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PAGE TWELVE The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem, Oregon. Wednesday Monung. April 11. 1843 Valley Men in Well-Knovn Tank Battalion v WITH TJ1E FIFTH ARMY, It-aly-(Special)-Sgt. James L. Cul ly, son of Mrs. Laura Cully of route 1, Scotts Mills, Ore, a tank commander, and SgL Gordon E. Wheeler, son of 'Mrs. Katherine Wheeler of route 2, Indendence, Ore, a tank driver, are members - of the 752nd tank battalion cred ited with killing 1400 Germans, capturing 484 others, knocking out II tanks and disabling three others and destroying 21 pillboxes, 41 ve ' hides and 64 guns. The outfit, now in the Apennine mountains before the Po valley, has been in the line with the Fifth army about 300 days since it was indoctrinated in battle near Fondi, Italy, last spring. It has expended 55,000 rounds of am munition in combat, including 105- ' " millimeter, 76-millimeter and 75 millimeter shells. In one of its first actions, the 752nd helped seal off a German pocket in which 600 Germans were taken prisoners. Soon afterward, the tankers en tered Rome with some of the first Allied troops to reach the capital. The tankers' fighting between Rome and the Arno river was characterized by vicious skirmish es at close quarters, between 30 and 100 yards, with enemy In fantrymen. : The 752nd was; activated at Fort Knox, Ky., and trained at Fort Lewis, Wash., and Camp Young, Calif. Mehama Family Represented in Three Branches A Mehama woman marine, Pvt. Marjory M. Teeters will soon be a full-fledged marine, which will give the Teeters family represen tation in three branches of the service. She is the daughter of 'Mr. and Mrs. John M. Teeters of Mehama. I At the present time the woman marine is nearing completion of the six-week "boot" training course in the recruit depot of the women's reserve schools at Camp Lejeune, N. C. Private Teeter's sister, Doro thy J. Teeters, AMM3c, is a member of the WAVE detach ment at '"Pensacola, Fla. Her brother, Pvt. Donald L. Teeters, is attached to the army air corps at Merced, Calif. Wayne E. Kimple Awarded Medal For Battle Action T5 Wayne E. Kimple of an anti tank ' company has . been awarded the bronze star medal "for heroic achievement" near Chi anni, Italy, last July 9 when he made an "unhesitant advance" against superior forces and com pelled the enemyto withdraw, de spite being under fire of enemy patrols. " The word of the honor was re ceived by a brother, Donald Kim ple of Salem. Another brother, Robert Kim ple, WT 2c, who served five years on a heavy cruiser, has returned from overseas duty and is station ed at Shoemaker, Calif. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. C..H. Kimple, and a brother, Jay Kim ple, all formerly of Salem, now re side in Pasadena, Calif. DALLAS Barton McKibben, who has served many months with the Seabees in the Pacific, has been returned to active duty, after spending some time at the Astoria naval hospital, recuperating from a tropical disease. Cpl. Robert G. Davis, of 1080 Main st., Salem, Ore., is now sta tioned at Fort Sumner army air field. Fort Sumner, New Mexico. ' Corporal Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Davis, entered the army in Sept. 1942. WASHINGTON, April 9-(Special) -The department today an nounced that Second Lt. Tyrus Stearns Brown of Dallas, Ore., had been ordered to active duty. 0 UNITED STILL MEANS "GEH7fl(SE" sr-" 'Tyr- xz Busy as we are with meeting wartime traffic de mand, it's always a pleasure to serve yon in any - way we can. Make United your travel informa tion beadquartera. . : ' Telephone 3843 t - - 0 l GERVAIS S. Sgt Fred Swingler, sen of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Horn Ina of the St Loots district, is reported to be Improving slow ly In McCaw hospital at Walla Walla where he was taken after being under treatment in Barnes hospital at Vancouver for sev eral weeks. He haa been In the , army four and one-half years and was wounded In France af ter 52 days on the battlefield fighting under General Patton. He came home on a 60-day fur lough at Christmas time, bat his illness has been snch that he was unable to return to his com pany. Guy H. Gibbons, aviation machin ist mate tc, who participated as an aircrewman in the Lingayen Golf invasion of Luson, flying from the deck of his tiny car rier on numerous sweeps deep Into enemy-held territory to de stroy enemy areas. Gibbons is the sou of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Croxford, 1936 Ferry at, Salem. Wayne L. Baker, gunners mate 2e, who lost his, life in the sinking of an aircraft carrier off Iwo Jima Feb. 21. WITH THE FD7TH ARMY, It alyCorporal Richard H. Davis, son of Mrs. Ruth Davis, who lives in Jefferson, Oregon, has been promoted to sergeant on .the Fifth army front in Italy. He is a bull dozer operator with an engineer unit Burl A. Dutton, seaman 1c, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Dutton of 115 Fisher road, has been gradu ated from storekeeper school at Sampson, NY, and has been sent to Jacksonville, Fla, for advanced schooling. His wife and two chil dren, Sharla and