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Dr. Baldwin Weds Halee Mc&f^Sunday The Cottage of Hampshire House, New York City, was the setting of the wedding last Sunday after -Eormer U. R. Students Wedded noon of Miss Halee Morris, daugh JUN fc ter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Morris of Lt. and Mrs. New York, and David Shepard David Shepard Baldwin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin, Jacob Baldwin of Palisades Park. whose marriage The Rev. Aaron Eiseman of New took place in York who had married the bride's Hampshire parents, performed the ceremony House, New The bride, given in marriage by York City, her father, wore a bouffant gown Sunday after of candelight satin. The deep noon, are Bramley collar was fashioned of graduates of rose point lace and had been worn the University by the bride's mother at her wed of Rochester. ding. The bride's veil of heirloom Mrs. Baldwin princess lace was arranged in is the former Madonna style. She carried a bou of with and Halee Morris, quet gladioluses ivy rhododenron leaves. of daughter Miss Heilbrunn of this Mr. and Mrs. Margot city was the bride's only attendant. Lee Morris of Her gown was of yellow dotted New York, marquiette and she carried a bou and Lt. quet of rubrum lilies and ivy Baldwin, son leaves. of Mr. and Dr. Olvin Ureles of this city was Mrs. Jacob best man. Baldwin of The bride and her attendant Palisades Park. were both graduates of the Uni this city, was versity of Rochester and are mem graduated from ber* of Theta Eta sorority. The the University bride was alio a member of Mar- of Rochester aiens and during the paat winter School of was on the staff of Radio Station Medicine this WOR in New York. month. Dr. Baldwin did his undergrad Pkof kf Sttttut* uate work at the U. of R. and altn received his medical degree from the UR Medical School on June 16. He is a member of Phi Beta Xappa and Alpha Omega Alpha national medical honorary society. He holds a commission of Lieu tenant in the Army Medical Corps Reserve. After a wedding trip to Cold Springs. N. Y., Dr. and Mrs. Bald win will leave for St Louis, Mo., where Dr. Baldwin will serve his Internship at Barnes General Hos pital. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County • Historic Scrapbooks Collection
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Two Entertainers ting on shows at USO centers for the past two years. Among Added To 'Stage the impersonations he will of fer at the Stage Door Canteen Door' Benefit Revue will be those of Lionel in Barrymore, Jimmy Fidler, Jer Singer Hospit more local entertainers Two ' 5 Colonna. Ned Sparks, Fred have been added to program of ry on the Late Ben Bernie Show Tour Door Canteen Revue Allen and the Stage Alfred Bradshaw, the Sentimen in Immaculate Con and Frank D. Roosevelt. to be given tal Baritone, featured singer since auditorium on Sunday, ception Other features billed for the January, 1944, of the stage Door 20, under May show included the Liederkans Canteen, Military Service Center, of sponsorship Male Chorus and the Sergeant New York Central Station, will the New York & Greenleaf Melody Hour. present a program of popular song Central Station hits at the Valley Fqrge General Serv-' Military Hospital, Phoenixville, Pa., on Center. ice Sunday, July 1. Known as the The Stage Door Canteen second sentimental ba annual army camp hospital tour ritone, Alfred will make its first stop at that Bradshaw. feat time. ured singer of Last year Bradshaw covered a Alfred the Stage Door Cantee 3500 mile army camp tour at his Bradshaw January. 1944 own expense and was well re will a program of pop Ist present Anniversary ceived the men of the armed will mark by ular song hits while PFC Stan Stage Door Canteen itajof forces In each of the camps he Wardynski, Co. A of the N. first anniversary by presentation ley its 52d weekly vaudeville show at! visited. He is an honorably dis Y. Guard will offer several im York Cen 7 p. m. Sunday at New charged veteran- of World War II Service Center. personations. tral and has in nearly 200 %ltra,i V.rnAmhmw the "H appeared Last Bradshaw covered armed forces. He year mental Baritone." the Mula Sisters shows for the hos 3,500 miles in army camp and the Four Belles will be at devotes his spare time and donates will hia pital tour at his own expense. ; Pfc. Abe Thurmin present his services to this cause. He has conception of hypnotism with Mary He is an honorably discharged won a host of friends for his gen Joyce as subject. An "All-Star Van- World War II and manner veteran of Ilty Review of Song and Dance" erous attitude and modest 200 Jimmy has appeared in nearly Will round out the program. A benefit performance by the of the arm lDevlne will enter his second sea shows for members iDoor Canteen featuring the son as master of ceremonies. The Stage ed forces. will Air Corps Mothers will serve din Liederkrans Choral Society the Uni He will begin his second an ner at , with members of be held at the Immaculate Concep of Rochester V-12 unit nual Military Hospital Tour on versity tion Auditorium on Sunday eve ,ta of honor. Julv 1 when he visits the Val- ning. May 20, 8 p. m. The entire lev Forge General Hospital. proceeds will be used to defray the Phoenixville, Pa. His tour will expenses of this hospital tour. be financed through funds raised at the May 20th enter tainment. Pfc. Wardynski has been put Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County • Historic Scrapbooks Collection "13r *-^_ //- J Flyer Cited for J^eroism In Freeing Dangling Bomb
