Our Men and Women in the
Nation's Service
186TH REGIMENT
SETS RECORD IN
Headquarters, 41st Division,
Philippines The 186th regiment
of the famed 41st Infantry divi
sion has made a magnificent rec
ord since entering Philippines
operations four months ago.
In killing 3,841 Japanese this
, crack regimental combat team
has had 28 of its own men killed
proportionate ratio is 137 enemy
slain for each Yank lost. In ad
dition, the regiment has cap
tured 287 Japanese.
On Feb. 28 the 186th Invaded
Palawan, westernmost Philip
pine isle, and shattered the foe
there- Other elements of the
41st struck Zambnanea Marrh
10, and shortly after the bulk
of the 186th crossed the Sulu
Sea to assist its brother regi
ments, the 162nd and 163rd.
The 186th then continued rap
Idly mopping up the Zamboanga
peninsula, hunting down Japa
nese remnants and ruthlessly de
stroying them-
Originally an Oregon National
Guard regiment, the 186th has
served in the Far Pacific with
the battle-burnished 41st for 39
months. Commanded by Col.
Oliver F. Newman of Oakland,
Calif., the unit fought two New
Guinea campaigns prior to its
arrival in the Philippines.
Pfc. Wesley Davit
With Sixth Infantry Division
on Luzon Pvt. First Class Wes
ley D. Davis, husband of Mrs.
Hazel V. Davis, of 15814 Paseo
Larganista, San Lorengo, Calif-,
is a member of the Sixth Medi
cal battalion, which has been
swarded the Meritorius Service
Unit Plaque by MaJ. Gen- G. E.
Hurdis, Sixth Infantry division
commander, for outstanding per
formance of duty "under the
most trying and difficult condi
tions." Davis' home Is at Medford,
Ore.
Capt. Joseph Steig
With the Fifth Army, Italy
Captain Joseph P. Steig, 26, of
Medford, Ore., recently was
awarded the bronze star medal
for meritorious service in com
bat on the Fifth army front dur
ing the Italian campaign.
He is communications officer
with the 363rd Infantry regi
ment, 91st "Powder River" di
vision. Before being commissioned In
August, 1942, Steig was employ
ed as a meat cutter. His wife,
Mrs- Henrietta Steig, lives in
Medford.
Gerald Rust
Aboard the Aircraft Carrier
USS Hancock in the Western
Pacific Gerald H. Rust, elec
trician's mate, third class, USNR,
of Long Creek, Ore., whose wife
lives at Hamilton, Ore., and
whose mother, Mrs. Ruby E.
Rusque, lives at 707 Sherman
street, Medford, Ore., shares this
carrier's unequalled one-day rec
ord of 71 enemy aircraft shot
down, 19 probably downed,
eight destroyed and 12 damaged
on the ground, during a raid over
. the Tokyo area on Feb. 15, 1945.
He has eight solid pages of
battle actions and commenda
tions entered in his service record.
Robert Tingley
Shoemaker, Calif. Robert L.
Tingley, motor machinist's mate,
first class, USNR, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Luther Tingley, of 816 West
Eleventh street, Medford, Ore.,
has arrived at the world's largest
naval receiving station, a unit of
the U. S. naval training and dis
tribution center, for reclassifica
tion and further assignment.
Tingley wears two battle stars
in his Asiatic-Pacific area cam
paign bar, earned during his
service aboard a supply ship.
Don Fredericks
U. S. Naval Air Station. Hilo,
Hawaii, T. H. Don G. Freder
icks, aerographer's mate, second
class, USNR, of Medford, Ore.,
is now serving at this station in
the aerological office.
Fredericks is the brother of
Mrs. L. J. Bigham of Central
Point, Ore. Before entering the
naval service in Sept., 1943, he
was employed by the United
States engineering department
of the Pacific area.
Fredericks has been overseas
for 12 months, and prior to his
transfer here he was stationed
at Pensacola, Florida.
Lt. Claude Manke
Richmond, Calif. Lt. Qg)
Claude Lee Manke, USN, of
Medford, Ore., reported aboard
the newly commissioned navy
transport, the U.S.S. General C.
C. Ballou. His assigned duty Is
that of ship's secretary.
Lt. Manke enlisted in the navy
in 1934 and received his com
mission in 1943. He has seen
duty on a number of ships and
stations in the navy. His two
children, Wade Douglas and
Sandra Claudia Manke reside
with his parents in Medford. Lt.
Manke is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Julius Manke.
Deward Waelty
Deward Owin Waelty, 20, son
arman, third class, USN, of Cen
tral Point, has arrived at the na
val training station, Norfolk, Va.,
to train for duties on a new de
stroyer of the Atlantic Fleet.
Waelty is a veteran of 35
months' duty on an oiler and a
destroyer escort in the Atlantic
and Pacific. He wears ribbons
for the American, European-African-Middle
Eastern, Asiatic
Pacific and American defense
ribbons.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Waelty of Central Point, he has
two brothers in the navy, Henry
O., 22, a motor machinist's mate,
second class, and Howard, 19,
seaman, first class. He attended
Central Point high school.
Norman Meeds
With the 32nd Infantry Divi
sion in Northern Luzon, P. I.
Norman A. Meeds, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Meeds of Jacksonville.
Ore., has been promoted from
sergeant to staff sergeant.
