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Newspaper Page TextPage 18 Eugene Begister - OUR CITIZENS IN British King Gives Awards U.S. Officers Captain Delmar Newman of Eugene and other officer! of the 41st division, which won fame for Its heroism and that of its leaders In the Australian and New Guinea campaigns, have been awarded British military decora tion by King George VI, accord ing to word received here by local friends. A clipping from the Sydney, Australia, Morning Herald, car ried the following announcement: "Canberra, The King has con ferred appointments and awards on 13 members of the United States army for service in the southwest Pacific. The awards and citations are: Officer, Order of the British Empire, (military division), Lt. Col. G. P. Cochran; Lt Col. H. O. Malson; Lt. Col. H. A. Taylor. Commander, Order of the Brit ish Empire, (military division), Colonel B. R. Peyton. Member of the Order of the British Empire, (military divi sion), Capt. M. M. Casper; Ma jor (then captain) W. W. Hill; Major (then captain) G. Munkres; Capt Delmar J. Newman. Distinguished Service Order Col. D. W. Hutchinson, air corps; Lt Col. E. D. Brockett. Air Force Cross Lt. J .L. Her bert; Lt. Q. E. Ralzer. Distinguished Flying Medal Staff Sgt'. R. A .Parrott Springfield Brothers Both Home Same Time Bob and Byron Eastman, broth ers who were wounded in differ ent war zones, arrived home in Springfield within 24 hours last week. Sgt. Bob Eastman, 23, "walked In" on his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Eastman, of route 1, Spring field, last Thursday. He has been in the army for five and a half years and recently returned from the Philippines area where he fought as an artillery man under Gen. Douglas MacArthur. He is to return to Barnes General hos pital at Vancouver, Wash., this week. His brother, PFC Byron East man, 25. who came home the fol lowing day, was with the filth ar my in Italy. He also served In Africa and England and as a re placement for a time In France, following a 45-day furlough, Pri vate Enstmnn will report back to the hospital. If he Is discharged, he soys he expects to become ac tively connected with the Boy Scouts. Americans have a mania for collecting souvenirs, the private aays, and both boys have plenty to prove It. A third brother, Rex, 27, Is with the army air corps in the European theater of operations. The Eastmans moved to Eugene from Klamath Falls over a year ago. BLAIS IN STATES First Lt. Lewis D. Blals, whose parents live at 2615 Friendly street, Eugene, has arrived In the United States on leave from the European theater of operations, where he served eight months wjth the army air forces. As pilot of a B-24 Liberator, with the 8tri air force, he completed 80 missions and 265 hours of operational combat flying. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES REPAIRED Keep 'em on the job! Don't discard electrical appli ances when we can make them work aRnin! EXPKRT REPAIR SERVICE C ELECTRIC S 1070 Willamette Phone 234 it Shelton-Turnbull-Fuller 32 East 10th Guard, Sunday, Jan. 21, 1945 Br ANN CONNEIX SECOND LT. ALLEN A. KIRK was commissioned January 4 upon successful completion of the officer candidate infantry school at Fort Bennlng, Ga. He enlisted in the army In November, 1942, and served with an engineer company as a corporal before be Inr commissioned. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Kirk, 81 Adams street. He attended the University of Oregon, where he waa a member of Phi Kappa Psl fraternity. CAPT. TED E. REED, former manager of the Standard station : at Sixth and Blair streets, re ! cently received his advancement ! In rank from first lieutenant, In , France. He is serving In a tank ! division, and has been in several engagements in the combat area. