Medford mail tribune., March 13, 1945, Image 3

Our Men and Women in the
Nation's Service
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II IN PACIFIC
Marine Staff Sergeant How
ard W. McNamara, of 917 West
Eleventh Street, recently was
awarded a letter of commenda
tion for his work as a communi
cations man on Salpan and Tin
ian. He is a veteran of the Kiska
operation.
The letter of commendation,
signed by Major General Harry
Schmidt, commanding general
of the Fifth Amphibious Corps,
reads in part as follows: i
"For efficient and untiring
performance of duty during the
action against the enemy Japan
ese on Saipan and Tinian, Mari
anas Islands, from IS June, 1944,
to 2 August. 1944. Staff Ser
geant McNamara displayed out
standing courage and calmness
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Sgt. McNamara
as a wire team leader with the
Corps Signal Battalion."
LT. JACK MARTIN
Headquarters, 13th AAF,
Southwest Pacific With com
pletion of 65 missions as bom
bardier of a 13th AAF B-25 Billy
Mitchell medium brmber, First
Lieutenant Jack Phelp Martin,
Gold Hill, Oregon, has been or
dered back to the United States
for rest leave.
In his year of overseas duty
with the Crusaders, a crack me
dium bomber outfit of the 13th
AAF, Martin participated in sky
battles with the Japs from Ra
baul to the Philippines.
Martin was in on the "kill"
when the 13th AAF neutralized
Rcbaul, once the foremost Jap
. lese stronghold in the South
Pacific. When that difficult cam
paign ended, he went to New
Guinea with the Crusaders,
where the B-25's slashed Japan's
sea supply lines and helped iso
late some 200.000 enemy troops
In the Dutch East Indies.
Martin's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. W. Martin, reside in Gold
Hill.
FIRESTONE
STORES
(14 So. Riverside Phone 4757
LT. ERNEST PINKHAM
An Eighth Air Force Bomber
Station, England Second
Lieutenant Ernest J. Pinkham.
25-year-old pilot from Central
Point, Ore., was among the
American airmen who flew in
the mighty B-17 Flying Fort
ress formations which recently
struck two E 1 g h h Air Force
heavy blows on consecutive days
against industrial targets and
marshalling yards in eastern
Germany.
Son of Mrs. Alice M. Pinkham,
of Central Point, Lt. Pinkham,
a 1939 graduate of Central Point
High school, worked as a grocer
at Emil's Market in Medford be
fore he entered the armed forces
in January, 1941.
SCJT. LEE R. McQEE
Sgt. Lee R. McGee, 22 Sum
mitt Ave., Medford, Oregon, has
arrived in the United States on
furlough from the European
Theater of Operations where he
served 14 months with the Army
Medical Corps.
LT. RICHARD W. HEWITT
Award of the air medal to
Second Lieutenant Richard W.
Hewitt. Keene Way Drive, Med
ford, a co-pilot on a B-24 Libera
tor heavy bomber, has been an
nounced.
Before entering the army In
1941, Lt. Hewitt was employed
by 'the United States Forest
Service In Medford. He received
specialized training at various
army schools, and went to Eng
land last November for combat
duty with the 445th Bombar-
ment GroUD. He has since. par
ticipated in combat operations
Including missions to objectives
at Magdeburg, Dortmund, Cob-
lenz, and Trier, Germany.
He is the son of Mr. Earl H
Hewitt of Keene Way Drive.
SGT. ROSS J. TURMAN
Set. Ross J. Turman, son of
Ross Turman, 1215 West Tenth
street, recently had a narrow
escape on his 13th mission over
enemy territory. Sgt. Turman,
radio-gunner on a B-26 Marau
der, was on duty aboard a plane
which was attacked ana dam
aged by two FW ,190's before
reaching the target. Three ME
109's came in for the kill after
. ombs were away but the plane
escaped.
Badlv damaged by the two
attacks, the plane lost altitude
rapidly and fell behind its for
mation. Anti-aircraft hit the
plane but the pilot managed to
bring his ship bacK va irienaiy
territory where the crew bailed
out. Sgt. Turman landed safely
but was held by cautious French
civilians as a German paratroop
er until military police arrived
and enabled him to set out for
his home base. ' ,
Sgt. Turman Is a 'member of
the 322nd Bomb group "Anni
hllators."
