FOUH 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
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delicioua Cooky confection.
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We Will Be CLOSED
JULY 3rd and 4th
FOR EMERGENCY SERVICE
Call 4857-lf No
answer call 4011
HUBBARD BROS.
HUBBARD. WRAY CO.
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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. PEO
PLE'S LOAN CO. 229i E.
Main Street. State license
P 137.
THE FOLLOWING YARDS
Will Be Closed
MONDAY and TUESDAY
July 3 and Independence Day, July.. 4th
aw Big Pines Lumber Co., Bruce Bauer Lumber Co.,
J. W. Copeland Lumber Co., Crater Lake Lum
ber Co., Medford Lumber Co., Porter Lumber Co.
ment free of duties, provided
it is used in public works, either
federal or state.
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