs. Adell K. Lockey, mother, 215 North Bryard St., Charlotte

Pvt. Melvin W. Long, Isaac W. Long, father, Star Rte., Nakina

S/Sgt. James R. Lloyd, Dock S. Lloyd, father, Rte. 1, Warrenton

Pfc. Otis McClary, II, Mrs. Louise Brady, sister, Rte. 1, Gold Hill

Pfc. Woodrow W. McDonald, Mrs. Annie McDonald, wife, Rte. 1, Broadway

Pfc. James T. McDowell, Mrs. Anna M. McDowell, mother, 508 Railroad St., Albemarle

Staff Sgt. Willis A. McManus, Jr., Mrs. Carrie B. McManus, mother, Rte. 1, Midland

Pvt. Paul S. Messick, George F. Messick, father, Rte. 8, Lenoir

Pvt. Robert P. Miller, Mrs. Broadus C. Miller, wife, Rte. 2, Albemarle

Pvt. Floyd L. Phillips, Mrs. Ada F. Phillips, mother, Rte. 2, Bennett

Sgt. William L. Pickette, Walter H. tuck, step-brother, 617 North Main St., Scotland Neck

Corp. Daniel W. Piggott, Mrs. Ettie M. Pittogg, mother, Rte. 1, Tabor City

1st Sgt. Alver W. Plemmons, Mrs. Lettie Plemmons, mother, Rte. 1, Chandler

Pfc. Crone T. Purser, Mrs. Ada H. Purser, mother, Rte. 2, Marshville

Pfc. Earl W. Rader, Mrs. Muriel E. Rader, wife, Rte. 3, Lenoir

Pfc. James R. Reavis, Mrs. Mae R. Patterson, sister, 307 Gidney, Shelby

Pfc. James E. Richards, Mrs. Zulu Cooke Richards, mother, Rte. 3, Lawndale

Pvt. James E. Robinson, Mrs. Alma R. Robinson, wife, 2509 Summit Avenue, Greensboro

S/Sgt. Herbert E. Rogers, Mrs. Evelyn Rogers, wife, Rte. 2, Charlotte

Sgt. Edward S. Sanders, Mrs. Hattie Sanders, mother, Rte. 1, Wilmington

Pfc. Arlie C. Shaffner, Mrs. Flora C. Shaffner, mother, Gibsonville

Pvt. James A. Sinder, Mrs. Minnie L. Goddy, mother, Dallas

Pfc. Victor H. Smith, Mrs. Edna M. Smith, mother, Highlands

Pvt. Harding Snow, Jr., Preston J. Snow, father, Mayodan(?)

William L. Tharpe, Mrs. Bettie May Tharpe, mother, Ronda

Pvt. Warren F. Walker, Mrs. Preddie E. Walker, mother, Rte. 1, Henderson

Pfc. Elias(?) B. Ward, William A. Ward, father, Rte. 1, Rich Square

Pfc. Jack G. Whelstine, Mrs. Willie A. Whelstine, mother, Church St., Kings Mountain

Pvt. Paul M. Wright, Mrs. Susie W. Lemont, mother, Laurinburg

Pfc. Merrill S. York, Mrs. Laura York, mother, Rte. 3, Forest City

Silver Star awarded to Pvt. William R. Millen, Jr., King’s Mountain, N.C., for gallantry in action in 
Normandy on June 6, 1944

Word has been received here of the death of Pfc. Edwin L. Turner who was killed in action 
somewhere in France on Oct. 9.  He entered the service in March of 1942 and received his 
basic training with an armored division at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas and went overseas in 
November of 1943.  Surviving him are his wife Mrs. Sallie Crabtree Turner of Swepsonville, 
his mother, Mrs. L.E. Turner, Rte. 1, Haw River, four sisters—Miss Donnie and Mrs. C.L. 
Carden of the home, Mrs. Albert Johnson and Mrs. Cecil Tomlinson of Burlington and two 
brothers, Raymond and Garland, both of the home.

November 4, 1944

S1C Burton Cates, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Cates, 203 Beaumont Avenue, has finished 
training at the Amphibious Training Base in San Diego, Calif.  He recently was promoted to 
Petty Officer and before his entry into the Navy was employed at the Norfolk Navy Yard.  He 
is now on duty somewhere in the Pacific.

Pfc. Albert Roney Cates, another son, is with the M.P. on duty somewhere in the Hawaiian 
Islands and has been overseas since June.  Prior to his entry into the Army he was a student 
at the local high school.

Pfc. Winefred Overman, son of Mr. and Mrs. L.N. Overman, Rte. 6 and husband of Mildred 
Cates Overman, is somewhere in France with the 104th Division.  He received training at 
Camp Adair, Oregon and Camp Carson, Calif.  He is the brother-in-law of the two Cates 
brother listed above.

