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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1945)
R MEN AND WOMEN IN otKVILt aaTf'1 fe fo k fcfc 'J " UiMK IN SERVICE W"V.Vtlll Unmi n the. n,iinnr construction on, Is llio iHisbondof Mrs. Adams of 1703 Derby In '. rlls' A l II,. ,' nM..iur nf 1044. and Icelvod nil of Ills training r - i 1 1f V, J ea, I et flhJI i Lewis, " ". Mr. and Mm. Boy Adams DJ Bay. uro. r UDLEY IN TRAINING (KILL Seaman 1cMorlc ry, U. S. novy, son oi Mr s. S. R. Woodlcy, Merrill, npicted nis basic training r it the San Diego naval and will take three more of advanced training. Ho itcd his bnslc with a grade nd was one ot three in a If 30 to finish with such a lernuc. lit enlisted in the 1st August and was called ly on October 3. He is a lo of the Maun high ' . . . A SlLEY AWARDED It THE 343RD- ENGI- REGIMENT OP THE ITH ARMY. France Oliver E. Rlloy. a voter- u months overseas ser id husband of Mrs. Thcl Icy, 303 Pine, Klamath has just been awarded Sdler's Medal for heroism here in France. His c fa ir the medal reads In he early morning of Do- , i44. Sgt, Riley, dls. outstanding ond heroic , calmly walked through Of flamlnc dunlin and She fuel valve on a pres- "K which was n mm . Pngcr of cxnlodlnn. His lous actions enabled his soiaiors to an cklv br ni onlrot a rapidly spread- ui serious proportions." K,.n""cy has crved since F, with the 343rd engl- Bimont, a veteran organ famed thrmiBhnnt Ih. (n theater for its mill, 'aw construction. Ha n extensive service In Mens, the Tunisian, Si- your, drinks get Was this? jn always this it dill an. Nuplos-Fogglu, Romo Arno, southern France, und nt present tho Gcrniun. Fur the pusl 17 months, lie has served as company mess siuguant, bl. itllcy is a gruduiitn of Kittitus high school. Klttltus. Wash, and, prior to entering the scrvlco in April. 104a, wus employed by tho I'ellcun lliiv L, u m o o r conipmiy. bSnt. Riley s purents. Mr. and Mis. Wlnflcld Scott Rllev. resido at Redding Calif. WWW "NATION" ' ""twlth CgS"" 1 last tNADAP' . 'kfor WATi5. All " 15 PlultllpMll 8 there's;; ju ii noar- 0 MeQEE PROMOTED Word has been received of the rocent promotion of Lt. (Ja) Mciieo, accK oniccr M. L. the US In murltlme service. LI. McGcc's wlfo Is tho former f.HMH. -... i . t .LI- -If..' CI ,ueiiiij vamiuy ui ,111:1 wn. tsnc lias been residing nt tho C. D. Gnlloway home, 713 St. Francis street. Lt. Mcuce received his ap pointment as cadet in me mer chant murine cadet corns in June, 1042, and was graduated after the two-year course in May, 1044, with a commission of ensign. Ho now holds the merchant marine combat bar and campaign ribbons for the Mediterranean, Middle East, Pa cific and Atlantic areas. Ho Is tho son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. McGee, Fort Worth, Tex. Li PROP8T ON FURLOUGH Lt. Jack Propst is homo on furlough from San Francisco where he has been hospitalized, since his return from the South Pacific theater of operations, a month ago. Lt. Pronst is the grandson of Mr. and Mra. F. C. Bambcr, for- mor Klamath trails residents. now living In Tlgurd. Alter snend nil a few davi here, the returned transport pilot plans to visit in Portland und Tlgurd the remainder of his 30-diiy furlough. Ho will re port to Hunta Monica for re us slgnmenl when his furlough is over. Lt. Propst lived here with his grundpurenU, attending school here prior to entrance in me scrvico. no joinca tno air forces in 1U42, taking his train ing nt Santa Aim, iilytho and Mlntur Field, Cullf., and Doug Ins, Ariz., where ho received his wings and his commission in October 1043. Since his graduation, he has served In the South Pacific, tak ing part In tho Philippines, Dutch East Indies and New Guinea cuinnnlgns for which he wears three bronze stars. Lt. Propst also wears the pre Pnorl Harbor ribbon, Asiatic