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. VI. ' F. Renl of the C'liula Vista dairy I farm, Ills wife and two children ! now are living In Salem. Corporal Adams Trains At Sioux Falls School Cpl. Bruce G. Adams, son of Mr. and Mrs. George O. Adams, 351 Tenth Avenue west, has been assigned to the AAF training com mand radio school at the Sioux Falls (S.D.) army air field, for training as a sadlo operator-mechanic. Upon completion of a 26 week course, he will be fully trained to take his place as a member of a highly skilled bomb er crew of the army air forces. Corporal Adams has been sta tioned at Fort Lewis, Wash., Mln ter field, Calif., Pecos, Tex., and Ft. Logan, Colo., since he enlist ed in the army In October, 1942. At the University of Oregon he had three months of ROTC train ing. Adams was graduated from Eu gene high school In 1940, and was employed by the Southern Pnciflc railroad company as a clerk before entering the service. Local Man In London With Military Police Pvt. Clay Baxter, who wears ! the purple heart, Is back In ac I tlon with the military police in j London. The former well-known Eu- gene clothier suffered wounds in the Icrs while in action with the Infantry in France some months ago. Ho reported to the replace ment center Christmas day and : was assigned to the M. P. divi sion covering London. He is liv ing in a hotel three blocks from Buckingham Pulnoe and already has met a Eugeno acquaintance Sgt. Wayne llarbert. 1 Pvt. Baxter, whose address Is Co. C. 7.15 Military Branch, APO 413. NYC. has been overseas since Inst summer. His wife. Mrs. Vir- j glnln Baxter, and their young son, Hve in Eugene. We are exclusive r!ujen dealers for Columbia ) Carbon and Typewriter F i Ribbons. I 1 Co.. Inc. Phone 1663 ( I i I' : r i . '-, SERVICE Eugene Major Now Commands Squadron It has been announced from his overseas headquarters that Major Oral W. Lee of Eugene, has been appointed commanding officer of a squadron of the famous 314th troop carrier group of the U. S. troop carrier forces. His squad ron has been awarded the Pres idential citation for the great part that lt played over France In op erations during and since D-Day. Major Lee Is a veteran with the troop carrier forces having flown during the operations in Africa, invasion of Sicily and the Italian campaign before coming to Eng land to take part in the para troop drops on France and lately participating In the most massive drop of all times on the fields of Holland near Arnhem. He Is the recipient of the air medal with two oak leaf clusters, awarded for "outstanding achievement" during aerial flights against the enemy, and also recently was awarded the distinguished flying cross. Major Lee attended Fresno State College, Fresno, Calif., be fore he entered the army in Jan uary 1942. He won his wings aft er graduating from flying school at Stockton, Calif. His parents, are Mr. and Mrs. William R. Lee of Crow Stage route. What Does Boy At Sea Think? Here Are His Own Words In Letter On a patrol ship at sea off San Diego harbor, Lawton A. Hull, seaman 2-c, spent his first New Year's eve outside the Unit ed States, and wrote home his thoughts as he reviewed the year. "Well, here It Is," his letter said, "the last day of the most momentous year of my life. Dur ing that year I became no long er a Juvenile; I graduated from the public schools: I heard of MacArthurs invasion of the Philippines; I Joined the armed forces; I first heard of B-29s, which could fly over Japan, dropping tons of bombs, and re turn to their bases; I read of . the German V-2 rockets, that travel many times the speed of sound (perhaps those comic strip drtists weren't being so fantastic after all); I saw all sorts of traditions and records broken when Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected for a fourth term as president. Thus his thoughts ran on; he thought of the parting of friends some to the services, some continuing their educations, some paying the supreme sacri fice, some marrying, some earn ing a living in civilian life. "Yet all of them are interest ed In reaching the same imme diate objective to bring peace and order Into this world of strife and turmoil