Soldier News continued, 1944

WOJG Alfred Rosenstein Appoint Assistant Adjutant

Bainbridge News & Republican, August 17, 1944

 

 

WOJG Alfred Rosenstein

 

WOJG Alfred J. Rosenstein, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Rosenstein, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], has been recently appointed assistant adjutant at Camp Headquarters, Camp Barkeley, Texas.  Mr. Rosenstein enlisted in the regular Army in April of 1939 for two years foreign service.  He was stationed in Hawaii and was attached to Headquarters of Harbor Defenses at Pearl Harbor.  Upon completion of his hitch in June, 1941, Mr. Rosenstein returned to the States where he re-enlisted and was sent to New Orleans Port of Embarkation.  He remained there until he was transferred to Barkeley a short time ago. 

 

1st Lt. Edwin Holloway Receives Three Citations

Bainbridge News & Republican, August 17, 1944

 

Fifth Air Force, Southwest Pacific:  First Lieut. Edwin L. Holloway, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Holloway, of Bainbridge R.D. 3 [Chenango Co., NY], has been awarded the Purple Heart, the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and the Distinguished Flying Cross.  The officer is a pilot with the "Jolly Rogers," heavy bomber group, which operates in the Southwest Pacific as a part of the Fifth Air Force.  Before Winning his wings as a pilot he attended Rutgers University.  The crew of his bomber has been credited with shooting down five Zeros, two of which were termed probable, and three as definite.

 

Elvin Shapley Promoted

Bainbridge News & Republican,  August 17, 1944

 

T/5 Elvin Shapley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Shapley, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], and husband of Mrs. Elvin Shapley, of Livingston Manor, has been promoted to technician 4th grade at the Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Okla., where he is a member of the 170th Field Artillery Battalion.

 

Sgt. Robert Baker & Pfc. Joseph Day Die from Wounds

Bainbridge News & Republican, August 17, 1944

 

Word was received last week of deaths from wounds of two Company F boys on the island of Saipan in the Pacific.  They are Sergeant Robert C. Baker and Private First Class Joseph C. Day.  Both were members of Company F, 106th Infantry.