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FATHER MOTHER AND SON
Claude M. Stokes was born in Fairmont, Indiana, Feb. 11, 1893. He enlisted in the United States Army April 16, 1917, at Spring- field, Illinois. He was sent to Belleville, Illinois, for about ten months, and then was trans- ferred to Houston, Texas.
Claude M. Stokes
He sailed for Liverpool, England, May 27, 1918, and served in the ordinance department, 123rd Field Artillery, 33rd Division. It took fourteen days to make this crossing, they spent a few days in England and then crossed the English Channel for France, where he soon entered the front lines in the St. Mihiel offen- sive September 12-16, 1918. Muese-Argonne offensive September 26 to October 11.
He made the hike into Germany and served in the Army of Occupation from Jan. 1, 1919, to April 12 the same year. He arrived back in the United States, May 24, 1919, and was dis- charged from Camp Grant, June 8, 1919. His serial number was 1378416.
He returned to Chicago Heights, Illinois, and resumed his regular line of work as an
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iron worker. He was married to Miss Golda M. Roush, August 28, 1919, and to this union were born one son, Claude, Jr., and two daughters, Marjorie and Wandalee.
He moved to Hammond, Indiana, October 13, 1924, and was employed by the Northern Indiana Public Service Company, and at the present time, he is still employed by this com- pany. Claude says they are a good company to work for. His social security number is 306-10-3681.
Comrade Stokes became a member of the Edward H. Larsen Post in July, 1939, and has been a very active member ever since. He was Trustee of the Post for three years, a member of the Degree Team, and also District Degree Team Chairman. Stokes was one of the Trus- tees who was active in creating a home fund, and was still Trustee when he saw this fund buy the present V. F. W. Home at 536 Sibley street. The Trustees, who served during this period, should be proud of their accomplish- ment.
Claude Stokes
Claude M. Stokes, Jr. was born November 4, 1920 in Chicago Heights, Illinois, and was educated in the Hammond schools. He is the son of Claude and Golda Stokes who reside at the present time at 411 Highland street, Ham- mond, Indiana.
Claude, Jr. was inducted into the United States Army November 23, 1942 and was sent to Camp Atterbury, Indiana. On June 19, 1943 he was sent to Nashville, Tenn. for
maneuvers. On September 14 he was trans- ferred to Camp Breckenridge, Kentucky and is still there. He holds the rating of Private first class and is in the 330th Infantry Anti Tank Company.
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Mrs. Golda Stokes
Mrs. Golda Stokes was born September 23, 1900 at Gilman, Illinois and educated in the schools there. She is the daughter of Albert and Sarah Roush of Dalton, Illinois.
She was married to Claude M. Stokes, Aug- ust 28, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois and lived in Chicago Heights until 1924, then moved to Hammond, Indiana, and in 1931 they moved to Hobart, Indiana and back to Hammond in 1936 and still live here.
To this union were born one son, Claude, Jr. who is now serving in the United States Army - two daughters: Wandalee who is still at home and Mrs. Marjorie Million who also lives in Hammond, one grandchild Dian Million.
Mrs. Stokes leads the entire Ladies' Aux- iliary in the sale of the first volume of history books of the Larsen Post. Second in number was. Mrs. Jennie Fritz and third was Mrs. Thomas McGreevy.
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FATHER AND SON
LOUIS B. BARTON World War No. 1
Louis B. Barton was born May 29, 1896, in Mayville, New York. He was the son of Byron and Emma Barton of Mayville.
He enlisted in the United States Army Feb- ruary 25, 1918, at Westfield, N. Y., and went to Camp Devons, Ayer, Mass., then to Camp Dix, Long Island, N. Y. He embarked for Liverpool, England, March 29, 1918, and arrived on April 16th; from there they went to Dover by train, crossed the Channel and landed in Calais, France.
He served with the 308th Ambulance Com- pany, 302nd Sanitary Train, 77th Division. He arrived on the front lines in Baccarat Sec- tor, June 21 and remained there until August 4th, Vesle Sector, August 11-18; Oise-Aisne offensive, August 18-September 16; Meuse Argonne, September 26-November 11, 1918.
