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Stories of Brooklyn Men and Women in U. S. War Service Your Wartime Problems Flier Saw His Bomber Blow Up in the Water Few Restrictions Possible on Marriage Of Men and Women in Uniform Has any one been noticing how well the Wacs, Waves, Spars, Wals nd women marines are getting along with the boys in their respective ervices, and even the others? At first there was a lot of wisecracks, a bit of horseplay, but now things have settled down to normal the sexes. And there does not seem to be even the same attitude of depreciation on the part of the condescending male that you generally Bernard Berkow of 1402 E. 3d St.

has been made a technical sergeant in Santa Maria, Cal. Robert E. Mcormick of 494 4th St. has been advanced to corporal at Fort Knox, Ky. find in coeducational colleges.

It's all i mmmmmmmmmm iiiihhi Qc Fyi sg to the seriousness of purpose our young folks have toward this war. The news is leaking out, with accompanying groans along the home front, that the women in uniform are not restricted from marrying while in service, eifrrpt before the girls have finished their training courses. It still holds true that married woman cannot enter the service of her husband, but otherwise Uncle Sam does not put obstacles In the way of marriage in uniform, except in overseas stations, where it is more difficult. From a long range and realistic point of view, this is the better policy, for otherwise the army and navy might have a lot of lovelorn awains on their hands and maybe a moral problem. It is much better to recognize natural human laws and satisfy them with marriage than to create unnatural ones.

And nowadays the services take the normal attitude toward marriage that it is a personal matter with the service READY FOR ACTION Brooklynites completing basic training with the armored force at Fort Knox, are, left to right, Pvt. A. J. Silverman of 170 Woodruff Harold J. Tucker of 1685 5th Raymond J.

Manger of 227 Duffield St. and Harry Schindler of 817 E. 14th St. man and beyond the province of military law. If this be so for the male then why in this modern age should 51 under even military law? ASIDES TO READERS To EMMA J.

No, you are wrong. A Wave cannot send home an allotment of $50 to her husband, toward which the Government would contribute $28. She can send some of her pay home as a Class allowance, but it all comes out of her pay. Nor does any law Congress is contemplating change this except for a girl's Class dependents, such as her parents. To G.

T. S. Christmas packages for all services start rolling on Sept. 15. If you have a problem, write to Richard Hart, care of this newspaper.

A stamped, addressed envelope will bring a personal reply. TO BE NAVAL CADETS for intermediate flight nard Jensen of 103 Willow R. Andrew H. Quinn of 1377 E. Swenson of 115 Underhill Ave.

yp00mimt Exhibit, Contest to Climax Boy Scouts' V-Garden Program I Louli Stern E. F. Clark Louis Stern of 645 E. 3d St. has been made a sergeant and aerial gunner at Harlingen, Texas.

Pvt. Edward F. Clark of Brooklyn has completed an army course and is back at Camp Edwards, Mass. Georcc Rel R. T.

Waldbauer Pfc. George Rael of 1120 E. 35th St. has returned to Camp Edwards, after a furlough. Classified as an army pilot, Robert T.

Wald-bauer of 51 Sycamore Pat-chogue, is attending pre-flight school at San Antonio, Texas. W. J. Slaltari Harry Moon Pfc. William J.

Staltari' of 1511 Nostrand Ave. has completed a radio course at Camp Hood, Texas. Having completed basic training at Fort Knox, Pvt. Harry Moon is ready for active service. Cathaleen Greeley of 254 Garfield Place has enlisted in the Waves and is at Hunter College.

Raymond F. Mahoney, seaman second class, is home on furlough, having completed basic training at 111 a 'M By RICHARD HART and not too much fooling between very human and a great testimony a woman not have equal rights Mrs. Hannah Millman, Rita Wol-nek, Ruth Cusir, Sermon Meyer, Jennie Kainer, Michael Weber, Henry Gruschow, George Walz, Anna Lauzus, Euialia O'Keeffe and Ethel Downing. Arthur Fuchs, employed by the Long Island division of the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation, started his collection of war bonds with two $1,000 bonds in 1940. He now has more than $6,000 worth to his credit.

A close rival for the honor of having purchased the greatest amount of bonds at the plant is Peter Zimmerman of 32-43 82d Jackson Heights. Following last Thursday's air raid alert the air raid service of the 76th Precinct was again called into action when three incidents were staged. The scenes were Carroll between Henry and Van Brunt and President between Hoyt and Smith Sts. Auxiliary apparatus responded rapidly, streets were cleared and "casualties" and "homeless" were directed to the casualty center. Frank X.

Barnes is zone commander. LET'S HAVE THOSE CARDS! Anybody who provides a deck of cards when that's all that's standing between a bunch of soldiers and a rip-snorting game of Old Maid is a sweetheart. So get behind the Forty and Eighters of Why not run a card party for the drive? All proceeds to the cause. Make contributions payable to Voiture 17, 40 8, American Legion, 160 Pierrepont St. one who dashes out suddenly.

an ape. he's a switcher. an enclosure. sit down. 9 LA a NAVAL AVIATION CADETS Ordered to active duty at a navy air station for aviation training are, left to right, Ellis J.

