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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1945)
Where They Are What They Are Doing (Additional Servicemen, Page 8) Valley Naval Men Now on Miday Isles MIDWAY ISLANDS Thoutrh only dots on the Pacific map, these i strategically located islands have ' been developed into i one of the Important island bases- being used by j the Pacific Fleet j is- carrying i the war to the Japanese homeland. Two of the men stationed here re Lawrence A. Shelton, S 1c, or Mct-oy, ure., ana iyie c. waa delL S 2c. Salem. Ore.1 Shelton entered the navy In j May,: 1944, and nasi been overseas. 1UI; 11 II1U(1UI3. 1113 JJiHCUU, mi; and Mrs, Lester DeLate, make their - home " at McCov. Prior to Joining the navy, Shelton was employed by Elliot reed and Seed company,' Perrydale. ! WariripllJ now Rprvir.tf ft a stare. keener, ioined the haw in AdHL 1945, and has been overseas for 33 months. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Waddell, make their home at 653 N.i 16th street. Salem. Be fore entering the naval service, Waddell was a machinist at Pearl Harbor navy yard, (Pearl Harbor, uanu, t.h. V - 5 i i 4i 1 Willard aagaett Gets Bronze Star T5 Willard D. Claggett, a mem ber of a headquarters company, armored engineer j battalon, has been awarded v -the bronze starl "jr for -"heroic! achievement inf ' connection with I the military op-1 eration against the enemy : ail AyL Germany,! oni February 25." tT I it itatinn said that "while f subjected to -in-tense ; fire Clag- gett, an engineer, I UUUIlilllJ uiuc 1 , 2 V. ton truck " bpavilv loaded with explosives over a treadfay ferry to delrver vitally needed cargo 10 iorwara units." i Claggett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Claggett, foute 2, Salem, entered the service in June, 1942. w and his brother. Raymond, in the navy, own a fatm at RickrealL ! WITH THE lbrd (CACTUS) DIVISION IN'-AUSTRIA PFC, Bernard D. Browne. 1710 S. Wini ter st, Salem, Ore., has been awarded the Combat Infantry badge for outstanding perform nee of duty with the 103rd in fantry division iri ground combat against the enemy. He is serving I with the 410th fegiment 01 ine Cactus division. , . v SSst. Jean P, Collette whose wifej Mrs. Jean Collette, lives at 462 M State st., Salem, is now home on furlough. While fighting with! the Timberwjolf Division he participated in the Holland and Germany campaigns, and was warded the combat infantry badge, bronze stair and good con duct medal. '.. For meritorious achievement dar-1ns- the Levte and Okinawa j campaigns. Major F r a n k C. - Mandell ef Salem, Ore- Is - shown receiving the bronxe star award from MaJ. Gen. ' J. L. Bradley, commander af i the t6th division. ABOAKD THE USS GRAYSON IN THE PACIFIC -Maurice R. Prater, radarman. thkd class. USNR, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jones Porter of 128 West 10th st, Mc- Minnville, Ore., serves aboard this destroyer which has fought the Japs from Guadalcanal to Iwo JimaT- d aw n i n g eight enemy olanes. sinking a submarine and blasting two key radar stations and numerous coastal gun em placements. In her initial action, the Grayson was part of the his toric carrier force that accompan ied the Doolittle raiders for the first air strike on Tokyo in April, 1942. While screening two crippled ships off Formosa as part of a task force, the Grayson picked up 200 survivors from the stricken vessels. - V- 1 I 9 . Tillman E. Dutton, chief motor machinist's mate, son of Mrs. Maude E. Dutton. 155 Fisher road, Salem, Ore., has been transferred from San Juan, Puerto Rice, to the coast gvard base In Astoria, Ore. Doing ship's repair work in San Joan, he has also been stationed a- board an SS-foot coast gnard eatter In the AtUntic Dattan was formerly employed by Cas mt a Cntler. His bretiier. Burl, Is with the navy in the oath Pacific. t i I u ''!! 4 : rvt Robert Key, who haa been 1 homo n 1 10-day fnrlough j after havtor finUhed his baste ! training at Camp Roberts, Calif, j He reported t Fort Ord, Calif, ath for assbrnment and ad- Atual trsdnlns-. His wife Is Leata Key, 100 Fairview are. Key formerly! lived at Mangnn, OkULt and came to Oregon in 1 1I3S. i MONMOUTH D can Craven, machinist mate, Sc, is now in Richmond, Va attending aischooi of diesel engineering. He was for merly ' stationed at Pasco, ana more recently at Bremerton. His mrnta are Mr. and Mrs. W. . Craven of Independence, and his wife, Dorothy, and son Delbert, live in Monmouth with her tun er, G. M. Partridge. AURORA Lt Brace Giesr, son nf Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Giesy. who o Derates a plane from Alaska to Seattle after a few days leave! spent at his home has returned to his base. : GEIGER FIELD, Wash. TJard Wesley Sidwell, son of Mrs. Ivy Sidwell. Turner. Oregon, has been training as an aviation engineer of the air forces at Geiger Field, 1 Spokane, Wash. American Legion Jr. Baseball Dist. Playoff siVLsn jumons Tft FOREST GD0VE JUUIOnS (Final Playoff Game) Gca. E. Uclsrs Park - - 2:33 P- II. Winning team advances nearer state tournament berth Admission ! Capitcd Pont No. S I Adults SOc j ; j' American Ltglon Childrn 2Se' , '. ' mi in ma 6 MM n 0 EACH y j Refrigeralor Jar ) ;. Crystal (Jlass I Regular 15c y Quart Size Overseas Hailing Tabes r v, Size All Metel . . . . (C Srillo Soap Pads Pkg. Cpmette Candy Bat Quart Size Cold Storage I7ax lion&amers , !fr rh Pinl Size. 3 far 9c anes Aknl A Each (Q) in package . ;. Irish Linen . o . Jeuelrv PtflTODIS-E ' . . ' I Ann . Regular 15c HeaMlesixlicg A S What O O i. Polish Demover Ash Tray . Cup and Saucer Sun Glasses!. . Dand-Hid, 2 for u v JkAJL y i Fire King Casserole Hair Oil 1 .... 1 . Pot . Cleaners . . : . . Slcsl Uoolj 2 for . . V-IIail, 2 phgs. ." . . i RegiJar 15c ; S ( fa . 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