He sailed from Brest, France, April 20, 1919, and landed in New York May 6th, and went to Camp Upton, Long Island, N. Y., discharged there May 12, 1919.
He enlisted in the New York Constabulary February 1, 1921, and served five months; came to Hammond, Indiana, in July, 1921, and was employed as a salesman for the Bun- nell Motor Company.
He was married to Miss Roverta Pugh, who was the daughter of Delbert and Ruth Pugh of Hammond, March 1, 1922. To this union were born one son, Warren B., who is now
serving in the Army Air Corps, and one daughter, Ruth, who is a student of the Ham- mond High School, and also a student of the Beverly Hills Art Class in Chicago, Illinois.
Comrade Barton is employed at the Tublar Alloy Steel Corp. as an investigator in the plant at Gary, Indiana. He is a member of the following Masonic bodies: Garfield Lodge No. 569, F. & A. M .; Hammond Chapter No. 117, Scottish Rite, Valley of South Bend, In- diana, and is a Charter Member of the Edward H. Larsen Post.
WARREN B. BARTON World War No. 2
Warren B. Barton was born January 24, 1923, in Hammond, Indiana. The first school he attended was the Kenwood school, and graduated from Hammond High School in 1942, and then took up a short course in the Hammond Technical school for the govern- ment.
He is the son of Louis and Roverta Barton of Hammond and has lived at 6626 Meadow Lane avenue for the past 18 years. He is a member of the DeMolay and also the First Presbyterian Church in Hammond. He also played in the Hammond High School Band.
He enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps February 21, 1943, and is now at Shep- pherd Field, Wichita Falls, Texas.
Before entering the service he was employed by General American Transportation Corp. as an inspector and was with them until he entered the service.
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Hammond V. F. W. Post Burns Mortgage
From Hammond Times, February 23, 1942
State and District Officers of the V. F. W. were guests of the Edward H. Larsen Post No. 802, of Hammond, Indiana, at yesterday's party, celebrating Washington's birthday, and the last payment on the Post's home at 536 Sibley street.
The mortgage goes up in smoke in the pic- ture above and the firemen are, left to right: Trustee John K. Fischer, Post Commander William F. Boyd, Past Commander Walter Klamm and Past Quartermaster Frank Trip- inski.
Guests at the party, which were concluded
with a dance last night, included William Lacey of Fort Wayne, Indiana, State Depart- ment Commander; and Charles Dickerson of Gary, Indiana, District Commander.
A highlight of the afternoon program was a talk by Mrs. E. Shumacher, a nurse, and President of the Auxiliary of the V. F. W., Post 2432, at Honolulu. She was attending church in Honolulu when the Japs attacked the city and Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7th. She told how she turned the church into a hospital and helped care for the wounded.
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Pictures Taken in 1927 - George Hopper was Commander of Post
You will note note the snappy uniforms that the boys are wearing. It was the year that General Pershing was in Indianapolis on June 30th and viewed the giant parade from a stand at the northwest corner of Meridian and Michigan streets. It was Pershing who wanted to know who that snappy group was that was passing the reviewing stand and he was told that it was the V. F. W. Group from Ham-
mond, Indiana. Edward Larsen Post No. 802.
When Calvin Coolidge, who was then Presi- dent of the United States, dedicated Wicker Park and the snappy Larsen Post boys showed up, he too, wanted to know who that snappy group of boys were and was told that it was the V. F. W. boys from the Larsen Post in Hammond.
Left to right: Francis P. Dugan Tom O'Donnell Isadore Levin Joe Russell
All three of these pictures were taken in Indianapolis, Ind. June 30, 1927.
Left to right: Tom O'Donnell Thomas J. Kemp Walter Klamm Francis P. Dugan George L. Koontz Edward N. Maginot Everett V. Reginer George H. Jolly Earl R. Barnes Train Porter Walter Kubiak
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Left to right: Walter Klamm Francis P. Dugan Margaret Weis Marie Fenstermaker Irene Weis Mrs. Walter Kubiak Walter Kubiak
NS OF FOREIG
WAR
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THE UNITED
GAS LIQUID AND AIR
The brainless professors of our nation, Sure made a mess of our gas ration.
