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ATTENTION, PLEASE ! !
This is the next to the last edition of The Cochituate JEEP. It has been an endeavor which has given all, who have in any way aided, a keen satisfaction in having had even a small part in making the JEEP possible throughout the past year. The letters from you service people have been ample assurance to your JEEP staff.
The great expression of goodwill by the townspeople, making it pos- sible for one hundred and ninety-
THURBER L. HANDLEY
With the SeaBees for 3 years, hav- ing been discharged Nov. 20, '45. Of this time he spent 18 months in the Aleutians and 51/2 months at Okin- awa. Earned the rating of chief MM. Thurber says that Lakeview Rd. is the finest spot he has seen in all the world.
seven of you to receive a twenty-five dollar War Bond, is also heartwarm- ing to all concerned,-a real friend- ly slap on the back. There is one assurance we want to give you re- garding these bonds, and that is each and every bond has been given vol- untarily. There was never an adver- tisement, no pressure brought to bear,-just plain goodwill from the folks at home, happy to make a little sacrifice for each and every one of you.
Twenty-five names are still in the fish bowl. There are only ten days before the last JEEP will be pub- lished. We hope that we may say that every last service man or woman was remembered with a bond by his townsfolk. Let's have it go down in history that Cochituate emptied its fish bowl !
SERVICEMEN'S COLUMN
Maj. George Bogren, who has been a patient at Lovell General Hospital, Fort Devens, is spending a sick leave with his family on W. Plain St.
EDWARD I. WHARTON He was discharged June 10, '45, with 3 years' service, in the Medics at Gunther Field, Ala.
Sylvester Landry, stationed in Germany, has been promoted to a corporal.
Pvt. Lawrence Ekdahl's serial number was incorrect in the last edi- tion of the JEEP. Instead of 38491989, it should read 31491989. Pardon the error.
Edward J. Burke, Cox., reported back to Fargo Building last week after his leave and was assigned to duty as a warden in the brig.
Sailor Bob Perry is at the Fargo Building awaiting his discharge.
Word has been received by Mrs. Jeannette (Rafus) Young that her husband, Thomas Young, is expect- ing to arrive home.
Pvt. Jack Baudreau has recently returned home on leave from camp.
Richard Biggins, S 2/c, has been transferred from the Fargo Bldg., Boston, Mass., to Melville, R. I.
Richard Kohler, Quartermaster 1/c, left yesterday to join the U. S. M. S. Training Ship, the American Mariner, in N. Y.
Anthony Romano, SC 3/c, is home on thirty-day leave after two years in the South Pacific.
Capt. Robert Robinson was oper- ated upon at the Cushing General Hospital, Framingham, on January 11th.
Former T/5 Louis Henry arrived in San Francisco on the USS Sara- toga from Pearl Harbor on Jan. 3rd. He was discharged at Ft. Devens 11 days later, after 3 years and 8 days of service with the Army.
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Pfc. MALCOLM A. TENNEY At present in Alaska with the Army Air Corps ground crew, AAC-AAB- SU., Sqdn. D, and has been in the service nearly two years.
SERVICEMEN'S COLUMN
The following is an item taken from Framingham News:
With the 1st Cavalry Division in Tokyo-Pfc. Bobby Merritt of Co- chituate, is now serving with the famous 1st Cavalry Division in the present occupation of the Nippon capital.
Overseas ten months, he is a vet- eran of two campaigns, and wears the Asiatic-Pacific theatre ribbon with two battle stars for Leyte and Luzon, and the Philippine Libera- tion ribbon with one star. He also wears the Army of Occupation rib- bon for Japan, and the Victory rib- bon.
As a civilian he attended the Co- chituate grammar school, and later was employed as a jockey and worked for E. A. Moran. After he is discharged he plans to train horses. He entered the U. S. Army Sept. 5, 1944. His mother, Mrs. Les- ter Merritt, resides at Cochituate.
