This Wayne City boy was a member of the 96th infantry Division on Leyte which bagged sixty-two Nips while losing only one of their men in the early drive for the Philippines. The 96 annihilated the last of the original Jap garrison there. A news release at the time said "Skillful conduct in the fighting in which Pfc. Manning was active, accounted for the extremely low cost in American lives.
 
 

VIRGIL McCORMICK This is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill McCormick of Wayne City. He entered the service in 1941 and is now in Italy. He has one brother in the service.

THOMAS McCORMICK This is the other son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill McCormick of Wayne City. He entered service January 4, 1945 and is now in Fort Knox Ky. He has a brother in the service.
 
 

This is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Mitchell of Wayne City. He entered service August 10, 1944 and received his training at Camp Robertson Ark. He went overseas in January and is now with the 63rd. Division in France.  Before entering service he was employed with the Million Dollar Hen in Mt. Vernon and farmed.
 
 

This soldier is from Sims. He has been in the Field Artillery five years. He is in the Phillipine Islands now and has a brother, Stanton in Burma.
 
 

This is the son of Ross Richardson of Wayne City and the husband of Sylvia Richardson. They have two boys. He entered the Army August 10, 1944 and received his training at Camp Robinson Ark. In January, 1945 he started overseas and is now somewhere in France with the 7th Army. Before entering the service he was with the Western Cartridge Company Alton, ILL.
 
 

Howard Robertson, husband of Goldie Robertson of Wayne City, is with the infantry driving through Belgium, Holland, and thence into Germany. He is with the second Armored in Simpson's Ninth Army, 66th Armed, with the outfit known as the "Hell on Wheels Outfit." He stands a very good chance of being among the first greeting the Russians in Berlin.
 
 

This is the son of Ross Smith of Wayne City. He entered the service August, 1944 and received his training at Camp Robertson Ark. He left the States March, 1945 and was on Luzon when last heard from. He is with the Paratrooper's outfit
 
 

Dear sirs,
Just a few lines to let you know that I appreciate receiving your paper, and I want you to continue sending it to me. We have three more weeks basic training left, and when that is over we will be back home on furlough.  I want to say hello to all the folks back home and around Fairfield. I am enclosing a picture for the paper.
 
 

This is the husband of Mrs. Freda Wells of Wayne City.  He was inducted into the service August 10, 1944 and received his training at Camp Robinson, Ark. He spent 7 days at home when enroute to Fort Mead, MD. He left for overseas February 25th. He landed in England March 8, and was then sent to Germany. Before entering service he was a tool dresser for Rea Garden Cicero, IL. He has two children, Elaine and Carl Dean.
 
 

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilkerson of Wayne City have received a message from their son, Otis E. Wilkerson saying: "Am safe, On my way to States as soon as possible. All my love."

The Wayne City boy was captured in the German push December 20, in the Luxembourg area, and had been a prisoner since that time, being rescued when the Allies took Germany. He had been in the service four years on April 15th.
 
 

Here is a Wayne County boy not satisfied with being a prisoner of war in Germany 11 months after falling in the Schweinfurt raid. He returns to the States and after partially recovering he has re-enlisted with the air corps, and last we heard of him he was in Florida hoping to take off for the Japanese front. These metals shown are not enough for him. He wants some from the South Pacific. He toured for a while telling of his experiences, but could not stay out of the action.
 
 

The boys of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Witter of Wayne City, Marshall and Fred, have met on Luzon in the Philippines, Fred has just crossed recently and has been assigned to Marshall's Division, the 33rd, only he's in Co. L. 130th Inf. They have one brother Clyde in
Germany with the 9th Army.