COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL November 2019 C3
Saluting their sacrifi ce ...
Samuel E. Alsup
QM1, US
Navy
May 1956 to
Oct. 1979
San Diego,
Long Beach
and Hawaii
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 air-
craft 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 recov-
ery crews, June and Nov. 1969.
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 Cuban
crisis, Atlantic staff duty, Seventh
Fleet, Pacifi c, Wash., on one of the
fi rst Navy
ships to visit
Australia
since WWII
during the
1956 Olym-
pic Games
in Mel-
bourne. In
Coast Guard, Offi cer in Charge
of recruiting in Eugene, where he
met many Cottage Grove men and
women, traveled both the Arctic
and Antarctic on ice breakers.
paign Medal with six Bronze
Stars, Meritorious Unit Award,
World War II Victory medal and
Belgian Fourragere Citation.
Jeri K. Carson
U.S. Army,
SP5 (E-5)
Sept. 19,
1977 — Sept.
18, 1981
Ft McClellan,
AL (Basic
Training); Ft.
Rucker, AL
(MOS 93H — Air Traffi c Control
Tower Op.); Ft. Bliss, TX (Biggs
Army Airfi eld — ATC Tower);
Camp Red Cloud, Uijongbu,
Republic of Korea (191st ATC
Co); Ft. Ord, CA (USACC) and Ft.
Hunter-Liggett, CA (USACC).
Dan Bennett
Staff Sgt., U.S. Army
Afghanistan 2006-07, Iraq 2009-10
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
James Christensen
USMC Staff Sgt.
1968-76
USA, Japan, Okinawa, Philip-
pines, Vietnam
Jeff Gowing
George Cunningham
Sergeant,
U.S. Army,
April 1982
to April
1988
Ft. Sill,
Ft. Lewis,
Schofi eld
Barracks,
HI, Korea, Ft. Knox, Ft. Hood
Artillery M198 Howitzer Armor
M1A1, Abrams tanks
United States Marine Corps
William
Davis
U.S. Navy
William J. Dowell
Air Force
First Sergeant
November, 1975-September
1998
Philippines, England, Germany
Many stateside assignments
Jim Downing
E-5, U.S.
Army
1969-72
Walter Reed,
Fort Ord,
Germany
Eight-year
veteran,
U.S. Coast
Guard,
Army Trans-
port
Charles
Crisp
Cpl. Bruce M. Bush
U.S. Army
Served in the 9th Army Air
Force 73rd Station Complements
Squadron Detachment B. He
served in Normandy, Northern
France, Ardennes
Rhineland Central Europe. He
was awarded the EAME Cam-
Derek Draper
U.S. Army, 1999-2003
Stationed at Ft. Hood, Tex.
Army Commendation Medal
Robert J.
Farris
US Navy
1954-58
Korean War
veteran
Emil R. Franssen
Staff Sgt.,
E-6, Army,
Air Force
1943-45
US one year,
New Guinea
one year,
Philippines
one year
BPOE 20th ANNUAL
Veteran’s Appreciation Dinner & Show
So long as there are veterans,
the Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks will never forget them.
P LEASE JOIN US IN HONORING OUR V ETERANS
ON N OVEMBER 9 TH , 2019
F OR OUR USO S HOW & D INNER
DINNER FREE TO VETERANS
Non-Veteran Donations of $7 or $6 along
with 2 non-perishable food items
for our Elks Christmas food baskets
will be greatly appreciated!
Turkey Dinner at 5-6pm, Entertainment starts at 6pm
Uniforms or Service Hats Welcome!
James M. Gaethle
U.S. Army,
Spec-5
served from
November
1969-July
1972 in
Fort Lewis,
Vietnam as
an engineer
and dump truck driver.
Jack Gates
E-6, U.S.
Air Force,
1945-69
Served in
Germa-
ny, Saudi
Arabia,
Vietnam,
Newfoundland, Korea
Call 541-942-3554 for details
Elks Lodge #1904, 755 N. River Rd. • CG
John Gillespie
Melvin Gowing
Army and
Army Re-
serve
Major
Sept 1947-
June 1952;
Nov. 1952-
May 1971
Ft. Benning,
Germany, Korea, Ft. Ord, Ft.
Lewis. Combat Infantry Badge
Vincent Gowing
Jim Clark
Patrick S.
Burt
Private First
Class (E-3),
US Army
1986-1988
Fort Knox,
Ken.
Cottage Grove area veterans
& details on their service
U.S. Air
Force
Technical
Sergeant.
July 2006
to present.
Lackland
AFB, Kirk-
land AFB,
Al Udeid AFB, Little Rock AFB.
Resource protection/physical
security NCOIC
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 Company 52 En-
gineering Battalion Salem, Ore.
Roy Haymes
U.S. Army 718 Amphibian Trac-
tor Battalion, 1943-46
Leyte Invasion, Oct. 20, 1944,
Okinawa Invasion, April 1, 1945
Roger A. Heegard
U.S. Army,
Staff Sgt. E-6
served from
1965 to 1969
in Bindlach,
Germany,
as a tank
command-
er. Spent
three years on Czechoslovakian
border before being stationed at
Fort Lewis, Washington. Heegard
grew up in Cottage Grove, attend-
ing Harrison Elementary School,
Cottage Grove High School and
the University of Oregon.
Marines 2nd Division
1943-1945
South Pacifi c during WWII
Remembering our veterans
On Veteran’s Day, we honor the members of our armed forces who served and made the
ultimate sacrifi ce. Th eir courage and dedication will always be remembered.
Lest we forget.
Veteran’s Day 2019, November 11
Property Management Specialists
Honesty – Reliability – Integrity
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REALTY
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With Respect,
Honor
And Gratitude
Thank you
Veterans!