Bombs were away but one bomb was hanging by its arming wire in the bomb bay and in momentary danger of exploding. Capt. Frank A. Celentano, navigator-bombardier on the Flying Fortress, "The Battle*" Wagon," discovered the hanging yourself and the group. It is bomb, and at great personal risk, through such acts that we are able without his to continually press home our blows parachute, h e to the enemy." balanced him- lg Raids Completed self over the Enlisting in the Air Forces the open bomb bay day after Pearl Harbor, Captain and with his Celentano has now completed. 18 ' hands twisted raids over enemy territory. Hel the arming wire a graduate of Franklin High SchJ until it broke, and Cornell University and wa.=] allowing the. first year law student at Corf>r bomb to lull when he enlisted. Irs. free. Two brothers are also in thtfire'- That's part of Forces. Pfc. John Is stationery' the story con Chanute Field, 111., and Corp. D tained in the inick is serving as a radio open***'' CAPT. F. A. citation which at Hensley Field, Dallas, Tex. CKJLKNTANO accompanied The captain's wife is the formei the award of the Distinguished Patricia Rice of Coeur D'Alen^ Flying Cross, received by Captain Idaho. Celentano for "extraordinary achievement while serving as navi gator-bombardier on the leading aircraft of his squadron on a bomb ing mission" over Germany on Oct. 4, 1943. Captain Celentano, son of Mr. | and Mrs. Joseph Celentano, 8 Miller i St., is stationed somewhere in Eng land. The award was presented by Col. J. K. Lacey, commanding officer. Heroism Commended The citation continues: "Captain Celentano assisted in driving off repeated enemy attacks and released his bombs directly on the target and helped destroy
an important military objective . . . Due to the courage and responsi bility of Captain Celentano, the aricraft and crew safely returned from the mission. The example of skillful airmanship you displayed on this mission was a credit to
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Important military objective. . . Due to the courage end responsibil ity of Captain Celentano. the sir craft and crew safety returned from the mission," the citation added. Graduate of Benjamin Franklitn High School and Cornell Univer sity, the officer enlisted in the Army Air Forces the day after Pearl Har bor while ha was la hit first year at Cornell Law SebooL Two broth er* Pfc. John and Corp. Dominirk. re In the sir forces c*tain> wife Is the former Po- trtdsi Rice of Cooiir D'Atene. Idaho. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County • Historic Scrapbooks Collection
Airman Gets
' THURSDAY, FEB. 21, 1946 Fifth Award 25, a Capt. Frank A. Celentano, with the Flying Fortress navigator has w/fnfB/f of Braid Eighth Air Force in England, Diplomas been a warded the fourth Oak Leaf Cluster to his Air Medal. Captain Celen tano is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Celen tano, 8 Miller St. His wife lives at Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. The airman tr usted shorcl,- after Pearl Har bor while in his first yearj at Cornell University Law School. He was sent overseas last May. The award was made for "ex ceptionally meritorious achieve ment while participating in 20 bomber combat missions over enemy occupied continental i Europe:"
CAPT. EDWARD R. DL'RGIN ENS. ROBERT E. CURTIS 4 Navy Officer Sources Cited at UR Graduation were out Four possible future sources of Navy officers D. C., lined today by Capt. Edward R. Durgin, Washington, director of training and assistant chief of Navy personnel. ' He spoke at the graduation of the course at the university on first class of midshipmen to com V-12 one "survived the plete the full eight terms of col July 1, 1943. only of the university and Naval lege here under the Navy V-12 pro rigors were held transfers" to graduate with this gram. The ceremonies J. Edward Hoffmeiater in Upper Strong Auditorium, River class, Dean out. He is Johann Staple- Campus. pointed N. J. All other from the Holloway Board felt, Breton Woods, Quoting class recommendation to Congress for members of this graduating from V-12 units at! legislation to provide for officer transferred here schools. training, he said that the four other received their certifi methods