as soon and efficiently, and justly as possi- ble; so that they can be free to live their own lives as they see I fit, and to gain what happiness j they can, out of the short per iod of time which they are al j lotted on earth in this life.' ! "Perhaps all of us don't al ! ways know just exactly how that happiness is to be had, but we want the chance of seeking lt." I So mused a U. S. sailor on 1 New Years eve. Fourth Cluster To Medal Goes To Lt. J. Andrews First Lt. Joseph V. Andrews, 23, Eugene, pilot of "Lucky Lady III," a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 452nd bombardment group, has been awarded a fourth oak leaf cluster to the air medal for "meritorious achievement while taking part In 8th air force bomb ing attacks on vital German in dustrial targets, and on nail mili tary strong points, in support of advances of allied ground forces. Andrews, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Andrews of Eugene, was a material expediter for the Vega Aircraft corporation In Bur bank. Calif., before enterini the I AAV in (Vtnhrr 1Q49 He is a member of the 3rd bombardment division, which was cited by the president for its his toric England-to-Afrlca shuttle bombing of Messerschmltt aircraft factories at Regensburg, Ger many. SEAMAN RETURNS Buddie Delmar Saxon, fireman 2-c, has returned to the naval base at Farragut, Idaho, after spending a five-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Saxon, route 4, Glenwood. He finished his course at Farragut on January 6. Saxon, who is 18, attended Springfield high school. do you WORRY? RUPTURE 2 I Why worTy and BuStr ny kMUTFf if M lean help ywi? Try a llruoki I iititrd Air Cuahuo. Thu marvelous app i anc for tnueu forma of ; rtduciM ruptur it I Gl'AKANTKKD to ecunty etr and niM at j k and piy- it cnti row SO 1 H 1 Ni" ! Thmt t uMalvanpr.Ijtht.ivat-nttinr Nohaid padaor I tianno ror mn, wvtnrnand duMmx Lirber I ;hcp $4tt trial to pruriL Ncxei!! inMocra. IWwua of imitation. Writ for Krra? rWk on ! Kuplur. no-ntk trial ordrr plan, and ITvwl of ' KrtuiMa, All lvmivndrnc CtnlKfenttal. 1 ttNU (UNIT 111 tttt tt. hnta Bat, n it t DECORATED SSgt. W. M. Brown, 25, formerly of Creswell, is shown above receiving the air medal from Lt Col H. V. Maull, acting eommanding officer of Myrtle Beach army air field, 8. C. The air medal waa presented to Sergeant Brown for "meritorious achievement while participating in an aerial flight over Rapope airdrome, New Britain, October II, 1043." Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Brown, route 1, Creswell, he attended Eugene vocation school for two years. If ti Xr?:r 5LZV4 b- "' - i . - J' 4 :: sLaMaaaAtaiaanaM STAFF SGT. ELMO L. MC DOWELL, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. McDowell of Eugene, received his promotion to this rating in the field in Italy, for excellence of his work as aircraft electrician for his service squadron. He entered the army In August, in 1942. Captain Shaw Reaches Miami En Route From CBI Theater Of War The big air transport com mand plane, bringing men home from overseas duty, settled on the runway at Miami army air field &nd a dream came true for a Eugene captain. He was on home soil and soon he would be home again. ' Capt. William B. Shaw, 44, 2169 Onyx street, Eugene, has served 13 months in the China-Burma-India theater with the 705th railway grand division as aid to the railways of China. Before entering the service, Captain Shaw was a railway su pervisor. He is the son of Mrs. K. B. Shaw, of Montgomery, Ala. Major George Pratt Has Infantry Badge Award Major George Pratt, former Eu gene insurance man, and a grad uate of the University of Oregon, recently was awarded the combat infantryman's badge for exem plary conduct and meritorious service during operations against the Japanese on the island of Guam. He also was engaged In the insurance business In Port land, where his wife and son now make their home. Major Pratt la an Intelligence officer In the army regiment of