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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1945)
pi Serving Uncle Sam Edited bj Marfiret Mafee Bradfield Visiting Spending a leave in Salem with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A Bradfield of 320 South 16th street prior to receiving his discharge from the army Sep tember 30 is Lt. Col. Earl F. Bradfield, who for eight years prior to entering the military service practiced law in Kla math county, Oregon, and for six years served as justice of the peace at Chiloquin, Oregon. Entering the army in Septem ber, 1940, Bradfield as a cap tain was attached to the judge advocate general's department and until April, 1941, was assist ant staff judge advocate of the Seventh division at Monterey, Calif. From April, 1941, to April, 1942, he was post judge advocate at Fort MacArthur, Calif., then was given the ap pointment of staff judge advo cate Southern Land Frontier Escort, Western Defense Com mand at Camp Lockett, Calif., where he served until January, 1943, when he was appointed inspector general for the same command, a position that he held until October, 1943. Transferred to headquarters of the Third army at Fort Sam Huston, Texas, the officer, from October, 1943, until February. 944, was assistant inspector (:, general of that outfit. When " the Third army was sent over seas he was disqualified for go ing with the division because of illness and was re-assigned to New Orleans port of embarka tion, where from March, 1944, to July, 1945, he served as as sistant port inspector general. Bradfield was promoted to the rank of major in May, 1941. and in January. 1943, received his advancement to lieutenant coloncL In January, 1943, he was transferred to the inspector general's deparment. Presently associated with his father in the Bradfield Lumber company here, the colonel and Mrs. Bradfield plan to make their home in Salem, when he receives his discharge. He will open a law office in the Holly wood district. On Queen Elizabeth Arriving in New York City Wednesday aboard the Queen Elizabeth after serving in the European theater were four vet erans from this section of Ore gon, according to a list released by the Associated Press. In the group were Pfc. Robert Young, Cpl. Francis H. Tan ner and Staff Sgt. Palmer A. Lee, all of Salem, and First Lt. Ruth M. Schrouder of Lebanon. - -. Enlist Regular Navy f.WUh the ban on voluntary, en istment in the navy men of raft age now removed men in this area have begun applying for duty in that branch of the service. These men, who may be be tween the ages of 17 and 30 years of age will during their term of enlistment be given an opportunity to enter one of the 57 trade schools operated by the navy. The term of enlistments in the regular navy have been reduced from six to .four years and men who have not received the order to report for induc tion will be accepted for enlist ment in class 1A. Four men from the Salem area recently enlisted for duty as apprentice seaman with CQM Robert B. Fallon (retired) at the Salem recruiting office, and have been sent to the naval training station at San Diego. These men, William Henry Hyatt of 1105 North Liberty street, Salem; Kenneth William Crossman, 442 Water street, Sa lem; Harold Horace Hinman of route 1, Amity, and Charles Richard Patterson of route 1, Gervais, will after completion 4 of eight weeks recruit training be qualified for entrance into one of the 57 trade schools now operated for training all men in the regular navy. -. Silverton Pfc. Clarence B. Chilberg, in Germany for a year, arrived home on an ex tended furlough, the middle of this week. Chilberg has been with the medical corps and does not ex pect an order to return to over seas duty. He was a Capital Journal carrier before his en listment. The soldier is now with his wife and child here and is visiting with his parents who moved to Portland during the war. -.-.- Master Sgt. ' and Mrs. Joe F. Hardy were guests of Mrs. O. D. Butler Sunday. He was a prisoner of war in Germany and was formerly at Camp Adair with the 70th division. Hardy is stationed in Vancou ver, Wash. Independence Among those graduating recently from an in tensive course of electrician's mate training at service schools in Great Lake, 111., was Lester L. Farris, son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Farris. Cpl. Melvin Irving, USMC, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Irv ing, arrived home Saturday from Palm Beach, Fla., to spend a seven-day furlough. Robert Chisholm with the navy stationed at Bremerton, Wash., left Sunday after spend ing a day's leave with his wife there. He expects his discharge next week. LeRoy Hartman arrived home Tuesday after receiving his dis charge from the navy. He has been in the service since six months before Pearl Harbor. Hartman spent a few days with his wife and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Williams of Sa lem, after which they will visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hartman. Lt. Col. Parker Gics Lt. Col. Gies Back in States Veteran of service in both the Pacific and the European theaters with the army air corps, Lt. Col. Carl Parker