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DAYTON G. NELSON
Dayton was inducted into the Army as a private on January 9, 1945. He was sent to Camp Bland- ing, Fla., for his basic infantry train- ing. After leaving for overseas duty from Vancouver, Wash., Dayton was stationed on the Hawaiian Islands, Saipan, Iwo Jima and is presently on Guam where he holds the rate of Sgt. Upon his discharge he plans to attend Boston University College of Business Administration.
EDWARD R. LIZOTTE
Edward, S1/c, was still a student at Wayland High when he joined the Navy, being honored by getting his diploma the following June.
On October 15, 1943, he was in- ducted at Fort Devens, but was assigned to the Navy. His first sta- tion was Brooklyn, N. Y., where he received his boot training. Upon completion of this training he was sent to San Francisco and assigned to the USS LST 760 which plied in the waters of the Pacific. He has seen action at the Philippines, Okin- awa, and Iwo Jima, and was part of an escort to go to Tokyo.
At present he is at San Francisco awaiting discharge.
HAROLD L. HURLBUT
Harold was busy in an aircraft factory as a fabricator and assem- bler when he was called into service May 2, 1944. After training at Par- ris Island, S. C., he joined up with the 3rd Marine Division rated as a private. He soon set sail from San Diego, Cal. and arrived in time to get into action at Iwo Jima. He holds a Pacific ribbon and Star for Iwo battle. Back home again he was discharged in December 12, 1945 with the rating of Pfc. He has returned to his former position in the aircraft plant.
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JOSEPH L. STRAFUSS
Joseph, AOM 2/c, entered the Navy on December 15, 1943. He completed his boot training at Great Lakes Training Center. He was sta- tioned in Florida for some time, then he was transferred to Seattle, Wash. He is still in the service.
RICHARD J. SWANSON
Richard was busy as a newspaper printer when called into service as a private on January 9, 1945 at Fort Knox, Ky. He was assigned to a medium tank, embarking from Port- land, Ore., and saw action on Saipan.
He has a Unit Citation for 148th Gen. Hospital, Asiatic-Pacific, Good Conduct and Victory medals, and a battle star for Marianas.
At this time he is still in the ser- vice rated T/5, and plans to return to the Boston Globe as a printer on discharge.
HENRY J. REVELL
Henry, a baker, enlisted in the Navy on September 15, 1942 and was stationed at Newport, R. I. He was assigned as Bkr 3/c to the USS Vul- can which left Boston for Iceland. From there he sailed to Oran, in the Mediterranean area, where he was stationed for eighteen months. Upon returning to the States his ship was sent to the South Pacific and he was stationed in that area and in the Philippines until his discharge on October 12, 1945. His rating at the time of discharge was Bkr 1/c.
Among the ribbons he received while in the service were the North Atlantic, Mediterranean, Asiatic - Pacific, the Philippine Liberation and the Good Conduct Medal.
RAYMOND J. BRANAGAN
Raymond J. Branagan entered the service on May 5, 1945 as a private and was stationed in Virginia with the 15th Cavalry Ren. Squadron. He embarked from Newport News, Va., and is still in the service with the rating of T/5,
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MARY PHYLLIS NOONAN
Phyllis was employed at the Tele- chron in Ashland before she joined the Waves in March, 1943. She did her boot training at the Indiana Uni- versity. She became a telegrapher and was stationed at the Eastern Sea Frontier Command Hdqs. in New York City where she received a cita- tion from Adm. Leary for duties performed in Communications. On October 13, 1945 she was discharged with a rating of Telegrapher 2/c petty officer.
Now that she is Mrs. Paul York, Phyllis plans on being a housewife in Louisville, Ky., and will study aviation in her spare time.
JAMES M. NOONAN
Jimmy, a foreman at the Minard Co. in Framingham, went to New- port, R. I. as a A/S in March 1942. At various times he was assigned to the USS Prairie, the USS Black and the USS Hank, and he wears the Victory, Asiatic-Pacific, and Ameri- can Theatre ribbons, four stars and the Good Conduct medal.
