Hadley Charles Babbitt (1921-1995), Coporal Hadley C. Babbitt of 2307 Midland Ave., Syracuse, formerly of Belleville and Henderson, has received his discharge from Fort Dix, N. J., after serving forty months in the service of the army. Twenty-five months of these were spent in the air force at San Antonio, Texas, as a supply clerk and truck driver, driving all types of service vehicles, transporting military personnel and equipment. On going overseas he served seven months as a rifleman in the 76th infantry division. After the surrender of Germany he was transferred to the 333rd engineers where he served until discharged. Here he transported loads of material up to 90 tons in Gemany, Farnce and Belgium. He received the American campaign medal, the European African Middle Eastern campaign medal with two battle stars, the combat infantry badge, the good conduct medal and the World War II victory medal.
Rolla Hughes Loveland (1922-1944), He enlisted in the U. S. Marine corps in August of 1940. He received his boot training at Quantico, Va. For a time he was stationed at Norfolk, Va., aboard the destroyer U.S.S. Elliot. From there he went to Guantamano Bay, Cuba for further training. On Thanksgiving Day, while in the vicinity of Cuba, aboard the U.S.S. McCauley, he underwent an emergency operation for acute appendicitis. In January, 1941, he was selected from a group of 150 men to take a radio course which he graduated from in March with high honors. He returned to the states in April and had his first furlough at his home with his parents. At his return to his base he was sent to Parris Island, S. C., where he was stationed for a short time and then was transferred to New River, N. C. On May 30, 1942, he was home on a 72-hour leave and then sent into the South Pacific. Staff Sgt. Loveland was in the first invasion of Guadalcanal, where he stayed for four and one-half months. In Decmber he was relieved and was then sent to Australia for a rest. While there he attended and grauduated from a radio electricians school. He served in the invasion of Cape Glouster, New Britain and Hollandia, New Guinea. He had participated in six major battles and how many others is not known. In May, he was sent to a rest camp on Russell Island, and while ther he had suffered with Fungis infection, jungle ulcers and had an attack of malaria. The last letter received by his parents was dated August 15, and was very cheerful for he expected to be relieved and return to the U.S.A. in November or December at the latest. One month later, September 15, 1944, he was killed in action on Pelelin Island and buried at sea.
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