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KENNETH MOLYER
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DAN MOLVER, JR.
Vera Molvef (top), US army air
corps, has been missing sine
May 2ft ver France, aeeordlnc
tm Information received by nla
family. Uls father is Dsn Mol
ver. who lives with bis slater.
Mra. Carrie OpiU. S7 North
Liberty street. Tern Molver is
ne of four brothers la the US
army. They attended Enrfe-
" wood school In Salem and
; lived in Salem and Albany.
: Their mother, Mrs. Maraerlto
Molver; lives at Seventh j and
Geary far Albany. The ether
brothers are CpL Mickey Mol
ver (second from top), ln the
har bore raft servlee In England;
rfe. Kenneth Molver ' (third
from top), US. army narter-
i masters corps, stationed In the
Sonlh Pacific The oldest bro
ther, Dan Molver, Jr. (bottom),
Is tn the army signal corps.
Fort Stevens. -
(Special to-The Statesman)
AN EIGirm AAF BOMBEK
STATION, England The Air
Medal has been awarded to Tech.
SgL- Ernest J. Sing, 25, Salem,
Ore., for meritorious achievement
'While participating . in several
attacks upon military installations
on the invasion coast and other
German industrial and railway ob
jectives. Ha is the radio operat
or and a gunner on an Eighth air
force B-17 Flying Fortress in the
heavy bomber group commanded
by Col. Elliott Vandevanter," jr.,
Washington, DC.-
j Sgt Sing is the son of Mrs. Dora
J. Sing, 844 North Commercial
street, Salem. Prior to entering
the AAF in November, 1941, he
-was a machinist apprentice for
A. B. McLauchlan Machine works,
Fai rgrounds road, Salem. He vol
unteered for aerial gunnery and
received his training at Kingman
field, Ariz." .
Dr. and Mrs. Floyd Utter of Sa
lem received word Thursday that
their son, Robert Utter who is
stationed in New Orleans, has been
promoted to the rank of major and
i-s:,:r"ci tr.a Ui "of commanding
cillcer ct. trscps of transportation
cogens Fred iiMk.f
1c, USN, has been in -the South
Pacific nine months of his first
year fa the navy. Youngest son of
Mr. and Mrs. William Lleske, 90
South 12th street, he writes that
he is fa good physical condition
nd getting plenty of adventure
but that he misses family - and
friends here and is anxious to get
home. , - - .
Ffc Clifton Boehmer, US-marine
corps, has written his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Boehmer,
route 4, box 424, that he came
through the battle of Saipan un
harmed. His V-mail letter was
dated July 8 and was received
here July 18. He was wounded at
the battle of Tarawa and his fam
ily waa happy to hear he had es
caped without injury in the more
recent battle. '
TU OSZGOIjr CTATECMA1T, gcdyn. Ortgoa. Ttidaj Mcrclng. JulV 21. 1S44
;Back From Alaska
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PIONEER Raymond Richter
US army air corps, former resident
of this community, was killed fa
action over Germany, May 19, ac
cording to Information received by
friends here from the parents fa
Enid, Okla. His brother, Russell
Richter, US army air corps, is In
a hospital fa Italy, according to
last information received here.
Raymond had previously been re
ported missing following the May
19 mission over Germany. Both
boys attended Dallas high school.
MT. ANGEL Ensign Walter
Poepping, US maritime service and
third officer in the merchant mar
ine Is home on a short leave, visit
ing his mother Mrs. Mary Poeo-
plng, and other relatives and
friends.
Ensign Poennlnr enlisted In the
merchant marine July 29, 1942,
shortly after graduating from Ml
Angel college. He studied for six.
months at the Long Island mer
chant marine academy fa Kings-
point, N.Y., before going to sea.
He has made one trip around the
world and h's most recent trin
was to the South Pacific.
MT.ANGEL Word was re
ceived here by Mrs. Leonard Ficker
that her husband. Pvt. Leonard
Ficker, was graduated in class No.
34 of the postal school division of
the quartermaster school at Camp
Lee, Va. on Thursday, July 13. He
was transferred to California a
few days later.
Besides his wife and infant son.
Pvt. Ficker has his mother, Mrs.
Mary Ficker, numerous other rel
atives living at Mt Angel.
Before his induction fa the army,
Pvt.-Ficker, was assistant post
master at Mt. Angel.
MT. ANGEL Lt. and Mrs.
Hubert Saalfeld and son, Richard,
arrived here from Texas for a
visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Saalfeld, and other relatives
andUfriends. Lt Saalfeld fa fa the
army air force.
Lt. Cmdr. W. R. Stevens, SO, Salem, Oref commander of a Ventura
bombing saadron, shown here "standing, , left, has jost. returned
to the United States from an Aleutian naval base where he has
taken f part In the first consistent bombinr of the homeland on
Japan Lij Cmdr. Stevens has served ai pilot fa the crew shown
here and has completed eight missions I against Paramushlro and
Shimushu. Operating under fleet air wing fonr. these Tfntnra
crews have been part of the navy task fnlt which has flow weU
ever 100 Knriles bombing missions this year. He Is the sen f Mr.
. and Mrs. Carl Stevens of LaHabra, Calif. Mrs. Stevens and' their
two children, William r, Stevens, Jr., 4, and Carole Anne I nine
months, left Salem Wednesday to make their heme In LaHabra.
