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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1944)
Augi PACE FOURTEEN HERALD AND NEWS,- KLAMATH FALLS, ORECON RECORD 801 flSSAULTHITS 1 HOSPITALS OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN SERVICE n TOM YARBROUGH LONDON, Aug. 3 (tP) Flying bombs droned over southern England and London this after nnnn In continuation of an un broken 12-hour assault the longest attack yet without a lull, Anti-aircraft Bunners in south ern England maintained almost continuous barrage. Some ro bots were reported destroyed over the English channel. Seven hospitals were hit, 10 ' patients being killed at one, and explosions covered a wide area. One bomb wrecked a big house 50 yards from a shopping area crowded with women and it was feared in the permissible phrase that "there were a num ber of casualties." One of the robots struck the wing of a hospital, killing two patients one a soldier and se riously injuring three , nurses, ' the blast punctured a water tank on the roof and rescue workers were drenched to the skin as they dug among the debris in a search for victims. Another bomb fell on a church which had been hit previously, and the explosion damaged a number of surrounding houses. The assaults continued on into the daylight hours and one area reported -the heaviest attacks ever experienced in that sector. At one point gunners destroy ed two fiving bombs simultan eously, one exploded aloft and the other diving into the water. A second hospital was. dam aged by an explosion nearby, and many of the patients were evacuated, though there were no casualties. Damage to the build ing was estimated at $600,000. Marine Fighter Ace Killed BAKERSFIELD, ' Calif., Aug. 3 (IP) Capt. Edward O. Shaw, the marine corps' first ace fight er pilot of' the war who downed 13 Japanese planes - and was credited with several other j "probables," was killed Monday during a test fight near Mojave, Calif., marine corps officials an nounced yesterday. His fighter plane crashed when he was unable to pull it out of a power dive from 20,000 feet, the officials said.-. - The 24-year-old officer, form erly of Spokane, Wash., was the leading pilot of the "Hell Hawks," famed fighting squad ron in the Guadalcanal- cam paign. He had been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Gold Star. Army air forces photo. FLYING FORTRESS CREW at Alexandria (La.) army air field. Front row, left to right: First Lt. Francis E. Rundell, II, South Haven, Mich.; Second Lt. Raymond E. Johnson, Salem, N., J.; Second Lt. Rene P. Champagne, Pawtucket. R. I.; Second . Lt. William N.. Shearer Jr., Rocky Mount, Va. Second row, left , to right:- Cpl. Arthur G. Walsh, Forest Hills, N. Y.: Cpl. Arthur J. Trojanowski, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Cpl. William F. Smith, Big Run, Pa.; Cpl. James J. Huffman, Red Bluff, Calif.: Cpl. Murray 'N. Vecchio, Woodside, N. Y.; Cpl. Robert E. Ice, West Frankfort, 111. Cpl. James J. Huffman, gun- ner, of Ked Bluff, uaiu., win Wilson Opponents At Work Again, fs Dillin Says McMINNVILLE, Aug. 3 (P) The same forces that defeated Woodrow Wilson's peace aims al ready are moving into position to block American participation in a family of nations after the war, President Harry L. Dillin of Lin field college told the chamber of commerce. A more lasting peace agreement could be ob tained now than three months after fighting stops, he added. MEXICANS ASSIGNED PORTLAND, Aug. 3 (JP) jrom buu to bud Mexican labor ers will be assigned to the Inde pendence area and about 500 to the Grants Pass district for hop picking late tnis month, the war food' administration announced today. soon complete an intensive course in combat flying at the Alexandria army air field, Al exandria, La., and in the near future he will go overseas to a combat area. He, is a member of a Flying Fortress crew trained by . the second army air force, which has the" task of readying four engine bomber crews for over seas duty. Listed among the instructors at the Alexandria army air field are many officers and enlisted men who- have seen action in every theater of war. These vet erans direct crews- through training conditions that simu late actual . pombat, stressing teamwork, formation flying and high altitude missions. "Cpl. Huffman is the son of Mr." and Mrs. James E. Huff man, route 4, Red Bluff, Calif. His wife, the. former Leona Schmitz, lives at 317 Lincoln, Klamath Falls,- Ore. He is a