Jim was separated from the U. S. Navy on November 10, 1945 as a TM 2/c and returned to his old job at Minard's. He is also studying at Suffolk University, College of Lib- eral Arts in Boston.
U. S. NAVY
THOMAS G. NOONAN
Another W. H. S. student, Tommy left our home town on January 15, 1944 for Sampson, N. Y. Before he had finished his boot training, he had earned a couple of battle stars for fighting the German Measles and Tonsilitis. He went to Bainbridge, Md., as an A/S and there had a tussle with those germs known as Scarlet Fever. Tom, a healthy man, is now a S 2/c and still in service.
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WENDELL S. MARSTON
Wendell enlisted in the Air Corps March 22, 1942 as an aviation cadet and was assigned to pre-flight train- ing at Maxwell Field, Ala. After taking his flight training in Florida and Georgia, he graduated from Marianna Army Air Field, receiving his silver pilot wings March 25, 1943. Airline pilot training at Denver and St. Joseph, Mo., and flying with the Ferry Command out of Memphis, Tenn. were steps taken before leav- ing Miami January 31, 1944 as a member of an air crew for the CBI. After flying 145 missions over the Hump and casualties out of Burma, Lt. Marston was awarded the Dis- tinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with one oak leaf cluster, two battle stars on the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon and the Presidential Citation. He returned to the States March 26, 1945 and was assigned to Great Falls, Mont., ferrying fighters to the Rus- sians in Alaska. Before being dis- charged, Wendy was at Dallas, Tex., flying as pilot on transports of the Army airline from Tucson to Dallas. He was discharged from the service November 27, 1945 from Grenier Field, Manchester, N. H., and placed on inactive status.
WILLIAM F. MARSTON
William entered the service on March 11, 1941 as a private and was ordered to Camp Edwards, Mass. for assignment with the 102nd F. A. Bn., 26th Div., known as the famous Yankee Division. After much train- ing in the South, Bill embarked for France in August, 1944, from Camp Shanks, N. Y. and saw much combat in Northern France, the Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe. As a staff sergeant in an artillery ser- vice battery, he was awarded the Bronze Star and given a battlefield promotion of second lieutenant on January, 1945.
His citations and ribbons include Good Conduct medal, Pre-Pearl Harbor ribbon, American Theatre ribbon, Bronze Star Medal, Euro- pean Theatre Occupation Victory ribbon w/star, European-African- Middle Eastern Service medal and four battle stars.
Bill was promoted to first lieuten- ant in June, 1945, and released from active duty on October 19, 1945 at Fort Devens.
RALPH I. WILBUR
Ralph laid down his hoe on De- cember 16, 1940 to become a Pfc. truck driver at Camp Edwards. He and his brother, Bill, . toured the South fairly well stopping at Wil- mington, Del., Fort Jackson, S. C., Camp Gordon, Ga., Camp Campbell, Ky., back to Fort Jackson and from thence to Camp Shanks, N. Y. He left there August 27, 1944. He saw action in Northern France, the Rhineland, Ardennes and in Central Europe: He has the Good Conduct Medal, the American Defense Ser- vice Medal, the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service and ETO campaign ribbon with four battle stars. He was discharged on Nov- ember 1, 1945 as a Technician Fourth Grade. He plans to put into practice all the skill he developed working on Jeeps and trucks for Uncle Sam by fixing civilian motors.
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WILLIAM A. WILBUR
Bill was a shoe stitcher previous to joining the Army as a private on September 16, 1940. He was sta- tioned at near-by Camp Edwards with the Quartermaster Corp of the 26th Division of the Infantry. He, too, took a swing down south "visit- ing" the same camps as his brother, Ralph. He left Camp Shanks, N. Y. with him, too. He saw action in France, the Rhineland, Ardennes and in Central Europe. He received the ETO ribbon with four stars as well as the Good Conduct and the American Defense ribbons. He was discharged on September 30, 1945 as a Pfc. He is now driving a truck for a local company.