the 77th division which was first to go over the reefs in the assault. Wading through 500 yards of water on D-Day, the major Im mediately set to work upon reach ing shore. Most of the troops came ashore under cover of darkness, and were subjected to a Jap counterattack before they were fully entrenched. During the ma lee that followed, Major Pratt rendered valuable service rally ing the men, and personally ac counted for one Jap at point blank range with his pistol. For the remainder of the three week long operation, the regi ment was continually on the line against the Jap. This was the first action In which the 77th division participated, and they received high commendations from the ma rines with whom they operated. Air Medal Awarded To Lt. Shirey Of Eugene First Lt. Clair L. Shirey. Eu gene, navigator of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 95th bombardment group, has been awarded the air medal for "meritorious achieve ment" while participating in 8th air force bombing attacks on Ger man targets. In support of ad vances by allied ground forces on the continent, they have bombed industrial targets, airfields, sup ply dumps, and gun replacements. The AAF navigator, son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl L. Shirey, 108 Washington streets. Is a graduate of the University of Oregon, and formerly was employed by the Consolidated Freightways com pany at Eugene. Lieutenant Shlrey's Fortress group led the first American bombing attack on targets in Ber lin, and was cited by the Presi dent for its outstanding bombing assault on railroad marshalling yards at Munster, Germany, i n October, 1943, PFC LYLE A. WALTHROP, 19, formerly of Drain, is the son of Mrs. Erwln Kneebone of Wald port. He is with the U. S. marine corps In the south Tacific, and was on Saipan. He entered the corps in the fall of 1942. Sgt. Terry's Group In Italy Builds Bridges Sgt. Duane J. Terry, 970 Olive street, Eugene, is a radio opera tor for ihe 313th combat engineer battalion, which has built roads and bridges in the mud and moun tains from Cassino, and the Garig liano river to the Po valley since Joining the Fifth army in Italy early in 1944. The 313th has turned mule paths and trails into "main sup ply routes" in supporting the 88th "Blue Devil" division's in fantrymen in their drive through the Gustav and Hitler lines, the liberation of Rome, and into the formidable Gothic line. An example of their work oc curred late in September, when the rain-swollen Santerno river washed out the sole road link to the 88th on Mount Battaglia and near Castel del Rio and two companies of the 313th. In high wind and rain and under enemy shell-fire, they strung a line across the gorge and sent vitally needed food, medical supplies and ammunition to the stranded fight ers. The next day the engineers put an assault boat ferry into operation, making possible deliv ery of a larger volume of supplies and evacuation of seriously wounded Infantrymen. The battalion went overseas in December, 1943. M. Sgt. Shirley Wisdom With Bombers In Italy Master Sgt Shirley L. Wisdom recently arrived at his destination overseas and Joined a B-24 Liber ator group In southern Italy, where he now Is in the engineer ing section of his squadron. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Omar L. Wisdom, live at Cheshire, and his wife and daughter, at Thief River Falls, Minn. A graduate of Sluslaw high school. Florence, Sergeant Wis dom was employed by the Yellow Fir lumber company, Cheshire, prior to his entry into the armed forces. He received his technical training at the Curtis - Wright i FAR ST AD IN GREENLAND technical institute, Glendale, Cat PFC Floyd L. Farstad, 19, son His veteran bomber group, one cf Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Farstad, of the oldest In the Mediterranean 590 Twelfth Avenue west, is over theater, initiated its combat oper- i seas with the army air corps in ations on August 1. 