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BASIC TRAINING
SCENES |
 [l-r]
:Bob Speers and Stanley Nordwall
(preceding photos courtesy of Bob Speers) |
 [l-r]:
Gene Evans, Chuck Lantry, unknown
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 [front
row] P. R. Edmondson, Chuck Lantry, Gene Evans;
[standing] Bob Speers, unknown, George Christ; John Vogel,
unknown |
 [squatting]
Bob Speers, Chuck Lantry, unknown
[standing] John Vogel |
 Proud
Mother
Viola Cary Monroe beams at her son Harry Cushman Monroe. |
Blanding Buddies
[front] Jack Whelan
[row 2] Chuck Lantry (KIA Normandy)
Gene Evans, unknown
[rear] John Vogel and Bob Speers.
Vogel, Lantry and Speers all came from Michigan and traveled from Fort
Custer, MI together.
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 Sent
to Parachute Regiment
Private Wenton D., Hutchinson of Wheelersburg has been assigned
to the 508th parachute regiment at Camp Blanding, Fla., after completion
of his basic training at Ft Thomas, Ky.
[Portsmouth Daily Times (Portsmouth, Ohio), Thu, Oct 22, 1942, Page 5]
But ... on 19 Nov 1943 Pvt Hutchinson was transferred to the 78th
Infantry Division at Camp Butner, NC. and now you know the rest of
the story |
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Parachutist
Wesley F. Lobner, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Lobner, 533 Messer street,
is now a member of Uncle Sam's parachute infantry. After enlisting
in Wausau, Lobner went to Milwaukee and was then assigned to Co.
F, 508th Parachute Infantry, Camp Blanding, FL, his present address.
[The
Rhinelander Daily News (Rhinelander, Wisconsin) · Mon, Nov 16, 1942 ·
Page 2]
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