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
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Gowing
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Downing
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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
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Emil R.
Franssen
Jim Clark
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21st Annual Veterans Appreciation Dinner
No USO Show This Year
So long as there are veterans, the Benevolent and
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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
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With Respect,
Honor
And Gratitude
Thank you
Veterans!
For all you’ve done.
We thank you.
On this Veterans Day and every day, we and
the community extend sincere appreciation
to the men and women who have served our
country so proudly.
THANKS
FOR YOUR SERVICE &
SACRIFICE
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