We have gas they say, we just want to save your tire.
To visit the sick you must walk or get a cab that's for hire.
Our soldiers home on leave must be sick, and they have to see Mr. Hall,
Who investigates your case and says, give him five gallons and that's all.
While the politicians get plenty, and with tanks that are full,
Drive all over these United States throwing the bull.
Going from town to town promising things they can't fulfil and throwing mud at each other.
But a soldier home on a few days leave gets five gallons to bury his Dear dead Mother.
-WM. KROKOSKI Chaplain, Post 802 V.F.W.
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BRINGING IN A PRISONER
First Bn., 312th Infantry Patrol, brings in prisoners found in Boult, France. The prisoner is saluting 1st Lieut Pfeffer. Boult-aux-Bois, November 3, 1918.
The American soldier on the extreme left is Paul A. Bobinsky, a member at the present time of the Larsen Post.
MOVING TROOPS FROM THE ST. MIHIEL FRONT TO THE ARGONNE FOREST
BLANCHISSERIE
TAK
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The American soldier just beneath the arrow in this picture is John W. Blume, the present Historian of the Larsen Post. The pic- ture was taken about the first of October, 1918, moving Rainbow Division troops to the Argonne Forest. Blume entered the front lines
in the Argonne on October 14, 1918, and on the 19th he was sent back to Base Hospital No. 48, at Mars, France. He was burnt with mustard and was also gassed with Phosgeyne Gas. He was in Base 48 when the Armistice was signed.
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THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN AT 528 STATE STREET IN JANUARY, 1936
Earl J. Snyder was Commander. In one of the regular meetings Harry D. Galiher made a motion on the floor that John W. Blume be appointed chairman of a membership drive, the motion was seconded and it carrier.
John W. Blume appointed Harry D. Gali- her and Walter Klamm as captains in this drive, each choosing the men they wanted to help them in the drive for new members. The Post had been very low in membership and it was the greatest drive they ever made. Every member worked, and worked hard.
The night this picture was taken 67 new
members were taken into the Post, and the drive continued until over a hundred members were taken into the Post in this drive. That was the beginning of the upward swing of the Larsen Post. Now they own their own home at 536 Sibley street and have about $12,000 in cash and Government Bonds, and they are going stronger now than ever.
This Post has the Champion Degree Team in the State of Indiana and has held it since 1936 and are still holding that title. It is known all over the State as being the best V. F. W. Post in the State.
THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN IN THE CLUB ROOM AT 5619 CALUMET AVENUE IN 1939
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The Edward H. Larsen Ritual Team
In June, 1936, the Post organized a Ritual team which was very active in all parts of the district. Having been called upon to take part in the Institution of new Posts at LaPorte and Gary and was also very active in cooperating with all Posts of the district. The team also went to Illinois towns in the initiation cere- monies of new recruits for the years 1936- 37-38.
At this time they were Champions of the district and were awarded the District Trophy by Department Commander Joseph Kraft. In the year 1938 they won the State Title over Indianapolis at the Department Encampment at Kokomo, the following year, 1939, at Evansville and 1940 at Lafayette and 1941 at Michigan City and the team is still very active, and promise to hold the title again for
1943. You can count on this group to carry on.
At Kokomo Encampment, 1938: Com- mander Curtis Bundy, Sr. V. John K. Fischer, Jr. V. C. James Dugan, Chaplain John W. Blume, O. D. Walter Klamm, Sentry Charles A. Klaubo, Deceased Soldier Fritz Nelson, Q. M. Allen Barnett, Adj. Noah L. Berger, Guard Edward M. Pinney, Wounded Soldier Henry W. Carr.
At Evansville Encampment, 1939: Com- mander Curtis Bundy, Sr. V. C. John K. Fischer, Jr. V. James Dugan, Chaplain John W. Blume, O. D. Walter Klamm, Sentry Charles A. Klaubo, Deceased Soldier Noah L. Berger, Q. M. Allen Barnett, Adj. Frank Tripinski, Guard Edward M. Pinney, Wounded Soldier Henry W. Carr.
