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HUNNICUTT DECOnATED
Jiiimi'm Al'chln iliitittli-nlt ,-liUf
(iliirturi)inst!r ntliichucl to the
lirouncl school of tho iiiivnl nlr
limninK Dimes, corpus CHrlsti,
Tex., has hc!fn rii'cm-uli'fl ulll,
tho Sliver Slur medal "lor tllx-
IIHKUIslilliK mniat-ir cuiis)Umiciiis.
ly by tliillunlry iinil iutivplriily
In action nunr thu J Jhll lpHii- In
lands while serving in the tictiiiK
cnpiiclty of chief quarti-Miuistcr
of mi aircraft cnrrlnr, After hid
ship wii.h hit hy ii homli fiimi mi
enemy iilrcnift, he reuiiiliied on
the lihi fldhtliiK (Ires fur pe
riod of nevcii hours, exhlhlliim
liront presence of mind uixl initi
al! vo In cviicuiilInK wounded per
sonnel, unci In mnlntiiinini! cum.
munlcntlons with other ships,"
t . iu ornvirc
R Ori'BOii nventio In Klanv
II, havr four flKhllnx Hons
i wnr threo of whom lire
i, hiuI one who Is now
I Hill MiiKU
s; c. USNR
li in Mnv of 1044. The
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n-oi" "" ,'V. ' ' , K,,
:? llleuo Cllllf.. Ilf
UU WHICH lie
whs sent to an
amphibious blue
and I a n d I n a
crufl school at
rnrnnndo. After
ii mirlotl of
tiiilnlnii at this
southern i-nit
fornltt b t o
r'liirk was ns
tiL'Mcd tn duly
fes ami Is now tiuonra
CinifWliiTO In the South
IV it. U n iiriii limtn rif
Hli Union high school with
kit of DHL . . ,
il LiarK, uwen i win
t. nUn n Kcmnlin first
KOMI, umt enlisted In tho
In Wiiy or jihi. roiiow-
period ut "Dool" cuir.p,
nonl tn the llUVUl llir
ill Irainlnu center at Nor-
Xrblu Irnni which hn
itid 111 rrbrunry. rroin
Clark was sent to the
air station at Whldby
ICnali fur nrlHltifilinl
Vln gunnery, llo Is also
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aiaio 01 ruanmwi uiuun
:nool Willi mo ciosi oi
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on I,uon In the Philip-
ut uonaia n. ciurn,
rnr,,lfnrl hi linal. ti-aln.
!imn Rnhnrt Pnllf nf.
IS inducted Into tho army
oi iiiu. Aiicr a iur-
'hifh Im cnniit Milth lil
here, Clnrk wn.i ordered
i. I'rior to entering the
Clark was employed by
rorglo Fruit corporation
pj with tho 7th armored
I in ucrinany is iva uor
jClnrk. 21), who enlisted
;armv t .limn nt ind'j
BcelvinK hit basic train-
B f n , ....
auip nooinson, atk.i
mi sent to Bloomlngton,
courso In automatic
ICS. JlKil lnffM Unltir
frsias, he took his des
pmR at Camp Coxcomb
pi ma.
PORTER ASSIGNED
Jiuues Itlcliard Porter, S 2C,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Riilpli Por
ter, U25 Lincoln, hns been ns
slifncd to tho United Status
navul training school, Sonarmun
division, west coast sound school
at San Dclso. On arrival ho
was one of two men selected
to rccelvo a three weeks' pre
liminary course In code. Fol
lowing tho completion of the
code course lint week he has
taken up the Sonannan course.
Tho Sonannan operates un
derwater sound equipment for
detecting the presence, bearinit,
course, and ruiiKc of submar
ines. Musicians arc selected by
tho navy to receive Sonarmun
training, since tone and pitch
arc important factors on which
tho Sonarmun bases his interp
retations, together witli read
ings from dials and indicators,
In tho operutlon of underwater
sound equipment. '
Richard Porter Is i graduate
of KUIIS with the class of 1044
and was n music major at the
University of Oregon while at
tending summer session there
following his high school grad
uation and prior to his induc
tion Into tho armed forces.
RECEIVES ORDERS
Rachel Jessie Gysbcrs of 4315
Frieda in Klamath Falls has re
ceived her orders to actlvo duty
with the army nurso corps, and
will report to Madignn General
hospital in Tacomn, Wash., lor
basic training.
Tho Klamath Falls nurse, re
cently commissioned a second
lieutenant In the ANC, will be
wfcj iu mm
' with fntdtfenitui llch. bum ind itnUl.rto. t
Qaick.walcofM rM. Thtir crind midi- F
1 Muoa main imi conHtm.rauuo -
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antlhninv, to T to UM. Ot scntilnii p
llnint'. Prranld Ruplliotl M t I
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. W.mowlxcli (iiuuM. t i
assigned lo lliitnmond General
hospital at Modesto, Calif., upon
completion of this training.