Gies this week arrived in the States from Europe, where he has been stationed with the 70th fighter wing of the Ninth air force. The Salem air corps man at the time of the Jap attack on Pearl Harbor had been in the Pacific for seven months and then was stationed on Bataan with the air corps. From Bataan he went to the Dutch East In dies and Australia from where he helped to strike at the Japs j until returning to the Mates early in November of 1942. After returning from the Pa cific Gies first was an instruc tor at Santa Ana with the RTU then assigned to duty with the 354th fighter group at Santa Rosa, Calif. He came to Port land with the fighter outfit as its group operations officer and remained here until the group left for overseas early in Octo ber, 1943. Landing in England with the 354th the Salem colonel con- ; tinued in the capacity of group operations officer until the mid- j die of March, 1944, when he was made fighter wing operations officer, a position that he held until the end of the war, when he became second In command of the fighter wing. With the Ninth air force un til he was returned to the States Gies moved to the continent from England with that air force and at the time of receiv ing his order to return home was stationed in Germany. Com ing by plane from the ETO Lt. Gies left England September 13 arrived in Iceland that Thurs day and was in Laborador Fri tay. Sunday the plane set down in New Hampshire and from there he went to LaGuardia field in New York. In New York the officer took a United Air Lines plane for Portland arriving on the Pacific coast Tuesday. Met in Portland by his wife and daughter, who have been residing in Salem while he was overseas, Gies Thursday came to Salem and tomorrow leaves for Fort Lewis where he will be granted his leave. The parents of the air corps man, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Gies, make their home in Salem at 2500 Fairgrounds road. - -- Fairfield Pfc. Ralph F. Dungey, who recently arrived in New York aboard the Queen Elizabeth, and flew to Fort Lewis, is now spending a 30 day furlough with his parents. On termination of his furlough he will be reassigned to the Eighth division at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. A letter from his brother, Pfc". Robert Dungey, in Luzon, states he is now be ing sent to Formosa or Japan for occupation duty. Mrs. Ray A. Lamb received a letter from her husband, Mas ter Sgt. Ray A. Lamb in Bre men, Germany, saying he ex pects to be home about Novem ber. Mrs. Lamb and the cou ple's son are at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Dungey. Chief Quartermaster Robert B. Fallon, navy recruiter, who, after being gone from the Sa lem naval recruiting office since February, 1944, when he was transferred to The Dalles, has recently returned to duty at the Salem recruiting station. An old time navy man, entering the service as an apprentice boy, third class, Fallon has been on duty with the men in blue for 36 years. He previ ously was in charge of the Sa lem office from October, 1940, until going to The Dalles. Fal lon returned to Salem from the Portland recruiting office, re placing Chief Mel Kennedy, who was transferred to Port land, where he will serve until receiving his discharge. Ruling Made on Barber Eligibility If barbers who came to Ore gon for war work have not practiced for the past two years, they are ineligible to take the state barbers examination here, Attorney General George Neuner has notified the state board of barber examiners. Oregon Troops Win Praise "Your troops have displayed the highest degree fo gallantry, skill, tenacity and fortitude in fighting a resourceful and de termined enemy under adverse conditions of weather and on ex ceedingly difficult terrain," Maj. Gen. F. C. Sibcrt, commanding general of the 10th corps, has written the state adjutant gen eral of officers and men of the 162nd (Oregon) regimental com bat team on Mindanao. "The loyalty and devotion to duty exhibited by your men and the highly effective results they have obtained in the execution of their missions demonstrate the splendid fighting spirit and courage of the American sold ier," Sibert wrote in further commendation of the team, part of the 41st division. Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Friday, Sept. 21, lH4o .t Inquest Ordered in Shooting of Negro Portland, Sept. 21 (U.R) A cor oner's inquest was ordered today for Tuesday, October 9, into the death of Erwin Jones, negro, who was shot and killed August 21 in Jones' apartment at Guilds lake by city detectives. The inquest order followed a conference attended by persons representing several civic groups which have been petitioning the district attorney's office to re open the case. District Attorney Thomas B. H a n d 1 e y said arrangement.' would be made to have all ma terial witnesses present, includ ing Jones' widow, who will re turn from Texas. v. m M I Beauty Form -ula Be right in a Charmode! Cut to shape your figure into lines of remarkable beauty. Divided lace bust. Patented sliding back "wont ride-up." Elastic sides, gores and garters. 16-in. waist down. 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