Sgt. Charles F. Neese, Jr., (Patie), son of Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Neese, 710 W. Davis, recently 
completed his two years of overseas duty with the 15th A.A.F. P-39 Lightning Fighter Bomber 
Group now based in Italy.  The group was one of the first long range fighter group units in the 
Mediterranean theater of operations and was sent into action in Africa in December of 1942.  
Since the first mission from African soil on Christmas Day, 1942, the group has achieved an 
outstanding combat record rolling up the top score of any fighter unit in this area rolling up 
over 550 enemy aircraft shot down in aerial combat.  He has been awarded the Good Conduct 
medal, wears three campaign stars on his European, African, Middle Eastern ribbons and the 
Distinguished Unit badge with two clusters.

Vernon Matthew Winfrey, S2C has returned to Camp Peary, Va., after spending a ten day 
furlough at his home on Sumner Street with his wife Mrs. Abra(?) Winfrey and their daughter 
June Carol.  He volunteered for service on D-Day and took his basic training at Camp Peary.  
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. V.G. Winfrey, Sr., of 916 Park Avenue.

V.G. Winfrey, Jr., S1C, Norfolk, Virginia, recently spend the weekend with his wife and daughter 
and visited his parents.  He is also the son of Mr. and Mrs. V.G. Winfrey, Sr.

Pvt. Paul E. Terrell, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Terrell and husband of Mrs. Mary Terrell, recently 
reported to Camp Chaffee, Arkansas after visiting his parents and his family on Rte. 4.  He was 
trained at Ft. Knox, Ky., and was formerly employed at May Hosiery Mills.  His brother, Pvt. 
Albert A. Terrell, has just completed 16 months of serving in the European theater of the war.  
He received his basic training at Camp Campbell, Ky., and was stationed in Pennsylvania 
before going overseas.  He was employed at the Standard Hosiery Mill before entering the 
service.

Pvt. Bynum Sharpe, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Sharpe, Rte. 1, was reported missing 
somewhere in France after September 21.  He has been overseas two months and has been 
in the service two years.  He was stationed at Camp Maxey, Texas before going overseas 
and took training at Camp Hood, Texas.

S2C Orbin C. Hopkins, Jr., recently spent a ten day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 
O. C. Hopkins, Sr., Rte. 4.  he was inducted into the Navy on July 15, 1944 and received 
boot training at Camp Peary, Va.  He is stationed at present at Camp Bradford, Va.

Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Marshall D. Isley that their son Pfc. Marshall B. 
Isley has arrived safely in England.  He was inducted into the service October 20, 1942 and 
received his training at Camp Campbell, Ky.  Before going overseas he was stationed at Camp 
Barkley, Texas.

Mrs. Lila Apple Cobb, 500 Georgia Avenue has been notified by the War Department that her 
husband Pvt. William Richard Cobb, was wounded in France on Oct. 10.  He was inducted 
into the service on March 17, 1944 and received training at Camp Fannin, Texas and Ft. Meade, 
Md., before going overseas on August 23.  He was formerly employed by Full Knit Hosiery Mill.

Pfc. Ross L. Smith entered service in March of 1942 and received training in Louisiana, 
Nebraska and Ft. Bragg before going overseas in June of this year.  He has been wounded in 
action in France.  His brother, Sgt. Thomas E. Smith, Jr., entered the service at the same 
time and is serving as crew chief with the ground crew of planes.  He and his wife recently 
spent a 15 day furlough with their parents Mr. and Mrs. T.E. Smith of Mebane and Mr. and 
Mrs. Robert Hooper.  Corp. Victor G. Smith entered the service in October of 1943 and 
served with the armed forces in Louisiana before going overseas in August.  He is somewhere 
in France.  Corp. Victor G. Smith (transcriber’s note, the paper may have made an error here 
in repeating the above name) entered the service last month and is a twin son of Mr. and Mrs. 
T.E. Smith.

Staff Sgt. Tommy C. Adams is now somewhere in Germany.  Prior to being sent there he was 
stationed in England, France and Belgium.  He entered the service two years ago and has been 
overseas for the past two years.  He was formerly connected with the Associated Transport.

Pfc. Sam N. Perkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. N.N. Perkins has returned to duty in France after 
being in England since June 21.

S/Sgt. Brevitt Hook, former Elon College student, has recently been awarded the Air Medal.  
He has been overseas since August of this year.

Corp. Raymond W. Kernodle, son of Mrs. Wyone S. Kernodle, has been promoted to sergeant.  
He is a bridge builder with the 1st Armored Division on the 5th Army Front in Italy.

G.E. Smith, Jr., of the USNR, returned to duty aboard ship after spending a 30 day leave with 
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.E. Smith, Sr., of Haw River.  For the past five months he saw duty 
in Africa, France and Italy.

S1C John P. Whitley left Friday night to return to his post in New York after spending a 13 day 
leave here with his parents Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Whitley.  He recently returned to the U.S. after 
spending a year overseas.

S2C Richard Stout, son of Mr. and Mrs. G.H. Stout of Haw River is a member of the Sea Bees 
in Camp Parks, Calif.  He received basic training at Camp Peary, Va., and entered the service 
on June 29, 1944.  Previously to enlisting he attended Haw River High School.

