----- Original Message ----- From: "Edith Bartley" <edith.bartley@worldnet.att.net> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 11:55 AM Subject: [WORLD WAR II] SS Beecher Names, October 13, 1945 > Hello Again-- > > Explanation: > I purchased from ebay several copies of the Beecher Bugle, since Henry > Ward Beecher was the founding pastor of my church. But it turned out to > be a daily newsletter from the S.S. Henry Ward Beecher, from October 10 to > October 17, 1945, as it brought U.S. troops home from Europe after > fighting in World War II. It was not a Daily Bulletin; no official > announcements. Just things like the movie schedule, the library and > barber shop hours, the World Series scores, the fate of various Nazis > (Quisling in this first issue). > I'll post the soldiers' names and related data, one day at a time. The > ship left from Antwerp and went to New York City. > > Correction: early issues of the Bugle announced that their destination > was New York, but they actually arrived in Boston because of congestion in > New York due to a longshoreman's strike. > > I want to donate these newsletters somewhere--any suggestions? > - ----------------------------------------------------- > New Names: > > Talent Wanted > All men interested in the variety show or boxing report to Lts. Hill & > Fitzgerald in the combined Recreation Center and Beecher Theatre, Saturday > morning between 0930 and 1000. > > Around the Deck > Incidental Intelligence: > For those of you who have friends on the SS Pillsbury, The liberty ship > that left Antwerp harbor shortly before our own ship, it may interest you > to know that the Pillsbury is roughly 60 miles ahead of the SS Beecher. > > Howard M. Davis has lost a red and gold fountain pen. He would appreciate > it very much and offers a reward if the pen is returned to him or to any > Bugle representative. > > Six Stripers on Board Ship: No doubt there are others, but the writer saw > the following men on deck yesterday with six overseas stripes: Pfc Alfred > Chalk, T / 5 William Gilmore, T / 4 Peter Cantarow, T / 4 George Reid, T / > 4 Chester Stull, T / 5 Paul Clark, and > T / 4 Arthur Metcalf. > ------------------------------------------------------ > Edith (Lillie) Bartley > edith.bartley@worldnet.att.net > > > ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military/WORLDWAR2.html > This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, > subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. We are an international list. > Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what > country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give > dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For > example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >