Soldier News continued - 1942

Miles Harrington Safe at Pearl Harbor

Bainbridge News & Republican, Jan. 15, 1942

 

Mrs. Lynn Merchant, of Sidney, has received a letter from her nephew, Miles Harrington, of the U.S. Navy, who was at Pearl Harbor at the time of the surprise attack by the Japs.  He escaped injury.  Miles, who is the son of Rufus Harrington, of Otego [Otsego Co..,  NY', spent his boyhood days in the Rogers Hollow area. 



William Tillson Slightly injured

Bianbridge News & Republican, Jan. 22, 1942

 

Howard  J. Tillson, of Morris, R.D.1 [Otsego Co., NY], is the recipient of a telegram signed by the adjutant general's office in Washington.  The telegram read:  "The secretary of War desires me to express his deep regret that your son, William P. Tillson, was slightly wounded in action in defense of his country in the Philippine Islands, Dec. 9."  Private Tillson enlisted in August, 1940, for service in the air corps and went to the Philippines about a year ago. 

Pvt. George Arakelian Called Back

Bainbridge News & Republican, Jan. 29, 1942

 

Pvt. George Arakelian, formerly of Camp Blanding, and for the past three months on the reserve list, has been called by the Army and has left for Ft. Niagara, where he will be assigned to active duty.  Pvt. Arakelian was one of the many draftees of over 28 who were released by the service during the general discharge of nearly all the selectees in that age bracket.  Pvt. Arakelian is a brother of Mrs. Claude Butler of this village. 

 

Mahoney Brothers Enlist in Army

Bainbridge News & Republican, Feb. 12, 1942

 

Daniel L. Mahoney and Robert J. Mahoney, sons of Mr. and Mrs. John Mahoney, of South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], have enlisted in the U.S. Army and left for Fort Niagara last week.  Dan has been employed at Dude's barber shop, Bainbridge, and Bob was chef at the Central Hotel last Summer.  Both are graduates of Bridgewater High School and they are grandsons of the late Edward L. Fallahee, former well-known cigar manufacturer of Binghamton.

 

Gunner Wahlberg Receives Rank of Lieutenant

Bainbridge News & Republican, September 17, 1942

 

Mr. and Mrs. John Wahlberg and Mr. and Mrs. George Kaufinger received announcements of the graduation of Gunner Wahlberg, son of the former, from the bombardier Air School at Victoryville, Calif., with the rank of lieutenant.  He will serve as a bombardier.  When he enlisted in the U.S.A. he was employed at the "Moses Cronk Co." in Guilford.  He is a Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] boy.

 

Clifford Smith Joins Navy

Bainbridge News & Republican, October 1, 1942

 

Another new Navy man from Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] is Clifford Lewis Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis M. Smith of R.D.1.  A graduate of Bainbridge Central High School in 1940, Clifford attended the Sidney Vocational School for one year following his graduation and was then employed in the local Separator Co., where he worked up to his enlistment.  In school, Clifford was active in athletics, playing basketball and managing baseball teams; in addition, he was a member of the Echo yearbook staff, of Press Club and of Art Club.  Clifford enlisted in the Navy on Sept. 15 and left one week later for Binghamton, where he entrained for Albany where he was sworn into the service.  He is now at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station.  Clifford has an older brother, Stanley, who entered the Army on Sept. 24.