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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1945)
i Ti OKEGOft STATESMAN. Salercu Oregon, Thursday Morning. September 13. 1315 fags nun ir Jerrold Owen Wins Award Capt. Jerrold Owen, Salem, for mer administrator of the Oregon civilian defense council and since December, 1943, attached to the Civilian Affairs Military govern ment branch of the army, has been awarded the Croix de Guerre with a silver star, the army announced recently. -. The decoration was Awarded by General DeGaulle on January 29, 1945, but presentation by a French officer on General PattonY staff ' did not 'take place until last month. The award was made for dis- languished service in connection with military operations against .the enemy as Civil Affairs De " tachment commander, First Euro , pean Civil Affairs regiment in France -from June 18, 1944, to September 12, 1944. Iambert Saw Service During Entire War, ;Now Is a Civilian J." FORT LEWIS, Wash.'. &nL 11 , -Enlisting In the regular army In , rvt. liiwyn B. Lambert this : week received his honorable discharge-from the army air forces . at the Fort Lewis separation cen . ;ter , under the provisions of toe army's point system. .'J, Private Lambert, the son of Mr. and Mrs. (L O. Lambert, 1273 , Franklin street. Salem. Ore., was . attending the Salem high school at the time he entered the AAF. Embarking for overseas , duty in August. 1941. the younff sol t dier spent more than 36 months jh uie. iouin racinc islands; namely, the Gilbert and Mari 1 annas. ' -" ' Prior to his transfer to this "station' for. discharge, Lambert was stationed at the fourth air forces Paine field. Wash. . Former Jap Captive " Says Health Good Pvt. Lyle Ernest Lee, in a letter to his sister, Miss Naomi Lee of 1152 Marion st., stated that he was Jn the best of health, being treated well, and that he could be expected home before too long. Lee had not been heard from since March, 1943, when he wrote that he had been taken to the Osaka prison camp Japan and was working in the industrial area. He was taken prisoner Jn 1942 when the Japanese took Manila. :;: . : Lee also mentioned having been with Raymond r Reeves, another war prisoner who was sent home early in the spring of 1945. WASHINGTON, Sept 12-(Special) -The war department today announced that Louis Howard Hil debrandt, route 2, Silverton, Ore., had been advanced from a second lieutenant to first lieutenant. THIRTEENTH NAVAL DIS TRICT IIDQRS.. Seattle, Wash, Discharged recently from the navy under the point system was Lt Cmdr. Roy O. Wikstrom, 203 Pearce Building, Salem, Ore. Discharged From the army at Fert Lewis, Wash.: PFC Robert X. Wickline, 1003 Lar mrr ave., Salem. T. 4th Gr. Elvera D. Coona, rout 4. box 152. Salem. T. 5th Gr. Roy S. Ferris. 270 N. 24th at., Salem. Sgt. Howard D. Thompson. 242 S. 19th at.. Salem. T. 5th Gr. Paul X. Slaughter, route 4. box 114-B, Salem. PFC Reginald G. Kammler, 2330 Broadway. Saletn. PFC Robert E; PoIkI, S10 Hollywood ave.. Salem. Sgt. Wilson D Phillips. 1149 Seventh St.. West Salem. Sgt, William H. Wall. 40S Academy t.. Dallas. ' t :. . . T. 5th Gr. Walter Tlscher," 312 Maple St., Dallas, i S. Sgt. Clay E. McClain, 262 Mont gomery St., Woodburn. Cpl. Jack W. Beck, S96 Harrison s.. Woodburn. i Sgt Dale D. Newbill, box 553, Cor valus. . T. Rft. rarl B PFC Dallas Blankin Baker, Mon mouth. S. Srt. Isaac M. Burch, 421 East mam bk. ' - ' ' - T. 5th Gr. Franklin W. Ryder, box 1fi2. lhnv T. 5th Gr. Donald L. Griffin; route 3, Albany. : , .- . . Sgt Gilbert A. Martin, Modoc and' urn streets, Ajioany. - PFC Wallace W. Collins, Lebanon. Xm Dnrilla A T nn rz-M O I PFC Edward A. Reiling, 1189 Water ! Set. William j J. Moser, . Kewberg. Currey Ready to Conie Back" From France v . ASSEMBLY AREA, France Headquarters squadron I of the 67th reconnaissance srrouri i now being processed for depiloyment to the United States from Camo Detroit, near! Laon in northeast- j ern t ranee, r Sgt Albert H CurrevJ High sL, Saljsm, pre , is a mem ber of headauaffers sauadrbn. . i under the command of Colonel Russell A. Bere. 4ff24 N. Wirich- ter,. Chicago,!.; HL,' .the 67th group was me urst tactical "airspionage" ouuit lo operate In EuroDe. Dur ing six major campaigriaj the group flew more , than 6000 i successful combat missions. wonYia Distlri- guished Unit citation for Derform-1 ance ot a vital photo assignment associated with D-day prepara tions. One of the first air force units to reach France, the group ope rated as "the eyes of the First anriy" until General Hodtres' forces cut through the remnants of the wehrmacht to link up with the Russians. Sergeant McCarthy, South Pacific Veteran, Honorably DischargeclL SSgi Julienne A. McCarthy, who has spent the past 41 months on duty in the jSouth Pacific with the 41st division, is back in civil ian lift again, arriving in Salem Sunday, He received his honor able discharge Saturday , at Fort Lewis, Wash. , 1 McCarthy is ! the son of Frank' McCarthy, 864 N. 16th St. . and the brother of Alvin McCarthy, who was discharged from . the army in May after 37 months with the 41st division. The men are nephews of Mrs. G. E. Schuneman of the Marion hotel. . - ' i ( SUNNTSTDE Sitnslmaa lie Roy Sherwood, Cew from Los An gele to spend his 30-day furlough with his parents,' Mr. and Mrs. Lafe Sherwood. He has been in the south Pacific for the past 27 months. He entered the service Nov. 9, 1942. Former Enlisted' Men Retain Ratings "When Re-Enlisted iA Army ; MajV Gen. . William E. Shedd, commanding general of the Ninth service command with headquar ters st Fort Douglas, Utah, Tues day, announced that former enlist ed men who have been discharged from the army of the United States since May 15, 1945, may apply for enlistment in , the regular army for a period of three years, and be re-appointed Jn the highest tem porary grade held at the time of aiscnarge. Ma j., Lawrence E. Feehley,' In fantry, district recruiting officer for Oregon, ; declared that men who desire to take advantage of this opportunity ' may t apply " for enlistment at 614 S. W. 11th ave Portland, and at post of flees in Salem, Eugene, and Klamath Falls, Ore. ; U. S. NAVAL AIR STATION, Honolulu, T. H. The navy de partment announces that Floyd R. Mulcrone, USNR, of Salens Ore, now serving at this station, the "Aerial Crossroads of the Pa cific," has been advanced to the rating of boatswain's mate 1c; i This advancement has come to Mukrone in . recognition of .out- the performance of duty and com pletion of the course of study pro scribed for this new rating. . i Mulcrone is the son of Mary Mulcrone. who lives at 872 Hieh- iana ave., &aiem. TURNES- PFC Ray Godwin. who has been in the army five years and saw active service in Australia and New Guinea, was discharged this week from Ft. pLewis. He is visiting at the home of his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.- George Godwin. ALEXANDRIA. La. - (Soeclan Veteran of two years' service in Australia and Java. MSzt. Theo dore E. Rowell. husband of Mrs. Jayce Lindsey RowelL 1013 Howe st, Dallas, Ore., was recently. honorably discharged from toe army air forces under the provis ions or ine point iystem. 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