Lt. Richard G. Debus, Jr., 1st pilot and element leader on a B-17 Flying Fortress, was reported 
missing in action over Germany on October 7, according to a telegram received by his parents 
Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Debus of Charlotte.  He was employed by Southern Bell Telephone Co. 
of Burlington prior to his enlistment in the AAF on Jan. 31, 1942.  He was stationed in England 
and had 31 missions as of October 7.  The last letter received by his parents was written on the 
eve of a flight and said he hoped to be home by Christmas.

Pvt. William A. Guthrie of the infantry is serving overseas duty.  He was trained at Camp Walters, 
Texas and was stationed at Ft. Meade, Md., before going overseas.  His wife, Mrs. Irene Guthrie 
and children Billy and Don(?) live on Marshall Street in Graham.  He is the son of Mrs. J.G. 
Guthrie.

1st Lt. Robert G. Bennett who spent a 21 day furlough with his wife in Burlington and his parents 
in Detroit, Michigan, left on Oct. 24 for Miami Beach where he will be re-assigned to duty.  He is 
a Liberator pilot and left for active service in the European theater of war in May and completed 
31 missions on Aug. 18.  He holds the European Theater Combat Ribbon with two battle stars 
and was awarded the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf clusters and the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Pvt. Burley R. Bove is now somewhere in France.  He entered the service on April 5, 1944 and 
received training at Ft. McClellan, Alabama.  He returned to Ft. Meade, Md., after spending a 
ten day furlough with he wife Mrs. Shirley Bove and two children in Ossipee.  Before entering 
the service he was employed by Glen Raven Hosiery  Mills.

Mr. and Mrs. H.P. Small of Kevitt Street have been informed by the War Department that their 
son S/Sgt. George C. Small was seriously wounded Oct. 9 in Germany.  He had returned to 
duty on Sept. 1 from a leave for war wounds in France on July 10.

Corp. Gilroy Larsen, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Larsen, Rte. 1, Graham, who has been overseas 
33 months, returned to North Carolina this week.  He is being processed at Reception Station 
#4 at Ft. Bragg and returned under the War Department rotation furlough plan.  He served in 
the southwest Pacific theater of operations.

Wounded in Action:

 4th Grade Tech Edmon Alston, Mrs. Susie B. Badger, mother, Cove City

Pvt. Jack D. Barbee, Mrs. Noelle(?) D. Barbee, mother, Rte. 1, Oakboro

Pvt. Kenneth B. Bean, Mrs. Effie J. Bean, mother, 35 Hawthorne St., Belmont

5th Gr. Tech. Henry A. Bell, Mrs. Eula M. Bell, wife, Box 345, Albemarle

Pvt. Alley C. Bovender, Mrs. Julia J. Bovender, mother, 1014 7th Avenue, Hickory

Pvt. William B. Bowers, Mrs. Esther M. Bowers, mother, 9 New Street, Winston-Salem

S/Sgt. Arbuth O. Bumgarner, Mrs. Tavia L. Bumgarner, mother, 109 Broad St., Shelby

Pfc. Jack L. Burgess, Mrs. Alma M. Burgess, mother, Star Route, Asheville

Pvt. Shelby L. Burleson, Mrs. Gladys E. Burleson, wife, 121 S. 4th St., Albemarle

Pvt. William H. Chilton, Mrs. Lola A. Chilton, mother, Church St., Draper

Pfc. Eulis P. Crisp, Mary M. Crisp, mother, Bessemer City

Pfc. Frank H. Crowder, Mrs. Bernice P. Crowder, mother, 41 Spruce St., Kings Mountain

Sgt. Coolidge M. Cummings, Mrs. Roth(?) G. Cummings, mother, Rte. 1, Box 135, Rowland

Pvt. Guy T. Dial, Mrs. Hazel M. Dial, wife, 908 11th St., Kannapolis

Corp. Wilson R. Dudley, Mrs. Gladys E. Dudley, mother, Rte. 3 Box 48, Whitewater

Pfc. James O. Edgerton, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Edgerton, mother, Kenly

Pfc. Charles R. Freeman, Mrs. Lena F. Freeman, mother, Rte. 1, Jonesville

Sgt. Frank W. Gilmore, Mrs. Rosa T. Campbell, mother, Box 211, Pittsboro

Pfc. Grover Granthum, Mrs. Mollie K. Granthum, mother, Rte. 1, Salemburg

1st Sgt. William V. Greene, Mrs. Alma M. Greene, wife, Box 518, Black Mountain

Pfc. Billie C. Hinston, Philus W. Hinston, father, Rte. 2, New London

Tech 5th Gr. James D. Henton, Dempsey F. Calhoun, uncle, Rte. 2, Rocky Mount

Pvt. Earl C. Hoga, Mrs. Iris T. Hogan, wife, Box 111, Carrboro

Sgt. Roy L. Holcomb, Oscar Holcomb, father, Rte 1, Norwood

Pvt. John L. Holley, Walter B. Holley, father, Box 354, Jacksonville

Pvt. John R. Hollingsworth, Mrs. Viola Hollingsworth, wife, Rte. 1, Parkersburg

Tech Sgt. Robert H. Herd, Mrs. Bertha Maude Herd, mother, 322 N. Railroad Avenue, Kings 
Mountain