CHIT-CHAT COLUMN
To my friends :
Happy new year, and thank you for the many happy hours I've spent reading the Jeep, also for that war bond at home waiting for me. It makes a fellow proud to have come
from such a nice little town as ours, and one of these days, this coming 1946, as I stroll downtown, stop at Benny Johnston's for a coke or Ger- ald's to pick up the evening papers -well-I'll be seeing you.
Sincerely yours, Robert Perodeau.
Many thanks, Bob, for your kind words. Cochituate will be very hap- py to see all of her sons back home again.
We all know how you feel about getting home, but don't gripe. Try and be patient. With the shortage of housing facilities, strikes and a few jobs, along with meat and fish shortages, it's tough. Gripes are heard on every street corner in the USA. Even Halsushimo, Hirohito's celebrated white horse, griped of sea sickness, when he landed in Los Angeles. So what?
Dear Editors,
I wish to take this opportunity to thank you, and the citizens of our wonderful little town, very sincerely for the Bond I received and this wonderful publication.
I'm not sure if the people in town realize just how much this paper means, but to us in the service it means as much as a letter from home. Everyone knows the old proverb, "There's no place like home"; well, this paper brings us a lot closer to that home.
I sincerely regret, that after the Jeep has finished its work, it will close shop. But until that day comes, please keep the issues com- ing, for they provide a great many hours of pleasure.
I expect to leave the states for Germany on Wed., the 9th of Jan. When I arrive, if it is possible for you to send me the addresses of the boys still there, I would appreciate it greatly.
Thank you all again, you've created happiness all over the world, and I'm sure you all will be reward- ed.
Very sincerely, "Sonny" Stewart.
HORACE H. WRIGHT
Formerly of the SeaBees, having been discharged in Nov., '45. He now makes his home with his family in Haverhill.
We are very happy you have won a bond, Sonny. We most sincerely wish you good luck on your new assignment ! Your letter was most enjoyable. Do write to us again when you have the urge.
Dear Editor,
Am taking this time to thank you and the people of Cochituate for the making of the "Jeep" possible. It keeps me and my friends well in- formed of the news back home. Most all the fellows in my company read it and think it's swell.
Sincerely, Ernest Record.
We are so glad you enjoy the JEEP, Ernest. We shall keep send- ing it as long as we can.
Twenty-five
Bonds To Go
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T/5 JOHN E. GALLAGHER
Johnnie saw plenty of action in the European theatre with the 10th Armored Div. He participated in the Battle of the Bulge, among many others.
CHIT-CHAT COLUMN
Frankfurt, Germany Dec. 27, 1945 Thurs., 2 P. M.
Hello, Folks-
It has taken me a long time to get around to writing this letter but there are many reasons for that.
In September I wrote and told you to discontinue mailing the Jeep. At the time I was supposed to ship home. However, in real Army fashion, the shipment was cancelled and we were sent, bag and baggage, to Wusbachen, Germany. We were there about three weeks when some of us were sent over here, supposed- ly for a short time. About two weeks later our outfit was de-acti- vated and we were assigned to a new one. I never sent the new address to you before this and I guess that's why I never received a copy of the "Jeep" after the September issue. I would like to request the succeeding
copies.
Also, I've been told that I was the winner of a war bond. I'd like to express my gratitude to all of those who made that possible.
About three weeks ago I was for- tunate enough to get a furlough to Switzerland. I had a wonderful time. The Swiss and even the Army personnel involved were very nice to us. I saw some snow and that's something I've really missed. I had a couple of chances to go ice skating and it sure reminded me of the skat- ing on Dudley Pond.
Before signing off I'd like to say that I hope it will be possible to get those back issues that I missed ..
Thanking you all again and wish- ing you health and happiness, I'll say, "So Long."
Paul E. Tobin.
Pfc. Paul E. Tobin 11131212
Co. B 3118 Signal Service Group
A.P.O. 757 c/o P. M. N. Y., N. Y.
We are very glad to hear from you, Paul, and found your letter ex- tremely interesting. We will save the back issues of the JEEP for you to have on your return. It would be quite impossible to send them all to you. We do hope your return to good old Cochituate will be very soon.