1942, blasting Greenland. After his graduation the port of Mersa Metruh, Egypt, from Sweet Home Union high then used as a supply base for I school in 1943. the familv moved Rommel's Afrika Korps. It then 'moved ahead with every major allied advance,' participating in the Egyptian-Libyan, Tunisian, Sicilian and Italian campaigns. It now takes part in the devastating attacks on Hitler's Europe. EUCTiN E Business College Ask About Our Day A. E. ROBERTS, President Staff Sgf. Zeitner Commended For Ads WITH THE 82D AIRBORNE DIVISION, HOLLAND A Eu gene paratrooper who assumed command of his infantry platoon when its commanding officer be came a battle casualty, and led the unit in a successful defense against a German attack, has been officially commended by his com manding officer. The paratrooper is Staff Sgt Herman R. Zeitner of route 2, an assistant platoon leader in the 505th parachute Infantry regi ment who won the commenda tion for his courage and leader ship during the airborne landings in Holland. He is a veieran oi landingi in Sicily, Italy and Nor mandy also. Sergeant Zeitner's platoon was defending the right flank of a company position against a Ger man night attack when the pla toon leader was wounded. After assuming command, he moved among the men making sure that MTaI dlstrlct battaUon corn each was well dug In, though he Urxeat base of was under enemy fire all the time. When the Germans attacked at daybreak, he led his men in cap turing a nazi captain, killing nine men and wounding others and forcing the enemy to 'withdraw. Only one of his men was slightly wounded during the battle. Corporal Arthur Hill Visits Home At Lowell Cpl. Arthur R. Hill, 28, enjoyed a short furlough at home recent ly with his mother, Mrs. Isabelle Hill, Lowell, and his two sons, who live with their grandmother. Hill, who farmed before he en tered the service in December, 1942, is stationed with the avia tion engineers at Geiger Field, Wash. After basic training at Camp Kohler, Calif., Corporal Hill was a motor instructor there for sev eral months. Before his transfer I to Washington, he was stationed j for training at four other camps, at Lcmpoc, Scnta Barbara, March Field, and Fresno, Calif. Shackelford Family May Boast Of Three Sailors Mr. nnd Mrs. S. W. Shackel ford, Wondling, have three sailors in their family. One son, Melvin L. Spellmire, 29, a coxswain, now is on a destroyer in ine souin fa- cific. He entered the navy in September. 1942. and has seen service in the European theater of operations. Another son, William E. Shack elford, 23, motor machinist 1-c, attended machinist's school at San Diego' and Mare Island in Call- fornia. He is on duty on a repair ship. The two brothers last saw each other at a chance meeting in Europe during May, 1943. The third service man is George J. Ehlers, 28, storekeeper 2-c, now at an advanced Pacific base. Ehl ers' wife is the Shackelford's daughter, Martha, and she at pres ent is making her home with them. Ehlers enlisted in the Sea bees In October, 1943, and took his basic training at Camp Peary, Va. Spellmire, Shackelford, and Ehlers all are graduates of Mo hawk high school. r j a k i J I T ' oeCOnO Air Medal 10 Ctoff COT WnvnA Lowie AN 8TH AAF STATION, ENG LAND. Staff Sgt. Wayne G. Lewis of Eugene, 31-year-old ra dio operator-gunner on the crew of a B-17 Flying Fortress, recent ly has been awarded an oak leaf cluster to the air medaL He won the decoration for "courage, cool ness and skill" and his outstand ing performance of duty during a number of eighth air force attacks on German war targets. Before entering the army air forces in June, 1941, he was em ployed by the U. S. postoffice as a mail carrier. He Js the son of Mrs. Susan B. Lewis of Eugene. Sergeant Lewis' wife, Mrs. Mar garet C. Lewis, lives at Stock ton, Calif. The gunner won his wings at Kingman gunnery school In April, 1944. He Is now a member of the 486th bombardment group, a unit of the third bombardment divi sion, the division cited by the President for its England-Africa