Pfc. Tom M. Howell, William M. Howell, father, Box 31, Stanly

Pfc. Starling H. Hughes, Mrs. Mollie P. Hughes, mother, Hunstdale

Pfc. Vertus E. Jackson, Mrs. Vertus E. Jackson, wife, C-25 Newton Rd., Durham

Pvt. James T. Lancaster, Mrs. Martha H. Lancaster, mother, 101 Whitley St., Raleigh

Corp. Johnnie L. Landrum, Mrs. Lydia M. Landrum, wife, First Avenue, Box 928, Hendersonville

Corp. Worth W. Langdon, Mrs. Gladys L. Langdon, wife, 2416 Angier Avenue, Durham

Sgt. Robert J. Ledbetter, Mrs. Grace L. Ledbetter, wife, Black Mountain

Tech Sgt Eugene McLaughlin, Mrs. Jennie A. McLaughlin, mother, Rte. 7, Charlotte

Staff Sgt Nathan C. Moorefield, Mrs. Wesley T. Moorefield, mother, Rte 2, Madison

Lt. Col. Francis J. Murdock, Jr., Mrs. Josephine S. Murdock, mother, 425 Church St., Salisburg

Pvt. Webb B. Neal, Lonnie S. Neal, father, 417 Roanoke Avenue, Roanoke Rapids

Pfc. Thomas J. Oliver, Jr., Mrs. Anna L. Oliver, mother, Woodsdale

Pvt. Willie H. Owen, Jr., Mrs. Oma L. Owen, wife, 2576 Sunnyside Avenue, Winston-Salem

Pfc. William E. Pace, Mrs. Alice S. Pace, mother, Zierconia, Rte. 1, Hendersonville

Pfc. Glenn T. Phillips, Roy W. Phillips, father, Rte. 1, High Point

Pvt. Guy W. Poindexter, Mrs. Lillie S. Poindexter, mother, Rte. 1, Rural Hall

Sgt. Rudolph Pope, Mrs. Pearl B. Pope, mother, Rte. 1, Clinton

Pfc. Albert Prevette, Mrs. Mary C. Prevette, mother, Rte. 1, Wilkesboro

Pfc. Richard P. Pugh, Mrs. Erie Pugh, mother, Rte. 1, Franklinville

Pvt. Alvin C. Rathbone, Willard Rathbone, father, Pensacola

Pfc. James T. Rathbone, Dovie M. Rathbone, mother, Rte. 2, Waynesville

Pfc. James M. Reid, Mrs. Annie Clayton, mother, Box 153, Cander

Pvt. Luther Rogers, Mrs. Evie B. Rogers, mother, Murphy

Sgt. Robert S. Seronce, Mrs. Mary L. Seronce, mother, Rte. 1, Vale

Corp. George A. Shaw, Mrs. Elsie B. Shaw, mother, 901 North Broad St., Edenton

Pfc. Edwin R. Smith, Oscar A. Smith, father, Rte. 1, Blanch(?)

Pfc. William C. Smith, John D. Smith, father, Abbotsburg

S/Sgt Yarbough C. Smith, Earl Smith, brother-in-law, 312 Chestnut, Kannapolis

Tech 4th Grade Herbert Stewart, Mrs. Little Stewart, mother, Rte. 2, Benson

1st Lt. Herman E. Stewart, Mrs. Emma Stewart, mother, Rte 1, Concord

Pfc. James R. Stoner, Mrs. Edith A. Stoner, mother, Rte. 5, Box 144, Salisbury

Pfc. Paul Street, Mrs. Vernie Street, mother, Buladean

Pvt. Paul T.C. Vance, Mrs. Martha K. Vance, grandmother, Three Mile

Pfc. William W. Vincent, Mrs. Florence B. Vincent, mother, Rte. 3, Burlington

Pfc. Webb (no first name), Robert H. Webb, father, Rte. 1, Bryson City

Sgt. Albert M. Westall, Mrs. Miria Westall, mother, Hamrich

Sgt. Luther R. White, Mrs. Mary C. White, mother, Rte. 1, Youngsville

Pvt. Tallie G. White, Mrs. Dora B. White, mother, Rte. 2, Hickory

Pfc. Collie Whitted, Jr., Mrs. Alma M. Whitted, mother, Rte. 1, Flat Rock

S/Sgt. John L. Wiggins, Guy W. Wiggins, father, 223 Broad St., Shelby

Pfc. Delanson F. Wilcox, Mrs. Sibyl L. Wilcox, wife, Middleton

Pvt. Roger Williams, Jr., Mrs. Marie B. Williams, mother, Elk Mountain Road, Asheville