INS OF FOREIGN
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Top row, left to right: John K. Fischer, Henry W. Carr, Richard B. Judd, Raymond Willison, Milton Morris, Claude M. Stokes, James J. Dugan.
Bottom row, left to right: Owen Knerr, Walter Klamm, Noah L. Berger, Frank Tri- pinski, Edward M. Pinney.
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A GROUP OF THE LADIES' AUXILIARY OF EDWARD H. LARSEN POST This picture was taken in 1942
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Left to right, upper row: Gertrude Buckle, Tassie Boyd, Golda Stokes, Kathryn Larsen, Luella Snyder, Clara Buck, Lillian Carr, Vir- ginia Smith and Cecile Krokoski.
Left to right, lower row: Viola Jones, Dorothy Sauer, Anna Mulvey (Gold Star Mother), Constance Bobinsky and Sue Klamm.
DEDICATED To the Memory of E. M. PINNEY and ED. HITZEMAN
Two of our comrades are now at rest In doing their duties they gave their best We are all very sorry they are gone But I know they want us to carry-on
The work they done we all can see One as past Commander the other as Trustee They helped to give our Post a good name Let all of us strive to do the same.
-WM. KROKOSKI Chaplain, Post 802 V.F.W.
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Officers of the Ladies' Auxiliary of Edward H. Larsen Post 1943-1944
Lower front row, left to right: Ruth Casey, Chaplin, Jennie Fritz, Conductress, Lillian Knerr, Junior Vice President, Gertrude Buckle, President, Julia Pagett, Senior Vice President, Tassie Boyd, Trustee, Nora Fischer, Pianist.
Standing, left to right: Verna Hansen, Color Bearer, Lillian Carr, Color Bearer, Bessie Brough, Treasurer, Viola Jones, Patriotic In- structress, Goldie Stokes, Secretary, Ethel Willison, Color Bearer, Virginia Smith, Color Bearer.
DEDICATED To the Memory of CHARLES ALBERT MCKINNEY
Just a week ago today Another Comrade passed away Comrade Mckinney was his name Came from Alabama to win fortune and fame
While walking beside the road near the prairie He was hit by a car and died in the infirmary Post 802 their duties did perform And his brother came and took his body Home.
-WM. KROKOSKI Chaplain, Post 802 V.F.W.
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GOLD STAR MOTHERS
KATHERINE M. LARSEN
Katherine M. Larsen
Katherine M. Larsen was born in Ireland, November 2, 1864, married in Chicago to Peter M. Larsen in 1888, and to this union there were born six children, all being born in Chicago. The family moved to Hammond in 1906.
John J. was a World War Veteran and Edward H. Larsen, for whom the Post was named, served his country in France in 1918. In the battle of Chateau Thierry, Edward was gassed, and due to exposure, he became ill and was taken to a field hospital where he passed away, October 16, 1918.
Mrs. Katherine Larsen passed away March 21, 1933. She was a Charter member of the Ladies Auxiliary of The Edward H. Larsen Post and was accorded full military honors at the funeral. Mr. Larsen is still hale and hearty, living at 6136 Garfield avenue in Hammond.
MRS. ANNA MULVEY
Mrs. Anna Mulvey was born in Ireland and came to the United States in 1885, settling in Connecticut, and later in Chicago. There she met Frank Mulvey, who was also a native of Ireland, and they were married. Mr. Mulvey was employed by the Grasselli Chemical Com- pany of East Chicago in 1912.
They moved from Chicago to Hammond, where they bought a home at 530 Indiana avenue - Mrs. Mulvey is still living there. Mr. Mulvey died in September, 1932.
Mrs. Anna Mulvey
Mr. and Mrs. Mulvey adopted a son when he was 22 months old and named him Lawr- ence F. Mulvey. He was reared in Hammond and at the age of 18, on his birthday, Septem- ber 7, 1917, he enlisted in the United States Army. He was in Company C, 166th Regi- ment, 42nd Division, known as the Rainbow Division. He died in action August 1, 1918; his body was returned to Hammond and buried in St. Joseph Cemetery.
