NEWS: Blair County Soldiers, August 17, 1918, Blair County, PA

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FRED WRAY OVERSEAS.

Private Fred C. Wray, Thirty-ninth P.O.D. company, First regiment, who trained 
at Camp Hancock, Ga., and sailed from an Atlantic port recently has arrived 
safely overseas, according to information received yesterday by his parents, Mr. 
and Mrs. George H. Wray, of 1304 Third avenue.

Altoona Tribune, Saturday morning, August 17, 1918, page 6

NEWS OF SERVICE MEN AT HOME AND ABROAD

Frank Fay, Esq., and Bowman Duncan Enter United States Remount Service

  Frank H. Fay, one of the county's well known lawyers, and Bowman
Duncan, a well known young man of Hollidaysburg, have decided to leave their 
life's vocations and enter the service of the United States.  They have already 
been selected for service in the Remount service and in the course of the next 
ten days will depart for Camp Johnston, Jacksonville, Fla., to enter the 
officers' training camp.  The former is a well known horseman, one of the best 
in this section.  Mr. Duncan is also a good judge of horses.
  J. Lucian Root, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Root of 1002 Eighth avenue, departed 
yesterday for Charleston, S.C., to enter the air service of the United States 
navy.  He has been enlisted as a mechanic.
  Corporal Charles Barnes, of the U.S. marine corps, and stationed at Paris 
Island, is spending several days here with relatives and friends.  His wife, a 
student nurse at the Lewistown hospital, is here with her soldier husband.
  Edgar M. Meek, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Meek, of 1516 Fourth avenue, has 
landed in France with the 316th aero squadron.  He enlisted on December 1, 1917, 
and was trained at Kelly field, Texas.  He has a brother, Lieutenant R. S. Meek, 
at Camp Meade.
  Paul Burley, of company C, eighth Machine Gun battalion, now in France, in a 
recent letter to his mother speaks of the Germans weakening and that the 
prisoners brought in are a hard-looking lot, half starved and wearing all kinds 
of clothes.  He says most of them seem to be kids.  He also speaks of the people 
and the country.
  Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Williams, of 1510 Fourth avenue, are in receipt of letters 
from their sons, John H. Williams, with the Nineteenth Engineers in France, and 
George Williams, training with an ambulance corps at Camp Greenleaf, Ga.  Both 
are enjoying good health and like the service.

Altoona Tribune, Saturday, August 17, 1918, page 12