Pvt. James M. Wood, Ms. Essie M. Wood, mother, Asheville

1st Lt. David B. Wright, Mrs. Aline P. Wright, wife, Vanceboro

Pvt. Lawrence Wyrick, Mrs. Sallie Wyrick, mother, Rte. 5, Greensboro

Pfc. Harry P. Yancy, Mrs. Frances L. Yancy, 1626 Green Street, Durham

Pvt. Nicholas H. Yonker, Mrs. Mehitable C. Yonker, wife, Manly

Bronze Stars to Carolinians
S/Sgt. Jasel I. Hager, (then captain), Sherrils Ford
Sgt. Charlie W. Lemons, Siler City
Pvt. Homer P. Lyda, Hendersonville

Other Awards:
T/Sgt. Clyde N. Burleson (then S/Sgt) of Gastonia was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry on 
June 4, 1944 in France.  “The initiative and courage displayed by this enlisted man reflects great 
credit upon himself and the armed forces of the U.S.”  Another award went to Pvt. Harry 
Burleson of Hughes.  He was given the Bronze Star for his courage in advancing in an attack 
across a strategic river when heavy firing from the enemy disorganized his unit and casualties 
were heavy.

Navy:

Pharmacist’s Mate 3C Louis Smith Gatlis, USNR, wounded, Mrs. Marion Phillips Gatlis, wife, 
living at Edenton, N.C.  His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Louis Smith Gatlis, Sr., living at 2227 
Crescent Avenue, Charlotte

Oak Leaf Cluster to the Bronze Star to S/Sgt Hilman E. Erickson (then Corporal), son of Edward 
Ericksen, of Maddock, N.C.

November 8, 1944

Pfc. Wade Carden, Jr., son of Wade Carden, Sr., 205 First St., was killed in action on Oct. 14.  
He entered the service May 11, 1943 and received his training at Camp Hood and Camp Moxey 
and has been overseas since Sept. 1, 1944.  He attended Burlington High School and was a 
member of the Southside Baptist Church.  In addition to his father, he is survived by five sisters:  
Mrs. Russell Myers, Mrs. Jessie Brame, Mrs. Raymond Campbell, and Misses Tulip and Hilda 
Carden all of Burlilngton

Flight Officer E.F. Frye, husband of the former Ina Banks Boland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John 
A. Boland, has been missing in action over Holland since Sept. 9 while engaged in a combat 
mission.  He was a glider pilot.  He participated in the invasion of Italy and D-Day invasion of 
France.  He is a native of Roanoke, Virginia and was formerly employed here and in Greensboro 
where Mrs. Frye for a number of years has been employed by Burlington Mills Corp. in a 
secretarial position, where she resides with her two children.

November 10, 1944

Sgt. Roscoe F. Humphries, Field Artillery distinguished himself by heroic achievements in 
action against the enemy on July 16, in the vicinity of Les Chapps de Losque.  He is stationed 
somewhere in Germany with a field artillery unit and has been overseas three years.  He is the 
son of Mrs. G. H. Humphries and the late G.H. Humphries.

Pfc. William M. Phillips, son of Mrs. O.H. Phillips, of Rte 2, is somewhere in France with the 
329th Medical Battalion.  He received training at Camp Adair, Oregon and Camp Carson, 
Colorado.  He entered the service on Nov. 24, 1942 and has been overseas two months.

Pfc. Russell Riggs, husband of Mrs. Nannie Riggs, was wounded in France on Sept. 20.  He 
enlisted in the Army on Sept. 13, 1942.  He trained at Camp Phillips, Ks., and was stationed 
at Camp McCain, Miss., before going to England in August of 1944.  Mrs. Riggs has received 
the Purple Heart awarded to her husband.

Pfc. Paul W. Guthrie, Jr., 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Guthrie, Rte. 1, member of the 
Headquarters Reconnaissance Division was wounded in action in southern France.  He has 
been overseas since February of this year and has seen action in North Africa, Italy and 
France.  He entered the service on August 19, 1943 and trained at Ft. McClellan, Alabama 
and Ft. Meade, Maryland.  He was employed at Burlington Mills at Belmont prior to entering 
the service.  

At the Mediterranean Bomber Base, the 12th A.F. B-26 Marauder Group of Corporal Durwood 
M. Cook, 1068 Webb Avenue, Burlington, has been awarded the Croix de Guerre with palm 
by the French government for precision attacks on bridges in support of the French forces in Italy.

Corp. Robert A. Hope, son of Mrs. R.D. Hope, 713 Church St., is an aircraft engine mechanic 
repairing damaged B-17 Flying Fortresses.  He is a member of the 8th A.F. Service Sub Depot 
Bomber Repair Station at the 8th A.F. Bomber Station.  He has been overseas eleven months.

T/5 William S. Rich, F.A., returned from thirty  months overseas in the southwest Pacific and 
will arrive about Nov. 7 at Ft. Bragg prior to reaching his home at Rte. 1, Elon College where 
he will visit his wife Mrs. Ruth Rich.