bombing of the Messerschmitt plant at Regensburg, Germany. : to Eugene. Farstad entered the service in April, 1944, and took his basic training at Buckley j Field, Denver, Colo. After ad vanced training at Chanute Field, I 111., he was sent to Presque Isle, Maine, prior to going overseas. TRAIN NOW for Wartime Service as well as Post-War Business Secretarial, bookkeeping, stenographic or typing courses. School or Night Classes Phone 66S 3S4 East Broadway numminif'fra mrnMinmnmnii BATTALION COMMANDER Lieutenant James E. Towns nd, USNR, son of Dr. H. 8. Tewnsend of the Philosophy department at the University of Oregon, now Is antln. MnriMf In ilia fm.r, M n , k NegTo tailors the U. S. navy baa any place In the world. (Official U. S. Navy Photograph.) Son Sends Ashtray Made From Bullets To Mrs. Hjlliard An Interesting war souvenir has been received by Mrs. C. R. Hilliard, 855 Washington street, irom ner son, rrrst ia Charles . AAF mechanic in Kno T.uverne Hllhard. Tt is nn omn-' . j .L -- --- -- cmerea ine service k mental ash trav. fnrmpri frnm ,,n , . ,lw bullets and shells, The base of the tray is from a 105 m.m. shell; the .standard in the center is a tracer shell from a machine gun, and a small ornamental plane on the standard, which may be spun about at will, is fashioned from other bullets of varied sizes. Lleutsnant Hilliard, who Is 30, is a graduate of Eugene high school in the 30's. He formerly worked for the Standard Oil com pany, and entered the service in September, 1942. In a recent letter written from the Philippines, where he was in a rest camp since the fighting in his sector was finished, Hilliard told about "the bright aspect of j MM ,iv udu yet seen. Aiier a rang ana rugged march cross country, they found the natives . willing to help them and secure Bu' rood to supplemei I A lad'of 15 acted I J x ,- . .. . n uuu io supplement ineir rations. 1 house boy1 for the lieutenant. The native did all the cooking, water carrying, ! and bai gaining for foods such as ' sweet potatoes, suckling pigs, chickens, bananas, and rice ta- males. For a table cloth he gath- j ered large banana leaves, 6 by 3 irci. ine meais mere were leasts. Lieutenant Hilliard was enjoy ing sleeping on a cot, instead of in a foxhole, but said he expect ed to be moving ahead. COMBAT BADGE AWARDED Mrs. Jeanne Cheesman has word that her husband, Pvt Jack Cheesman, has been warded the combat infantryman's badge for exemplary conduct and skill un der enemy fire. Private Chees man has served In two campaigns on the Palau islands. Before en tering the service in November, 1943, he was employed by the Eugene Plywood company.' The infantryman trained at Camp Roberts, Calif., and went over seas In June, 1944. He was sta tioned on the Admiralty islands before his combat duty. Electric Appliance Repc BRING VACUUM CLEANERS WASHING MACHINES PERCOLATORS LAMPS RANGES 858 Pearl ATTENTION VEGETABLE GROWE CUCUMBERS FOR PICKLING " t. nnc nun wniiuibimu . u mill An easy and profitable crop to raise. PicklH J field man. 1246-M, Eugene. If ; JS1 1 wriSi.-. NEW SERVICE LAUNDBJt , 839 High 'ZA ft PVT. J. Noiam I 13 Mill strt, O recent, ran uie enibM course at the AAj( in school of tiu nautical corporiuM erson,N. j.Hew,3 mechanics stleettt k . Four Sons Of Pair Wear Unifor Four sons of Jit w M. Mallott of Cobuii, armed forces, wd tin. are serving ovenai tJ 1942, and has been J Charles Floyd Uiltoi entered the navy in jj is serving as a lesun j destroyer. Joshua J. "jj ion, a, also a seanu sea with the lubnisa He Joined the mvtIhJ fall of 1941. In July, Is ivennein mallott, II, a army air forces. H b training in radio work a sin. M aiaial OH All aVs' MI LAWNMC SHARPE TTw waii Ian saf sharpened and rw NOW. Avoid flaV rush. Hutch's Bicvclt "Eugene Lawn MiJ 85 W. 8th Ptoaj 8Jl'e inai TElEFMNf Ml ;J fflfflL is BRIGHTER HOMES ANNOUNCES leDoitx US YOUR waffle ntotri TOASTERS RAZORS HEATERS 5 w3 1945 CK TANUABT WASHUA ANDRi SPELL NOTB5 yourself f ; by hartal HT2 ice do TO" 4