ROBERT J. ALLEN
Robert J. Allen, a graduate of the Wayland High School, entered the United States Maritime Service on June 6th, 1943. He was sent to the Sheepshead Bay Training Station and then to the USS Training Ship, "American Seaman." Upon com- pletion of this training he entered the Merchant Marine for Overseas Convoy Duty. His convoy duties took him to England, Wales, Bel- gium, Holland, Guam and the Rus- sell Islands. He received ribbons for service on the Atlantic, North At- lantic and Pacific Waters. Bobby is still in the service with the rating of Quartermaster 2/c. He has hopes of being discharged in time to enter college this coming fall.
DAVID K. ALLEN
Dave Allen was a student at Bos- ton University when he entered the Army on January 6, 1944. He was inducted as a private at Fort Devens and was then sent to Camp Grant, Illinois and Camp Ellis, Illinois for training. He left Boston in July 1944 for England where he was sta- tioned with the 103rd General Hos- pital. He returned to the U. S. A. July 15th, 1945, for a 30-day furlough and re-deployment. Since then he has been sent to Camp Sibert, Alabama and Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He wears the ETO Rib- bon and the Good Conduct Medal. Dave is still in the service with a rating of T/5 and plans to return to college upon receiving his discharge.
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HERBERT AMES
Herbert Ames, who worked at the former Northway plant on Speen St., Natick, before entering the service on December 11, 1944, and received his basic training at Fort Meade, Md. Embarking at San Francisco, he was trained with an anti-aircraft on Saipan.
He holds the Good Conduct and Asía Victory medals. He was hon- orably discharged from active duty in the U. S. Army with the rating of T/5 on January 12, 1946 and has returned to his former civilian job. He makes his home with his wife and children in Framingham.
ROY E. AMES
Roy E. Ames, with over five years of service, joined the Regular Army on March 29, 1940 and was assigned to the Schofield Barracks, Oahu, T. H., with the 27th Inf. Div. He saw action at Pearl Harbor on that fate- ful day, December 7, 1941; on the Gilbert and Marshall Islands and Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific area. Later he participated in the ETO at Luxembourg and Germany.
He wears the American Defense, European - African - Middle Eastern Theatre campaign and Asiatic-Paci- fic Theatre campaign ribbons,
Since his discharge on June 27, 1945, he has been employed as a plant mechanic at the RFC on Speen St., Natick.
CHESTER RAFUS
Chester, A/S, enlisted in the U. S. Coast Guard in 1943 and was sta- tioned at Manhattan Beach, N. Y. for his training.
He was discharged in 1943.
He is now employed as a truck driver.
WILLIAM A. RAFUS, JR.
Bill was a truck driver for B. L. Ogilvie of Weston before entering service. He was first stationed in Baltimore, Md, and did overseas duty in the Merchant Marines and the Navy. His line of duty took him to Okinawa, Iwo Jima, Nagasaki, Tokyo and many other places. He is now a Coxswain in the U. S. N.
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WILLIAM B. FLYNN
Pfc. William B. Flynn, USMC. received his discharge from the ser- vice December 15, 1943.
He enlisted January 19, 1942 and after training was assigned to Bat- tery C, 1st Battalion, 10th Marines.
He sailed from San Diego in May 1942 and landed in Pago Pago, Samoa. He participated in the Solo- mons campaign seeing action on Tulagi, Garutu and Guadalcanal.
Besides the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon, he received two presidential cita- tions.
Before enlisting he was employed at Wellesley College but since his discharge he is a supervisor in the U. S. Veterans' Administration in Boston.
FRANCIS D. BURKE
Fran shook his "Socony" uniform on October 2, 1942 for one of Uncle Sam's. He joined the Air Corps as Pvt. and was first stationed in New Orleans, La. From there he went to Nebraska. He left Long Beach, Cal., for India, way back in '43, and was there for twenty-seven months. His last few months overseas were spent "sweating it out" in China. He finally arrived back in San Francisco and was able to fly home in time for Christmas. He received his discharge on December 15, 1945 as T/Sgt., wearing two battle stars, the India-Burma, Central Burma, Asiatic-Pacific ribbons.
