Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 January 1945 — Page 2

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MIE. Ruth Leslie, 1018 River. ave, 0 3 previously. Was. in Germany

ried miss- : Dec. was killed on that date, the war Separgment | i aly his ‘wife’ Sunday, A machine guntier with the ° fantry, he entered the army in Apr

~gnd went overseas in September.

"He formerly ‘was employed “by the! ‘Central garage and¥was 24. Survivors * besides his wife

fond ~Karen, 1; his mother, Mrs. “Nora Leslie, 2157 S. Meridian st; &

ister, Mrs. ‘Dorothy Young, and his|

‘grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank ch. | . wn = : Motor Machinist's Mate 1-c Revis Garrett Jr, son of Mr. and. Mrs. . Revis Garrett Sr., Evansville, died

‘of wounds following action ‘in the}.

Pacific, his parents were informed Nov. 29. . He entered the navy July 10, 1942, "and trained at Great Lakes and the| Indianapolis naval armory, roverseas-Mareh-20;-1044-A-graduate

of Reitz high hool, Evansville, he|

are | three daughters, Nora, 3; Vivian, 2;|

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S. Sgt. Russell C. Stewart, husband - of Mrs. Lorraine 745 S. Sherman dr. has been

issing. ~OVer Germany since Nov, 26. ? :

Pfc. Donald E. Sterrett, + Mrs. Elsworth Sterrett, »322 Roosevelt ave, and husband of | Mrs, Mary Sterrett, Connersville has been missing ‘In the Lux_embourg area since Dec. 6.

Pvt. Pappas, who is 21, entered the army Oct. 23,.1943. He formerly was a salesman for the, CocaCola Bottling Co, A brother, Capt. Bernard- -A. PapDas, has serv ed overseas 22 JHonibs.

‘transferring to the air cadets.

ae Rl ing-for-Italy-five months ago,

“was employed at the International "Steel Co. before enlisting in the - DAVY. Survivors besides his parents are! - +a sister, Mrs. Marvin Edmond, also | of Evansville:

u J » Pfc. Robert: Lamb, who was, ' wounded in Germany Nov. 9, is "convalescing in a Paris hospital. Son of Mrs, Bertha Lamb, 515 . Tecumseh st., he has been overseas. _with a tank division since July]

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pool hotel, he entered the army Sept. 25, 1043, and is 20. brother, Pvt. George Lamb, is serv“Ang in Holland. ; 2 . ' » f J » * Pvt. James V. Pappas, son of Mr and Mrs. A. J. Pappas, 1702 N. “'Bosart ave, was wounded Nov. wi in Germany. A member of the mteiligence section of the infantry, he se home several German souvenirs in| October, including an officers Ws atch | and uniform, officers dress knives, medals, money, insignia and a ' camouflage tent. He is a graduate

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py Cletus B. Fahy, brother of 8 = 3 Miss Imelda Fahy, 1308 Central ave., was wounded Dec. 8 while in actigh with the 1st army in Germany. .A graduate of Brownsburg high | school, he was a nurseryman for the Eagle Creek Nurseries, Inc, before) {entering the army in January’ 1941. | He went overseas in August, 1942. | u s s

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“Member of a tank battalion, he, l4s 23 ‘and’ a brother, Cpl." Jospeh | Fahy, is stationed in New HampA sister, Marglerii€, - lives at the above address and brother,s]

is in Browse. s 3» > | First Lt. Ho oo E. Smith, whose | wife, Mrs. Vittoria Theresa Smith, sd daughter, live at 5044 E. 10th , has, been awarded the air medal reg one “oak leaf -cluster- - He-is}

ilot with the 15th army air force {in Italy. . The son of Mrs. Florence E. DeLong, West Lafayette, Lt. Smith | was graduated from West Lafayette | high school, and formerly was em= | ployed by the Lafayette plant of | the Aluminum Co. of America.

of Cathedral high school. | j |

Nazis Reported | Fleeing i in Salient

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miles southeast, and Neflfe, two east.

Out Nazi Bulges |

_ Patton’ s gaios-had ironed out the ‘German bulges each side of -Bastogne, removing current threat to the citadel. His units pushed on to the north toward Houffalize, 10 miles above Bastogne: on the Liege highway. : A German communique said the Americans ' were trying to break through toward Houffalize, 8. possible hint that they were approaching that town. .. = The steady gains of ‘the 3d army | threatened to lop off. the al half of the German salient. .It'w ‘this mounting threat which appar‘ently prompted the Nazi withdrawal from the bulge west of. the. line through Bastogne, A field dispatch timed at 8 o'clock | this morning (2 a. m., Indianapolis time) said all contact had been lost| with ‘the Nazi armored divisions! that had been holding the western tip of the salient. The Americans were advancing

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resistance; the dispatch said.

United Press Correspondent Boyd tral ave, housgwife.

