September-October 1995

Vol. 2 No. 2

The cover of The Messenger tells the story.  It is the Extra Edition of the Honolulu Star Bulletin of December 7, 1941. 

   This issue marked the 50th anniversary of the defeat of the Japanese and their surrender at Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945.  Much of this issue is dedicated to the experiences of a few of the De Leon area service men during World War II.

CONTENTS

V-J Day, September 2, 1945

Memorial

Wayne Chambers-From Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay

In the Navy at Pearl Harbor by Fred Schmidt

A Letter to Two Sons by Charles L. Kee

Savo Island and Jack Morgan

Ploesti and Joe Edward Boswell

The Day the Japanese Bombed De Leon

On the Halves by Charles Chupp

The Cabin at the Bluff by Bill Morgan

Barefoot Boys by Kent Boswell

Grass on the Other Side of the Fence by Norris Gilder

Letters to the Editor

La Don Restaurant

Travel ‘N’ Tours International

Nowlin Funeral Home

Gilder Welding & Construction

Mike Carlin Masonry Contractor

W.H. Smith Department Store

C.M. Caraway & Sons

Winkles Construction

Kent Boswell Construction Contracting

Quick Draw & Paint

Callison Pump Service

Blossom Shop

Shelby Pharmacy

Herby & Jacks Small Engine Repair

Fronks Chevron

Cliff’s Auto Repair

De Leon Peanut Company

Alexander Electric

Powell Custom Work

Thomas Propane

Stockman Seed & Fertilizer, Inc.

Abbe Electric

Evergreen Acres Christmas Tree Farms

Nita Dansby Real Estate

Blanton Jones Auto Repair

Garza’s Mexican Restaurant

Weaver Drug

Cogburn Real Estate

Farmers & Merchants Bank

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