Shown fa the photo are, left to right, standing, Lt. Cmdr Stevens,
squadron commander. Salem, pilot; Ltjj (Jg) G. Kl Meriwether,
362$ Lemmon, Dallas, Tex, co-pUot; Enilgn J. A. Waggoneri West
Mllford, WV-, navigator; front row, John W. Momma, Dtuutigan.
Calif, radioman; C. E. Eore. Hattlsbttrgj Miss, tanner; Baferd O.
Barnette, 1415 Campbell street, Houston, Tex, plane! captain;
Henry; J. Ancella. Revere. Mass, navlrator and ordnanceman.
Satl Joe A. Wdlenv of IStMm
Joe A.
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AN EIGHTH AAF BOMBER STATION, Englandi-Sirt
Waleryi 28, i a Squadron operations clerlS at this Eighth air! force
B-17 Fying Fortress base, of 1781 South Liberty street, Salem,
Ore, spends many sleepless night arranging ground operation
details insuring the success of AVF Fortress long-range bombing
ttiwcjta on uermany s muixary ana industrial targets or attacks
in sUDDort :of . around troor ar-
tivity in the Normandy invasion
area, i I . -
Responsibility for renlacement
gunner or officer oersonnel assign
ment to crews prior to a mission is
of prime importance fa Sgt Wal
ery's job. Operations officers, he
says, must scan their roster of
PAGE SEVEN
Lenna Hudson
Dies in Sleep
Mrs. Lenna M. Hudson Af
Maurice Hudson, state corporation
commissioner, died fa her sleep
Wednesday night She was 43
years old and had )ivH tn ssin
since the-imiddle of June. .
C Besides her widower, Mrs. Hud
son Is survived br i em. Toh
Sgt Wmiam-Sv Hudson, now in
the armed forces fac Italy; a
daughter, Beverly, Salem; : and
four sisters. IMrs. E. D: Hunt.
Portland; J Mrs. Clyde. Lewis and
Patricia Boyd, Los Angeles," and
Mrs. R. A. Cobb, Veradale, Wash!
Funeral services will h heM fn
Portland Monday. ' :
Mrs. Hudson had been active in
fraternal land civic affair, in
Portland for many years. - .'
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John Nezoda
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eligible! fliers and decide which
men are best suited to fill in on
regular!; crews. Their decisions
make efficient operation and coor
dination of the crews possible.
A few hours prior to takeoff an
operations clerk must be a walk
ing encyclopedia of information to
combat j filers, especially new
crews. Walery must be able to tell
a flier vhat Fortress he is on and
where pie can find -it" He1 must
know, the answers to all questions
relative to equipment needed and
where It can be obtained jimme
diately If the time is short before
takeoff fhe may f sometimes tell the
man tojget to lis aircraft and he
will seoire the Equipment and take
it to hjm. j i
AU $gt Wllery'a work isn't
limited to operfitional missions as
ground; school j instruction lis ne
cessary for ne,w crews and re
cords Have to be kept of each man
WOODBURN. Julv o h n
Nezoda, 81, died at his home on
the Boons Ferry road Wednesday.
Funeral services will be held fol
lowing 8:30 requiem mass at St
Agnes Catholic 'church fa Hub
bard. Burial jwill be made fa St
Luke's cemetery fa Woodburn.
The rosary will be recited at 8
o'clock Friday night at the Ringo
chapel. ; . k" - -
Survivor are the widow. Ella
Nezoda son, John J. Nezoda, jr.
ai nome; two daughters, Margaret
Cico and Martha Bolif, both of
Portland, and four grandchildren.
Visits in Swegle i .
Following Operation !
SWEGLE - Mrs. Harold Sne-
then has been spending a few days
mis week! at the E. I. Snethen
home on East Turner Road, re
covering from an operation at a
Salem hospital. She will visit at
the Hartford home fa Silvertoh
before returning to her home in
Gervais. "4 !' '
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Former Pringle Man
Dies at Portland Home
PRINGLE' Word has been re
ceived of the death in Portland of
Ira Briggs, ;who until last year
lived fa the Pringle district
Mr. Briggs is survived by his
widow, Mrs Rowena Briggs, one
daughter ! Esther and two sons,
Marvin and Lollin.
through his scnxling and oper
ations. He 'doesn't mind the long
houjs and says "Since D-day op
erations jhave stepped up, we're.
now .helping our, ground troops by
bombing : enemy installations and
that makes it; easier for. them.l
They have ? the same 'feeling we
have in wanting to get the" war
over and that's the main thing."
Sgt Walery. is: the son of Mi,
and Mrs.' John Walery of Salem."-
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W. W. Campbell is pictured with his two sons, who have been visiting him following active duty la
the Pacific area. Left Is Pfe. Therman L. Campbell In the marine corps, whe has been la the Sooth
Pacifle for. some tlmej and Is new at Bremerton for hospitalization. He enlisted on Janaary II,
1 nd ;WM wy from hom about 19 months. The second son pictured Is Leaman R. Camp,
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AUMSVnjJ-Donald Moun
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ripe apples. Though he washed
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Goes to California
SWEGLE Miss Marian
Thratcher and her father left Sun
day night for California, near Los
Angeles to spend their vacations.
At a 12th AAF BaseTech. Sgt
Thomas B. Stewart 1675 Saginaw
street, Salem, Oregon has served
overseas 21 months as a radio
mechanic with a bomb group of
B-28 Marauders which President
Roosevelt twice cited for "out
standing performance of duty in
action." .
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