of training could Include The men and commis the Naval Academy, the Naval cates of graduation from George Reserve Officers Training Corps, s sions as ensigns Capt. their of-! six-month indoctrination course for C. Towner, commanding will be academic college graduates, and an NROTC fleer. They given branch. at the regular university program for the aviation degrees in June. Precedence lists for rank would commencement for one who will go be compiled on an individual, Except man, School rather than Institutional, rating, to the Navy Supply Corps Harvard University, the new giving members of all four groups at will to Newport, R. I.. tober* E. Curtis equal opportunities for advance officers go further ment. Capt Durgin explained for training. T. de One Rochester man. Robert E. The Rev. Stephen Crary the benediction. Tomorrow Curtis, 29b Winchester SL. was livered Of the there will be a battalion among the 19 graduates. evening in Cutler Union. 800 men who started In the firstldance
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Pfc. WilsoH H.. DaBoll Pfc. WHtiK H. DaBoll Jr., 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson H. Da- Boll 203 Kenwood Ave., has been missing in in fantry action in Luxem b o u r g since Dec. 20. He is a grad uate of Madi s son High, en listing in the Army Reserve l n December, 1942, while a student at the University o f Rochester,. where he was % member of Theta Delta Chi Fraternity. JAN 3 0 1945 He entered service in June, 1943, and studied at City College of New York under the Army Spe cialized Training Program until it was discontinued. He was trans ferred to the infantry and went overseas last October with a com munications division of the First Army.
Wilsor, H. Dabolljjir S.jamey _ 3 rm Germans Hold Son sy WAR ,8 194R rather-, u. In same Area Aged much," a father and SfoWiisSti&f. ftaBoll Jr. j wars decided after swapping \As Dad in War I Freed from Nazis stories of their treatment. WILSON H. DABOLL Pfc. Wilson H. DaBoll Jr. was pFC. Pfc. Wilson H. DaBoll JR., 21, is a prisoner of the ; Jr., 21, released on Easter Sunday from German government near the was one of the Americans liberated Bad Orb prison camp, the first camp liberated same area from the Bad-Orb prison camp, his his fa on the Western where father, who Front . His ther was cap lives at 2 0 3 father was cap tured and held Kenwood Ave., tured at B e 1 - p r i s o ner in has learned In leau Wood and World War L a from letter imprisoned i n DaBoll Jr., his son. The the same area had been who father also was in the first missing in in a prisoner of World War. fantry action the German "Dad's and in in Luxem- Army World my stories are bourg since War I. different in Dec 20, is be- Young DaBoll places, but the llved to be had been re gist is the held at a ported missing same," Pfc. Da- pris- PFC. DA DOLL neaT in action In Boll said. I Prlsoner n caml> 'Same bread" Luxe m b o u r think that area. g WILSON II they even saved the "same I since Dec. 20. He bread for us His father, Marine Pvt. Wil DABOLL .IK. to eatours was just) about as hard as the son H. DaBoll, 208 Kenwood is a graduate of Madison High and souvenir1 piece Dad kept. Ave., was held by the Germans was the of attending University "One slice had been of that and a bowl of for a year after he Rochester when he enlisted in the watery, grass was all the at Beiieau Woods. As soup food captured Reserve in 1942. we had each work Army December, day. After the first a prisoner he was forced to week, we couldn't even nod our in an enemy ammunition dump heads without blacking out. If a back of the lines at Fere just drop of soup was spilled while, it en Tardenois, where for seven was being ladled out, we scooped ar weeks be was under constant it up wherever it fell. and fire from tillery airplane "I guess we all lost our pride American troops. after a wbile," he said, bowing hi.. DaBoll Jr. is a graduate of head a little.
' Madison High and was attend "We were given no medico ing the University of Rochester whatsoever and our only when he enlisted in the Army were iodine and some ui Reserves in December, 1942. He paper bandages. An has been overseas since last spinal meningitis bro'~ still no medicine n October with a communications division of the First Army. "After w< Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County • Historic Scrapbooks Collection
Elam jffcTRobert ^",1* Wounded in Germany ! Pfc. Robert Elam, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Elam, 121 Chapin St., was wounded in action in Germany Dec. 16, his parents have elarned. A graduate of Ben jamin Franklin High, he at tended the Uni versity of Cali fornia for two years and re turned to Roch ester to gradu ate from the art school of the Rochester Institute of Technology. He was employed as an artist at the Bun rial Mf- mnrinl ^jftrat-v ELAM when he was inducted in April, 1942, and went overseas early last year.