Fran is now back where he started from-the gas station !
MARTIN P. FLYNN
Martin P. Flynn, RM 1/c, entered the U. S. Navy January 22, 1942 as an
A/S. He sailed from Seattle, Wash., July 17, 1942 for Cold Bay, Alaska, where he was stationed as a radio operator until March 1944. Returning to Seattle he remained there until January 1945 when he was transferred to H.M.S. Howe, a British warship. He was relieved of his duty in September 1945 and was assigned to Samar, Philippine Islands until he received his discharge in Boston October 6, 1945. Marty has the Asiatic-Pacific, American Area, and Good Conduct ribbons and was awarded the Bronze Star for gallant services.
Returning to civilian life he is in the radio business in Boston.
EDWARD J. BURKE
Eddie left the home town on Nov- ember 26, 1943 for boot training at Newport, R. I. He was sent to a motor machinist school and went from South Richmond, Va., to the University of Illinois before he was sent to New Orleans, La. From there he went to the Pacific aboard the USS Submarine Chaser-1275. After crossing the Equator five times, he well deserves to be called a son of Neptune. He arrived back in the U.S.A. in time for his Christ- mas dinner in '45. While counting the days before he once more be- comes a civilian, he's spending his time at Newport and hopes to be wearing the "Socony" uniform at his father's gas station before long. Eddie wears the Asiatic ribbon and three battle stars; also the Philip- pine Liberation ribbon, two stars and the American Theatre ribbon.
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FRANCIS J. HARTIN
"Pal" entered the armed services on October 28, 1943, leaving his posi- tion of steamfitter. With the rating of shipfitter 2/c, he was sent to the U. S. Naval Construction Training Center at Camp Peary in Virginia. After finishing his training period he was assigned to the U. S. Naval Re- pair Base, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
"Pal" proudly wears the American Theatre, the Asiatic-Pacific and Vic- tory ribbons. He was discharged on December 1, 1945 with the rating of metalsmith first class and plans to continue in the steamfitting, heating and power piping business.
WILLIAM R. HARTIN
In civilian life Bill was employed as a bookkeeper when called into service in December, 1939.
He was rated as a private and sent to Fort Rosecrans, San Diego, Cal., where he trained with Battery "B" 19th Coast Artillery which name was changed to Co. "G" Det FIG 2, 2nd ECAR when they left for overseas sailing from the port of Boston.
There was plenty of action when Bill was introduced to the European Theatre of Operations via Norman- dy, Northern France, Central Eu- rope, Ardennes and Germany as attested by the honors he holds : Pre-Pearl Harbor, EAME ribbon with five battle stars, American Theatre ribbon, Good Conduct with clasp, Army of Occupation ribbon, Victory medal World War II and Distinguished Unit badge.
Promotions have also been award- ed for his good work as he now holds the rate of master sergeant and plans to remain in the army as a career.
JOHN W. RILEY
John was a welder before entering the U. S. Navy as an apprentice seaman on June 25, 1943. He was sent to Newport, R. I., for training and was then assigned to the USS LCF. He sailed from Boston for the European theatre and took part in the Normandy invasion. He also saw service in the Asiatic and Pacific theatres on a supply ship. John is still in service, rated as S1/c. His plans for the future are indefinite.
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FRANCIS E. MERRILL
Frank was studying at B. U. at the time he entered service in Novem- ber, 1942. His first station was Camp Lee, Va., and on July 30, 1943 he was commissioned a 2nd Lt. He was sent out from California in '44 and is still in service as a 1st Lieutenant.
ROBERT J. RILEY
Robert was a machinist when he entered the service as a private on October 15, 1942. He was sent to Camp Rucker, Ala., for training and there he was assigned to a Tank Destroyer. He sailed from Fort Meade, Md., for the European theatre and saw service in France. He was awarded the Good Conduct medal.