Four sons of Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Greeson, Rte. 1, Burlington—Pfc. Wayne Greeson is with the 
A.A. Corps, stationed at Langley Field, Va., S/2 James W. Greeson is attached to a naval 
landing craft and has participated in two invasions in France.  He recently returned home to 
visit and has reported to Norfolk for re-assignment.  Sgt. J.D. Greeson is now serving with the 
armed forces in France.  Sgt. Allen C. Greeson is also serving with the invasion forces.

Word has been received by friends at Burlington that Captain J. Nimrod Harris who was 
reported missing in action August 1 is now a prisoner in Germany.

Pvt. Vance Wheeler son of Mrs. Bertha Wheeler Lewis of Rte. 6 and William Wheeler of 
Raleigh, is somewhere in France.  He entered the service in November of 1943 and received 
training at Camp Fannir, Texas and was stationed at Ft. Meade, Md., before going overseas.

Word has been received from the War Department that Pfc. Henry B. Tucker, husband of Mrs. 
Ann Tucker of Graham has been slightly wounded somewhere in Germany.  He was employed 
by the National Munitions Corporation before entering the service on May 18, 1943 and received 
training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.

Jas. E. Terrell, S2C, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.O. Terrell, Rte. 2, is somewhere in France.  He 
entered the service in May of 1944 and received training at Camp Peary, Va.

Pvt. J. Harvey Phillips entered the Army on Feb. 7, 1944 and was trained at Camp Stewart, 
Ga., and El Paso, Texas.  He recently spent a furlough with his wife, Mrs. Martha Phillips and 
daughter Kathleen in the Carolina Mill section.  He is stationed at Camp Maxey, Tx.

S2C James H. Phillips, son of Pvt. Phillips, recently spent a furlough at home on Rte. 3 and 
has returned to Camp Peary, Va.  He was formerly employed at Beth-Beck’s here.

Willard S. Foust, S1C of the Coast Guard, brother-in-law of J. Harvey Phillips, and husband of 
Mrs. Lillie Record Foust, entered the service on Oct. 19, 1942 and was formerly employed with 
the Standard Hosiery Mill at Alamance.

Nat W. Garrison, son of Mr. and Mrs. Staley F. Garrison, 805 W. Front St., who recently 
visited his parents, was commissioned an ensign in the USNR, Midshipman’s School, New 
York City, on Oct. 26.

Pfc. Grady L. Cook, who entered the service on Nov. 5, 1942, shipped overseas last September 
after receiving training at Smyrna Air Base, Tenn., and Walnut Ridge Air Field, Ark.  He was 
stationed at Hamilton Field, Ca., before going overseas.  His wife, the former Georgia Huffines, 
is now making her home at 810 S. Main St.

Pvt. Roland H. Burgess, who was inducted into the service on Jan. 12, 1943, went overseas in 
July of that year and served with the Army Engineers in Africa, England, Italy and is now in 
Germany.  He received recently the Good Conduct Medal.

Mrs. Ada Bardwell of Graham received word that her brother, Sgt. Jackson T. Ramsey, was 
killed in Holland in September after returning to duty after recovering from a serious wound he 
received in Normandy.  He was serving with the Airborne Infantry unit.  Sgt. Ramsey’s family 
is in Greenville, S.C. and were informed that he was among a group of 19 men who jumped 
from a plane over Holland.  A radio announcer broadcasting from the plane itself listed the 
names of the men and their home states and Sgt. Ramsey’s was included.  This broadcast 
took place a week before his death.  (Transcriber’s note, this makes no sense, but was duly 
copied.)

S1C William L. Woodlief, brother of Mrs. Ray Perry of Elon College, Rte. 2, was a member o
f the crew of the USS Princeton which was reported sunk Oct. 23 in the battle of the Philippine 
Islands.  He enlisted in the Navy on June 4, 1940 and received training at Norfolk, Va., and
 Parris Island, S.C. and completed his course in aviation ordinance in 1942.  he has been in 
the south Pacific area 18 months.

S/Sgt Frances Bardwell has returned to Oklahoma after spending a 15 day furlough with his 
wife, Mrs. Ada Bardwell, 358 Poplar St., Graham.

Pfc. Richard L. (Bud) Brown, son of Mrs. G.C. Brown, was wounded in action in France 
October 3 according to word received by his wife.  His recovery is sufficient to enable him to 
return to his unit. He entered the service in August of 1943 and trained at Camp Van Dorn, 
Miss.  He has been overseas since July of this year.

The sons and daughters of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Day, 501 Ireland Street:

Dorothy M. Day, Petty Officer 1C volunteered for the service in the WAVES and took basic 
training USNTS, Cedar Falls, Iowa.  She entered P.R. School at Lakehurst, N.J. in March if 
1943 and graduated in May.  She was transferred to N.A.S. Alamada, California where she is 
now stationed.  Before entering the service, she was a student to Costume Design at the 
Ringing School of Arts, Sarasota, Fl.

