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November 7, 2015 • VETERANS DAY TRIBUTE • Siuslaw News • 11 B OND R. H ANSON SP4, U.S. Army 1968-1970 Tours of Duty: Vietnam, Mobile Riverine Force with fresh supplies of food, clothing, guns, ammo and soldiers. I RA J. H ASKETT J R . Sgt., U.S. Armed Forces R OBERT F. H ARDESTY F1/c, U.S. Naval Reserve 1944-1946 Tours of Duty: Assigned to the Submarine USS Pompon SS267 in Guam D AVID F. H AYDTER E UGENE R. H ENDERSON U.S. Air Force 1996-2001 Tours of Duty: 5-1/2 years as an Air Force Survival Instructor; Foreign Service Specialist with the U.S. State Dept. American Embassy, Sofia, Bulgaria Specialist 1st Class, U.S. Army Tours of Duty: Vietnam, Germany, Fort Ord, the Presidio, and Madigan Hospital in California. Awarded Bronze Star, a Silver Star, an Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Good Conduct Medal S HIRLEY E. H EERMANS R ICHARD D. H ARDWICK SP-3, U.S. Army (AMM Supply Spec) 1952-1954 Tours of Duty: Korea 1953-1954 His father, major Roy Hardwick, served in Korea at the same time as he did R ALPH P ALMER H ATCH 1st Class Petty Officer, U.S. Navy Tours of Duty: Iwo Jima W.S.C.G.R. SPAR Petty Officer Yeoman 2C 1944-1945 Tours of Duty: Seattle, Wash. Worked in radio/tele- phone, engineering and personnel; sold war bonds with Lt. Commander Buddy Ebsen on the navy destroyer Laffey, the most damaged ship by the enemy Japanese; led guided tours to see a Kamikaze plane embedded in the ships bulkhead K ENNETH P. H ENDERSON 1st Lieutenant, U.S. Army Artillery 1964-1966 Tours of Duty: Republic of Korea; Ft. Sill, OK; Ft. Riley, KS; Ft. Lewis, WA. 7th Inf. Div. Divarty HQ BTR-7 Commander. E LDON L. “P AT ” H ARROUN Sgt., U.S. Army 1941-1946 Tours of Duty: Philippines, Japan, New Guinea, Biak Island He started out as a medic but was trans- ferred to the 4449 Truck Co. as a transportation driver. Although close enough to get a wheel blown off his truck once, he was never in the “heat” of the battles. He brought up the rear G.R. (R ICH ) H ATTON U.S. Navy Tours of Duty: Pacific, Atlantic, Cuba, Panama, Pearl Harbor survivor Natural Dentures 1647 W. 12th • Florence, Oregon 97439 541-997-3344 Shawn M. Murray, L.D. D OROTHY M. H ENDERSON E7, U.S. Army 1964-1984 Tours of Duty: Germany, Texas, Washington M IKE H ERBERT Lt., U.S. Navy 1963-1972 Tours of Duty: USS Mount Katmai, USS Montrose, OinC Navy, Small Arms Training Camp Pendleton, OinC YRBM, Vietnam, OinC Company Commander School, San Diego
