Chester County PA Archives News.....With Our Men and Women in Armed Forces of U.S. September 1942
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Daily Local News September 1942
William M. TAYLOR, Pharmacist’s Mate, Third Class, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose 
Taylor, 21 Price street, has finished his training as a physical therapy 
technician at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, and is now stationed at 
the U.S. Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, R.I.
Joseph SICOLI, 119 West Lafayette street, who is stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C., 
is spending a few days at home on furlough.
Private Francis B. MASSEY, of the Engineers’ Amphibian Command, has been 
transferred from Camp Edwards, Mass., to Carrabelle, Fla.  He is the youngest 
son of Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Massey, of Kennett Square, and he enlisted in the U.S. 
Army July 1, 1942.
Word has been received by relatives here that Barclay L. RUBINCAM, who is in 
the Engineers’ Corps, and received his promotion in September as Private First 
Class, and has been stationed at Fort Ord, Calif., for the past month, has been 
transferred somewhere unknown, but he writes he is in the best of health and 
hopes to be remembered to his many friends.  His address is P.F.C. Barclay L. 
Rubincam, Co. F, 131st Engineers (C) A.P.O. 3295, care of Postmaster, San 
Francisco, Calif.
Sergeant Howard E. HEMPHILL, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hemphill, of 
Chatwood, who is serving in the armed forces, celebrated his birthday 
anniversary on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon PRYOR, of West Miner street, and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel 
VANDEGRIFT, of Kennett Square, have returned home from a visit to Camp Croft, 
S.C., and Fort Benning, Ga.  Mr. and Mrs. Pryor spent some time with their 
sons, Harold Pryor, who is attending Officers’ Candidate School, Fort Benning 
and John Pryor, who is stationed at Camp Croft.  Mr. and Mrs. Vandegrift called 
on their nephew, Private Edward SMITH, who is a member of the Para Troopers, 
and witnessed a demonstration put on by the members of his troop.  The guests 
at the camps found the boys well and enjoying camp life, and entertained them 
at dinner at a nearby town the evening they were there.From Private to Private 
First Class is the promotion just received by Allen L. WILSON, son of Mr. and 
Mrs. David Wilson, Sr., of Garfield avenue, West Chester, R.D. 2.  PFC Wilson 
is attached to Battery B, 414th Coast Artillery, Separate Battalion, Camp 
Stewart, Georgia, and is enjoying Army life.

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