Lewis reported the German with-| drawal. Meuse Threat Ended? {

It apparently ended for the time, being Field Marshal Karl von Rundstedt’s threat to the “Meuse river line. The Nazis apparently were alarm. | ed by the growing threat of Lt. Gen. ! George S. Patton’s 3d army assault |’ on their southern flank. They were believed gathering | their’ crack panzer. units in the eenter of the Ardennes in preparation for a new attempt to break tous American ring. ) e attack may be directed Hoth) toward Liege and Antwerp or south | against Patton's troops. : Lewis’ censored dispatch did not | specify the location of the American | forces advancing against the hose, of the German salient. Fhe Yank counter-drive at last | ° reports, now nivfé than 36 hours old, ! had punched back some 12 miles| from positions only four miles east! of the Meuse to recapture Rochefort, 24 miles northwest of Bastogna | Meanwhile, the 8. H, A. E. F\. com | munique and field dispatches from | Patton's attack front—all delayed 24 to 36 hours by censorship—said the 3d army was grinding steadily into the southern flank of the Ardennes salient in a broadening front north, east amd west of Bastogne Veterans of the American 9th armored division gave the Nazis a resounding beating in the wooded hills southeast of Bastogne New Year's eve, They Halted a powerful armored force that tried repeatedly to cut the ihe Wppiy corridor ‘plow thattown

CIN INDIANAPOLIS

EV ENTS TODAY

Miniature Rooms display, L. B. Ayres & Co, 6th flooy: . Indiana Mssociation of County and Dis - trict Fairs, convention, Lincoln Hotel .Mateatar “ub, luncheon, Lincoln - hotel, 15

luncheon, Lincoln |

Lutheran Service club, m "

hotel, 12:18 p.

EVENTS TOMORROW:

Indians Assoelation of County and Dis: -

et Fairs, convention, Lincolh hotel ele State Board of Agriculture, convention, Lincoln hotel " Indiana State Medical Jasmining board, 4 hotel.

ouvention, Claypool | Cr BERTHS

aris Emma Dale, at St. Francis. ¥ Shirley Weatherman, at St. Francis a Maxine Burkert, wi St, Vincent's h Hetey, Mary Blasingham, at St. Vin’

Br Margaret Hawkins, ~aY 8. Vin. ies, Bieanor’ Johnson, at Si Vin. Loretta Jotnson, at Bt Dgera, at Bt. Vincent's. rig at St. Vincents.

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GRAND JURY SWORN IN BY JUDGE af

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The jurors will” serve for six|

Petit ‘Jury of £20 Members Picked:

An expanded petit Jury _ganel of ! 20 members’ was chosen today by Judge William D. Bain, ‘of criminal court. , Departing from customary selection of 12 members, the panel was | req uested “by Prosecutor Sherwood Blue to npuarajiiee’ jurors when needed. : In practice, the new panel will { form the nucleus of future venires, inasmuch as members of the panel will be among the prospective jurors | surnmoned. The panel chosen consists of the following: Louis G. Baier, 2818 Brookside pkwy., a retired farmer. Mrs. Jane Battin, 574 Trowbridge

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He joined the air corps in the summer ,0f\]942, and received 11 months. of ier training before He was an. instructor o advanced flyng at Turner field, Gay until leav~.

Two Indianapolis men serving the air transport command inf India have been honoted for-opera= tional flight in in, transport aircraft

Smith Honored

in England, has been awarded the bronze star. -Fhe aircraft which he

Fontaine Honored

Pyt. John M. Griffin, husband of Mrs. Agnes Griffin, 317 N. Oxford st, and son of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Griffin, 54 N. Ewing st., has been missing in Germany since Nov. 28.

ing 107 combat missions without any mechanical difficulties. le Sgt. Fontaine is' the ‘husband: of over the dangerous and difficult Mrs. Lavana C. Fontaine, and the India-China alr rouies. , {son of Mr, and Mrs. Kilbourne W. They are 1st Lt. Robert F. Wend- [Fontaine, .all of 1125 N. Beville ave. rick, 117 N. Euclid ave, who was| A former employee of the Allison awarded the distinguished flying | division of General Motors, he encross, and Pfc, Robert L. Golden, {tere the service July 24, 1841, and 4211 -Sunset-lane;-whe received the air medal. ' Lt. Wendrick has com- { theater two" years. pleted 300 hours of flight, and Pvt. a8. Golden was honored for 150 hours.| gacond Lt. Paul F. Gillman, husv8." band of Mrs. Norma J. Gillman, “8. Sgt. Kilbourne L:. Fontaine, a 940 N. Arlington ave, and. son of crewchief in the 56th fighter group ! Mr. and Mrs. Waide E. Gillman,

