Soldier News continued - 1945

Killed, Missing in Action, Wounded

Bainbridge News & Republican, January 25, 1945

 

Recent War Department messages report one Chenango County man killed, four wounded and one missing in action, all in the European theatre.

 

Reported killed is Pvt. Adam E. Bryden, husband of Mrs. Leta M. Bryden, Bainbridge.

 

Those who were wounded in France and Germany are:

Pfc. James R. Johnson, son of Mrs. Edith Johnson, Norwich.

 

Pvt. John P. Conroy son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis D. Conroy, Norwich.  Private Conroy was serving with a field artillery unit and is now hospitalized in France.  He has been overseas three months.

 

Staff Sgt. Lawrence Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Thompson, Norwich, wounded in Germany Dec. 5.

 

Pvt. Donald C. Harvey, husband of Mrs. Marion Harvey, Norwich, wounded in France.  He is now in a base hospital in France.

 

A telegram received by Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Tarbell, of Earlville, reports that their son, Sgt Warren Tarbell, is missing in action in Germany.



 

Otto Neidlinger Returns to Duty

Bainbridge News & Republican, January 18, 1945

Otto G. Neidlinger, AOM 3/C, who had been spending a leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto F. Neidlinger, after serving with the Pacific Fleet for a number of months, has returned to the West Coast.  Petty Officer Neidlinger wears two service ribbons with four Bronze Stars.

 

S/Sgt. Louis Finch Returns to Outfit

Bainbridge News & Republican, January 18, 1945

 

Good news was received by Doris Sherman Finch Saturday noon when a telegram arrived from the War Department stating that her husband, S/Sgt. Louis W. Finch, who had been reported missing in action since Oct. 23, had rejoined his outfit on Jan. 1.  Staff Sergeant Finch, gunner on a Liberator, was reported missing while flying from his base out of Italy.

 

Jack Hawkins Home from Overseas

Bainbridge News & Republican, January 18, 1945

 

 

Jack V Hawkins

 

Jack V. Hawkins, Cox., U.S.N.R., accompanied by his wife of Springfield, Mass. has returned to Boston for re-assignment after spending a leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hawkins, in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  Petty Officer Hawkins was granted a 30-day leave after serving 21 months overseas.  He took part in five invasions, North Africa, Sicily, Salerno, Anxio and Normandy.  He wears two ribbons--American Theatre and European Theatre, with five stars.  He also was awarded a British citation during the invasion of Normandy.  The young sailor had a number of narrow escapes.

 

Edwin Jones Missing in Action

Bainbridge News & Republican, January 25, 1945

 

Word was received by Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Burnside, of Masonville, on Monday from Mrs. Edwin N. Jones, who lives in Louisiana, that her husband was reported missing in action in Europe on Dec. 17, 1944.  Sergeant Jones is a nephew of Mr. Burnside and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Jones of East Masonville [Delaware Co., NY].  He enlisted in the Army in 1936 and at that time saw two years service in Hawaii.  He re-enlisted in 1939 after being out of the Army two years and has been in service since.  For some time he was stationed in Louisiana with an infantry training unit and it was while there that he was married. 

 

Douglas Neidlinger Completes Special Course

Bainbridge News & Republican, January 25, 1945

 

An air service command ordnance depot in England:  Pfc. Douglas L. Neidlinger, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], is a driver who gets his bombs through because he knows what makes his truck tick.  He was recently awarded a certificate of proficiency after completing a special course on the maintenance of the big trucks which haul bombs and gasoline to the Fortresses blasting Germany.  With scores of other drivers here at this Air Service Command ordnance depot he spent hours at blackboard drill and actual road demonstrations learning methods to prevent breakdown from "deadlining" his truck.  Pfc. Neidlinger is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto F.  Neidlinger, of Bainbridge.  Before entering the Air Forces in January 1943 he was employed by Co-op G.L.F. in Bainbridge as a truck driver and general helper.  He has three brothers in the service, Sgt. Frederick Neidlinger, of Aberdeen, Md.; Earl K. Neidlinger, Mo. M.M. 3/C, Otto G. Neidlinger, AOM C/3.

 

John Hulbert Writes Poem

Bainbridge News & Republican, January 25, 1945

 

 

John G. Hulbert, Y 3/C

In Pacific Area

 

RECONVERSION

by John George Hulbert, Y 3/C

 

When Bugles Sound Their Final Notes

And Bombs Explode No More

When We Return to What We Did

Before We Went to War

The Sudden Shift in Status

In the Ladder of Success,

Might Make Some Worthy Gentleman

Feel Like an Awful Mess.

 

Just Think of Some Poor Captain

Minus His Silver Bars,

Standing Behind a Counter,

Selling Peanuts and Cigars,

And Think of All the Majors

With Their Oak Leaves Far Behind

And the Uniforms They're Wearing

Are the Western Union Kind.

 

Shed a Tear for Some Poor Colonel

If He Doesn't Feel Himself, Jerking Sodas Isn't Easy

When Your "Eagle's" on the Shelf,

'Tis a Bitter Pill to Swallow

'Tis a Matter for Despair,

Being Messengers and Clerks Again

A Mighty Cross to Bear.

 

So Be Kind to Working People

That You Meet Where E'er You Go

For the Guy That's Washing Dishes

May be Your Old C.O.