Pfc. Robert J. Riley was killed in action November 30, 1944, during the invasion in France with Co. L, 142 Infantry.
ARTHUR MERRILL
Leaving his job as an inventory control clerk, Arthur left for service September 1, 1942 and was sent to Fort Devens. He was assigned to the Q.M.C., embarked from Boston, and landed in Europe where he saw action in the Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe. When he was discharged as a Pfc., he wore the Good Conduct and Victory medals, ETO and American Theatre ribbons and three battle stars. Arthur plans on going back to his old job.
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ROBERT T. ROBINSON
Robert, the first of three brothers to be called into service on March 5, 1941.
His introduction to Army life was at Camp Edwards, Mass., where he was assigned to the 101st Combat Engineers of the 26th Div. Training over, he embarked from San Fran- cisco April 22, 1942, and saw action in New Guinea and the Philippines. He has the Pacific ribbon, four cam- paigns, and the Philippine Liberation ribbon. Bob has the distinction of having received rank of Captain in the Signal Corps, which was his rat- ing at the time of his discharge. His future plans are not formulated on entering civilian life.
MAURICE M. ROBINSON
Maurice, the second brother, was called into service from his work as a machinist at the New England Pressed Steel Company, on June 27, 1942.
He was rated as Apprentice Sea- man on joining the Navy at Brook- lyn, N. Y., later being assigned to Co. D, 1st Marine Div. F.M.F. He sailed from San Francisco December 1, 1942 and saw action at Guadal- canal and Cape Gloucester in the unenviable duty as first aid man in the field, one of the toughest of jobs.
His unit was an active one as he holds a Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific and Good Conduct Medal. At the time of his discharge December 14, 1945, he held the rating of Ph.m 2/c. Civilian plans have not been made.
LELAND E. ROBINSON
Leland, number three of the Rob- inson brothers, was busy building radio and radar at the Raytheon Corporation when he received his "greetings note" and was inducted as RM 3/c on November 1, 1942.
He trained at Amphibious Train- ing Base at Little Creek, Va. He was assigned then to Landing Craft Control School instructing radar operators in basic theory and oper- ation of Raytheon's S. O. Radar. From Boston on October 11, 1944, he set sail aboard LCS 110, on which he saw action at Okinawa. He holds two letters of commendation, one from General Buchner, Commander of the 10th Army, and one. from Commander of Task Force 58, the Asiatic-Pacific and American Thea- tre ribbons, and the Good Conduct and Victory medals.
He was discharged December 6, 1945, with a rating of Radio Techni- cian 2/c, and he has returned to civilian life and is back with the Raytheon in the capacity of radio technician.
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JOHN E. GALLAGHER
John E. Gallagher, honorably dis- charged as a T/5 on February 9, 1946, was inducted into the U. S. Army on November 2, 1942, and re- ceived his basic training at Camp Gordon and Fort Benning, Ga., where he was assigned to the 3rd Tank Bn. of the 10th Armored Div.
Upon leaving Camp Shanks, N. Y., he was sent to the European theatre and saw action in France, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, Bavaria and Austria.
His unit was honored by receiving the Presidential Citation for meri- torious service during the battle at Bastogne. He is also the holder of three battle stars.
BERNARD GALLAGHER
Bernard Gallagher of the U. S. Army was inducted at Fort Devens on October 4, 1942. After basic train- ing he was assigned to the Head- quarters Co. of the 806th T. D. Bn. and was sent from New York to the European war theatre and saw plen- ty of action in the Rhineland.
His ribbons include the European- African-Middle Eastern Theatre and American Theatre campaigns and his medals are the Victory and Good Conduct.
FRANCIS J. GALLAGHER
Francis J. Gallagher, who rose to the rank of Captain, was released from active duty in the U. S. Army on March 21, 1946, after having served with the 26th (Yankee) Divi- sion for more than five years.
Before entering the Army on Jan- uary 16, 1941, he was a Sergeant in the National Guard, and when this unit was taken into the Federal ser- vice Camp Edwards was its station. Here he was assigned to the 101st Ordnance Co. as a small arms sec- tion chief.