Tallman, have gone south to be with him. if i k s A " 1 11 ' "!tJ 1 i WM Sgti Hunsaicker Wins Honors WASHINGTON, April 9-(Special) -The 3rd army has announced the awarding of the bronze star medal to Staff Sergeant Howard N. Hunsaker, sergeant rnajof, 66th medical .' group, "for meritorious sen'ice in connection with military operations against an enemy of the tJnited States in France from 20 July ;i944 to 1 February 1945" Sergeant Hunsaker is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Hunsaker who reside at 2470 Trade st., Salem, Ore. Prior to entering military ser vice ' Sergeant Hunsaker was en4 gaged is district sales promotion manager for Curtiss and-McFad-den Publishing company, and one time was owner of a general mer chandise store on the f coast. He entered military service from Port land Ore, August 25, 1 1942 and has had over a year of overseas duty, in England, France,! and Lux embourg. j Sgt; Merlin Evani Mining in Action LEBANON Sgt Merlin Evans gunner in the 9th air force has been missing in action since March 13, his mother, Mrs. Edwin John son, has been notified by the war department. He had received the air medal for meritorious service!) in . aerial combat against Germany. His wife and 14 month old son live in Far go, , N. p. Two brothers are in the army. If DALLAS Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Richardson have received word from- their son, Pfc. Jimmy Rich ardson that he has been promoted to sergeant at his station in Lare do, Tex., where he is training in combat instruction. I ADDITIONAL SERVICEMEN ON PAGE 9 'i It's a rugged suro footed arid long, hard wear '. iff ' ' I ' t T.' i ' - t -3 " ' 1 criL- -- I -'' 0mw i . if . - . .V " It jiliitiiiLji ty "a' m 1! Howard J. Smalley, killed Ln action in the navy bat tle off Iwo Jima last February 2L (Story on page! 1). Father McDonnell Is Commissioned in USNR Chaplain Unit SEATTLE (Special) The Rev. Father Bernard Joseph McDon nell, until recently assistant pastor of St. Joseph's church in Salem, Ore., has been commissioned a lieu tenant (jg) In the Chaplain corps of the naval reserve. : Father McDonnell has reported to the naval training school for chaplains at the College of Wil-J nam and Mary, Williamsburg, va., and from there will go on active duty aboard some ship or station. He worked as an auxiliary chap lain at the air base in Salem and with the navy V-12 trainees at Willamette university. Capt. Farley Mogan has been transferred from the military gov ernment to the staff of the US 15th army as head of the public safety branch. He is now in Belgium. He is the son of Mrs. Frank Mogan of Salem. jrn who was t Wards msk i, : . . ; ' ! f' - DO TTIHIE 3IHIQE rJEOTTEHKl shoe built for safety again, a sturdy, thot will take tough floing on rough ground. A full 8 inches high, It gives youf onkles firm support. The specially constructed Woodsman heel makes you sure footed s s digs in end holds! A gOOd, PLACE TO DUY good SHOES Robert Nienieyer Has Purple j Heart For Isle Combat SOUTHWEST PACD7IC Rob ert H. Niemeyer, 19, torpedoman third class, USNR, son of R. H. Niemeyer,. 194 S. Cottage st, Sa lem, Ore., serving aboard a sev enth' fleet PT tender, has . been awarded the purple; heart medal for injuries received in action against, the enemy off Leyte island in the Philippines. ; : X ' .. The. awarjj .was made by yice Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid, USN, commander seventh! fleet. ; jfi- - Capt, Selman S. ' Bowling, USN, commander - motor j torpedo ' boat squadrons, seventh fleet, presented the medal to Niemeyer aboard the PT flagship in the Philippine, on March 2.,, i - i . The young bluejacket was in jured Sunday,.Nov. 26, 1944 while manning a five inch gun on his ship which was attacked by four enemy planes, three of which were destroyed by their "gunfire. The fourth was destroyed by one of our fighter planes.! ; Niemeyer and sevp n other mem bers of the crew were injured by flying debris and bomb splinters from the crashing planes. He has since returned to duty. . His brother, P. M. Niemeyer is a pharmacist mate first class, USNR. Irish Wounded SILVERTON Lt George Irish, 23, son of Mrs, H. R. Irish and the late Mr. Irish of Silverton, sus tained three bullet wounds on Mindanao and is hospitalized. Two brothers and a sister are in serv ice. Lieutenant Irish is a member of the 41st division.! SALEM HEIGHTS Mrs. Olive Beardsley has returned from: an extended visit in the south with her three boys, Lt OrviHe-; D. Beardsley, stationed; at Richmond, Va., recently assigned to the First air force combat training with P 47; AC Charles Beardsley, Pen- sacola, Fla., and! Lt Russell Beardsley, stationed at Camp Wol ters, Tex. Mrs. Beardsley plans to return to them again as soon as she disposes of her home, 90 Ma- drjona ave. P Men osk for it over' ohd over and no wonder! 8527 b oil tanned, lace-to-foe boot f i - . 7 Prt J. H. Versteeg, ion of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Versteeg of Turner, has finished training at Camp Roberts and is bow with the US army parachute troops at Ft Benning, Ga. 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