Cleburne Times-Review (Cleburne, Tex.), Ed. 1 Sunday, September 19, 1943 Page: 4 of 84
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Rear Admiral C. E. Rosendahl,
Commands Training for Airships
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New Mexico’s state motto, “Cres-
cit Eundo” (It Grows As It Goes),
was adopted by legislative action
on Sept. 9. 1850.
S 2/c J. L. Eberhart ,Jr., went
from his father’s farm and ranch
to the Navy on August 2, 1942,
and has been stationed at Grand
Prairie since that time.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Eberhart of Cleburne and
his wife, Mrs. Juanita/ Eberhart, is
making her home in Duncanville.
He attended Cleburne High School.
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Seaman Second Class Kenneth
Reed, vzho joined the Navy in
January 1943, is stationed at the
U. S. Destroyer Base at San
Diego, Calif.
Seaman Reed is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. O. Reed of Rio Vista
and attended school at that place.
He has received training at San
Diego.
Kenneth Reed at
Destroyer Base
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Rear Admiral Charles E. Rosen-
dahl of Cleburne, the Navy’s fore-
most authority on lighter-than-
air craft, was assigned to take
charge of the new training com-
mand for airship personnel this
spring. Headquarters for the new
command were set up at the Naval
Air Station, Lakehurst, N. J.
Rear Admiral Rosendahl was
torn in Chicago, Ill., on May 15,
and moved to Cleburne in
with his parents, the late
and Mrs. C. O. Rosendahl.
He graduated from the Cleburne
Bieli School in 1910 and was ap-
pointed a midshipman from the
12th Congressional District on July
9, 1910. He graduated in 1914 and
was commissioned an ensign on
June 6 of that year. He was pro-
moted to Lieutenant Commander
in June 1925, Commander in 1935
and his promotions to Captaih and
Rear Admiral followed, the latter
being in May 1943.
Rosendahl has been a naval
aviator for lighter-thap-air craft
since November 1942. He was
navigator of the dirigible Shenan
dcah when that craft crashed in
Ohio in 1925. In subsequent years,
he saw service in the dirigibles
Los Angeles and Akron and made
a transatlantic trip and also a
world cruise in the Graf Zeppelin
as a naval observer. He was com-
mander of the Naval Air Station at
Lakehurst when the airship Hin-
denburg exploded and burned in
May 1937.
He served with the Pacific Fleet
from August 1942 to May *1943,
going from there to Lakehurst.
His wife, Mrs. Jean Rosendahl re-
sides at Lakehurst.
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June 1942.
During the last war,
S2/c Billy Horton
head surgeon at the London Base
Hospital.
Cpl. J. T. Horton
Staff Sgt. C. C. Cooke, Jr.
Is Located in England
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Two Godley boys, J. T. and Billy Horton, are serving in differ-
ent branches of the service. J. T. is a corporal in the U. S. Army
and was stationed in Tunisia when last heard from, while Billy is
a seaman second class in the U. S. Navy and is in training at the
U.S.N.T.S., San Diego, Calif.
Both boys are the sons of Babe Horton of Godley, Route 1. Cpl
Horton was helping his father on the farm when he went into the
army on March 18, 1940. He was stationed at Fort Knox, Ky.; Camp
Bowie, Texas; and Camp Young, Calif, He received his education
in the Bono schools.
Seaman Horton attended school at Bono and Godley High School.
He was employed at the Everybody Store in Fort Worth when he en-
listed on Feb. 15, 1943.
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Two Godley Brothers, J. T. and Billy Horton,
Are Serving in U. S. Army and U. S. Navy
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where he was stationed at the
time of the Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor. He was not in-
jured but was cited for bravery
under fire.
Jacksen was one of men select-*
ed from the Hawaiian Islands to
return to the mainland for pilot
training. He received his wings
Sept. 29, 1942 and. was assigned to
the Ferry Command, Washington,
D. C.
After four months, he asked to
be transferred to active combat
service. He received his commis-
sion as Flight Officer in January
1943, and returned home on leave.-
It was while he was at home that
the fatal accident occurred.
Pvt. Dell Shelton
Pvt. Dell Shelton of Alvarado,
who was killed in a plane crash
at Alvarado on Feb. 7, 1943, that-
also took the life of Flight Officer
John Henry Jackson, was awarded
posthumously a citation of honor
from Gen. Arnold of the U. S.
Army.
Pvt. Shelton, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. L. Shelton, was born at
Alvarado on June 24, 1918. He at-
tended school at Alvarado and
graduated from the University of
Texas in 1941. He was connected
with an oil company prior to his
enlistment in the U. S. Air Corps
in the fall of 1942. He was sta-
tioned at Tarrant Field, Fort Worth.
A/C David Coffman
Aviation Cadet David H. Coff-
man, Jr., cadet major and squad-
ron commander, was killed in a
crash at Lemoore Field, Calif., on
Aug. 9, 1943.
