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16 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Thursday, Dec. 21, 1944 Lt. Donald Cronemiller Tells Of Arrival in Mediterranean Lt. Donald O. Cronemiller, co-pilot on a Mitchell bombur. has written his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn F. Cronemiller, a scries of letters concerning his arrival in Italy, subsequent transfer to Corsica and permanent assign ment to ms squadron, in itaiy they lived in tents that were ratlier on me rougn siae, ne writes, but the lood was good. "Our tents are pitched in a vineyard," he says, "and the i LI. Koss Swall Lt. Ross Swall Given Citation For valiant service with the medical administrative corps of the 91st division in Italy, First Lt. Ross F. Swall of Salem has received a citation signed by Major Gen. William G. Livesay. Lt. Swall Is a son of Mrs. B. F. Lambert, 3260 Portland road. His wife lives at Medford. He entered the service from Salem, was stationed at Fort Lewis, Camp Adair and Camp White and received officer's training at Carlisle, Pa. In one engage ment in Italy he was wounded by a hand grenade. The citation reads: "During the period from June, 1944, to 26 August, 1044, as the ambulance platoon lead er he again and agnin operated close to the front lines, often at great personal risk, to direct the prompt and efficient evacu ation of the wounded from the field by ambulance, render first aid, and assist the battalion sur geons. He repeatedly traveled from one aid station to another, often endangered by artillery, mortar and small arms fire, di recting ambulances to points where they were most needed. His initiative, administrative knowledge and devotion to duty exemplify the high tradition of the medical administrative corps and the armies of thc United Nations." Hope Remains For Lt. Forell Seattle. Dec. 21 M"! Mrs. Cyrus Milton Forell, wife of Lt. Forell, missing since the sinking of his ship, the U.S. Destroyer Iloel in the battle of the Philip pines October 24, said yester day she has "reason lo hope" her husband is still alive. Mrs. Forell, the former Gar ret Fern Johnson of Seattle, is living here with her parents. Lt. Forell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus E. Forell of Mc Minnville, Ore., was 2(1 years old the day the Hoel went down. Ho is a graduate of Linfiold col lege and was employed by the Oregon state department of agriculture before entering the naval reserve in 1940. Slayer Sentenced To Life in Prison Everett, Dec. 21 '.D--Henri Young. Ii2, self-confessed slay er of William Buehrig, Everett Baker, in a holdup more than 10 years ago which netted S12.tif), was sentenced to life at Walla Walla State penitentiary yesterday by a Snohomish county superior court jury which deliberated less than five hours. Young was brought here for trial from Alcatraz where ho was serving time for robbing a bank nt Lind, Wash, He plead ed guilty on arraignment and testified nt his trial he had con fessed to the slaying because he had turned to religion and wanted to "become a good Catholic." Bonus Awarded Shipyard Worker Washington. Dec. 21 W'1 For a suggestion that copies of yard publications be delivered to em ployes when they go off shift instead of when they come on, the war shipping administration has awarded a bonus of $25 to A. J. Fraser of Portland, Ore. Frascr is a maritime cominis tilon employe at the Oregon Ship Building corporation. It was the first award of this type in the Portland area. .At; y mud is strictly deep. Out here thc grape vincs aro strUng be tween trees instead of post, wood being verv scarce ..Kirk (our nflviuiilcir) and I nave i00kcd over a lot of coun try and it is really interesting. The ways of the people seem to be a mixture of thc past and present; ox carts and cars be ing the main comparison. All the buildings aro made from stone and bricks and all look centuries old. "We went into town yester day and spent most of the day. It was really a very interesting tour too, Thc narrow winding street, thousands of different ! odors (mostly unpleasant), 1 hawkers and vendors all add at- mosphere to the place. Some ! items are very expensive to buy and others very cheap. A shave, haircut and shoe shine costs ten lire (ten cents Ameri can). Other things such as steaks, cigarettes and clothes cost a fortune or are impossi ble to obtain. Chinatown in San Francisco is very similar to the streets of the town. "Guess who I met yesterday. None other than Major Stephen Stone. He was in the Aleutians for some time, then in the states for three months, and then he came over here. He is flying P-38s." The next letter from Lt. Cronemiller came with the date line "Corsica" and told of his arrival there and assignment to his squadron. "We live in a little old French village rather near the sea," he writes. "At our backs are high snowcapped mountains. There are no large trees except the eucalyptus and they remind one of E! Camino Ileal in Cali fornia. Small trees include the maple and oak. The only bush I can recognize is heather; the rest are all foreign. "Most of the people on thc island either farm or raise goats and cattle. They are not ex actly hostile to us but they don't like their quiet little island in vaded by the Americans. "I live in a corner room with three other fellows. Our room is very plain but at least it lias a fireplace. We sleep on cots, but have the air corps sleeping bags, so that end of the deal Is pretty good. Our fond is o.k. too. Tonight we had round steak, siring beans, canned to matoes, spuds and peas. "This island has some beau tiful creeks that abound with speckled trout. The fish are not so plentiful in the low lands because the Germans used grenades on them, but up in the hills there are plenty of them. They also have a lot of deer. "Lee McAllister is here on thc island but he isn't in my squadron. I think he lives down the road." Lt. Cronemiller entered the service January 2, HM2, and after a few months in the cav alry transferred to the air corps. In this branch of thc service he had charge of a group of mechanics engaged in repairing bombers during the peak of the German submarine attack on thc Atlantic coast. Accepted as an air cadet, after receiving his wings Cronemiller flew a B-17 for a time, but was later trans ferred to thc 13-25 Mitchell bomber. doesn't upset stomach When voir need quick rt'lief from pain, do you hesitate to take aspirin because it. leaves you wit h an upset stomach? 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