In The Service Now-This Day In Norwood History-September 10, 1943

Pfc. George Scanlon Wounded In Sicily War Department Says

Third Time Wounded Since First Invasion In North African Area

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Scanlon of 1387 Washington street, Norwood, have had. word by war department telegram that their son, Pfc George F. Scanlon, was wounded in action in the North African area on July 19th. Thia is the third time that Private Scanlon has suffered wounds.

In the infantry, he was first wounded in the invasion of Africa. Later, on December 24th, he was seriously wounded in the African campaign This third notice of wounded in action is presumed to have been incurred in Sicily.

Private Scanion, who has been awarded the Purple Heart, entered the Army in the latter part of February, 1942. He had four and a half months training in this country at Camp Croft, South Carolina, and Indiantown Gap. His first overseas stop wax England, then Scotland, and finally, Africa.

Mr. and Mrs. Scanlon have just had word that their other son Pfc. Edward Scanlon, Jr., has moved from Iran to Iraq. He trained at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, before going overseas.

Officer Jankowski in The Service, Substitute Needed

Selectmen Lay Over Action For Week On AppointmentAnother Norwood police officer is in the service, leaving another military vacancy on the fore»*. Patrolman William Jankowski is the officer who has joined the armed forces.

State civil service has given Selectmen a list from which an appointment of a military substitute may be made. The list contains the name, that of James F. Lyden, 59 Walnut Avenue. Selectmen have laid action on the appointment of a substitute over for a week.

Civil Service Director Ulysses Litpien has informed Norwood authorities that arrangements will be made to hold an open competition examination for Lieutenant in the Norwood department at the earliest possible date. This exam will be open to all residents of Norwood.

Prisoners of War Package Displayed In Red Cross Window

Attracting interest is the Prisoners of War Package on display fn the Norwood Red Cross Headquarters window. Guild street. Exhiblted are the contents of the package sent weekly, if possible, to all prisoners of war by the American Red Cross.

The box in which the goods are packed is labeled Prisoners of War Package, Paquet Pour Pruonnier de Guerre, and Knegsgefangenen Paekete. All instructions on the box are given in the three languages.

Red Cross nutritionists and government experts have selected foods for the box which will offset the deficiencies in prison diet. The aim is to send a box each week to each man. Only cold water is needed to make the contents of the package palatable.

Contents displayed includes a can of powdered whole milk, sardines, oleomargarine, corned beef, another meat product, salmon. Rose Mill Pate, a can of orange juice, a box of sugar tablets, a cake of soap, a box of cheese, a can of coffee product, three packs of cigarettes and matches, U. S. Army field ration D—chocolate, etc., a box of prunes, and type C ration—bread product.

Featured in the other Headquarter’s window this week is knitting done by the Norwood knitting unit and the V-mail letter which the Norwood Branch received from a soldier overseas in appreciation of the socks he had from the Norwood unit. The Norwood Branch label on the socks gave him the clue as to where the gift was.

The V-mail letter in an enlarged photostatic form appears with samples of Norwood knitting.

Traverse Jurors

Harold F. Kiley, 14 George St., and Peter J. Feeney, 293 Railroad Avenue, have been drawn as traverse jurors by Norwood selectmen.

British Plants Using Field Here

On the last couple of weekends British fliers have been maneuvering from the new Norwood airport. The Norwood field, no longer used by Navy training planes, has been classed as an outlying field. British planes from a carrier have been using the field for practice purposes.

(All articles originally published in the Norwood Messenger)