Soldier News continued

Richard Rushton Best in Class

Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 21, 1941

 

It was announced by Lt. Marvin W. Scott, commanding officer of the Recruit Training Center, Paine Field, Everett, Wash., that Richard D. Rushton, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], a private in the Air Corps won the honor of being the best soldier out of a class of 50 men graduating from recruit training center September 20, 1941.  Lt. Scott said that Private Rushton along with the other 49 men of his company have served their six weeks of recruit training and have been returned to duty with the 54th Pursuit Group, stationed here.  Private Rushton, whose home is in Bainbridge, will receive an hour airplane ride for his accomplishments.  

 

Gordon Burton & Richard Phelps Join Service After War Declaration

Bainbridge News & Republican, Dec. 18, 1941

Gordon Burton, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Burton, Kirby street [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], has enlisted in the U.S. Navy and will leave Jan. 5.  For the past four years, Gordon  has been a salesman of Pharmaceuticals for the George A. Brown Co. of Kansas City.  After graduating from the Bainbridge High School, he attended the University of Buffalo.  A.L. Peters, of Rochester will take Gordon's position.

 

Richard Phelps, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Phelps, Pearl street [Bainbridge], has enlisted in the U.S. Army and left for his post Wednesday morning.  After a post-graduation course at Bainbridge High School, he has been employed in the laboratory of the Casein Company of America. 

 

These young men are the first ones to enlist from Bainbridge since the declaration of war and have the best wishes of all townspeople.

 

Defense Talk Given to School

Bainbridge News & Republican, Dec. 18, 1941

 

One of the first of a series of talks to prepare civilians in case of attack was given in B.C.H.S. auditorium last Friday.  Mr. Milton Simonds was the speaker.  He spoke of gases, how to recognize each one, the symptoms, and first aid measures to combat each.  He demonstrated the use of a gas mask explaining also how this protected the individual.  The care of a mask and how to determine if effective was also included.  Next Friday we shall be taught the method of extinguishing an incendiary bomb.  An actual bomb will be ignited and destroyed. 

 

Petty Officer Edwin DeLong Leaves Navy

Bainbridge News & Republican, Nov. 15, 1945

 

Edwin DeLong, R.M., 2/C son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin DeLong, of R.D.2, Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], was discharged from the Navy Oct. 25, after serving six years in the Atlantic and Pacific.  His ship was hit off Okinawa by a Jap suicide plane and badly damaged but it managed to limp back to Boston for repairs.  Petty Officer DeLong, who took part in the Normandy invasion, holds the European ribbon with three battle stars, American Defense, Asiatic-Pacific ribbon with two battle stars, and the Good Conduct Medal.