Pacific und Philippines ribbons, as well us tho distinguished fly ing cross und the air medal. Wlillo overseas Lt. Propst was In contact with several Klam ath boys. Including Cant. Gcorgo Kinney, Sgt. Max Hlb burd nnd Lt. Dennis Peterson. BLAKLEY PROMOTED Carl E. Bluklcy, 24, of 4039 Shusta way In Klamath Falls, has been promoted to the rank of slgnulman 1c, USNIt. At present, Bloklcy -, is serving Zmi aboard a mine- , 23 sweeper of tho - Atlantic fleet. & He is the son of Mr. nnd Mrs. C. E. Bluklcy of tho above ad dress. Prior to ent e r i n g the navy, Blukcly was employed by the Southern Pacific railway in Klamath Fulls. He is a grad uate of Klamath Union high school with the class of 1037. Bluklcy is pictured above at work on the bridge of his sht p. I ss LINSE FLIES S0TH Second Lt. Paul H. Linsc, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Linsc of Bend, Oregon, recently flew his 50th combat mission with a veteran B-24 Liberator group bused in southern Italy. Lt. Llnse. 15th air force bom bardier, arrived overseas in Aucu.it of 1944. and was as signed to a group that took part In the invasion oi souinorn France, as well as participating in bombing attacks that ranged from Lyons. France to saiomxa, Grcoce. His first missions were over the Balkans, where he helped reduce tho vital Ploesti oil fields. In later months, he Home From Combat Duty Two Orceon Bth alrforce pilots who helped wreck Hitler's dreams of empire ure 2nd Lt. Royal W. Coolcy of Mcdford (left) ana 1st Lt. Koocrt A. ixcnuci, zio t. main, mamum runs, nerc they're talking it over at the Fort Lewis reception center prior to receiving leuve to visit their respective homes. First L.I. Kobert A. ncnaei will celebrate his 22nd birthday participated In long ranee mis sions that hit important German industrial installations in um, Vienna, Munich, Brux and Salz burg. A graduate of the Mulin high school, Linsc entered the air forces in February of 1043, later winning his wings after inten sive training In the air. GREELEY GETS PASS Tho soldierly qualities of Cpl. James V. Greeley. 38-ycnr-old assistant crew chief, production line maintenance, earned him n I s squnnron s Soldier of the Month award, which carries with lt a three day pass. Gree ley is the son of Mrs. Charles W. Green of 714 Main in Klam ath Falls. A former sta tion manager of Standard S t a- tions, Inc., In southern Camor nia. Cpl. Greeley entered mili tary service in Fcbruory of 1043. Greeley, a photography and bowling, calls Santa Ana, Calif., his home. , He is a distant kins man of Horace Greeley, famed New York editor of "Go West Young Man" fame. Mccormick writes Mm. Lyle C. Mills recently received a letter from her nep hew, PFC Claude McCormick, telling of life in the Moluccas islands where he is stationed with a medical detachment, U. S. army infantry. When McCor mick arrived at his base he said the army had one end of the island and the Japs the other. The men spent Christmas and New Year's cleaning up the re mainder of the island. Rats the size of a "good muskrat at home" and land crabs shared fox holes with the men while they were in the field,. McCor mick wrote. while on leave at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James L. Nendol, 216 E. Main. Pilot of the Flying Fortress Incog nito" which saw him through 33 raids without a scratch, Lt. Ncndcl wears the Air Medal with four clusters. He was grad uated from KUHS and before entering the AAF was em ployed by the Union Oil com pany. Serving as both bombardier and navigator on B-17's in the Hell's Angels group, 2nd Lt. Royal D. Cooley, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Coolcy, 648 Palm, Medford, Ore., has com pleted 35 flights over Germany. He was attending Oregon State college at Corvallis prior to be ginning cadet training. WALKER PROMOTED