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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL November 2019 C3 Saluting their sacrifi ce ... Samuel E. Alsup QM1, US Navy 1956 to 1979 San Diego, Long Beach, Honolulu U.S. Evans, U.S. Praise, U S. Piedmont, U.S. Los Angeles, U.S. Paul Revere, U.S. Isle Royal, U.S. Elkhorn, U.S. Monmouth County and craft master on tugboats Retired Oct. 1, 1979 — Navy Achievement with a Combat V Warren L. Anderson Corporal, US Army Tank Corps 1941 to 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 recovery crews, June and Nov. 1969. Indo-China, Taiwan. Spent over 35 years with the CIA and various DoD Agencies as a telecommu- nications project or program director both in the U.S. and many foreign countries before moving to Cottage Grove in 1993. Patrick S. Burt Private First Class (E-3), US Army 1986-1988 Fort Knox, Ken. 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 Olympic Games in Melbourne. 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. Served in the 9th Army Air Force 73rd Station Complements Squad- ron Detachment B. He served in Normandy, Northern France, Ar- dennes and Rhineland Central Eu- rope. He was awarded the EAME Campaign 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) 1977 — 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). 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 Cpl. Bruce M. Bush Dan Bennett Cottage Grove area veterans & details on their service USMC Staff Sgt., 1968-76 USA, Japan, Okinawa, Philippines, Vietnam Eight-year veteran, U.S. Coast Guard, Army Trans- port U.S. Army, Spec-5 served from November 1969-July 1972 in Fort Lewis, Vietnam as an engineer and dump truck driver. Charles Crisp U.S. Army Jack Gates E-6, U.S. Air Force, 1945-69 Served in Germany, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Newfoundland, Korea George Cunningham United States Marine Corps William Davis Ronald E. Glaspie U.S. Navy U.S. Marines Corporal 1952 – 1965 Korea William J. Dowell Air Force, First Sergeant November, 1975-September 1998 Philippines, England, Germany Many stateside assignments Derek Draper U.S. Army, 1999-2003 Stationed at Ft. Hood, Tex. Army Commendation Medal Melvin Gowing Army and Army Re- serve, Major 1947-1952; 1952- 1971 Ft. Benning, Germany, Korea, Ft. Ord, Ft. Lew- is. Combat Infantry Badge Robert J. Farris US Navy 1954-58 Korean War veteran Larry A. Dugan Vincent Gowing U.S. Navy Reserve Lieutenant commander 1957 – 1960, 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. Marines 2nd Division 1943-1945 South Pacifi c during WWII Sergeant, U.S. Army, April 1982 to April 1988 Ft. Sill, Ft. Lewis, Schof- ield Barracks, HI, Korea, Ft. Knox, Ft. Hood. Artillery M198 Howit- zer Armor M1A1, Abrams tanks E-5, U.S. Army 1969-72 Walter Reed, Fort Ord, Germany C ALL 541-942-3554 FOR DETAILS E LKS L ODGE #1904, 755 N. R IVER R D . - CG John Gillespie Jeff Gowing Jim Downing D INNER S ERVED 5:00 PM -7:00 PM A LL M EALS T O -G O , N O S HOW T HIS Y EAR Staff Sgt., E-6, Army, Air Force 1943-45 US one year, New Guinea one year, Philippines one year James M. Gaethle U.S. Army, O-5 | 1952 – 1960 Korea, Philippines, French DINNER FREE TO VETERANS N ON -V ETERAN C OST IS $6 P ER P ERSON OR D ONATION OF $5 AND 2 N ON -P ERISHABLE F OOD I TEMS P ER P ERSON FOR OUR E LKS C HRISTMAS F OOD B ASKETS WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED ! Emil R. Franssen Jim Clark Daniel O. Cathey, Jr., PhD 21st Annual Veterans Appreciation Dinner No USO Show This Year So long as there are veterans, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will never forget them. PLEASE JOIN US IN HONORING OUR VETERANS ON NOVEMBER 14, 2020 T HE C OTTAGE G ROVE E LKS L ODGE PROUDLY ANNOUNCES OUR 21 ST A NNUAL V ETERANS A PPRECIATION N IGHT ton (DE-361) Vietnam Engineer Offi cer 1961-62 USS Currier (DE-700) San Diego, USS Wal- U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant. Be- ginning July 2006. Lack- land AFB, Kirkland AFB, Al Udeid AFB, Little Rock AFB. Resource protec- tion/physical security NCOIC Lest we forget. Veteran’s Day November 11 Property Management Specialists Honesty – Reliability – Integrity JIM DOWNING REALTY Off: 541-942-6077 Jim Downing, GRI – Principal Broker downingjim@live.com • Cell: 541-953-0325 Luke Whitten, Broker wekul@live.com • Cell: 541-556-6899 616 Main Street Cottage Grove, OR 97424 With Respect, Honor And Gratitude Thank you Veterans! For all you’ve done. 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