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26 SERVICE NEWS shape in New Guinea, New Caledonia, New Hebrides and the Admiralty groups. Les paid a welcome visit to the shops at Salem where he was employed the time he joined the service and has many things to tell about his experi ences. His battalion received a citation for their service in New Caledonia. Commander Harold B. Say, former director of the Travel and Informa tion division of the highway commis sion, was a recent visitor in Salem. He was en route to Washington, D.C., af ter having spent a short time in Hono lulu. While at Pearl Harbor, Mr. Say saw a number of former highway de partment employees including Henry Jelium, Ray Webber, and Al Skelton. Mr. Say was recently promoted from Lt. Commander to a full Commander. His address is Room 0124, Navy De partment, Washington, D.C. 1st Lt. Wm. M. Smith, Army Engi neers, has recently embarked for the European theatre of war. Mr. H. G. Smith, Construction Engineer, who with his wife recently returned from Illinois after a hurried visit before Bill embarked says he is in good shape and should be able to march into Berlin without any trouble. Capt. Malcolm Smith was a welcome visitor in Salem recently. Malcolm, who was employed by Eddie Clymer for a number of years has been in the Air Corps for two and a half years now, being stationed in various fields in the southwest. A t present he is at Thun- derbird Field, Phoenix, Arizona. Look o u t' for the scorpions and tarantulas Male, they grow big in the desert! H arry Broadwell, Resident Engineer, advises that his son Rolland, who is a First Lt. in the 289th Combat Division, Engineers, is stationed at Little Rock, Arkansas. He entered the army shortly after Pearl Harbor. If he is as tall as H arry we would hate to meet him on a battlefield. Harry, you know, is nearer 6’6” than he is 6’ and built proportion ately. Odist Cantril, Section Foreman, at St. Helens, advises that his boy is now ball turret gunner on a B-28 bomber, stationed somewhere in England. He has been in active battle long enough to know what they mean when they say, cornin’ in on a wing and a prayer. Dick worked on maintenance back in 1942. Frank Niles, C.C.M., in the Seabees, is building roads in the occupied islands. Fran kworked as street inspector in the Portland District for the past several years. Mr. Niles received one of our magazines and was very pleased about it. Ray Harris, former patrolman helper at Multnomah, paid a visit to the Port land D.M.S. office this week. He is stationed at the Naval Air Station, Pasco, Wn. Multnomah looks good to him and he will be glad to get back to work there, when the fireworks are over. Leland Smith, formerly of the High way Weights and Measures Dept., is stationed at Irquois Point in the Hawai ian Islands. Smith is with the Seabees, title C. M. 1/c. J. R. Pilcher, C.M. 1/c, formerly with a survey crew, is also at the IrquQis Point. Rumor has it that the boys in this part of the world have been having quite a time at the Royal Hawaiian hotel and learning to eat poi. Mrs. Margaret Davidson has every right to feel proud of her four sons in the service, all former employees of the highway department. Sgt. Floyd Davidson, former rollerman for- the paving crew, is on the island of Saipan. Delbert (Deb), former street foreman, for Chuck Headrick, is in the navy stationed at Mare Island. His rate C.M. (Continued on page 27)