Dear Friends,
I wish to thank you all for the Jeep and the bond I won a while back.
I have enjoyed reading the Jeep. It really helps bring us boys over here closer to home. I guess I feel like most all the boys that I have done my share of the fighting and would like to get back to the old home town.
I have finally got back to the horses. We have 14 horses here, one of them that used to be Tojo's horse. I am exercising horses here for the General and his staff. I hope to ride a few races here when they open up some time this spring.
S/Sgt. GEORGE A. HAMILTON
Saw service from Sept., '41 to July, '45, as a member of the 45th Div. He participated in action at Sicily, Italy, southern France and Germany, having had steady combat for 511 days. He is the holder of 6 battle stars.
My address is Pfc. Robert G. Mer- ritt 31435335, Div. Hq. Troop 1st Cav. Div., APO 201, c/o P. M., San Francisco, Calif. c/o Staff Stables.
I would like to say hello to all my buddies and if they're in Tokyo to come and see me and I will give them a ride on a Jap horse.
Thank you again for the Jeep and bond.
Sincerely, Bobby Merritt.
We are very glad you have won a bond, Bobby. We hope it will bring you lots of good luck. It was great to hear from you. Won't you write to us again ?
The Cochituate
Jeep
Conveyor Of News From The Folks At Home To Their Service Men And Women Everywhere
No. 27
February 8, 1946
MAIL ADDRESS P. O. Box 70, Cochituate, Mass.
From the Editors
It is with regret that the editors and their staff say: "Good-bye for now." We are sorry to give this job up for we have got a great kick out of it, always bearing in mind you fellows and girls who have been in the service and those who are re- maining in the armed forces. It has been a year of pleasure for us who have worked so diligently to make our little publication a newsy and in- teresting one. We thank you, our servicemen and women, for your fine letters of appreciation. They have given us a lift, encouraging us to do bigger and better things.
Next, we extend our heartfelt thanks to our citizens who gave so generously of their money so that you could all receive a War Bond. It proves in a great measure the spirit of loyalty to their servicefolks. We also wish to thank our busy storekeepers, Mrs. Bernice Gerald of the News Depot, Otto H. Kohler, Mrs. Ida Kendrick and Hiram Nis- bet, for their interest in the sale of our little newspaper to the public. Without the support of the public, how could you have been enlight- ened as to all the doings of every- body? To the committee and its many willing workers of the stu- pendous Penny Sale, we give a hearty vote of thanks. To our gen- erous friends of the town, who have made contributions in many ways, we are eternally grateful. To our subscribers : "Thank you." To those who have taken the pictures which appeared in the JEEP at various times, Holland Gage, Pete Perodeau, John Yeager and Francis Gladu, the Staff is very appreciative. The mail- ing staff, under the supervision of Mrs. Anne Perodeau, has worked far into the night in an endeavor to keep the file up to date and getting the mail off to you boys and girls as quickly as possible. To our printers, the Messrs. Hallenbrook; those who have given cuts of the pictures, our appreciation. In fact, to all those who have given their services to the JEEP, we say "Thanks a million."
The first issue of the JEEP came out on Feb. 10, 1945, with the Honor Roll appearing on the front page, listing 183 names. With each addi- tional issue more names were added so that by November Ist, the date of the last induction, 226 appeared on the Honor Roll. From time to time discharges have come through and at the present time there are 85 still in service. The last issue of the JEEP was sent to 84 servicemen and women, which included 4 who were former residents but who were in- ducted from other towns.
It grieves us to remember the young men who gave their lives that we might live in freedom and peace. Those lovingly remembered heroes, whose names appear on the Honor Roll, are: Alfred J. Gelinas, Jr., Benjamin F. Perry, Robert J. Riley, Frank A. Taylor, George W. Fullick, Jr., Robert C. Tillson, Clifford G. Moore and Donald A. Wing, the lat- ter two having died in Jap Prison camps, Gurney O. Nichol died after having been discharged from service.