His training was furthered at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md., and later, at Camp Blanding, Fla., he was made Company Commander of the 107th Ordnance Co. He left Camp Kilmer on November 22, 1942 for overseas duty and spent about eleven months at Tidworth, England. Biddeford, Eng., on the west coast of England, was his next destination where they experimented in water- proofing, in preparation for D-Day.
On the Continent, he took part in the campaigns of Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe.
He was the recipient of the Amer- ican Defense, American Theatre and European Theatre of Operations ribbons, four campaign stars, Meri- torious Unit Citation and Victory Medal.
He is now an employee of the Dennison Mfg. Co., Framingham.
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WILLIAM E. FAIRCLOUGH
Bill was engaged in landscape gar- dening when he joined the Army on September 20, 1940. He was first sent to Camp Edwards and later to Camp Helen in Texas where he was assigned to the Third Armored Division in the First Army. He sailed from New York for the Euro- pean Theater where he saw much service. He wears the ETO ribbon. His future plans are to return to landscape gardening.
HARRY H. FAIRCLOUGH
Harry Fairclough was employed at the Natick Bowling Alleys when he joined the armed services in Decem- ber, 1941, as a fireman. He was sent to Key West, Fla., where he was assigned to the Water Boat with the merchant ships. He left this country from New York and saw service in Russia, England, Scotland and France. He was discharged April 19, 1945 with the rating of junior engineer, chief MoMM. Harry is now employed at the Robert Gair Company in the shipping room.
JAMES E. FAIRCLOUGH
Jim was the manager of the Natick Bowling Alleys when he joined the service in October of 1942 with the rating of first class fireman and water tender in the Naval Reserve. He was sent to New York and later to Maryland where he was assigned as an instructor. He left New York for Europe and saw service in Eng- land, on the North Atlantic and in Wales. He was discharged in March 1945. He is now located at the Robert Gair Company, Paper Mill, Natick, Mass.
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His medals and ribbons include the Good Conduct medal, European- African-Middle Eastern Theatre rib- bon with five battle stars, Victory ribbon, Presidential Unit Citation, Allied Armies medal.
Mr. Scotland is now employed as a laboratory technician at Valley Farm, Dover.
WILLIAM J. SCOTLAND, JR.
William, a student at the Univer- sity of N. H., was inducted into the Army June 1, 1943, at Fort Devens, Mass, and was assigned to the Vet- erinarian Corps at Newport News, Va.
On September 1st he joined the 512 Engr. Lt. Pon. Co. at A. P. Hill Military Reservation, Va.
He embarked for overseas from the port of New York on November 12, 1943, disembarked at Gourock, Scotland, and trained for seven months at Pangbourne, England, His company was sent to France on June 12, 1944 with the 1st Army and was the first Light Pontoon Co. to land in France after the invasion.
His outfit built many bridges and made many river crossings through France, Belgium, Holland and Ger- many and supported such famous divisions as the second Armored, 30th and 101st Airborne. In Hol- land his company was transferred to the Ninth Army.
During a furlough to England from Germany he was married on March 15, 1945 to Miss Evelyn Fish- er of Reading.
He eventually reached the Elbe River and met up with the Russians at the time of the German capitula- tion.
He returned to the United States September 1, 1945 and was dis- charged at Fort Devens on Novem- ber 15, 1945.
ROBERT H. SCOTLAND
Robert, a junior executive of the Aetna Life Insurance Co. of Hart- ford, Conn., was inducted into the Army, June 2, 1943, at Fort Devens and was subsequently assigned to Co. F, 343rd Medical Regt. at Fort Dix, N. J. He was trained at Madi- son Barracks, N. Y.
He engaged in winter maneuvers in the W. Va, Maneuver Area with the 489th Amb. Co., took part in the Louisiana Maneuvers with that unit during the spring of 1944 and re- ceived further training at Camp Polk, La. and Camp Van Dorn, Miss.
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