Lt. (jg) Elsie Mae Day, NCUSN entered the service in June of 1942 at Norfolk Naval Base.  Later 
she transferred to Parris Island, S.C., at the Marine Base.  She was assigned to a course of 
study in dietetics at George Washington University, Washington, D.C. in September of 1943 
and graduated in June of 1944 and was transferred to the Marine Base Hospital at Oceanside, 
Ga., where she is now stationed as a dietician.  Before entering the service she was a nurse 
at the Margaret Hague Hospital in New Jersey.

Carlton K. Day, S1C, entered the service on Nov. 23, 1943 and took his basic training at the 
U.S. Naval Training Center at Bainbridge, Md.  He entered the A.M.M. School at Norman, 
Oklahoma on April 19, 1944 and graduated Sept. 30.  He entered Naval Air Gunnery School 
at Miami, Florida October 18 where he is now stationed. Before entering the service he was 
with Ivory Stores.

Sgt. Clifton Day entered the service in July of 1941 and took his basic training at Ft. Eustis, 
Va.  He was transferred to the Air Corps, Sheppard Field, Tx., in September of 1943.  Later 
he was sent to A.M.M. School at Amarillo, Texas and graduated there April 17, 1944.  He 
then entered gunnery school at Las Vegas, Nevada and graduated July 15 and has been 
transferred to AAF Avon Park, Florida, where he is now stationed as Flight Engineer to a B-17.  
Before entering the service he was employed by the May Hosiery Mill.

Mrs. J.E. Campbell has been informed by the War Department that her nephew T/Sgt Robert 
E. Lee formerly reported missing in action has returned to duty with his outfit the 117th Infantry 
somewhere in Germany.

James T. Dick of Mebane was promoted to the rank of S/Sgt this week at Seymour Johnson 
Field, Goldsboro, and has been awarded the Good Conduct Medal.  Entering the service in 
January of 1943 he received his basic training at Shepherd Field, Texas and has special 
training in chemical warfare at Camp Sibert, Alabama.  At present he is attached to the First 
AF has an instructor.  Prior to entering the service he was employed at May McEwen Kaiser.  
His wife is the former Flora Marguerite Brown of Efland.

Mrs. G.C. Crutchfield, North Main Street, received word from the War Department  that her son
 Pfc. John Urquhart Crutchfield was wounded in Germany on Oct. 20. He is with the 1st Army 
Infantry and several days before receiving wounds he had been awarded the Expert Combat 
Infantryman’s Medal.  He entered the service in Feb. of 1942 and trained at Camp Howze, 
Texas and Camp Livingston, La.  He had been overseas since April of 1943.

Pvt. Lewis G. Vaughn, 210 N. Main Street, Graham, reported to Rome, NY on Nov. 2 after 
spending a 15 day furlough with his wife the former Clara Mae Stewart.  He was inducted 
June 28, 1943 and trained at Keesler Field, Miss., where he graduated as a mechanic on 
a B-14 Liberator Bomber in Feb. of this year.  The training was followed by eight weeks at 
Chanute Field, Ill., where he specialized in mechanics.  Prior to being furloughed he was 
stationed at Daniel Field, Augusta, Georgia.

Glenmore D. Holmes, Jr., Rte. 3, has been promoted from private to Tech 5th Gr., a rank 
corresponding to corporal in the Army Service Forces.  He is at Camp Lee, Va.  He is a 
clerk assigned to 236th Quartermaster Laundry Platoon now attached to the unit training 
group of the ASFTC.  Prior to his entry into the Army on May 3, 1944, he was employed 
as an electrical welder.  His wife, the former Beulah Blain Lee now lives with her mother 
Mrs. Georgia A. Lee at Rte. 3.  He is the son of Rev. and Mrs. Glenmore D. Holmes of 
Graham.

Delayed confirming recently forwarded from the 8th A.F. Headquarters has officially credited 
S/Sgt. John T. Ingle, 21, Flying Fortress Tail Gunner, with the destruction of a 
Messerschmitt 109 during an engagement with German interceptors near Paris in June.  
He is the son of Mrs. E.L. Ingle of Rte. 4 and was formerly employed at the Standard 
Hosiery Mill.  Decorated with the Air Medal, he is serving with the veteran Bomber 390 
Group.

S/Sgt. Roosevelt L. Johnson whose wife Mrs. Euna Mae resides at Rte 6, is a member of the 
B-24 Liberator Group that recently rounded out its 150 missions over Nazi occupied territory.  
He is an aircraft mechanic with the group and received extensive training at N.E. Aircraft 
School and the Ford B-24 Factory School at Willow Run, Michigan.  Prior to entering the 
service he was employed at the Burlington Mills Co.

Capt. Pierre T. Utsey, Jr., of Elon College has arrived at the AAF Redistribution Station #2 in 
Miami Beach for re-assignment processing after completing a tour of duty outside the U.S.  
Captain Utsey was a B-17 and B-24 pilot in Iceland and Greenland and is the son of Mr. and 
Mrs. P.T. Utsey of Charleston, S.C. and the husband of Nina Sue Utsey of Elon College.