ENSIGN AND BRIDE Ensign William C. Dutton, USNR, and his bride are making their home in Boston, where Ensign Dutton, a graduate of Harvard, is stationed at the University. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Dutton of Field Street.
Tank Officer Ailvanoes Lynn S. Fogg of 77 Primrose, lieu has been advanced to first tenant In the Tank Corps.
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Twins Await Navy Service at IB
Donald Haefele (left) and his twin brother, Robert, goj an antici patory thrill out of trying on a couple of sailor hats today y&en they applied for enlistment in the Navy. They'll be cbirVa* viMen they pass their 18th birthdays next month. Twins Hope For Dual Roles In Navy Assigned for Navy physical ex aminations June 23, a pair of Roch ester twins today had high hopes to remain together when they enter service. Tha youths, Donald and Robert, 17, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Haefele, 407 Garden Pk., ap plied for enlistment In the Navy together because they like the water, and. as their father ex pressed it, "They are uneasy when separated." Both have won honors as expert swimmers. Robert has broken rec ords on the John Marshall High School team and Donald la section al diving champion. Robert re cently became an accredited Red Cross Instructor. They will be grad uated from Marshall June 28. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County • Historic Scrapbooks Collection
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Officer Takes Yale Course
sP +. Lieut. Thaddeus W. Kucharskl, r \/son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank. K. Ku "N^charski, 47 Manchester, is studying \." * V/fll'iam Kingston Wtlliainn Kings+on ^BP"^^P*~_--e_>-_i Kucharski Made SupplyJgHcetr^2d Lt. Thadd*t!s*W. Kucharski, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank K Kucharski, 47 Manchester, has "been appointed technical supply officer at Great Bend Army Air Field, Tucson, Ariz. Lt. Kucharskl joined the Reserve Officers Training Corps in 1938 while attending the University of Michigan and received his com mission in June, 1942. He was activated upon graduation from the university last January. July IB. ^r r _____ jtpMji" Promoted by Air Corps Thaddeus W. Kurcharski, 47 Manchester, has been, promoted to first lieutenant In the Air Corps. Th^-Weus W. Kuclnarsk Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County • Historic Scrapbooks Collection Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County • Historic Scrapbooks Collection Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County • Historic Scrapbooks Collection George Smith Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County • Historic Scrapbooks Collection Kw*j*|-M", efi4n. |S*S SHs/j^p^rd Georpe Smi+h Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County • Historic Scrapbooks Collection Georg. Smrrh Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County • Historic Scrapbooks Collection Several Aria Figliters Area Men Win Decorations Several Rochester area men have received decorations for outstand ing service in the armed forces. Win Awards They are: Distinguished Flying Cross: -r.o^isur.^lrVitf First Lt. Donald L Hastings, 517 Clay. In Services I Air Medr.l: W. Stei I Second Lt. Arthur " Awards for outstanding service in Monroe PI. the armed forces have been made |B70 Sgt William" J. Lewis, 188 to several Rochester area men.; f> Include: gress. They Air Medal with Clusters: I Bronze Star: First Lt. Harrison P. Donahue, Cornell St. Pvt. Ferdy Epstein, 28 cluster. 351 Gregory, third , 175 Rosedale. Sgt. George L. Latt, First Lt. Richard C. Hutchinson, 57 Marion. Pvt. John H. Street, 1179 Genesee St., second cluster. Taft. Pvt. Zygmond Nowak, 350 | Second Lt. Theodore F. Scanlan, 28 Cpl. Ralph H. Hall, Seager. 630 University, one cluster. 30 1 First. Lt. Phil A. Tischner, Tech. Sgt Emanuel J. Cappello, Homer. 299 Lyell, third cluster. Sgt. Eugene E. Wahl, 111 Asbury. Distinguished Unit Badge: C. Tech. Fifth Grade Robert Pfc. Robert J. Heier, 79 Cope- Brown, 442 Beahan^Rd. land. Kenneth E. 752 Bronze Star and Clusters: Sgt Maynard, Culver. Staff Sgt. Patrick G. Smaldone, Meritorious Service Ribbon 587 Dewey. Vincent A. 248 Davis. James H. King, &16 Sica, Tech. Sgt. yr+~c Alexander. Distinguished Flying Cross with Cluster: ,_ 9. 