Capt. E.P. Danforth in Honolulu
Bainbridge News & Republican, July 24, 1941
[four months prior to Pearl Harbor]
[four months prior to Pearl Harbor]
Capt. and Mrs. E.P. Danforth are temporarily settled in Honolulu, where Captain Danforth has been assigned to the eye, ear, nose and throat service to the Tripler General Hospital.
S/Sgt. Marion O. Dietrich, of the 8th Armored Division, arrived at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wilcox, Nov. 18, after being discharged at Fort Dix, N.J. Serving 14 months overseas, Staff Sergeant Dietrich as attached to the 3rd, the 7th and the 9th Army. In January of 1945, he suffered from frozen feet in France and while crossing the Rhine with the 7th Army he was wounded in the arm and leg by shrapnel. He wears the European ribbon with three battle stars, Purple Heart with cluster, Bronze Star Medal, and Good Conduct Medal.
Capt. Ben L. Dodge has returned to his home here [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY] on terminal leave from the Army, and has resumed his practice. Serving as battalion surgeon of an Amphibious Engineer Group, he was stationed for 32 months in numerous places in the New Guinea Area and the Philippines. He wears the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon with two stars and arrowhead, and the Philippine Liberation ribbon with two stars.
The first Bainbridge soldier to re-enlist in the Army is Pfc. Walter Parsons, son of Mayor John A. Parsons and Mrs. Parsons, who returned to the States Nov. 8 after serving 37 months in the European Theatre. Private Parsons served in England, North Africa, Sardinia, Sicily, Corsica and Italy. he wears the European ribbon with three stars. After he was discharged in Italy, he re-enlisted in the Army for three years' duty in the China Theatre. Following a 90-day furlough, he will report for active duty. On Nov. 15, in Charleston, S.C., he was untied in marriage to Miss Mary Grace Kiernan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kiernan, of Flushing L.I. The bridal couple arrived in Bainbridge Wednesday of last week.
Presentation of his honorable discharge certificate at the Army Air Forces separation station at this field today marked the completion of 48 months of service in the armed forces by Cpl. Svend Nymann. One of more than 22,000 men released from service with the AAF to date at this separation station, he served as a machinist in the United States. At the time of his separation, appreciation for his services was expressed in a message from Brig. Gen. Y.H. Taylor, commanding general of Drew Field, stating "The Army Air Forces deeply appreciates your services. You have helped to make it possible for the aerial combat arm to contribute immeasurable to victory."
S/Sgt. W.B. Shipman was discharged on Nov. 17, after nearly four years of Army service, three years of which were spent overseas. S/Sgt. Shipman served with the 505th Reg. Coast Artillery in England, Africa, the invasion of Italy, in Corsica and France. He is entitled to wear the African and European Campaign Ribbons, with four bronze stars and the Good Conduct Medal.+
Wilbur R. Smith, ship's service man B, second class, Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], helped, while serving aboard the troop transport USS Anne Arundel, write the pages of that ship's history--a history which credits her with North Atlantic convoy runs, four invasions in the European and Mediterranean theatres, and troop-carrying trips to various forward area ports in the Pacific. Commissioned in September, 1941, the Anne Arundel took part in amphibious landings at North Africa, Sicily and southern and northern France. Between amphibious operations, she carried troops from the States to European and Mediterranean ports. Returning to the states in November, 1944, for repairs and overhaul, she later proceeded to the Pacific where she twice served as an evacuation ship for wounded fighting men, and where she was under Jap air attack last May. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Nov. 29, 1941]
Clarence Paul Carman, QM 2/C, arrived at his home Sunday after receiving his discharge at Lido Beach, L.I., on Dec. 1. Petty Officer Carman took part in the invasion of the Philippines the invasion and entire campaign of Okinawa, and the occupation of Japan. He was recently confined to a hospital in Yokohama suffering from malaria and jungle rot of the feet.
Sunday, Nov. 25, marked the fifth anniversary of the first call for army, when six men from Local Board No. 445, left by train for the induction station at Syracuse. The six men are listed as follows:
John Henry Race, of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], honorably discharged Oct. 10, 1945, served in the Normandy area in the European Theater where he was wounded in action. He was a small arms weapon mechanic.
George Roland James, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], is still in service and located in the states, after returning from Iraq.
Stanley Merton Miller, Greene [Chenango Co., NY], saw no active service and was discharged Sept. 12, 1944.
Maynard Clair Wentworth, of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], was killed in action on Sept. 10, 1944.
Leon Marion Hurlbert, of Guilford, was discharged on Nov. 11, 1944, after being connected with ordnance section for four years.
Arden Wayne Freed, of Guilford, was discharged on Aug. 22, 1945, after serving in the Pacific Theater being in the Guadalcanal and Solomons campaign.