And now, to you our service people and civilians alike this, THE COCHITUATE JEEP, is our last copy. We're happy to see so many homecomings and discharges ; we're sorry for those who are left in ser- vice without our "conveyor of news." We did our utmost to make it pleas- ant for you while it lasted. Finally, to our servicemen : We hope to see you all soon-back in the little ole home town where you may return to a normal way of life and enjoy your loved ones and friends. So long.
"OUR GANG"-PLANK
Francis Perry was discharged from the Army on Jan. 29, after 21/2 years in the Army.
Lt. Chloe Tillson, ANC, was dis- charged on Jan. 9th from Fort Des Moines, Iowa.
Bonds
The name of every Cochituate resident who was in the armed ser- vices from the day of attack at Pearl Harbor up to V-J Day has been pulled from the Bowl. Each of these people has received a Bond, except Eva Peter and Frank Cornell. The reason these people have not re- ceived their bond is because we have tried to contact them since last November, but with no success.
The following persons and organ- izations have donated 22 bonds :
Frank Carter of Wayland, one of the candidates for Selectman in the Mar. election. This is the SECOND bond he has given.
Peter Ploss and Alexander Lizotte. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Neale.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Baker, Maple Street.
Mrs. Irving W. Pooler and her mother, Mrs. Bernice E. Young.
Mrs. Roscoe Dusseault.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Perodeau, Main Street.
Mrs. Annie B. Gibbs, in memory of her daughter. Miss Alice Austin Gibbs.
Mrs. Alfred Dean.
The Cochituate Press, printers of our JEEP.
The Mothers' Club, FOUR bonds ; this makes a total of FIVE.
Junior Mothers' Club.
Veterans of Foreign Wars, a new'- ly formed organization.
The Water Dept., which includes Charles J. Potvin, Alfred Lamarine, and John Phylis.
Contributions from the Campbell family, Geo., Sr., Lorraine, Audrey. Catherine and Mary (Campbell) Zicius. Mrs. James H. Noonan, Mr. and Mrs. A. L ... Tenney, the Marston brothers, and Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Snow gave enough to make up a bond.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Baudreau and daughters, Judith and Elayne.
Patrons of several business estab- lishments.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Field. Woodie's Beauty Haven.
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Capt. ROBERT T. ROBINSON
At present on terminal leave. He is now at Cushing General Hospital recuperating from an operation. He was inducted in March, '41, and sent to Camp Edwards. He has seen much action in the South Pacific theatre, places as Australia, New Guinea and the Philippines.
Town News
We wish to acknowledge a dona- tion towards a Bond and a letter of appreciation of the JEEP from Harry Frazier, in which he states : "Good luck in your final edition. Am sorry the publication is nearly over."
Gerald Henderson of Plain Rd., Wayland, has taken out nomination papers for the office of Selectman.
Mrs. Gladys V. Gallagher, a for- mer resident of this town, has bought an apartment house at 32 Bass Ave., Gloucester, and she and her son, Alton, Jr., will occupy the first floor apartment.
"Patsy" Brooks, daughter of Mrs. Maude Brooks of 67 West Plain St., has entered the Newton Hospital to train for a nurse.
Mrs. Norman Fair is still confined to her bed with complications, as the result of the grippe.
Mr. and Mrs. George Scigliano, owners of the Mansion Inn, have been spending a few weeks in Flor- ida and expect to return home some- time this week.
JOHN D. PERRY
One of the 7 Perry boys of Rice Rd. This family has the record of having the largest number of sons in one family in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Brooks of 100 Fairfield Rd., are moving to Pemberton Rd. sometime this month.
"Bob" Walcott, Castlegate So., re- ceived notice from the Naval Re- serve Headquarters to report to P. O. Bldg., Boston, for his physical. He left Boston, Feb. 1st, for his training station. His folks received a card from him, mailed at Philadel- phia, Pa., and he expected to reach his destination in two hours.