Cadet Coffman was the 'son of
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Coffman
of 253% Lubbock street, Fort
Worth. He . graduated from the
Cleburne High School and was at-
tending . the University of Texas
when he enlisted in the Air Corps
on Aug. 27, 1942. He was a mem-
ber- of the Alpha Sigma Phi frater-
nity aib the university arid was an
Eagle Scout. He was also a mem-
ber of the Order of DeMolay.
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11 Iu- S. Army Air Corps. He has sity of Texas before enlisting in.
1 been there since June 1943.
Staff Sgt. Charles C. Cooke, Jr., '■ A graduate of Cleburne High | his father served as captain and
son of Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Cooke,School, he has had four years of
Sr., stationed in England with thepre-medicine- study at the Univer-
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S2/c John T. James
T/Sgt. Al Gene James, who en-
listed in the U. S. Army on
November 25, 1940, is stationed
somewhere in the North African
theater of war.
He received training at Camp
Bowie, Camp Blanding and Camp
Edwards before going overseas.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter A. James of Godley and
his wife also resides in Godley.
Sgt. James attended Godley
High School and a business col-
lege .
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Walter A. and John T. James, Sons of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter James, Sr., in Services
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S/Sgt. Walter A. James, Jr.
Staff Sergeant Walter A. J , _____ _________ _______
John T. James, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. James, Sr., of God-
ley, are serving in the U. S. Air Corps and navy, respectively. Both
attended school in Godley and John T. attended a business school, also.
Staff Sergeant James is stationed at Laurel, Miss. He enlisted in
April, 1941, and was employed by Greyhound Co., Houston, prior to
that time. He received training at Duncan Field and Bakers Field
before going to Laurel.
Seaman James is stationed on an island in the South Pacific.
He was connected with a grocery firm in Dallas before joining the
navy in August, 1942, and received training at the U. S. Naval Train-
ing Station at San Diego. His wife resides in San Diego.
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T/5 Johnnie R. Joplin
Sgt. Robert C. Joplin
Sergeant Robert Cleo Joplin, stationed in Los Angeles,
Robert C. and Johnnie R. Joplin
Serving Their Country in the Army
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oergeam wooert Cleo Joplin, stationed in Los Angeles, Calif., and
T/5 Johnnie R. Joplin, who is somewhere in North Africa, are the
sons of Mi. and Mrs. D. J. Joplin of 701 South Robinson street.
Both attended Cleburne High School and Robert also went to John
Tarleton College at Stephenville.
Sergeant Joplin was employed in Tyler before enlisting on May
14, 1942. He received training at Camp Shelby, Miss., before going
to Los Angeles.
T/5 Johnnie R. Joplin was engaged in farming when he joined
the army on Nov. 16, 1940. He is a former carrier for the Times-
Review. He received training at Camp Bowie, Camp Blanding and
Camp Edwards before going overseas.
OUR MEN IN SERVICE EDITION
Gold Star Heroes-
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Rex Usher, missing in action, Reuben Usher, Cleburne, father.
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Many Johnson County Men Listed
As Missing or Prisoners of War
Sgt. Robert A. Nail, prisoner of Japan, Mrs. Geneva Williams,
Covington, mother.
Pvt. James A. Boyle, prisoner of Japan, T. F. Boyle. Joshua,
Rt. 1, father.
Cpl. Hershal Miller, prisoner of Japan. Mr. and Mrs. Pres-
ton Miller of Alvarado, parents.
Col. Edgar H. Keltner, prisoner of Japan, Mrs. Edgar Kelt-
ner, Cleburne, wife.
Capt. Charles Martin Dempwolf, prisoner of Japan, C. E.
Dempwolf, Cleburne, father.
John Lee McGown, missing in action, no home address given.
Willard P. Orr, missing in action, Mrs. Sudie Starnes, Cle-
burne, mother.
Hallford W. Shirley, prisoner of war of Japan. Mrs. Nancy
E. Shirley, Burleson.
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Walter L. Tidwell, Jr., prisoner of Japan, Mrs. Myrtle Tid-
well, Cleburne, mother.
Jimmie Vaughn, missing in action in Philippine Islands, Mrs.
S. D. Nix, Cleburne, Rt. 2, next in kin.
Many Johnson County soldiers and seaman have been listed
as missing, in action, interned as prisoners of war or captured.
Included in this number are the following:
Tom D. Brown, missing in action, Mrs. Annie B. Brown,
Grandview, next in kin.
Arthur Willard Cantrell, missing in action, Mrs. Mary Hughes,
Cleburne, mother.
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Lt. W. E. (Willie) Strickland, missing in action. W
Strickland, Sr., Dallas, father.
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Cleburne Times-Review (Cleburne, Tex.), Ed. 1 Sunday, September 19, 1943, newspaper, September 19, 1943; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1277884/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Johnson County Historical Commission.