6C COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL November 2019
Gone, but not forgotten ...
The Sentinel salutes area veterans who have passed on. We honor you.
Borjer
Anderson
Corporal,
Medic,
U.S. Army
World War
II, 1943-46.
Two years
in New Guinea, 119 Station
Hospital.
Darrel Booher
Staff Sgt.,
U.S. Army
Air Corps,
WWII,
1940-1945
Moffi tt
Field,
California;
Champagne, Illinois; Hamilton
Field, California; Paine Field,
Washington; Nome, Alaska;
Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Win-
terhaven, Florida. Served as an
airplane mechanic, crew chief,
system fl ight chief.
John Rodger Ellingson
U.S. Army, Private served from
1951 to 1953 in California and
Washington. As Jack was fl ying
from California to go to the
Korean War, the war ended.
He was based in Washington
to fi nish his commitment to
the U.S.
Galen Farn-
sworth
U.S. Army,
U.S. Navy
Joseph R.
Giesel
USMC,
Major. Aug.
24, 1938
to Aug. 31,
1959. Pacif-
ic theater,
WWII, Korea. Private at boot
camp in San Diego, promoted
through ranks of enlisted men
and offi cer. Artillery, ordnance,
tanks. Purple Heart. Giesel was
awarded the Congressional
Gold Medal in 2012.
4, 1945. M.C. AD Miramar,
San Diego, Cal. Boot camp at
Camp LeJeuene, N.C.
John Leuenberger
Navy
USS Juneau, Korea
Zada
Magoun
1st Lieu-
tenant,
Army
Nurse,
U.S. Army,
1945-47.
New Orle-
ans, Ft. Hood, Texas.
Donald
Rosetta
Navy Coast
Guard
1945-1950
New York
Rex Seals
Sergeant,
U.S. Army,
World War
II, Pacifi c
theater
Discount Smokes &
Cigarettes
Miriam
Kolasinski
PFC.,
USMC
WR. Jan.
12, 1944
to Sept.
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Arthur
Shaw
U.S. Navy,
World War
II
Six-year
veteran
Marvel
McConnell
Federal
Govern-
ment,
GS11
1942 to
Buck Th ompson
1973.
Navy, 1944
Stateside
Travis AFB. Head Secretary in Test fl ying B24’s
Martha
Aviation Ordinance — Man.
administration, chief of per-
Boss
B24 Bomber for Navy
sonnel staffi ng unit at Travis
First Class
Phoenix, AZ 45, Saipan —
AFB. 30 years of service!
Seaman,
Taking care of fi ghter planes.
US Coast
Howard
Gilman
Warren
Guard.
Darlene Traylor
US Army
Dale Mc-
WWII.
Navy (Waves) 1943 to 1945
PFC,
Guire
Commu-
Basic training, NYC, further
1940 — 47,
US Ma-
nications.
training, Iowa
WWII
rines, 1st
Teletype operator in Seattle,
Military
Marine
Lyle
sending telegrams to ships
policeman,
Division
Boustead
Invasion
PFC
Submarine
Leonard
Force
March 1944-March 1946
Signalman
Waitman
Europe, Battle of the Bulge
Landed with fi rst wave of
3rd Class,
U.S. Army
Marines on Okinawa
U.S. Navy
Bob
Githens
Wounded May 21, 1945, spent Air Corps,
1942-46,
European
Navy
and
Naval
Reserves,
1st
10 months in Navy hospitals
Pacifi c
Th eater
Class
YN1.
1943-53,
Korea
Ocean, New London, Conn.
Legion
USS Grady
Eugenia
of Merit,
Merrick
William M.
American Defense Service
Marvin Gowing
Coast
Cameron
Medal, European-Afri-
Army
Guard Spar
USM Seals,
can-Middle Eastern Campaign
National
Rank: E3,
6.5 years
Medal with seven stars, Army
Guard
1943
East
Expeditionary Force, Good
Specialist 4
New York
Vietnam,
Conduct Medal, American
1956-1963
and Palm
Prisoner of
Campaign Medal, World War
Ft. Ord,
Beach
War
II Victory Medal, Presidential
Ft. Lewis
Secretary to Captain Fullford
Citation, Overseas Service bars
Infantry
Chatt Chattam
Melvin
National Guard in Cottage
Walter “Red” Blane Watkins
Osterman
Grove. 5 years E5, 1961-1966 Donald E. Hasbargen
1926-2007, Army/Air Force
PFC, Army
Military
Cottage Grove Armory
Aviation Engineer. July
Police, U.S.
“It was fun — I was a weekend Trans-
1943-October 1946 Invasion
portation
Army Big
warrior.”
of Okinawa. “8 Ball Duce” —
Corps
8 Prison,
802 Special Services. Was on
1951-53
Jack E.
Japan.
the Battleship Missouri when
Stationed
Coshow
the Japanese peace treaty was
at Fort
Tech Sgt.,
signed.
Lawton,
Howard
Army Air
Wash. with trips to Pt. Barrow, Peterson
Corps
Barbara E. (Willis) Watson
Alaska on cargo ships.
UT1 (DV),
Nov. 1941
US Air Force, Airman First
US
Navy
to Aug.
Class. April 5, 1955 to November
Don Heib
1961-63
1945
1957. Lackland and Gunter for
U.S. Air
Okinawa,
Chamute
training and Randolph AFB
Force
Philip-
Field, USA, Ireland, England,
Hospital X-Ray technician.
B24, B29
pines,
North Africa, Sicily, Italy
Crew
Vietnam
Carlton Woodard
Chief,
Dennis
1st Lieu-
Manila,
Th omas E. Postrech
Deere
tenant, US
Okinawa
US Air Force, Dec. 1959 to
US Navy,
Marine
and Tokyo in 1945
April 1963. Lackland and
EN3
Corps
Shepherd AFB in Texas, Mc-
1968-72
1941-1945
Joseph
Guire
AFB,
NJ,
then
to
Adana,
Vietnam
Parris
Iwanowski
Turkey.
for one
Island, SC
US Army,
year, Cam
Marine
Europe
Bob Ritcher
Rahn Bay, South Pacifi c on
Corps Base Camp Lejeun.
Army-Airborne
USS UTE ATF 76
EWA Marine Corps Air Sta-
tion, Territory of Hawaii Pearl
Arnold Earnshaw
Harbor
Nat’l
Guard
Richard
and Army,
Klansnic
1940-45
Sgt., Army
Four
Air Corps,
invasions,
1943 to
WWII,
1945. Ft.
South Pa-
Lewis,
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Enlisted at 16 years old. In
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charge of a 40-millimeter gun. Nosegunner in B-17
Bob Edmunds
US Navy, 1947-51. 13th
Naval District. USS Charles E
Brannon.
In communications and a
signal man
For your
bravery, hard
work, and
dedication to
our country,
we thank you!
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It's time to honor the brave soldiers who safeguard our
peace and freedoms.
Thanks, veterans. We salute you for your extraordinary
courage and dedication to your country.
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