Merschoff of 54 Florence T. J. Duffy of 175 Russell C. G. Tegfeldt of 232 Bergen St.

and E. P. O'Rourke Jr. of 8908 Colonial Road. Stoff Sgt.

Edward Amary ported missing, the entire crew was decorated with the Air Medal for having shot down a large number of German planes. Pvt. Casale's Family Waits Purple Heart Medal A Purple Heart is on its way to 45-08 1 04th Corona, but the Ca.sales haven't received it yet. Pvt. Mario B.

Casale wrote a letter to his brother, Albert, about three weeks ago, saying that he was wounded. Later in the month the War Department notified them that Mario was seriously wounded on July 10. On Friday, however, another letter from Mario assured his family that he was He jusked whether they had received the Purple Heart which he had been awarded and had sent home. Private Casale has only been in North Africa since the early part of July. He has a brother in that area who has kept the family informed of the action there.

He is 22 years old, was born in Long Island City and lived in Corona all his life. He is engaged to Mary Pisinano. Besides Frankie in Africa, Mario's other brother, Albert, 28, leaves for the marines today. Queens and Glen Cove Soldiers Wounded Another Queens soldier, Tech. 5th grade Richard E.

Connors of 34-06 Lineaus Place, Flushing, and 2d Lt. Charles M. Stoehr of 3 Carpenter Ave. Extension, Glen Cove, complete the list of local men wounded. Connors' family was notified that Richard had been wounded July 20 in a telegram they received Aug.

3. They have not heard from him since July 7, however. At that time he said he had seen action and was going into it again soon. He said that he had been run over by a truck, but his sister, Florence, 13, thinks it couldn't have been too bad if he could go into action and be wounded so soon after. Technician Connors enlisted two years ago and was stationed in Hawaii before Pearl Harbor.

Injured Paratrooper Was Shot in the Leg Glen Cove, Aug. 17 Lt. Charles M. Stoehr, 24, whose home Is at 3 Carpenter Ave. Extension, this village, prepared his wife for the news that he had been injured before the official notification from the Government was received.

Lieutenant Stoehr's name is in the official casualty list released by the Government for publication today, as having been wounded in action in the North African area. He was with the American invasion forces in Sicily, and in his letter to his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Wan-sor Stoehr, he said his Injuries had been sustained on the second day of the invasion. He is a paratrooper and waa shot in the leg. but he told his wife that the wound was getting along very well at the time of writing and he would soon be back in action.

Mrs. Stoehr also learned that he had been awarded the Order of the Purple Heart. Invasion Costs More Money UpYouiFayTOll Savings today 6 Other Local Men Listed as Missing or Wounded in Battles A story of heroism erased the word "missing" after the name of one Brooklyn flier today, but two other borough sky fighters and a Queens soldier in Africa did not fare so fortunately. Also on the casualty lists are three local men wounded in action. Missing Flier Saved After 3 Days on Raft A telegram from Staff Sgt.

Herbert H. Simes tersely summed up the story of his heroism in a fireside seat at the burning of Kiel with the words, "Dear folks, am on vacation for a much needed rest." Two days later, Aug. 3. he was reported missing in action over Rostock, Germany, and at the end of the week the Simes family of 356 Clifton Place received final word that, he had been found and was back at his air base. One of the crew of the bomber "Happy Days," Sergeant Simes has his life-on-a-raft experiences to re- nort.

Attacked by three German planes in the battle over Kiel, the B-17 eluded their direct fire ana dove into the ocean with one wing in flames. Minutes counted as the crew struggled to steer the raft clear of the plane. Fifteen seconds later they saw "Happy Days' blow up before them. EscaDine with only the equip ment on their backs, they rigged up tents from their parachutes, rrom the raft, which Sergeant Simes ap proximated as 60 miles olf tne Danish coast and 30 miles off Germany, they saw flak bursting and flames over Kiel. "The air was thick with bombers," wrote Ser geant Simes.

After nearly three days of drift ing, the raft was overtaken by a foreign trawler and the men hauled aboard. Headed toward enemy territory it was soon "persuaded" by determined British aircraft to turn around and head toward England. Across the sea more planes picked it up and escorted it to safety. Sergeant Simes wrote home that he had received tne Silver Star for rescuing one of his crew members and the Purple Heart for injuries sustained in the raid. Mission Over Naziland Described as 'a Killer' "We're mad now," wrote Staff Sgt.

Romeo L. Varacchi of 203 Walworth St. just before he was reported missing in action over Hanover, Germany. "The last mission we went on, I lost three good friends here and it makes everybody mad enough to go over and wipe out those Jerries no matter Staff Sgt. Romeo L.

Varacchi what happens," he said in a letter to his father, John Varacchi. Describing the last mission over Germany as "a killer," he wrote, "All we got were a few bullet holes in the side." The Varacchi ramily came from Italy when Romeo was 9 years old. He worked as an apprentice in a machinist shop and later took a Job in a Baltimore ship yard. 'It's Hard to Mother Says of News The last letter from her son, Corp. Vito P.

