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.
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