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Bob Jones Goes ,
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Radio Assignment
Salem Has Own
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From an annjr papr. la" the
European theatre of operations
hat corns 'lhis story of Salem'i
own "Casey" Jonee 'T. Sft.
Lloyd Jones, whose wife make
her home at 595 JV 20th it: "
The transportation ; problem
has. definitely been solved In
'the second battalion, 331st in
fantry. T. Sgt Lloyd Jones of
'Company F can oast a reUtctant
; smile at any mention of gas
'shortages, bo vehicles and the
,like, for Lloyd has a, crack train
, In operation between the Peck
ing air field, Passaii, and all
'points of interest.
; A few days after his company
: moved into . Pocking, Llpyd
; sound a partly dismantled loco
emotive at the Pocking air field.
.Having been a former diesei
.engineer, the Job of repair was
fairly simple and it wasn't long
-before the contraption was mak
ing regular runs from the air
'field to Pocking. !
." .The second battalion became
'aware of . the train's possibilities
-as an alternative to the already
.critical transportation problem,
asked Jones to use it for trans
porting the men to the combat
range some 15 miles distant.
The Idea was so practical that
a trip to the movies in the eve
ning and a run to Passau were
added to the schedule.
Clearance for the use of the
main railroad line to Simbach
was obtained from German rail
authorities.
Like A Pershing Task
The train consists of three
ears, hauled by a powerful die
sei engine. The coaches are
somewhat old fashioned, but as
Jones puts it, "They do the
trick."
The outfit looks for all the
world like a pint-sized bull
dozer hauling a Pershing tank,"
was PFC Bill Morgan's descrip
tion of the modernized Toon
erviUe Trolley."
A picture of Jones, and under
lines labeling bim "engineer,
brakeman, signalman and what
have you," accompanied the story
as it was first published and is
part of the clipping sent to Mrs
Jones.
AMITY - Donald Schaeff er,
who is with the army air force.
and his brother Robert of the
merchant marine are enjoying
leave with home folks.
Pvt. Daanc Hadlejr, so Mr.
and Mrs. Quillin A. Hadley, 723
Ferry st, is at home for. two
weeks delay en route following
his graduation from aircraft weld'
fng school at Chanute field, HL
; Private Hadley took his basic
training at Sheppard field, Tex.
He will report to ! Davis field,
Monthan, Ariz. j
Three Salem, One Stay ton and
One Silverton ManbriNitmtzs
Flagship as Japs Surrender
- ON THE USS SOUTH DAKOTA OFF J AJ AN -Three Salem,
Ore, navy men, one from Stayton and on from Silverton are
serving aboard this battleship, which rwas one of the first to
enter Tokyo Bay for the formal capitulation of Japan and which
was used by Fleet Adm.' C ,W. ? .. ; - r;
Nimitx commander-in-chief. Pa
cific, as his flagship-for the occa
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TheSouth Dakota fired the first
salvo of the first bombardment
of the Japanese homeland when
it blasted the steel center of Ka
maishi on July 14. Then she struck
Honshu, Hokkaido, northern Hon
shu, the Kobe-Kure area, Hama
matsu and made a return visit to
KamaishL '.'V-
The battleship fought at Savo,
Saipan, I wo Jima and Okinawa.
The Salem men are: W. P, Mob-
ley, 19, ! electrician's mate 2c,
USNR, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ki P.
Mobley, route 1; Clyde Richmond
Jefferson, 19, ship's cook 1c,
USNR, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ches
ter C Jefferson, route T, and Rob
ert W. Johnson, 28, radannan 2c,
USNR,! 532 Statesman. !
j Marcus J. Lambrecht, 30, fire
man 1c, USNR, whose wile, u
nice, lives at 539 West Water st.
Staytott, and Bert 2. McCool, 20,
fireman 1c, USNR, son of Mr. and
Mrs. X. R. McCool, route t, Sil
verton, are also aboard. j
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PFC BLACKBTJZN RETCENS
i GATES - PFC Charles Black
burn returned home for a 30 day
furlough Monday. He has been in
Italy and will report to Camp
Rucker, AIju, for reassignment.!
Robert L. Jones, S 2c, recently
here on six-day leave with hie
parents. Mr. and Mrs, Charles L.
Jones, 1048 N. 5th at; and other
friends and relatives, has return
ed to his station at San Diego and
sailed on the SS Maryland' last
Sunday for Pearl Harbor where
he will be in radio communica
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Seaman Jones, a graduate of
Salem high school with the class
of 1949, enlisted in the navy in
May and was sworn id that month
prior to his 18th birthday. He
played In both high school band
and orchestra during his years in
junior and senior high school. :
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At Pearl Harbor he hopes to
see his brother-in-law, John F.
VanOsdoL Jr, PhM 2c, recently
transferred there from Eniwetock
of the Marshalls, -who has been
overseas since February, 1944, and
now following discharge is await
ing passage home. f
Jones parents expect their son
to be gone for six months or a
yeari Jones senior Is local assist
ant superintendent for the Pru
dential Insurance company and
Mrs. Jones is a 'kales-representative
of the same company.