1945 E. 900 ;. JANUARY j Lt Col. William Bailey, East Ave., third cluster. Air Medal: I Second Lt. i^yr W. Steinfeldt. Engines Hit, 870 Monroe ATI. Earl. I Sgt. John J. Caufield, 56 ! Lands Second Lt. Edward A. Bietzer, 15 er Safe Flyer Webster Cres. Air Medal with Clusters: ^ Tort' Safely! Second Lt. Manuel E. Agnello, After Crash 47 Clalrmont, second cluster. Lt. Art lr w Strinfrlrit. 102 Second First Lt. Roy E. Brockman, F Steinfeldt, 70 20. ?on of Geoi g fourth cluster. tx Barton, ri Continent Avp . ;as | Monroe A L Botting, 61 Kron, B-17 j! Staff Sgt. p W. Steinfeldt, an Second Lt. Arthur aboard third cluster. Forties? ently 870 Monroe PL, was bombar Flying Lt. Michael Carlotta Jr., 20 of Second Air Force Fly near the Dutch-Bel-, dier on an Eighth crash-landed Sander, one cluster. after three flak-. 15 that recently, crash- gium frontier C. Hutchinson, ing Fortress and the First Lt. Richard engines had quit | landed near the Dutch-Belgian, damaged Genesee St., second cluster. started smoking. 1179 after three flak-damaged fourth engine Robert J. Wilting, 164 frontier flak knocked out Staff Sgt. had and the fourth Over Berlin, cluster. engines quit and the crew Wilsonia, fourth the No. 2 engine, P. Donahue, started smoking. back to First Lt. Harrison out began the long journey Over Berlin, flak knocked 351 Gregory, third cluster. on only three engines. and 200 miles from England William E. Rice, 107 No. 2 engine, miles from Berlin Tech. Sgt. to Two hundred on the back England fifth cluster. Berlin trip engine quit Kansas St., and the Fortress another flak-damaged Benedict, another one quit losing alti Second Lt. Douglas E. iand the "Fort" started started losing altitude. Avoiding com Chili Rd., second cluster. to an Army 2797 as far as , tude, according German ground fire pos- the lieutenants! Heart: the Dutch munication from Purple sible, the ship reached Sanders Jr., xa conked out. Pfc. James coast just as No. 3 Smokes to fall Last Engine Knickerbocker, posthumously. The altitude needle began | came along the Robert J. Cronln, 293 Then, as they Marine Pfc. more German rapidly. Dutch coast avoiding Brooks Ave. one engine pull- 511 Even with only fire as much as LaVerne S. Mclntyre,- Pvt. was ploughing along jground thePowjble.plane fI ing, the plane the No. 3 engine quit and Glide. when No. 4 start I _,U1 0 homeward. But altitude rapidly s> Grsde William R. began losing Tech. Fifth there was nothing for home- ed smoking, it still plowed on East Rochester. Burk-i [bough Neubieser, the pilot, 1st Lt. Kenneth O. to Unit CitaMon: heimer of New Franklin, Mo., Last engine E. Dlttmar, 546 James do but crash-land In a field. ",lv- lne p,,ot | Cpl. Afterj Ihezn continent, the crewi the urkheimer Augustine. a night on V. Martens, 676 to con-1 H Tech. Sgt. Erwin was flown back to England Mo., decided , duties. be brought J Joseph Ave. tlnue to land! and son of, '4ru time Unit Badge with The bombardier is the for -\ crash-landing DUtlngulshed .'the bomber in jj F. Steinfeldt land- __ tSeorge was a smooth Cluntrr: 77 * no S. Dronzekakl, members agreed, and Sgt. Leo Kosciusko, one cluster. was hurt. The plane A 60 aswasn^they Lt Robert Balin, -Even .damaged as badly Snd landings. Ter.. one cluster. ually are after such Hazelwood de Guerre: C ared for by British Urolx took care Eldridga R. Muir, 17 North riritish forces nearby Sgt .and ater Scottaville. It the crew that night Road, to England thev were flown back lieutenant Steinfeldt is a mem Bombardment ber of the 388th the Third Bom Group, a unit of the d ivislo B bardment Division, | for Its ahut- cited by the President when. tle mission to Africa M--, serschmitt plants at Regensburg were bombed. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County • Historic Scrapbooks Collection 2 Naval Ensigns Get 'Wings of Gold' 1/ Navy "Wings of Gold" and com missions as ensigns in the United States Naval Reserve have been received by two Rochester men following completion of their train- 0&g*#8*m8& Janirs 1L V Martin L. J Wirih ^teH^slalSfeVa*1^ ing at the Naval Air Training Center, Pensacola, Fla. The two are James H. Wirth, 21, of 121 Masseth St and "rtllli II i ifflrftlli of 248 Field St. ^ Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County • Historic Scrapbooks Collection *W19'51 'We Hit a Ship' City Soldier Tells Of Collision at Sea with itand "^e hit a ship in the North Seacollided sank it." . And with that a Rochester soldier now in Germany pro Nov. 4 of ceeded to give an eye-witness account of the collision the U. S. transport Gen. M. L. Hersey with the million-dollar Argentine luxury liner, Maipu. The