Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 29, 1944, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextFOUH MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday June 29, 1944 CM. JOE PATTON Vledford Airman In First Wave of B-26's To Hit French Invasion Coast. Capt. Joe J. Patton of Mcd ford, pilot of a B-26 Marauder bomber, has written his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Pat- ton of 1125 West 10th street, describing the terrific thrill of hammering the French coast from the air on D-Day, an ac tion he "wouldn't have missed for a million dollars." "We were the first wave of B-26's to hit the French coast with our bombs and I was lead ing six of my flight," he wrote the day after the invasion. "We dropped our load and five min utes later the landings were made by the foot soldiers from more than 5,000 boats. We did a perfect job in bombing and I'm sure glad to say that the tension of D-Day is off. Fly Over Fleet "We flew right over the tops of big battleships, destroyers and every kind of landing craft imaginable. The big ships were shooting their guns at LaHavre harbor and large gun emplace ments along the coast. I'll nev er forget that sight and am glad to say that I was one of the first persons to take part in this undertaking. "Every pilot wanted to fly that morning but only a picked number were chosen. They all wanted to be over there for the start of the big show, and what a show it was. "We were up at 1 a. m. June 6 and had to take off in the rain, and it was still dark. Boy, was I scared. But once we were airborne I felt good, and we all knew that there was a big Job ahead for us to do if the in vasion was to be a success. So we just had to do our part and that's what was done. All in all I wouldn't have missed it for a million dollars. Holds Many Awards Capt. Patton is a 1035 grad uate of Medford high school and attended the University of San Francisco, leaving prior to graduation to enlist in the army air forces in 103D. He has been awarded the air medal, three Oak Leaf Clusters and the Dis tinguished Flying Cross, and has participated in 72 missions over France, Holland and the low countries. While it is cus tomary to furlough fliers after completing 60 missions, Capt. Patton remained in England due to the Imminence of the in vasion. He is flight leader of his squadron of B-26s. His plane is named the USO Thunderbird. Robert H. Rucker Joins Staff Of Conger - Morris Robert H. Rucker, embalmcr, funeral director and ambulance driver, has been added to the staff of the Conger-Morris Fu neral Parlors here, it was an nounced today. Mr. Rucker, with his wife and nine-year-old daugh ter have already taken up resi dence in Medford and are mak ing their home at 240 South Grape street. Rucker served his apprentice ship at Lincoln. Neb , graduat ed from Williams Embalming college, Kansas City, Kas., in 1034. and was employed for five years In Gieely, Colo. He is also a graduate of the Grcely Teach ers' college and took a special course In pintle surgery at the University of Minnesota, Min neapolis. Prior to coming to Med ford he worked for Hull & Son at the Little Clinpel of the Flow ers In Hollywood. Mrs. Rucker is a registered nurse. EGGS FROM HOME Kansas City, Mo. U.R Mrs. E. M. Skates recently sent her son, Sgt. Robert Craycroft, In England a parcel post package which contained of all things eggs. Mrs. Skates sailed a dozen hnrd-bolled eggs dipped in paraffin. The package ar rived overseas safely with only a few of the eggs cracked, Sgt. Craycraft wrote, tin Mall Trlbuna Want Ada. PASSES, AGED 81 Margaret Noud, a resident of Medford for the past 15 years, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs, Ray L. Lewis, 612 Catherine St., Wednesday. Mrs. Noud was born August 13, 1862, at Arnprion, Canada. She and her husband, the late John Noud, came to the United States in 1885, and lived in Michigan until 1911 when they moved to Oregon. She was united in marriage to Mr. Noud at Arnprion, Canada, on July 16, 1884, eleven children were born to this union. Sur viving are five daughters and two sons: Mrs. A. J. Davidson, Flint, Mich.; Mrs. A. D. Crlm- mlns, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Mrs R. L. Lewis, Medford; Mrs. Ben C. Mitchell, Portland, Ore.; Mrs, Phillip Jaskoski, Salem, Ore.; Thomas Noud, Medford, and Byron Noud, Klamath Falls, Ore., also 31 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Noud was a devoted mother, and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic church. Funeral services will be con ducted from Sacred Heart Catho