Cleburne Times-Review (Cleburne, Tex.), Ed. 1 Sunday, September 19, 1943 Page: 5 of 84
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Pvt. Leon Gowins
Left Farm for the Army
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Pvt. Leon Gowins is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Gowins of
Route 3, Emory, Texas, and the
nephew of Mrs. C. R. Covington,
62G North Robinson street. The
last time he was heard from, he
was stationed in North Africa.
Pvt. Gowins was educated in
the Dunbar schools and gave up
farming to enter the army in May,
1942. He was trained at Camp
Wolters, Gamp Roberts, Clalif.,
and Fredericksburg, Va., before
going overseas.
Two sons of Mrs. Charles Pitts are in their country’s service during
this war. Chaplain Charles P. Pitts is a captain in the Army Air
Corps, and Groner A. Pitts is a private in the army.
Chaplain Pitts, who was pastor of the First Baptist church at
Laredo when he enlisted on Oct. 26, 1942, is stationed at Goodman
Field, Fort Knox, Ky., and Private Pitts, who enlisted last winter
while attending Howard-Payne College at Brownwood, is located at
South Camp Hood.
Both boys are graduates of Cleburne High School and both attend-
ed Howard-Payne College. While Groner was in school there, he
was employed by a funeral home in Brownwood.
Chaplain Pitts attended the chaplain’s training school at Harvard
University, while Private Pitts has been stationed at North Camp Hood
and South Camp Hood since his enlistment.
Mrs. Johnny Lee Stephens Pitts resides in Fort Knox, Ky., near
her husband’s post of duty.
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have three sons who are in the army, and a fourth
boy, who has made his home with them for years,
who is also in the army. The sons are .Private
Claude R. Reavis, stationed at Camp Fannin, Texas;
Corporal James S. Reavis, somewhere in Puerto
Rico; and Private First Class Carl Reavis, some-
where in England, while the fourth boy is Corporal
James W. Riley, son of Joe Riley of Grandview,
who is somewhere in North Africa.
The three sons attended school at Midway, Rio
Vista, Hopewell and Maypearl, while Corporal Riley
received his education at Grandview and Rock Tank.
Corporal Riley was working at Powell, Texas, when
he enlisted on March 5, 1941. He was trained at
Fort Knox, Ky., and Camp Bowie, Texas, before
being sent to North Africa.
Corporal James Reavis enlisted on Feb. 7, 1942,
Three Sons and Close Friend of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Reavis Are in
Texas, Puerto Rico, England and North Africa with Army
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Pfc. Carl Reavis Pvt. Claude R. Reavis
at which time he was employed by the Southwest-
ern Manufacturing Co. here. He has been in Puerto
Rico for almost two years, but prior to that time,
he was stationed at Camp Wallace. He has re-
ceived a medal for expert gunner.
Private First Class Carl Reavis was working for
the Santa Fe when he went into the army on Oct.
13, 1942. He received his training at Camp Clai-
borne, La., before being sent to England. He has
a medal for being an expert machine gunner. His
wife, Mrs. Faye Reavis, makes her home at Cle-
burne, Route 4.
Private Claude R. Reavis went into the army on
March 23, 1943, and prior to that time he was
employed by a motor freight company in Fort
Worth. He was stationed at Camp Robinson, Affk.,
before being sent to Camp Fannin.
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OUR MEN IN .SERVICE EDITION_
—CLEBURNE TIMES-REVIEW
Seaman 1/c Robert Carl Stringer,
Jr., is at the U. S. Naval Air
Station, Dallas.
A graduate of
School, he was
enlistment in July
Quartermaster
Worth.
Mrs. R.
Henderson
Cleburne High
employed before
1942, at the
Depot in Fort
He is the son of Mr. and
C. .Stringer of 1125 E.
street.
Robert Carl Stringer, Jr.
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In AntiAircraft Unit
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Pfc. William O. Porter is the
nephew .of Mrs. C. R. Covington,
Sr., of 620 North Robinson street,
while his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jess Porter, reside in Etnory,
Texas, where he was reared.
He farming on Route 3, Eimory,
when he enlisted in the U. S.
Army in March, 1941. He was
stationed at Jefferson Barracks,
Mo., Fort Sill. Okla., and Camp
Bowie, .Brownwood, before being
i sent to Australia.
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Cpl. Brad L. Sanders, son of
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Sanders of
409 Kilpatrick is in the Army
Anti-Aircraft at Charleston, Mass.
Before enlistment in February oi
19'42 he was employed by the Santa
Fe. Training was received at
Camp Wallace, Galveston and
Camp Stewart, Ga.
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Cpl. Willie F. Donoho, who is
the brother of Mrs. H. A. Booth
of 1309 East Chambers street, is
stationed at the Mississippi Ord-
nance Plant Jackson Miss., with
the Army Air Corps. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Haley
Donoho of Grandview.
He received his schooling at
Grandview High School and Na-
tional Schools, Los Angeles, Calif.
He was employed by Swift & Co.,
in Fort Worth, when he enlisted
on March 4, 1942. After entering
service he was stationed at Min-
ter Field, Bakersfield, Calif.;
Santa Ana Army Air Base, Calif.;
Kelly Field, San Antonio, and
Earlf >dale Field, La., before being
sent to his present location.
2/c Seaman James Roland Ring,
veteran of three trips across the
ocean, is at present overseas, ad-
dress unknown. Before enlistment
in October 1942, he was empl/yed
by the Todd Drydock Yards, Gal-
veston, and Consolidated, Fort
Worth.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Ring of Galveston and at-
tended high school there. He re-
ceived training ati the Great Lakes
Naval Training Station, Illinois.
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Cpl. Willie F. Donoho
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Harry C. McIntosh of
Seabees is Overseas
Pvt. J. W. Steadman, who en-
listed in the U. S. Marine Corps
on June 17, 1942, is stationed at
Louisiana Tech, Ruston, La. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J.
Steadman, 1301 North Robinson
street, and his wife, Mrs. Gladys
Steadman, resides in Dallas.
Pvt. Steadmaq, who is a gradu-
ate of Cleburne High School, at-
tended Ouachita College, Arkadel-
phia, Ark., before transferring to
N.T..T.C. in Denton. He letter-
ed in football for Cleburne High
during the years of 1938 and
1939.
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Seaman ’ Second Class Harry C1.
McIntosh, who has been at Davis-
ville, R. I., has arrived overseas,
according to information received
by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.
M. McIntosh of 411 North Ang-
lin street.
Seaman McIntosh was employed
with the Kaiser Shipbuilding Plant
at Oakland, Calif.,, when he en-
listed on March 14, 1943. He was
stationed at Camp Peary, Va., be-
fore going to Rhode Island.
He attended Cleburne High
School and USLA.
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Tech Sgt. Gene Beckwith
Is a Cryptographer
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attended
Jones-Myers
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Okla., at Spartan Aircraft before
he enlisted in August 1942. He
received his training at Fort Sill,
Sheppard Field,
Chanute Field,
Wichita
Chicago,
111.; Jefferson Barracks, Mo., and
He received his pro-
overseas as
Technical Sergeant Gene H.
Beckworth of the U. S. Air Corps
is with an airways communication
group in the Southwest Pacific.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
R. L. Beckwith of 347 Grande
avenue, Cleburne. Tis wife, Mrs.
Winelie U. Beckwith, and their six-
months-old son, David, whom he
has never seen, reside with Mrs.
Beckwith’s parents at 110 Field
street.
Beckwith attended Cleburne
High and Jones-Myers Business
School and was employed in ^ilsa,
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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/m1/5/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Johnson County Historical Commission.