liner sank but all 238 pas sengers and crew were saved. The account was given in a letter from Pvt. Richard Gullo, 43d Signal Company, 43d Infantry Division, to his mother, Mrs. Rose Gullo of 29 High St. Pvt Gullo was on the deck of the Hersey when the crash oc curred. EXCERPTS from his letter follow: the "I was standing on the bow on starboard side watching this terrific fog roll in. Visibility was about 200 yards. Then our ship started blowing . . this other her whistle . and I heard boat in the fog answering. "Then all of a sudden I saw the outlines of the ship off our star- hoard bow, right where I was standing. "At first it looked like it was going away from us. Then to my surprise I saw it was coming towards us. I re marked to the guy beside me that it was going to be pretty close. PVT. RICHARD GULLO "It was getting closer and closer. All the while both ships were blowing their whistles. Then to our amazement jolt made all the lights on the boat it was to hit. It seemed we saw going go out for a brief instant to that I didn't even get unbelievable icared. I just couldn't believe it. i WAS SURE GLAD to be on "I ran hack and braced myself in cck when it happened, ru. can us against a bulkhead and watched the mess whcn?.000 startler amazement. Wc hit it with our bow imagine the stairways for the right amidships. There was a flurry stampeded andofjfuysdeck. sparks, a great crunching sound wreckage flew. "Some people were jumping over our the lidej (of the other ship) and bOtH were them u^. There "OUR BOAT rolled Way over to picking was oil sHck and wreck- Starboard. Thl WW *hcn I go, everywhere scared.) We had hit over, age strewn for yards 1 thought *c *ere going to tip unit and But she righted herself almost their refrigeration you could, im-j around mediately and I knew then that we MC big hunks of meat floating were okay "Most ot the survivors were in was thrown into re "Out own ship pajamas or underwear. One guy verse and I could see a in great gash had shaving cream on his face. By the side of the other boat and it was this time the fog was so dense the way over. listing ship was hidden from view so none ni can imagine the confusion on of us actually saw it sink." our ship. The guys in the mess hall or the of were thrown over and trays and food Pvt Gullo told rescue safe snd ill went flying all over. The guys other passengers and of docking in the bunks were thrown off. And lv in Brcmerhaven. He concluded to make it worse, when we hit. the t with. "And that's it. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County • Historic Scrapbooks Collection VF US. CXsiaaaj* W.&. C. NOV rH.1950 Rochester WW** 115 South Avenue MOBILIZATION 1948. Lt. Thomas Gorman of Record number of Army and Air Force enlistees was set yester- I top enlistment figure of January, office is shown Graham, Penfield: day when 55 young men signed up for service, breaking previous | recruiting signing up Joseph Recruiters Set Record With Signing of 55 Here In a day described as "the biggest we've ever had," Army, and Air Force recruiters yesterday established a new record for the Northern New York State district. signed up 55 men at the Federal Building. Thirty-eight They " went into the Ah Force, and 17 en- listed in the Army. The old district; record of 52 was set on a day inj! January, 1948, also by the Rochester] station. Lt. William Walters, assistant re cruiting officer, said he did not be-j lieve the news of large Chinese armies much to do with the in Korea had f record crowd. The enlistees, he said,! "have all been lined up for weeks." The list of Air Force enlistees fol lows: Warren R. DeWitt, 20, of 2893 Buffalo Rd.; Richard Fytes, 20, of Webster; Wil liam B. Ames, 19, of 759 Flower City Pk.; Richard C Voslkl, 19, of 345 Alexander St.; William F. Wagner, 20, of 495 Lake view Pfc^ aivl AiUa t. IrwrrMc. 2*T, of 1258" Lake Rd., Webster; Nicolo J. Ac- c.a.o, i\i, oi / Louiiur $.., > .ua.>. w.1 Kerscher, 20, of 41 Heberle Rd.; Donald H. Hart, 19, of 22 Monroe Pkwy.; Fred erick K. Leutung, 18, of 35 Seneca Ave.;; Jerome B. Rafielson, 20. of 286 Fair Oaks Dr.; and Ronald A. Huscher. 20, of West Webster. Robert A. Reichardt, 21 of 14 Dan* forth St., John t-. Walker, 20. of vO j Aldine St.; Donald P. Davis. 20, of 287. of Barton St.; Franc* W. Bucher. 20, LUien- Pahnyra Rd.. Fairport, Louis J. R. I berger, 19, of 2 Treyer St.; Ralph O. Simolo, 20. of 122 Weld St.; Richard Web cvten, 18. of 48 South Ave., of 824 Ridge I ster; Kenneth A. Bcrner, 20. 