lic church Saturday at 9 a. m., the Rev. Father Francis W. Black officiating. Interment will be in Jacksonville cemetery. Recitation of the Rosary will be held at Perl Funeral Home Friday at 7:30 p. m. Lieut. Bommersbach Wins Flying Cross in Raiding Germany An Eighth AAF Bomber Sta tlon, England First Lt. Leonard L. Bommersbach, 24-year-old co pilot of the Eighth AAF Flying Fortress "Sleepytime Gal," has recently been recorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross for "extraordinary achievement" while participating in numerous bombing attacks on Nazi war- making targets and invasion de fense installations in Germany nd German-held territory, it was announced by Colonel Elliott Vandevanter, Jr., of Washington, D. C the commanding officer of the heavy bombardment group. Lt. Bommersbach, son ot rar. and Mrs. Joseph F. Bommersbach of Oakes, North Dakota, also holds the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters to that medal. In addition to flying as a squad ron lead co-pllot, the lieutenant has flown many of his combat missions as a flight control of ficer, in the tall position of the lead olane. This Is a resrjonsible position, for it is through his ef forts and good Judgment that the group lead pilot it able to keep his formation together, and drop his group's bombs In a good pat-, tern. Some of the more Important targets that Lt. Bommersbach has visited are Berlin's ball-bear ing nlants, the aircraft assembly plants at Rcgensburg, Augus- burg, and Burnswich and Frank furt's Industrial targets. TW! Lt. Bommersbach was parts maiagcr for the Crater Lake Motor company here for a year, leaving early In 1941 for air corps training. FIVEGIRLS DROWN Wilkes-Bnrre, Pa., June 29 (U.R)Five girls were drowned yes terday when a log on which they were riding overturned in the Siisnuehanno river at Exeter, Pa. State police identified the vic tims as Verne Galla, fl; Geral- dlne Smith. 10: Thercst Modlcs- hlfski, 13; Theresa Janlciewskl. 10; and Delores Gadela, 10, all of Exeter, 234 Awards In 2 contests for writing 30 -word atatemtnti about Fisher's Biskit Mix DOUBLE - QUICK Cake, a revolutionary New Cake, and ZOOM "HAPPIES," i Super delicioua Cooky confection. Fr informftan how to tnut ..rf r. frf 1 jriuanontr nrw itttptt, lend a poll cgid with foul am ood .4 dttM to uorui.r.-iiEinwi tostest hrniirlment 2(iti mum nouaiNa Mint Saatti. 4, W.iMn.l.n We Will Be CLOSED JULY 3rd and 4th FOR EMERGENCY SERVICE Call 4857-lf No answer call 4011 HUBBARD BROS. HUBBARD. WRAY CO. I In the $50,000 damage suit of Orville R. Bogart against E. W. Spalding and Ray M. Spalding, doing business as the Sugar Pine Lumber company, a circuit Jury yesterday returned a verdict in favor of the defendants. "Ira D. Canfield was jury foreman. It was the second trial in a week in which plaintiffs were denied any recompense by a jury. Bogart, a timber faller, em ployed by the defendants, claim ed he was struck across the body by a hurtling limb in March, 1943, while at work, rendering his right arm permanently use less. It was claimed the accident was due to contributory negli gence on the part of the defen dants. The plaintiff further claimed his earning 'power was reduced as a result of the in Jury. As a timber faller he re ceived $20 per day. The defendants were repre sented by Attorney George M. Roberts and the plaintiff by At torney Y. S. Ballantyne of Klam ath Falls. WEATHER Northern California Clear today, tonight and Friday, ex cept low clouds and fog along the coast. Somewhat lower day time temperatures in the valleys. Service Men's Wives Enlisting In Waves More wives of service men are now enlisting in the WAVES than at any time in the two-year history of this women's service of the navy in Oregon, which in dicates the over-all popularity of women in the armed services among men in uniform, accord ing to Herb Crain, of the Med ford navy recruiting station which handles WAVES applica tions In this area. f Latest enlistment reports for I Oregon show that 27 per cent of I recent groups of young women I departing for the WAVES indoc trination school at Hunter col lege, New York City, are mar ried women whose husbands are in the armed services. A yeari ago, only three per cent of the enlistments were women with husbands in uniform. NO DUTYON CEMENT Mexico City U.R) A memor andum signed by President Manuel Avila Camacho permits the importation of portland ce- rjse Mall Tribune Want Ada. MONEY TO LOAN On JEWELRY, CAMERAS and MUSICAL INSTRU MENTS. See our unredeem ed Jewelry savings. 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