75 Years Ago

Herald of Oct. 5, 1944

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Loose of Nicodemus Street, Martinsburg, have two sons in the service. The older, Pfc. John W. Loose, aged 23, is somewhere in France, Richard H., seaman 1 c (R. M,), has returned to his duties after having been home.

John who was 23 years old on April 11 entered the service on Nov. 16, 1942, and has been serving in the army, being an engineering outfit in France. He went overseas April 12, 1943. Before going to France he had seen extensive service, being in the campaigns in Africa and was also in Corsica.

With the engineering outfit he had an oppo...