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4C COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL November 8, 2017 Saluting their sacrifi ce... Cottage Grove area veterans and a little information about their service Warren L. Anderson Corporal, US Army Tank Corps Dec. 1941 to Oct. 1942 Fort Hood, Tex. And Fort Polk, La. Served 10 months and was discharged because poison gas was still used and he had asthma Robert E. Ash US Navy ABE-1 Atlantic and Pacifi c Oceans aboard aircraft carriers Korea and Vietnam era, USS Saipan CVL-48, USS Kitty Hawk CVA-63, USS Hornet CVS-12 On board USS Hornet for Apollo 11, Apollo 12 recovery crews, June and Nov. 1969 Dan Bennett Staff Sgt., U.S. Army Afghanistan 2006-07, Iraq 2009-10 Bob Baysinger QM1, US Navy and retired U.S. Coast Guard Navy – March 10, 1954 to 1962, Coast Guard 1963 to 1976 Atlantic East Coast during Cu- ban crisis, Atlantic staff duty, Seventh Fleet, Pacifi c, Wash., on one of the fi rst Navy ships to visit Australia since WWII dur- ing the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. In Coast Guard, Offi cer in Charge of recruiting in Eugene, where he met many Cottage Grove men and women, trav- eled both the Arctic and Antarc- tic on ice breakers Lyle Boustead Sub- marine Signal- man 3rd Class, U.S. Navy 1942-46, Pacifi c Ocean, New London, Conn. Glen H. Bricker Radioman 3rd Class, US Navy Dec. 22, 1944 to Oct. 13, 1946 in Guam, Nov. 10, 1950 to Aug. 10, 1951 on USS Los Angeles, Korean War Patrick S. Burt Private First Class (E-3), US Army 1986- 1988 Fort Knox, Ken. John Gillespie William J. Dowell Air Force First Sergeant November, 1975-September 1998 Philippines, England, Germany Many stateside assignments Jim Downing Cpl. Bruce M. Bush Served in the 9th Army Air Force 73rd Station Comple- ments Squadron Detachment B. He served in Normandy, Northeren France, Ardennes Rhineland Central Europe. He was awarded the EAME Campaign Medal with six Bronze Stars, Meritorius Unit Award, World War II Victory medal and Belgian Fourragere Citation William M. Cameron USM Seals 6 ½ years East Vietnam, Prisoner of War James Christensen USMC Staff Sgt. 1968-76 USA, Japan, Okinawa, Phil- lipines, Vietnam Jim Clark Eight-year veteran, U.S. Coast Guard, Army Trans- port E-5, U.S. Army 1969-72 Walter Reed, Fort Ord, Germany Derek Draper Tech Sgt., Army Air Corps Nov. 1941 to Aug. 1945 Chamute Field, USA, Ireland, England, North Africa, Sicily, Italy Charles Crisp U.S. Army 1999-2003 Stationed at Ft. Hood, Tex. Army Commendation Medal Arnold Earnshaw National Guard and Army 1940-45 Four inva- sions, WWII, South Pacifi c: New Brit- ton, Dutch New Guinea, Philippines and Louzon Enlisted at 16 years old with the National Guard, then enlisted in Army, in charge of a 40-millimeter gun Robert J. Farris US Navy 1954-58 Korean War veteran U.S. Navy Dennis Deere US Navy EN3 1968-72 Vietnam for one year, Cam Rahn Bay, South Pacifi c on USS UTE ATF 76 Sergeant, U.S. Army April 1982- April 1988 Ft. Sill, Ft. Lewis, Schofi eld Barracks, HI, Korea, Ft. Knox, Ft. Hood Artillery M198 Howitzer Ar- mor M1A1, Abrams tanks Melvin Gowing Army and Army Re- serve Major Sept 1947- June 1952; Nov. 1952- May 1971 Ft. Ben- ning, Germany, Korea, Ft. Ord, Ft. Lewis Combat Infantry Badge Staff Sgt., E- 6, Army, Air Force 1943-45 US one year, New Guinea one year, Philip- pines one year Bob Hardy USMCR Sgt. E-5 1964-1970 Basic: Parris Island, S.C. Schools: Jacksonville NAS, Mem- phis NAS Duty: Helicopter Flight crew Twin Cities NAS; Glenview, Ill. NAS; A-6 Flight Line Joint Base Andrews DC; B Com- pany 52 Engineering Battalion Salem, Ore. Jack Gates E-6, U.S. Air Force, 1945-69 Served in Germany, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, New- found- land, Korea U.S. Army 718 Amphibian Tractor Battalion, 1943-46 Leyte Invasion, Oct. 20, 1944, Okinawa Invasion, April 1, 1945 continued on page 5C • Certified packing experts ® • Variety of UPS shipping options • Fragile items, electronics 541-942-1301 541-895-4166 North Douglas County Fire & EMS We support our troops, past & present. PO Box 277 Drain, OR 97435 ® Work 541-863-2281 • Fax 541-863-2292 shirleypilley@centurytel.net OLD MILL FARM STORE Supports the hearts of our Service members and their families as they cope with the politics of war, Providing the experience for the growth of our Collective conscience. Old Mill Farm Store 327 So River Rd 541-942-3042 Open Mon-Fri 10am-6pm & Sat 10am-4:00pm Investment Advice, Strategies and Solutions Ann White Certifi ed Financial Planner TM Investment Advisor Representative 1807 E. 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