Killed in Action:

  
Tech Sgt Wray L. Askew, Mrs. Eva Askew, mother, Lasker

Pvt. Jesse R. Aycock, Mrs. Annie W. Aycock, mother, Mioro

Sgt. Norman W. Ballard, Mrs. Hazel E. Ballard, wife, Rte. 2, China Grove

Pvt. Paul F. Barnes, Jr., Mrs. Geneva C. Barnes, wife, Rte. 1, Gastonia

S/Sgt. Robert J. Batts, Eugene Batts, father, Rte. 1, Hampstead

Pvt. William G. Brett, Mrs. Marguerite Brett, wife, Murfreesboro

Tech 5th Gr. Charles E. Bunn, Charles H. Bunn, father, Rte. 1, Wilson

Sgt. James C. Carawan, Alven B. Carawan, father, Swan Quarter

Pfc. Herbert L. Carter, Mrs. Lula B. Carter, mother, Rte. 1, Box 98, Rose Hill

Pfc. Raymond P. Carver, Mrs. Minnie W. Carver, mother, Roxboro

Pvt. Elsbury P. Chappell, Mrs. Lydia P. Chappell, mother, Rte. 2, Box 173, Tyner

Corp. John L. Crawford, Mrs. Dewey D. Crawford, mother, Delco 

Pvt. Horace C. Culver, Mrs. Georgetta W. Culver, wife, Rte. 1, Rockingham

Pfc. James E. Davis, Mrs. Nannie Mattox, mother, 1730 N. Liberty St., Winston-Salem

Corp. Adam J. Dills, Andy L. Dills, father, Bryson City

Tech Sgt. William H. Duncan, James S. Duncan, father, Rte. 1, Timberlake

Sgt. Russell G. Elks, William F. Elks, father, Rte. 1, Washington

Pvt. Johnnie E. Fesperman, Mrs. Hattie V. Fesperman, mother, 919 Wood Street, Albemarle

Pfc. Jack Fleming, Mrs. Sallie Mae Fleming, mother, Brosstown

Pvt. George C. Gardner, Mrs. Christine V. Gardner, wife, 90 Cemetery Street, Rte. 2, Concord

Pfc. Julian T. Greenway, Mrs. Mary O. Greenway, mother, Rte. 3, Henderson

Pvt. Floyd A. Gregg, Mrs. Jennie Gregg, mother, Rte. 1, Swannanoa

S/Sgt Hubert Harris, Mrs. Minia J. Harris, mother, Rte. 2, Hamlet

Pfc. John G. Hauser, Mrs. Betty A. Hauser, mother, Franklin

Pfc. Ernest O. Hill, Mrs. Marie E. Hill, wife, 1403 Berwick, Greensboro

Pvt. Paul P. Holland, James N. Holland, father, Rte. 1, Morganton

S/Sgt. Charles M. Hurley, Mrs. Esther W. Hurley, 409 St. John, Burlington

Sgt. Harold B. Jarrett, Mrs. Lovanna F. Jarrett, mother, 57 E. Hill St., Salesbury

Pvt. Clinton W. Jenkins, Mrs. Ollie Jenkins, mother, Rte. 2, Marion

Pfc. Earl D. Keller, Mrs. Eva C. Keller, mother, Jonas Ridge

1st Lt. Richard B. Knapp, Charles N. Knapp, father, 221 S. Caswell St., Charlotte

Major Leland L. Lambe, Mrs. Louise E. Lambe, wife, 516 N. Poplar St., Charlotte

2nd Lt. Robert McGlehon, Mrs. Don A. McGlehon, mother, 246 Hoover St., Asheboro

Pfc. Walter M. Morris, Mrs. Mollie F. Morris, mother, Rte. 2, Roxboro

Pfc. George P. Pipkin, Jr., Mrs. Lillian T. Pipkin, mother, 15 N. Craven, New Bern

Navy:

Lt. John Edmund Barry, Jr., USNR, died, Mrs. Olive Elizabeth Barry, wife, Pinehurst; Mrs. 
Presley Mills, aunt, 748 Princess St., Wilmington

Pvt. Ronald Carter, USMCR, wounded, Stanley W. Carter, father, Weaverville

Pfc. Holten Dail, USMCR, wounded, Mrs. Julia R. Dail, mother, Ayden

Pfc. Robert L. Harris, USMCR, died, Mrs. Octavia Woodruff, mother, Star Rte., Roanoke Rapids

Aviation Radioman 2C Jasper Ray Phillips, USNR, died, (previously reported missing on 
report of Naval casualties 8-23-44), Mrs. Clarabel Louise Phillips, wife, USN Air Station, 
Weeksville, Elizabeth City

S/Sgt. Woodrow W. Rogers, USMC, wounded, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Rogers, parents, 
Whittier 



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