graduate of Red Bluff Union high school, class of 1940. ' Two Klamath Falls men grad uated recently and were award ed their silver wings as second lieutenants in the army air forces navigation school at Hon do army air field, Hondo, Tex. The two are Second Lt. Don ald M. Ellingson, 26, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. . Ellingson . Sr., 820 Pacific Terrace, and Second Lt. Earl B. Kent, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Kent, 737 Pa cific Terrace. - TULELAKE Lieutenant Lyle Haas, former TulelaKe resident, bomber pilot in the European theater of war since last spring, has been awarded the Air Medal and two Oak Leaf clusters, ac cording to word reaching here' 1 this week. Letters written' by the young pilot to his wife, Mrs. Lois Haas, gave no indication of the services which ' merited ;he high awards. Lieut.. Haas has stated, how ever, that he has completed 18 missions and that he is flying over the Swiss Alps, a sight as "beautiful . ' as they are pic tured." His bomber base- is in England. In addition to his wife and baby daughter Sandra, who are here for the duration with Mrs. Haas' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Scott. The flyer's parents are Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Haas. ' . i. Lieut. Haas flew recently in formation review of American planes for King George, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth of England. Recently awarded a Soldier's Medal for heroism on Guadal canal was. Captain John A. Ul rich of Klamath Falls. The Sol dier's Medal is given for cour ageous acts when not in direct contact with the enemy, , The order reads: "John A. Ul rich, captain, ordnance ' depart ment, United States army, for heroism . on Guadalcanal . on June 26, 1944, when he directed the first vehicle into a danger ous area of an exploding am munition dump while - shell fragments fell around him. With VA disregard for his personal safety;-Captain Ulrlch extinguished a fire in another vehicle despite the possibility of an explosion of nearby gasoline, thereby sav ing valuable government prop erty. . , COMPLETES TRAINING Pvt. Daniel L, Masset, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Masset, 739 . El dorado,, has fin ished his basic training at Shop pard field, Tex., and is now sta tioned at Truax field, Madison, wis., . where lie is receiving training in ra dio repair, .( ARMY AIR BASE, Sioux City, Iowa PFC Frank J. Sullivan Jr.,-soon 'will complete his train ing at the com bat crew train ing : school, Sioux City, la., and be ready to go overseas. Sullivan, ' gun ner in a heavy bomber crew, is the son of Mrs. Zetta E. Sulli van, - Klamath Falls, Ore. He entered the service, Febru ary 10, 1944; prior to his entry into tne serv ice he was a farm hand at Klam ath. Falls, Ore. Dean L. Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Jones. 2460 Kane, has graduated as ensign from JCamp Mcuon ' ough, P 1 a 1 1 s- iburg, N. Y. He is a graduate ot KUHS 1941 and alt e n d c d the Southern Ore gon -, College of Education at Ashland for two years, where he became a mem ber of T h e t a Delta Phi na tional honorary society.- In Sep tember. 1942, he enlisted in the navy V-l and in July, 1943, was sent to tne University of Washington at Se attle where he was a member of - Sigma Alpha Epsilon. In March of this year he was sent to . Plattsburg for his indoctrl national course, and- graduated June 27. He is now stationed at Houston, Tex. . ARMY AIR BASE, Sioux City, Iowa Second Lt. Francis S. Landrum soon will complete his training at the combat training school at Sioux City, Iowa, and be. ready to go overseas. Lt. Landrum, pilot in a heavy bomber crew, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Landrum of 2734 Derby, Klamath Falls. He entered the service on De-;-. cember 12. 1942 ; Prior to his entry into the service he was a bookkeeper at Swan Lake Moulding company. Classified Ads Bring Result. MONTGOMERY WARD Ei'f '? tr ' 1 square yard 1.29 ti!i , : 2SE3 MARBLEIZED LINOLEUM ON STURDY FELT BACK Styllz. your floors with this modem, economical linoleum. You'll never fire of these delicately-grained marbleized designs which do not show soil. At Wards you'll find colors to fit ony decorative scheme. Colors can't fade or wear off because they go clear through to the back. Fr.-waxed surface assures easy cleaning ; ; ; stays bright with occasional waxing. CIVI YOUR BUDGET A LID ... 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