S/Sgt. Marion O. Dietrich Discharged from Army
Bainbridge News & Republican, Nov. 29, 1945
S/Sgt. Marion O. Dietrich, of the 8th Armored Division, arrived at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wilcox, Nov. 18, after being discharged at Fort Dix, N.J. Serving 14 months overseas, Staff Sergeant Dietrich as attached to the 3rd, the 7th and the 9th Army. In January of 1945, he suffered from frozen feet in France and while crossing the Rhine with the 7th Army he was wounded in the arm and leg by shrapnel. He wears the European ribbon with three battle stars, Purple Heart with cluster, Bronze Star Medal, and Good Conduct Medal.
Capt. Ben L. Dodge Resumes Practice
Bainbridge News & Republican, Nov. 29, 1945
Capt. Ben L. Dodge has returned to his home here [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY] on terminal leave from the Army, and has resumed his practice. Serving as battalion surgeon of an Amphibious Engineer Group, he was stationed for 32 months in numerous places in the New Guinea Area and the Philippines. He wears the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon with two stars and arrowhead, and the Philippine Liberation ribbon with two stars.
Pfc. Walter Parsons Re-enlists
Bainbridge News & Republican, Nov. 29, 1945
The first Bainbridge soldier to re-enlist in the Army is Pfc. Walter Parsons, son of Mayor John A. Parsons and Mrs. Parsons, who returned to the States Nov. 8 after serving 37 months in the European Theatre. Private Parsons served in England, North Africa, Sardinia, Sicily, Corsica and Italy. he wears the European ribbon with three stars. After he was discharged in Italy, he re-enlisted in the Army for three years' duty in the China Theatre. Following a 90-day furlough, he will report for active duty. On Nov. 15, in Charleston, S.C., he was untied in marriage to Miss Mary Grace Kiernan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kiernan, of Flushing L.I. The bridal couple arrived in Bainbridge Wednesday of last week.
Cpl. Svend Nyman Discharged from Army
Bainbridge News & Republican, Nov. 29, 1945
Presentation of his honorable discharge certificate at the Army Air Forces separation station at this field today marked the completion of 48 months of service in the armed forces by Cpl. Svend Nymann. One of more than 22,000 men released from service with the AAF to date at this separation station, he served as a machinist in the United States. At the time of his separation, appreciation for his services was expressed in a message from Brig. Gen. Y.H. Taylor, commanding general of Drew Field, stating "The Army Air Forces deeply appreciates your services. You have helped to make it possible for the aerial combat arm to contribute immeasurable to victory."
S/Sgt. W.B. Shipman Receives Discharge
Bainbridge News & Republican, Nov. 29, 1945
S/Sgt. W.B. Shipman was discharged on Nov. 17, after nearly four years of Army service, three years of which were spent overseas. S/Sgt. Shipman served with the 505th Reg. Coast Artillery in England, Africa, the invasion of Italy, in Corsica and France. He is entitled to wear the African and European Campaign Ribbons, with four bronze stars and the Good Conduct Medal.+
Wilbur Smith on Famous Ship
Bainbridge News & Republican, Nov. 29, 1941
Wilbur R. Smith, ship's service man B, second class, Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], helped, while serving aboard the troop transport USS Anne Arundel, write the pages of that ship's history--a history which credits her with North Atlantic convoy runs, four invasions in the European and Mediterranean theatres, and troop-carrying trips to various forward area ports in the Pacific. Commissioned in September, 1941, the Anne Arundel took part in amphibious landings at North Africa, Sicily and southern and northern France. Between amphibious operations, she carried troops from the States to European and Mediterranean ports. Returning to the states in November, 1944, for repairs and overhaul, she later proceeded to the Pacific where she twice served as an evacuation ship for wounded fighting men, and where she was under Jap air attack last May. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Nov. 29, 1941]
Clarence Paul Carman Discharged from Navy
Bainbridge News & Republican, Dec. 6, 1945
Clarence Paul Carman, QM 2/C, arrived at his home Sunday after receiving his discharge at Lido Beach, L.I., on Dec. 1. Petty Officer Carman took part in the invasion of the Philippines the invasion and entire campaign of Okinawa, and the occupation of Japan. He was recently confined to a hospital in Yokohama suffering from malaria and jungle rot of the feet.
Five Years Since First Induction Group Left
Bainbridge News & Republican, Dec. 6, 1945
Sunday, Nov. 25, marked the fifth anniversary of the first call for army, when six men from Local Board No. 445, left by train for the induction station at Syracuse. The six men are listed as follows:
John Henry Race, of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], honorably discharged Oct. 10, 1945, served in the Normandy area in the European Theater where he was wounded in action. He was a small arms weapon mechanic.
George Roland James, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], is still in service and located in the states, after returning from Iraq.
Stanley Merton Miller, Greene [Chenango Co., NY], saw no active service and was discharged Sept. 12, 1944.
Maynard Clair Wentworth, of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], was killed in action on Sept. 10, 1944.
Leon Marion Hurlbert, of Guilford, was discharged on Nov. 11, 1944, after being connected with ordnance section for four years.
Arden Wayne Freed, of Guilford, was discharged on Aug. 22, 1945, after serving in the Pacific Theater being in the Guadalcanal and Solomons campaign.
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