Mrs .. Mulvey is still enjoying good health, is a member of St. Joseph Church, spends a great deal of time visiting friends, quilts and rolls bandages at St. Margaret's Hospital. She gets a great deal of pleasure in having her friends visit her. She is also a Charter Mem- ber of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Larsen Post.
MRS. MARGARET L. BENT
Mrs. Margaret L. Bent was born in County Caven, Ireland, May 24, 1869. She came to the United States in 1888, settling in the State of New York; in 1893 she came to Chicago, Illinois.
She was married to Peter Bent and to this
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union were born nine children: Peter, John, Mary, Elizabeth, Francis, Gerald, Alice, George and Catherine. Gerald died in infancy and Francis lost his life in the World War of 1917-1918.
Francis was employed at the Standard Oil Company at Whiting, Indiana, and when war was declared by the United States, he enlisted. He was with Company B, 131st Infantry (known as Chicago's Old Dandy First). He
Mrs. Margaret L. Bent
was wounded at St. Mihiel, France, and later returned to the Army of Occupation in Ger- many and died while serving his country there.
His remains were returned to the United States, being the first to be returned here for burial. His Comrades, and the public in gen- eral, paid the greatest tribute to him than any soldier every buried in Lake County. Services were held from the City Hall in East Chicago, then to St. Mary's Church, then to Calvary Cemetery in Gary, Indiana, for burial. Peter H. Bent also served his country with the 311th Field Signal Battalion, Black Hawk Division of Chicago.
Mrs. Peter Bent's two grandsons, serving in the present war, are Earl J. Lundwall of Ham- mond, an aerial gunner, and Corporal Robert Lane of Cleveland, Ohio, somewhere in the Pacific in active service.
Mrs. Bent died April 11, 1942, and was buried in Calvary Cemetery in Gary, Indiana.
CATHERINE PHILLIPS JAMES
Catherine Phillips James
Catherine Phillips James was born October 25, 1860, at Cardiff, Wales. She came to the United States November 6, 1881, and settled in Chicago, Illinois. She was married to Aaron E. James, February 11, 1882. They moved to Hammond in April, 1890. Mr. James died October 27, 1916, and Mother James died November 26, 1940. Mother James was a Charter Member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Edward H. Larsen Post and was very ac- tive in all of their affairs.
Her son, James, was born in Hammond, June 19, 1899. He made his home with his sister, Mrs. Robert Blaemire, ever since he was seven years old and until he entered the United States Army in 1917. He died Octo- ber 16, 1918, of wounds received in action. His body was returned to Hammond and buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.
There were 10 children in the James family and there are four still living.
Mrs. Anna Mulvey, the only living Gold Star Mother in the Edward H. Larsen Post, is still a very active member and a Charter Member of this organization. It was pioneers like Mrs. Mulvey that guided the destiny of this organization when it was in its infancy. The Post and the Auxiliary are proud of her, and honor her for the many fine things she has done for them.
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SHELLS FELL SO FAST HE COULDN'T EVEN EAT HARDTACK, SOLDIER SAYS
(St. Louis Globe-Democrat, St. Louis, Mo. Nov. 10, 1918)
Some of the difficulties encountered by an American soldier in eating meals under fire, described in a letter from John W. Blume of the One Hundred and Sixty-sixth Infantry to his brother M. W. Blume of New Franklin, Mo. Blume wrote from a hospital where he was suffering from burns caused by mustard gas. The letters follows:
"I am going to tell you how we enjoyed eating our supper one evening about ten days ago. There were four of us in a shell hole, and we had two cans of corned beef and some hardtack. We opened one can of beef and got out some hardtack, saving the rest for break- fast.
"We divided everything equally and had just started to eat from our mess kits when a high explosive shell landed near the pit and threw quantities of dirt over everything and spoiled our eats.