320 Rd. E.; Robert R. Reed, 20. of Wey r. o mouth Dr.; David A. White. 20, a ot Marion; Charles O. Van Neil, 20, 1529 Penfield Rd. Ro John T. Long. 20, of Mt. Morris. David bert T. Reese, 20. of Ransomviile; Lowell f. B Caiman. 20, of Canandaigua, Claude A. Coleman, IR. of Perkinsville; A. Herman. 20. of Marion; Louis wage, 20 of Marion; Charles R. Kise. of Whites- Rose; Karl M. Crittenden. 19, of Leicester; ville. Lloyd W. Eastman, 20. William J. Charles L. Sigel, 17. of Clyde; Recktenwald, 19. of Perkinsville; George Eldon J. W Lahue, 20, of Mt. Morris; WilUarn E. Cansdale. 19, of Cohocton Donald C. Stanton. 18, of Marlon; and Baker, 21. of Walworth. The Army enrolled: Edward 20. of 1401 Lake Aver*rl Walter Mahon. 20. of 108 Clay Ave; o. Dowhy. 20, of 31 Thomas St.; Lloyd Carl A. Ulrich, 20. of 52 Judson St.; Pk. Blvd.; Weegar, 18, of 614 Geensee Charles L. Russo. 20. of 28 Texas St.; Al- Joseph C Graham, 20. of Penfield; Ave. I fred W. Pietzold. 27, of 273 Bronson Vito A. Calzone. 20, of 180 Portage St.; Warren A. Barrett. 20. of Hilton; Ray James mond F. Vit. of 25 Fairgate St.; Ave.; K Peck 21. of 87 Brookdale of Camswo; Charles F. Hartman, 20. Austin Shirley J. Bickford. 20, of Wayland. High R. Chamberlain. 20. of Roosevelt J. 20. of 518 way. Hilton; Wtlliam Sage. E. Thomas Cove Rd.. Penfield; Gerald Deuel* 20. of 39 N. Main St.. Fairport. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County • Historic Scrapbooks Collection ^ r c .if i ** ^ wrmans of/// f/e Oame, fireec/ Son 7e//s FafTier "The Germans haven't changed much," a father and son who were prisoners in two wars decided after swapping stories of their treatment. Pfc. Wilson H. DaBoll Jr. was released on Easter Sunday from Bad Orb prison camp, the first camp liberated on the Western Front. His father was cap tured at B e 1 - leau Wood and | imprisoned i n I the same area in the first World War. "Dad's and my stories are different in places, but the gist is the V-E DAY REUNION Boll said. "I .Same bpead think they even saved the same Former prisoners both: Pfc. Wilson DaBoll Jr. and his dad bread for us to eatours was just compare pieces of German of war one about as hard as the prisoner bread, saved souvenir the father from piece Dad kept. by World War I and the other saved by the "One son from slice of that and a bowl of World War II. The soldier's mother is in center. watery, grass soup was all the food , . we had each day. After the first week, we couldn't even nod our heads without blacking out. If a of was Freed drop soup spilled while it GI in No Mood for was being ladled out, we scooped Joy; it up wherever it fell. "I guess we all lost our pride Recalls after a Nazi while," he said, bowing his Horrors a Gimp' head little. A five-day "exhibition march' through bitter cold "We were given no medical care soup made with the flesh of whatsoever and our dogs and cats . . . scant rations only supplies of hard black bread ... were iodine and some unsterilized, no drinking water, and threats paper bandages. An epidemic of of death spinal Those were a meningitis broke out, and few of the mem the youth told. "And people by still no medicine or doctors. ories of Nazi horrors that kept the roadside laughed and spit at "After we were liberated and got Pfc. Wilson H. DaBoll Jr. from us." into Bad Orb, we found more observing a boisterous V-E medicine in German medicine Day After five days with little food each, ' celebration cabinet than we had all yesterday. the time and drinking water -gulped from we were With the matter-of-fact imprisoned there. manner half-frozen mud of puddles, the men: Huddled on Floor one telling the events of a vaca were herded into tion trip, DaBoll box cars. The ''Through all the sicknesses, we 22-year-old eat in the cars which had been all slept in one room, on the floor. Iivingroom of his parent's constructed We were home at 203 Kenwood for a huddled so tight that Ave. and capacity of 25 passengers there wasn't room for recalled his experiences were anyone to during used to accommodate approxi lie on his back." five months in the Nazi Bad-Orb mately 65 prisoners apiece. Most of the atrocities were cases prison camp. Many of thm clad of the slow starvation, Pfc. Da Boll in nothing Freed 2 said. Apr. warmer There was the Russian pris than Army field jackets, the oner who ate eight of C 'We did most of our re packages victory prisoners spent Christmas Day rations on the of joicing on 2 when we night liberation Apr. saw