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ABOARD THE USS WEST VIRGINIA Five Willamette valley men serve aboard this famous eld bat
tleship (pictured above) which went safely throogh many months of campaigning, then suffered her
first combat casealties when struck by a Jap suicide plane at Okinawa. The men Include Lawrence
M. Orth. skip's eook, 3e, USNR, 235 goath 14th, Eldoa A. Lappin. seaxaaa 1e, USNR, 895 S. 13th
si, aa4 Erwta L. Frye, coxswala. USN, bob of Mr. and Mrs.' Adam W. Frye, 189 N. 33rd. air of Saiem,
and Fred T. Crltes, flremaa, 1e, USNR, grandson of Mrs. Anna C4 Geodnun, route L Hogard rdL, and
Floyd A. Sallenger, seaman, 2e, i USNR, 219 N. 2nd si, both of SOverton. . ! v
WITH THE THIRTY EIGHTH
DIVISION ON LUZON Under
the army's 1 readjustment plan,
SSgt; Robert L. Allen of Mill
City, Ore., a veteran of the 38th
division's 151th Infantry, is en
route home. He participated In
many important battles on Luzon
and has been overseas 20 months.
He is entitled to wear the Asiatic
Pacific ribbon with three combat
stars, the combat infantry badge,
the American defense ribbon, the
Philippine Liberation ribbon with
one star and the purple heart. He
is the son of Mrs. W. W. Allen
and is a graduate of Hill Military
academy and the University of
Oregon.
i Mrs. Leilas C; Zander has been
notified of the promotion of her
son, David T. Talmadge from staff
sergeant to technical sergeant. He
is with the 388th AAF band at Ft
Lawtoni
Leo EaH Palmer S t NAS-V-R5
Seattle, Washington,, who spent
five days with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Palmer, 2065 Maple
ave., returned to Seattle Tuesday.
He is being sent to the south Pa
cific in the near future.
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ABOARD THE USS COLORADO IN TOKYO BAT -(Delayed)-Twe
Salesa, Ore, navy asea. Bob L. Norton. 39, electrician's mate, second
class; USNR, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Norton, rente 4, and John
Brasie, 19, seamaa, first class, sen of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Brasie,
333 North 24th st, steamed Into Tokyo bay aboard this ship to
sapper! the oocapatioa of Japan. The Colorado had been through
ten invasion operations to help bring the final capitulation of Japan.
Another Oregon man aboard was Wilbur I. Shoptaugh, 39,
first class, USN, whose wife lives at 875 Brown si, Woodburn.
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SERGEANT PROMOTED .
Word has been received by Mr.
Cal Patton that her son, Lloyd
Claggett has been promoted to
master sergeant He is now station
ed at Camp Lee, Va., but served
some time in France. He recently
completed a SO day furlough at
home. Claggett is in the quarter
master headquarters company base
depot, i ? . i
Li Caritoa J. McLeod. son of
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. McLeod, ar
rived in Salem Friday! with a dis
charge from the United States ma
rine corps, after 44 months of serv
ice. He arrived in the states a
week' ago and received his dis
charge at San Diego, He is a vet
eran of Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima.
After the utter battle be was
awarded the bronze star and presi
dential citation. - f -
AMITY Elmer Groveo lavls-
itlhg j his parents, Mr; ( and "Mrs.
X. W. . Groves. He hai been in
training at Camp Roberts and will
reporf for duty at Camp Adair.
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Bef or Discharge v
SPRINa VALLEY Corp. Seth
B. Dodge, Jr, Is at home with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 8. B.
Dodge for a short furlough, before
going to Fort Lewis-for discharge.
Corporal Dodge of the 33th San
ta Fe division wag in combat for
three years in Normandy and the
Elbe river. He is the eldest son
of the S.-B. Dodges -and is a
Salem high, school graduate. Com
ing . across on : the . Queen SXary,
Robert L. Jones, S 1e
LAKJEHUILST. N. J. 17 Sepi
Wave Marion Esther Wiest, S 1c,
daughter of Mr. , and Mrs.- Wil
liam A. Wiest, sr, Monmouth,
Ore, this week began training as
navy weather observer here at
the aerographers'f school of the
Lakehurst naval air station.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted EOoen of reate
have received word that their
son, Pfc Delbert Kleen, who has
been In a hospital at Frankfurt
Germany will soon be sent back
to the States. Pfc; Kleen was in
jurea in an accident but la re
covering satisfactorily.
he then-flew to Fort Lewis; from
Corporal Dodge, r, naa a oroi
er, Bdcmxx wno wu
In Germany at the tune no vm
in the same territory but has since
been released. ' .'.!'
Bernlee X Scheffe, daaghter of
Mrs. Earl Frink of 1535-B street,
Salem, has been promoted to the
rrade of sergeant at- Hamilton
field, Califs one of tha Fourth
air force's army air base, it was
nnmml recently. :'-
Sergeant Scheffev ' Joined the
wnmfn't army corps October 12,
IMS. and has been stationed at
Hamilton field for one month..
. IX. CL .Eichard IX Baker,
VSSIC.' tnd' Capt Georst .Reynolds-Allen,
U. S. army, who were
mmhra nf the same class'1 at
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saiem Disa icuuw w
friends for a number - of years,
held a reunion recently at a Pa
cific - island base shortly before
Baker was to start for Tokyo, he
has written his-parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Chester Baker of Salem.
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