In the service since Aug., 1943,
Meeds trained at Camp Roberts,
Calif., before beginning overseas
duty in Sept., 1944. Veteran of
three major engagements in the
southwest Pacific, he holds the
purple heart medal, the combat
infantryman badge, the Asiatic
Pacific ribbon and the Philippine
liberation medal.
Sgt. Boyce Williamson
Marine Sergeant Boyce M,
Williamson of Medford was re
cently graduated from the mor
tar school at Camp Lejeune, N.
C. He is now qualified for as
signment to a combat unit or ad
vanced training.
Sergeant Williamson Is the
husband of Mrs. Jean F. Wil
liamson, 304 S. Holly street.
Gold Hill
Gold Hill, Aug. 2 S Sgt. Low
B. Murray returned to his home
here last Thursday after serving
overseas the past 14 months in
Italy.
Donald Chisholm of Richmond,
Calif., is visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lentz.
Mrs. S. M. Thayer of Sams
Valley, returned to her home
July 20 after a six weeks' visit
with her daughter, Mrs. F. A.
Falls and family of Whittier,
Calif. The many friends of Mrs.
Thayer will be glad to know
that her health is much im
proved. Mr. and Mrs. Falls
brought her home and after a
few days' visit left for their
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Permanent" Farm Labor Camp
Eases Milton-Freewater Needs
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The most forward step In Oregon
In meeting farm labor difficulties,
this year as well as in the future,
has been taken at Milton-Freewater
where, through cooperation with
community Interests and the state
farm labor office in the O. S. C.
Extension service, a permanent farm
labor camp has been built. The
camp at present represents an In
vestment of nearly $25,000. The
development committee hopes to
expand lt eventually to about a
hundred frame structures plus out
lets for 50 trailer houses. Shown
above Is the $12,000 administration
and camp utility building contain
ing two large offices, shower, laun
dry, toilet and furnace rooms. It Is
modern In every respect. Below are
a few of the neat camp tents which
have concrete foundations and floors,
ready for construction of permanent
quarters later on.
Senate Measure To
Liberalize Pension
Rates of Veterans
Washington, Aug. 2 (U.R)
The senate late today passed a
bill to liberalize pension rates
for disabled veterans.
The senate bill makes substan
tial increases over a similar
house measure, and will have
to go to conference with the
house when congress reconvenes
in October.
Pensions proposed In the sen
ate bill included:
For the loss of two limbs at
a level preventing normal knee
or elbow action with prosthetic
devices, or blindness in both
eyes, $235 a month.
For the loss of two limbs so
near the shoulder or hip that
prostretic devices cannot be used,
or "the anatomical loss" of both
eyes, $265 a month.
HALSEY'S SADDLE READY
FOR RIDE THRU TOKYO
Reno, Aug. 2 (U.R) The sil
ver-mounted saddle which Ad
miral Halsey expects to use
when he rides Hirohito's horse
through the ruined streets of
Tokyo has Just been completed
nere after six weeks of work
Tomorrow it will be taken to
the Indian reservation at Pyra
mid Lake where the Piute tribe
will contribute a pair of buck
skin gloves to go with it; on Fri
day the saddle and gloves will
be sent to Chicago where the
Marshall Field store will place
them on display.
CAROLE DENIES RIFT
Columbus. O., Aug. 2 (U.R)
Film Actress Carole Landis to
day denied reports of a rift be
tween her and W. Horace
Schmidlapp, young New York
producer from Cincinnati, O.
Miss Landis, who left for New
York early this morning, said
she would meet Schmidlapp
there and "talk things over."
she added that they might even
set the wedding date.
S-T-R-E-T-C-H!
S-T-R-E-T-C-H
your supply of
this home-grown
sugar as far as
possible. It's a
materiel of war.
Don't waste it.
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Thursday, Aug. 2. 1945 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN
TRAINMEN KILLED
Painesville, O., Aug. 2 (U.R)
The fireman and engineer of
the New York Central crack pas
senger train. The Knickerbocker
Express, were burned to death
today when the train struck a
stalled tank truck. The dead
were identified as Herman J.
Keck, 63, Collinwood, O., engU
neer, and William T. Hill, 45,
Cleveland, fireman.
home at Whittier on July 25.
Girl Scouts of Gold Hill en
joyed an overnight camping trip
at Lyman's Beach July 25. The
girls cooked over an open fire
and enjoyed swimming, return
ing home late Thursday. Enjoy
ing the trip were Lolita Routh,
Patty Clement, Barbara Smith,
Carma Ferguson, Beth Eskew,
Donna, Anne and Marcia Centus,
Joanna Cogswell and Leaders
Ruby Inman and Edna Cogswell.
Dinner guests at the Fiene
home July 29 were Less Dike of
Medford, John Gray and Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Cameron of River
side. Afternoon visitors were
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wright and
Vada, Mrs. Geo. Smith and Gen
eva of Sardine Creek, Mrs. Tiny
Cook and Gus Erickson and Mr.
and Mrs. Buckingham of Gold
Hill.
FORD GRANDSON FIT
Moraga, Calif., Aug. 2 (U.R)
Naval Aviation Cadet William
C. Ford, 20, grandson of Henry
Ford, scored a perfect mark 4.0
in his "physical fitness deduc
tion tests" at St. Mary's pre
flight, it was anounced today.
Ford, son of the late Edsel Ford,
is a former member of the Uni
versity of Michigan Big Ten ten
nis championship team.
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