"Although we were pretty hungry, we de- cided to wait until they quit shelling, and then open up the breakfast. In about twenty minutes we thought the firing had ceased and we tackled the other can, and our hardtack. We had it all divided and were preparing to eat, when 'boom,' we were buried under dirt to our necks, and still no eats.
"We just had to give up eating for the time and waited till dark. Then some of us crawled out and got the rations off several of our boys who had been killed. This we were allowed to eat in peace.
"Another night we were out on patrol duty, twelve of us. We were looking for machine- gun nests and listening for any chance remark that might be dropped by the enemy. An- other boy and I understood some German and we advanced farther into No Man's Land. One of our boys coughed and the Germans began firing flares and shooting over us with machine guns. We flattened out in every gully we could find, and it seemed hours before we could move an inch. Then the flares went out and our lieutenant ordered us back into the trench."
ROBERT F. MEISSNER
Robert F. Meissner
Robert F. Meissner was born November 9, 1911 in Whiting, Indiana. He was educated in the Whiting grade and high school. He is the son of Edward and Anna Meissner of Whiting, Indiana. He is also a brother of our present Commander, Werner P. Meissner.
He was employed a short time by the Standard Oil Company of Whiting, and in 1933 he went to work for the Union Tank Car Company as a riveter and caulker, and was with them up until the time he entered the service of the United States Navy.
He enlisted June 3, 1942 and left for active duty July 10, he was sent to Norfolk, Vir- ginia for his boot training, and then was transferred to the 16th U. S. Naval Construc- tion Battalion. His rating was a ship-fitter second class Petty Officer. In June, 1943 he received a promotion to that of First Class Petty Officer.
He left San Diego, California for overseas duty September 29, 1942, and is now stationed in the Hawaiian Islands, he is also a member of the Edward H. Larsen Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and was accepted December 4, 1942.
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Pvts. Sapyta and Lanhorn are Prisoners of Germans
Lanhorn
Sapyta
Hammond Times, April 27, 1943
Pvt. John Robert Sapyta, 26, and Lemon A. Lanhorn, 24, both of Hammond, are re- ported safe following their capture by Gen. Erwin Rommel's Africa korps in combat in Tunisia.
Sapyta, in a letter which went through the German censorship system, informed his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Sapyta, 906 Con- key street, that "I hope to be home by Christ- mas of 1944 or sooner."
The German prisoner said he escaped injury in the north Africa battle and his letter al- layed the fears of his parents, who had pre- viously been notified that Sapyta was mis- sing in action since Feb. 17.
In his communication he asked for candy, cigarets and razor blades, having lost a supply of the latter during desert fighting.
Sapyta was employed as an iron construc- tion worker before his army induction two years ago. He attended Maywood school here.
A brother, Pvt. Stanley Sapyta, who was inducted three weeks ago, has been trans- ferred to the army air base at Greensboro, N. C. for basic training. Sapyta is a former Hammond Tech basketball player.
Notification that Lanhorn was taken pris- oner by the Nazis was received by his mother Mrs. Florence Lanhorn, and his sister Mrs. Jesse Ellison, with whom he formerly lived at 4528 Ash avenue.
The Hammond soldier entered service on Oct. 17, 1941, and was one of the first Amer- icans in the expeditionary force to arrive in north Africa.
Cpl. Palka Overseas
Hammond Times, April 27, 1943
With about two months of military service to his credit, Cpl. Stanley Palka, 23, of Ham- mond, has now reached the rank of corporal and is sta- tioned with his army unit in Puerto Rico, according to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Palka, 1108 Cleveland Ave- nue.
Palka Before he left the United States, the Hammond soldier was stationed at Fort McClleland, Ala. A graduate of Hammond Technical high school, he was employed in the construction depart- ment of the Northern Indiana Public Service Company prior to induction into the army.
He reports that he gets the Hammond Times and reads every bit of it.
Webster Gets Service Bars
Hammond Times, April 27, 1943
With only six months navy service to his credit, Eugene Webster of Whiting, a fireman first class, has seen plenty of action in the Atlantic and African campaigns. For his work with the navy, has been given Atlantic and Af- rican service bars.
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