a being shuttled across Germany. and died of the effects tank with the of so much white star of the There was no food, and Nazi food at once. There was an United States forces Amer coming up the guards laughed when the Ameri ican prisoner who traded a road to the he cans bite camp," explained. begged them for a of of food "It sip each day with a Russian was then we were sure of be water. prisoner for cigarets until he ing liberated." Because the cars did not starved t death. bear Many of the prisoners were al required "The markings which designate Russians got a Red Cross most too weak to stand but "man prisoner of war trains, their hu package each week," Pfc. Da Boll aged to break itno a good trot" man cargos were strafed explained. "The and Americans only when the tank bombed appeared. Battle by Allied planes, and an got one shipment, and then we had sounds from the area heroic effort to to divide surrounding sing Christmas one box among 40 men." had reached them the night before, carols "fell flat," DaBoll admitted. Marched for 5 the former of Days University Rochester At the camp the barracks were When Da Boll was captured, on student told. A tense so crowded atmosphere the prisoners slept on Dec. 17, he was marched with thou pervaded the camp through the the floor. sands of other prisoners for Ave early morning hours until the lib "We had to on days, from to erators sleep our sides," sunup sundown, with appeared, he said. DaBoll two explained, "because there only slices of bread a and day Many of the Nazi had was no room to just the water guards lie flat without they could scoop up previously been ordered to the front crowding someone else." from horse troughs and puddles lines, and only a skeleton staff re along the way. Dog, Cat mained to be captured the oup "Then we by lib were huddled in box Third erating Army unit. Dog and cat soup was cars, 65 to a car, and carted for among the dubious four days and Privation, Torture dietary attractions at nights without a the bit food camp, and, at one the of or water, until we point, DaBoll's story of 'his imprison prisoners stood in reached the camp," he recalled. formation for ment is* an account of an All this physical entire morning while German time, they had been privation and strafed hardship as well as authorities, searched out by American planes as the two men psychological torture which result of the Germans' drove whoin en effort to get foodhad failing to many of his fellow mark the trains, and prisoners to participated in the hatchet "some of the near-madness. killing officers were killed." of a Nazi guard. Pfc. Da Boll He was will spend 60 among American cap "The Germans told us days tives we would with his parents at paraded in an "exhibition their home, 203 go without food until they found Kenwood march" through hamlets Ave., after which he will I and towns the men," DaBoll told. "And on the when report to the rest German border near Army camp at I the pair was discovered, the Ger Lake Placid. He is a graduate of! Luxembourg. During that time, mans took them the away and sent Madison High and I prisoners, captured Dec. 17 in attended the the rest of us into the barracks." University of Rochester the Belgian Bulge, were before he ! exhibited The entered the to young serviceman, who was infantry in June, 1942. ! townspeople and peasants as He went the serving with an was overseas last October. proud battle booty of their ar infantry unit, imprisoned in rogant captors. the same area as his father who was captured with "The Germans stole shoes and a Marine Unit at Belleau Wood gloves from ome of the fellowi," during World War I. Vt~c- r-T-^j Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County • Historic Scrapbooks Collection Pfc. Wilson H. DaBoll Pfc Wilson H. DaBoll Jr., 21 Mrs> Wilson H- Da- BollSh^V"*203 Kenwood Ave., has been- ~* missing in in- -j- fantry action in Luxem o b u r g since Dec. 20. He is a grad uate of Madi son High, en listing in the A. r m y Reserve " I n December, 1942, while a student at the University o f Rochester, where he was * member of Theta Delta Missing Chi Fraternity. aS? e?te"f Service in Ju"e, 1943 I City Colle^ of iSLNew Yorkv led ? under the Army Sne- ciahzed Training PrograiTuntU t He was trans 7,rrJ^COn^Ued-ferred to the infantry and went overseas last October with a munications com division of the l7 Army. j c -* * nn Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County • Historic Scrapbooks Collection \ * ^