Winners Announced
By Acme Hardware;
Lynn Brown First
Winners of prizes offered by
the new Acme Hardware com
pany. Main and Grape streets,
for letters written after visiting
the store during the formal
opening were announced today
by Tony Manno, operator of the
new business. First prize win
ner 'was Lynn Brown, 123 Tripp
street, second went to Bernice
Kunzman, 607 West Eighth
street and third to Ruth E
Cuffel, 909 North Central ave
nue.
Mrs. C. TiUey, 1115 West
Ninth street, was judged fourth
place winner and Peggy John
son, Ross Lane, fifth place. Hon
orable mention went to Elsie
Ragsdale of the American Fruit
Growers and Charles Ballou,
Oak Grove Road. Cash and
merchandise prizes were of
fered.
"The store that faith built"
was the theme of the first place
letter.
GERMANS SHELL
CITY CONTAINING
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Br Ann Stringer
United Press War Correspondent
Bad Godesberg on Rhine,
March 12 (U.PJ This resort city
which American troops refused
to fire on because it was the lo
cation of 14 hospitals is being
shelled, strafed and bombed by
the Germans today.
When the Americans ap
proached Bab Godesberg, which
was the scene of Hitler's and
Prime Minister Chamberlain's
pre-Munich conference, a dele
gation of the town's citizens, led
by the Swiss consul, went out to
a nearby hill and asked them not
to shell the town. It was formal
ly surrendered.
Now that the Germans have
been driven to the other side of
the Rhine, they are razing the
town with small arms, artillery
and planes.
Until today at least, Baa
Godesberg was the only large
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WHEN YOU CELEBRATE YOUR, LUCK IN AN
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THEN YOU'RE SERVED A MARTINI MADE
WITH KINSEY, THE GENIAL GIN SO
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MR. WEBSTER (THE BIS OCTlON
ARy MAN) AVS:a)f NlaVLt CON
' TRI8UTIN3 TO CHEERFULNESS AND
LIFE; AGREEABLY WARMS AND
CHEERFUL.
Khltj Diitillht Corp' L'aM, t. a DhtilM from 100 Crsh NnlrJ Sphiti
German town I have seen which
was practically untouched by the
war.
The luxurious Dressen hotel,
where Hitler and Chamberlain
conferred in September, 1938,
and where Hitler and von Rib
bentrop stayed, still overlooks
the grey, haze-covered Rhine, but
it is a far different place from
the be-flagged gathering place of
the conference that gave birth
to the phrase, "peace in our
time."
The streets of Bad Godesberg
are almost deserted today, de
spite the presence of some 8,000
refugees who have flooded the
city's normal population to more
than 40,000.
Jack Matlack Wins
Quigley Award For.
Third Time in Row
For the third consecutive year
Jack Matlack, formerly on the
staff of the Hunt Theaters in
Medford and now publicity di
rector for the J. J. Parker thea
ters in Portland, has won the na
tional Quigley War Showman
ship award, Portland releases
state. The award was Instituted
shortly after the outbreak of
war as a means of giving recog
nition within the Industry to
theater men whose contribution
to the war effort Is considered
outstanding and was presented
to Matlack the first time for his
theater war work here in Medford.
Matlack Is the son of Mrs.
L. J. Matlock, Jacksonville
highway. He was recently
named Junior first citizen for
Portland.
WASHING MACHINES
REPAIRED
Parts k Service on All Makes
16 Washer Shop
406 E. Main Phone 6302
Tuesday. March 13. 194S MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE THRU
JAPS EXPLAIN
By United Press
The Japanese ran out of ex
planations today in trying to de
scribe the fighting on Luzon.
After much rambling, the Domel
News Agency said the fighting
east of Manila and In the Ling ay
en bay area "has begun to as
sume an aspect."
TOP CEILING
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NOTICE
Notice Is hereby given that at the annual meet
tag of the Community Chest of Medford. Inc..
to be held at the Chamber of Commerce, 123
West Main Street, Medford, Oregon, on Tues
day. March 27, 1945, at 1:30 p. m the amend
ment of Section S of Article IX of the Con
stitution of this organiiation, which was pub
lished in this newspaper's issue of February 16,
wil.' be voted upon and member! of the Board
of Directors of the Community Chest of Med
ford, Inc., will be elected. All contributors to
this organisation are privileged to cast their
vote in this election.
Dated: March 13, 1945.
COMMUNITY CHEST OF MEDFORD, INC.
By Edith W. Bra ley, Vice-President.
Attest:
ELWOOD HEDBER6,
Secretary.
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