"Don" Baker, SoM 2/c, writes that his ship, the USS Gladwyne, has been made Flagship of Flotilla 68 and he expects to leave Pearl Har- bor about Feb. 14th for his new base.
ATTENTION - EVERYONE
Anyone who wishes to obtain back numbers of the JEEP may get them from any of the editors. Each copy is numbered so you can ask for them by number. There are only a few copies left so do not delay !
The Board of Registrars of Voters will be in session at School House Hall, Cochituate, on Wednesday, Feb. 20th, from 12 noon until 10 p.m. Servicemen should make sure that their name is on the list of voters if they wish to vote.
Mrs. George Monreau is now visit- ing her daughter, Mrs. Phyllis Blankton, ir Melbourne, Florida, after driving over the road with her son, George.
Jack Blomgren has been out on the pond with his ice boat.
Hope Trotman and her daughter, Hopie, have been ill with the grippe.
FRANCIS J. GALLAGHER He left the Army with the rank of Capt., after 5 years in the 107th Ord- nance Co., 3 years of which were spent in the ETO.
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The John Silvers are enjoying the Florida sunshine in St. Petersburg.
Mr. Watt has returned from New York to his home on Commonwealth Rd.
The Mesdames Nellie Branagan, Gladys Hill, Dora Cain and Edith Blomgren enjoyed a dinner party at the home of Mrs. Walker in Welles- ley Hills. Because of our typical New England weather they were forced to spend the night.
Mrs. Shirley Schofield and her two sons of Gary, Ind., have been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James R. Martin of Main St.
While spending the winter in Fla., Mr. August Dath qualified to repre- sent the Men's Lawn Bowling club in the men's division at State Tour- ney to be held at ML on Feb. 12, 1946. This club has 1,000 members.
Mrs. Francis Gladu is substituting in the 4th grade of our grammar school in the absence of Miss Lind- say.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Nicolazzo and little Albert have moved to Newton- 1 ville. Mrs. Christine Garvey is a patient at the Leonard Morse Hospital th th tr where she is being treated for a leg 15 injury which she received in an auto- mobile accident some time ago.
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FITZ HENRY STEVENS, JR. Inducted Oct. 26, '42 and discharged Nov. 26, '45. He was a member of the AAC ground crew for one year at Salsbury Air Field, England, and then transferred to the 5th Div., 11th Inf. as a Pfc.
Town News
Mrs. Janet McNamara, a former school teacher in Cochituate, passed away last week. She retired several years ago because of ill health leav- ing many pleasant memories.
James J. Bennett of E. Plain St. died Jan. 28th at the Chelsea Naval Hospital. He had served with the U. S. Navy for 30 years prior to his retirement in 1933. He was a mem- ber of the Charles H. Alward Post, A. L. Funeral services were held on Thursday and burial was in Lake- view Cemetery.
Samuel E. Lawrence of Harrison St. died at his home on Jan. 26th. He had worked for the Newton Fire Department for 40 years prior to his retirement in 1940. Burial was at Lakeview Cemetery.
Through inadvertence, the name of Mrs. Mary Archer was omitted in the list of names of the mothers of the West Plain St. district who con- tributed toward a bond in the last issue. Sorry.
Makes his home with his family at 2 Pleasant St. He wa's" discharged
EDWIN A. HILLIER
Sept. 17, 1945, after two and a quar- ter years with the 629th Medical Clearing Co. stationed in Holland and Germany. His duties were giv- ing temporary aid to the wounded who were brought direct from the front lines, and then sent to the rear and base hospitals.
Through the sponsorship of the Alward Post, A. L., for a blood bank of the citizens of Cochituate and Wayland, the following men were blood donors this past week : A. Fred Sleeper, John Sullivan, Syl- vester King and Fred Schlosky, Jr.
Miss Frances Shufelt has returned to her home after having had her tonsils removed at the Mass. Me- morial Hospital, Boston. Her father, still a patient at the Leonard Morse Hospital, suffering from spinal trouble, was placed in a cast last week, and is not too comfortable. He hopes to be at home in a few weeks.