Mrs. J. B. Gossett, 1221 Park ave,

‘Mrs. Ethel Dickinson, 4451 CenMrs. Jora Yoke, 1327 Linden st. Mrs. Irene Pryun, 1402 N. La { Salle: -st.., ‘housewife: B. R. Fleming, 2011 Washington blvd., retired Mrs. Vesta Harding, 1125 st., housewife.” © - Mrs. Arlene Saifker; 4015 Ruckle st., housewife. Mrs, Frieda Crist, stone, housewife, Mrs. Frieda Bowefi, Wanamaker, [ housewife. - Mrs.- Mary Shannon, 1334 N. La Salle st., housewife. : Leroy Cc. Bush, 117 N.- Alabama ‘veteran of world war I and II, Mrs. Charles. Dugan, 211 Hendricks pl, housewife. Mrs. Helen Hogan, 1525 N. Rural housewife. hs. Helen Payne, 1239 N. ,. housewife, oe Jones, tired. Hervert Stewart, iretired engineer. John Melvin, Mrs. Eva Varice, st., housewife.

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and isolate Patton's advanced spearheads to the, north. Attacking all day Sunday and through the night, the Germans by Monday morning had gained about 200 yards in the .Lutrebois sector at a cost of 67 tanks. ’ Thirty-two of the panzers were wrecked in a tremendous battle with the 9th “division's tanks, tank .destroyers and. bazooka gunners, Another 35 were blasted by Amercan dive-bombers dnd rocket- firing fighte Is.

"Robert, Kathryn Permett | John, Jean Dodds, Wayne, Roland Frank Veldon, Day id, bert,

al 8t. Vincent's it St. ‘Vincents Mildred Long at St. Vincent's Gladys Galyean, at St. Vincent's. Lee Barnett er Helen Monty elo Josephine Olvey, n Barbara Robertson, at Coleman. Egbert. Ruth Speiker, a} Coleman | Riley, Mary Todd, at, Coleman | Charles Virginia Gearns, at Methodist, + Will Elsie Oldak A Meehodist we ['W. Allan, Mary. fifa lerce;'at MeThodist Samuel, Thelma Watson, wx Methodist, ! 2 Boys. & - | Donald, Marié Pearson, at St, !Janies, Annabell Stahl, at St. Francis. Ervin, Lillian Swartz, at St. Francis, +Edward, Mary. Tinsley. at St. Francis. Jantes,; Odessa Durhams, at Ci ity. Pauline Hayes;

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Frank, at. City, Edwin, Beulah Lucas, at City - Cecil, Harriet Sparks, at 8t. Vincent's { Frank, Ruth Sparks, at 8t. Vincent's | Willjam, Audrey Swazay, at St. "Vincent's Rayfiond, Helen. ‘Webb, at -8t. Vincent's Ernest, ~Johanna ° Wools, at Bt. Vincent's | Rupert, Ruth Alexander; at Colemau, Gordon, Agl#a Keck, at Coleman, Lioyd, Helen Kusx. al Colenvar- { Robert: ¥dvihe Linne, at Coleman, Ralph, Athena Neel "at Coleman, | Glover, Geraldine Ellis, at Methodist Richard. Charlotte Helm, at Methodist | Dorris Helen Louite Reynolds, at Sew

J dove iano at Meshes).

services has flown a total of 407 hours of operational time represent- |

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Sgt. William J. Eschenbach, son of Mrs. Helen Eschenbach, 915 Greer st, has been missing over Germany since Dec. 5.

942 -N. Temple ave;

to the air medal. with the 8th air force in England. 2 a 8

Fireman. 2-¢ Arthur ‘Miesen, son

of Mr. and ‘Mrs. Ambrose Miesen; Ft. Wayne, is missing in’ action: Soe ee

Fireman 1-¢ William

tle, husband of ‘Mrs Mara Hittle

Richmond, and Marine Pfc. Doug-

lag E. Stinson, _86n of Mr. and Mrs.

his been awarded a second -oak leaf cluster He is a B-17 pilot

Robert Hit-

Pvt. Robert Leslie . . . killed iff | Germany,

-|Homer Stinson, Eva been wounded in act : 5 8. Sgt. Har band of Mrs. hart; h

le, have gen 0 : : “K. Kratzer, huysorothy Kratzer: Blkas’ been awarded the air medal for meritorious service with the 10th air force in Burma. He is |#"B-24 aerial engineer-gunner with 1the 7th bombardment group,:and has completed 25 Sojssions,

oT. Sgt. Elbert Hague, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hague, Alexandria, ,|has . been awarded the fourth oak

leaf cluster to the air medal: He is a radio operator and gunner on a

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Motor Machinist's Mate 1-c Re- . vis Garret Jr. , . . died of wounds received in Pacific.

|B-17 operating ‘from an oth alr

force base in England. ..The sergeant’s wife, “Mrs. Leora’ Hagle, lives in Mt. Home, Idaho. 8 8.

First Lt. Walter E. Murphy, so of Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Murphey, Albany, has been awarded a. second oak leaf cluster to the air medal. He is a P-51 Mustang pilot, and is fighting with the 353d fighter. group - in Bugland, which has accounted & for more than 400 enemy .aircraft. Of these, 240 were destroyed in the alr.