Warren W. Walker, 21, hus band of Mrs. W. W. Walker of 312 McKinley in Klamath Falls, was recently promoted to the grade of sergeant at a forward base in India. Sgt. Walker joined the 12th bombardment group, "Earth- quakers" 10th air force, four months ago. A pnotogunner on a B-25, he has had 22 missions over enemy-held territory in Burma. Walker was employed by the Goodyear Rubber company prior to entering the army air forces on August 26, 1943. ECKERT GRADUATED Pvt. Donald M. Eckcrt, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Eckert of 3247 LaVerne in Klamath Falls, has been graduated from the AAF training command's aircraft radio mechanics school at Truax Field in Madison, Wis., where he studied the servicing of radio equipment used on U. S.' bomber and fighter planes. Trained primarily as a tech nician, Eckert also studied de fense against chemical warfare, aircraft identification, and re lated AAF subjects to fit him for combat. WILSON QUALIFIES Cpl. Charles V, Wilson, 30, of Malm, recently attained the qualification of expert with the U. S. carbine Cal .30 m-1, shoot ing over the rifle range at Lc moore field, California. His score was 173. Cpl. Wilson is temporarily sta tioned at Lemoore field for pro cessing of records. In addition to his new expert rifleman's badge, he wears the Asiatic Pacific ribbon with one battle star. He is a graduate of an army radio operator school and an army radar maintenance school. Ho spent 33 months in tho Pacific theater of operations, in aircraft warning work. He is also a graduate of Malin high school, in Malin, and has com pleted two courses in electrical engineering with the army in stitute. Before entering the army in October, 1941, he was employed by the Ford Motor company, at Richmond, Calif. Cpl. Wilson's mother, Mrs. Clyde Van Meter, lives at Malin. GALLAGHER CITED Lt. Laurence R. Gallagher, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Gal lagher of the Alameda Cash grocery, has received the Air Medal for meritorious achieve ment in flights in the Southwest Pacific area from October 24, 1944 to January 1, 1945. Lt. Gallagher, a P-38 pilot with the 5th air force, had flown 75 missions on February 16, and had survived the crash of his plane in the Philippines area. He was rescued by Fili pino guerrillas who picked him up after he "took to the drink" after being shot down. He has al ready completed 200 hours of combat during which he was credited with one "kill" and one "probable." The airman's wife, Sally, and 3-year-old son Jack, live in Port land. GOLDEN OVERSEAS Cpl. Bill Golden, son of Allen Golden, route 2 box 843, city, has seen months of service over seas. He serves as a radio tech nician and landed in France in early December. He took- part in the battle of the Bulge, Saar. and was one of the first to cross the Rhine. He is now in Germany and has been in the front lines since his arrival with the 7th army in Germany. His address may be obtained from his parents. . AKIN IN ITALY Sgt. Merle J. Akin, brother of Mrs. Wilma J. McLing, 342 Martin, is serving with the largest dry cleaning installation ever shipped to the Italian theater of operations. Akin was employed by Pelican Bay Lum ber company prior to entering BOTANY and CHENEY TIES f 1.00 to $3.50 RUDY'S 600 Main -toqet EXTRA RWPQM1S! SAUSAOIS, A'Pil RINOS and mashed potatoes for rainy April nights. Kep draining off the fat aa you cook the sausage. Fills : up your fat salvage can. Every drop is needed by our country for the battlefield and homcfront essentials. ! CORNID illF HASH can be made with a little meat and lota of . potatoea, and atlll be auperb. Whenyou're preparing the corned . , beef, remember to save thoae little trimmings of fat. Melt them S "down; strain them into the salvage can. 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