Soldier News continued - 1946

S/Sgt. Edward Knight Receives Army Discharge

Bainbridge News & Republican, February 21, 1946

S/Sgt. Edward Danforth Knight, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Knight, 15 Juliand street [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], was discharged at Fort Dix, N.J., Feb. 17, after serving in the Army for 32 months, 15 months which was spent overseas in both the European and Pacific Theatres.

Serving with the 3186th Signal Service Bn., Sergeant Knight went to the European Theatre, landing in England.  While there, he visited Scotland and other places of interest in England, while on furlough.  The fore part of March, 1945, he left England for France, landing at LeHarve, and proceeded to Nancy where he joined the 7th Army.  With 15 other men he was put on detached service and left his outfit and was attached to the 74th and 72nd Signal Companies.  He crossed the Rhine with the 7th at Worms and continued with this army through Darmstadt, Wurzburg, Nurnberg Augsburg, Munich, in Germany; and then he went to Austria at Innsbruck and Salzburg.  While in Austria he also visited Brenner Pass.

He later re-joined his outfit at Wiesbaden, Germany, and left for Marseilles, France, from where he sailed for the Pacific Theatre the latter part of July via the Panama Canal, stopping off there overnight.  He arrived at Manila where he spent a month and later moved to Lingayen Gulf where he remained another month and then started for Japan where he landed the latter part of October at Osaka.  At Osaka, he was stationed at Koshein Stadium, which is just outside the city.  This stadium was built for the Olympics which of course were never held because of the war.  He remained at his station until his return to the States.  In Japan he served with both the 6th and 8th Armies. 

Sergeant Knight holds the E.T.O. ribbon with two stars, for the battles of the Rhineland and Central Germany, Good Conduct Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon, American Theatre Ribbon, Philippine Liberation Ribbon, and Victory Ribbon.

Clifford Smith Receives Discharge

Bainbridge News & Republican, February 21, 1946

Clifford Smith, M.M. 1/C was discharged at Lido Beach Feb. 13 and has arrived at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Smith after serving 42 months.  He served 19 months in the South Atlantic and then was transferred to the West Coast where he was assigned to the USS Coasters Harbor (AG74), remaining on this ship until his return for the discharge.  Petty officer Smith holds the Good Conduct Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon, American Theatre Ribbon, European Ribbon, and Victory Medal.

 

1st Lt. Henry Supplee Released from Army

Bainbridge news & Republican, February 21, 1946

 

1st Lt. Henry A. Supplee has recently been released from active duty with the Army Air Forces, 26 months of which were spent in the Southwest Pacific Area.  Lieut. Supplee enlisted in the Army during the summer of 1942.  Following a period of specialized training as an aircraft armorer at Buckley Field, Colorado, he was assigned to the 58th Fighter Group and stationed at numerous airfields before departing for the Pacific war zone, where his unit was assigned to the 5th Air Force.  In June, 1944, he was selected from his squadron for return to Australia for 16 months' training at Officers Candidate School.  In September he received his commission and following a month's hospitalization was assigned to the 13th Bomber Command, serving in new Guinea, Morotai, and the Philippines.  He was later promoted to first lieutenant.  During his service with the 13th Bomber command he served in the Executive, Operations and intelligence Sections.  Additional duties included assignments as Trial judge Advocate for special and General Courts-Martial.  He sailed from Manila on Nov. 20, arriving at his home in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] Jan. 2, from which time he has been on terminal leave.  Lieut. Supplee holds the Asiatic- Pacific Theatre ribbon with battle stars for the New Guinea, Northern Solomons, Bismark Archipelago, Southern Philippines, and Air Combat Borneo Campaign; also the Philippine Liberation and Good Conduct Ribbons.