Alfred Perodeau, recently dis- charged from the SeaBees, is mak- ing repairs, remodelling and redec- orating the store on W. Plain St., which was operated as a general store by his grandfather several years ago, and is planning to open a grocery store in this same location in the near future.
Mrs. Florence Snow received from her son, George, who is stationed in Manila, a pair of water buffalo horns, beautifully polished, with hand carvings on them.
At a Girl Scout Council meeting and banquet held recently in the M. E. Church vestry, Mrs. George Lewis and Miss Jane Tufts were presented with pins, as a token for their 15 years of active service with the Scouts.
GEORGE A. CAMPBELL, GM 2/c "Brother" Campbell has been in U. S. naval armed guard aboard mer- chant ships for 4 years, from Mur- mansk, Russia, to the South Pacific and Japan. He has had many haz- ardous experiences, such as his first convoy run to Murmansk with 78 ships. His ship was one of three ships to complete the trip and all the rest were lost. He has two more years .to go, in the regular Navy. _
The former Barbara Barry's hus- band, Raymond E. Brooks of Ash- land, has returned to his wife and baby daughter, after 26 months' naval service.
Robert Perry, formerly of Rice Rd., was married on Dec. 26, 1945, to Miss Betty Costello of West New- ton. His brother, William, was best man and Miss Louise Costello, the bride's sister, was bridesmaid. After the ceremony a reception was held at Wellesley Inn. The newlyweds will reside in Weston when they re- turn from their honeymoon trip to Washington, D. C. The groom will be employed at Raytheon in Newton.
Ned Perry has now enrolled as a student at Boston University.
Larry Dame tells of the fine air trip he had from Okinawa to Japan. He spent a week's furlough visiting various spots. He said one of the highlights was the destruction made upon Yokohama and Tokyo with the bombings.
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DONNA J. BELLFONTAINE
Discharged Dec. 3, '45, after 2 years and 2 months with the SeaBees with a rank of MM 1/c. Was an instruc- tor of mobile equipment at Camp Perry, was sent to Quoddy Village, Maine, participating in construction on SeaBee Camp. Before being dis- charged he spent a year in Manicani, P. I. Pleasant St. now looks plenty good enough from now on!
Town News
Miss Edith Lindsay of W. Plain Street is a patient at the Leonard Morse Hospital.
The ground hog did not see his shadow on Saturday, Feb. 2nd, as he roused himself from his slumber to take his annual gander at the world outside. So tradition would have it that Mr. Ground Hog, seeing no shadow, will remain up and out so Spring is practically with us. At present our town lies peacefully under its blanket of snow, but we can be optimistic and believe that Spring is around the corner.
Mrs. Melvin Conner, the former Harriette MacMeekin, and her hus- band are now making their home in Texas.
Miss Gloria Nelson is attending Boston University one evening a week, majoring in secretarial ad- ministration.
IRVING L. DAME, JR.
"Larry," with the rank of T/Sgt., became a civilian on the 17th of last month. 21 months of his 32 months in the armed forces were spent in the South Pacific theatre. He was with the 968th Engrs. maintenance at Palau, southern Philippines and Okinawa.
Servicemen's Column
Maley & Daly have finished their boot training at Bainbridge, Md., with Red being home on furlough.
Anthony Romano, SC 3/c, reports back to the Fargo Bldg., Feb. 14th, for reassignment.
George Monreau, MM 3/c, has re- turned to his station in the Charles- town, S. C., navy yard after a visit with his sister in Florida.
Capt. Ivan Beal of East Plain St. arrived home from Yokohama on Saturday night, Feb. 2nd. He ex- pects his release from the Merchant Marine to come through in a few days.
John Riley, S 1/c, is stationed at Boston, awaiting sailing orders.
Capt. Ivan Beal thanks the JEEP for the Bond which he won and also says he enjoyed the paper. On one trip the paper followed him all over the So. Pacific and he could have seen several of the boys from home if the paper had reached him sooner.
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