Fortunato, assured Mrs. Antonette Fortunato, 2608 25th Astoria, that he was "all right" and she was "not to worry." That was July 1. On Aug. 2 she was notified by the War Department that he had been missing in action in North Africa since July 10. "It's hard to believe," she said.

Corporal Fortunato enlisted Feb. 7. 1942, in the infantry, and trained as ft maenme gunner, uraouatea from P. S. 85 and Junior High 141.

he later attended a trade school. Two brothers are also In service, Pfc. Nicholas, 22. in the air corps, and Pvt. Frank, 18.

in the infantry- As a climax to the Brooklyn Boy Scout Victory Garden program, local Scouts will soon have an opportunity to display the results of their labor. A window at Abraham Straus has been obtained for a display on Sept. 8, 9 and 10, and prizes will be awarded for the best entries. It was exactly 25 years ago today that the first troupe of entertainers Bailed for France to join American forces under the auspices of the Y. M.

C. A. Among the group were Will Morrissey and Ray Walker, both Brooklynites. Mary Gutterman, Red Cross volunteer, has been assigned to the Parkway Baths, Coney Island, to sign up blood donors. She reports that she is being kept "pretty busy." Air raid wardens of the Ulmer Park area held a dinner and dance last week in Gargiulo's Restaurant, 2915 W.

15th to "become better acquainted." George Reilly was in charge. Flares will be used instead of bombs at an incident staged by air raid wardens of Sector 13 of the 67th Precinct, to be held Sept. 24. A public address system will Inform spectators as to the details of the action. Joseph O'Donnell is lone commander.

The Gallon Club of the Brooklyn Red Cross grows larger daily as more and more patriotic citizens report to offer their eighth pint of blood to the plasma bank. Last week a group of 17 members became eligible. They include John Harris, Norma Werner, Joseph Schlssel, Mary Sheas, Mrs. August Klebs, Mrs. Esther Ovlaske, Hj jbf rt if Aviation cadets at Pensacola, training are, left to right, Ber E.

Patterson of 193 32d 17th St. and Arthur J. Gerard Nicholson of 8800 24th is a new staff sergeant in China. Aviation Cadet Harold Delesante of 1962 E. 38th fit.

has completed training at Dansville, N. and is now at Chapel Hill, N. C. P. Vf.

RffJ W. F. Mc.Namr Completing aircraft armament courses at Lansing. are Pfc. Francis W.

Reed of 1153 75th St. and Corp. William F. McNamara of 119 Vermont St. Joseph Silverman of 755 Madison St.

is home on furlough, having completed desert training in California. His brother Herman is a sergeant in New Guinea. RECOVERING Pvt. Jack Stetson of 2313 Benson a marine, is convalescing in San Diego, from malaria. He recently returned from action in the South Pacific.

-sir Corp. Vito P. Fortunato Missing Sgt. Wanner Was Star Athlete Mrs. Barbara Wanner of 60-77 70th Ridgewood, watches the mail daily for word that her son, Sgt.

Harry Wanner, reported missing in action, has been found. On Aug. 2 she was notified by the War Department that he had been missing in North Africa since the early part of July. Wanner had been on several teams in Richmond Hill High School, winning letters for racing, broad jump and swimming. Two years ago October he entered the air corps and trained at Fort Bragg, N.

as a gunner. Failed to Return From Holland Flight Barely a month after landing In England, Staff Sgt. Edward Amary has been reported missing in action, his mother, Mrs. Amelia Amary of 158 78th said today. She was notified by the War Department last Sunday.

According to the dispatch, he was flying over Holland on July 28 as a member of the crew of a Flying Fortress, and failed to return, Mrs. Amary said. "My boy had only been in the service since March of last year and arrived in England in June. He was rated as an armorer and was assigned to the ground crew of the big ship, but he begged his commanding officer to permit him to go up with his buddies and was finally made an engineer and waist gunner," said the mother. Mrs.

Amary said that thj Flying Fortress her son trained in was the fame one he flew to England in and the week before he was re Sampson, N. Y. He was a track star at Bishop Loughlin High School. His uncle, Pfc. Louis A.

Nelson, is overseas, and his cousins, Joseph A. Carr and Edmund J. Carr, are also in uniform. Peter Mallas of 446 9th St. has been made a corporal at Fort Jackson, S.

C. Donald G. Moorhouse of 8754 24th on desert maneuvers in Cal ifornia, has been promoted to the rank of sergeant. A neighbor, Sgt. By Paul Fogarry ANOTHER STEP These Brooklynites have completed naval pre-flight training at Chapel Hill, N.

and have been promoted to primary flight training. Left to right are William Turner of 1838 Haring Leonard Harris of 464 47th James A. McGee of 1238 Rogers Ave. and William E. Wassmer of 1734 Brooklyn Ave.

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Weet A rurMeeo to captubm StAV HEPS wid AfliP ar GUNNERS OF THE SKY Completing aerial gunnery courses at Harlingen, Texas, and promoted to sergeants were, left to right, Herbert Ray Marks of 1635 Union Herman Mandel of 1913 68th Max Limsider of 241 Ocean Parkway and W. E. Keils of 792 E. 4th St. BROOKLYN EAGLE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1943.