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Trooper Injured
Cpl Chick Eitelman, paratrooper, was wounded
in action January 5 in Belgium and has been removed to a base hospital,
his mother Mrs. Jennie Eitelman, 1534 sd. E. Oak street, has been
notified. Cpl Eitelman already wears the purple heart with one oak
leaf cluster for wounds received in two previous engagements.
Entering service in 1942, Eitelman went overseas in June 1943, and has
taken part in campaigns in North Africa, Sicily and D-day action
in Normandy, France.
He attended Buckman grade school and was employed by the Columbia
Distributing Company here in civilian life.
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