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BIEHN IN ENGLAND
AN VIII AIR FORCE SER
VICE COMMAND STATION,
Knglnnd 1st Sgt. Robert E.
lilehn whose wife, Ruth, is now
living in Med lord, is stationed
at this strategic nir depot where
li-17 Flying Fortresses of the
Blh air force arc maintained
and repaired. He 1 Is the first
sergeant of a headquarters and
hcadriuiirlci's squadron of an
air depot group. Sgt, Biclin is
the son of Charles Bichn, 2708
Kane, Klamath Falls.
He attended KUHS and prior
to his entry into the army Au
gust 20, 1U42, he was a motion
picture operator for Hunts The
litres Inc. in Medford. Sgt.
lliehn has been stationed in the
European theater of operations
slnco May 11MH. He has three
brothers serving In the armed
forces: Martin, Harold and
Howard.
REVIS BOYS
Arlon and Gene Revls are the
two sons of Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Rcvis of Klamath Falls, who are
fighting for their country in the
two major theaters of War.
Arlon, a member of the 823rd
tank destroyer battalion with
the ninth army In Germany, was
commissioned a 2nd lieutenant
on February 14. His battalion
was one of the first units to
land in Normandy, and immedi
ately went into action in sup
port of the 30th infantry divi
sion. The 823rd lank destroyers
were given credit for being the
first battalion to cross the Rocr
river. Lt. Rcvis is justly proud
of his platoon, and writes that
hn "has a swell bunch of men
that arc very good combat sol
diers." Lt. Rnvis was awarded the
Silver Star for gallantry in ac
tion while he was a staff ser
geant In France, and received
the following citation:
"SSgt. Arlon Revls, 823rd T.
D. tin., United States army, is
awarded the Silver Star (or gal
lantry In action on 13th August,
1044, in France. When an Infan
try battalion his unit was sup
porting was halted in its ad
vanco by small arms and direct
artillery fire, Sgt. Revla volun
teered to rcconnoltcr ahead of
the battalion to locate the en
emy positions. Although he was
continually under intense fire
by the enemy, Sgt. Revls daunt
lessly advanced 100 yards ahead
of friendly lines and searched
the vicinity until he discovered
mi enemy half track vehicle
which was firing on his unit.
After ho had noted the location
of the vehicle, Sgt. Rcvis re
turned to his lines, and his in
formation enabled the artillery
to destroy the position. Sgt.
Revls' voluntary action, per
formed at the risk of his life,
reflects the highest credit upon
himself and his unit."
Gene S. Rcvis was recently
promoted to the rank of ser
geant In the South Pacific thea
ter of war.
Sgt. Rcvis entered the armed
forces in September of 1943,
and was assigned to the infan
try. He received his basic train
ing at Camp Roberts, Calif., and
was home in February of 1044,
visiting his parents and friends
in Klamath Falls. From here he
was sent to his port of embarka
tion, and arrived in New Guinea
on May 18. While participating
in action in New Guinea, Rcvis
was awarded the Infantry Ex
pert Combat Badge and the
Bronze Star. Ho is now serving
in the Philippines with the
138th infantry, and has seen ac
tion in Luzon and Manila.
Mr. and Mrs. Rcvis also have
a son, Marlon, of the U. S.
navy, who is awaiting orders
to report to San Diego, Calif, for
boot camp.
JOHNSON BOMBS
TSgt. Eric Rune Johnson, re
cently homo on furlough, flew
60 bombing missions as a B-26
Marauder bombardier with the
397th bombardier group.
Sgt. Johnson has been home
with his wife Daisy, in Napa,
i;aur., ana dur
ing his furlough
they visited his
mother, Mrs.
Rachael John
son at 3933
Board man of
this city, for
three days. He
nas- reported to - V 1
Santa Monica, '
Calif., for rc- jfVSK j!,.
assignment. ft hfT
Johnson wasiV Zlly ,
with the BrouD i
known as "Bridge Busters," for
their work in destroying import
ant bridges across the Seine and
other rivers in France, Belgium
and Germany before and after
D-day.
By destruction of the bridges,
the group cut the Germans off
from retreat, and stopped sup
plies from reaching enemy
troops.
Sgt. Johnson has been award
ed the Air Medal and 12 Oak
Leaf clusters. His bombing mis
sions were flown from bases in
England and then from France.
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ARMSTRONG' OVERSEAS
Cpl. M. J. "Bud" Armstrong,
graduate of KUHS with the
class of 1942,- has been overseas
since June of last year and is
serving with the 26th division
in Germany. He sent a story
How about a breather?... Have a Coca-Cola
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. . or refreshment joins the game
flue's one deal la the game when everybody wins; That's when the host
T Wave a Coit. Everybody welcomes the moment when refreshment joins
party; Ice-cold Coca-Cola is one of the good things of life that belongs
P vur family refrigerator. Next time you shop, don't forget Coca-Cola..
drink that has made th poms that refreshes a national custom . . . t friendly
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OTTLID UNDII AUTHOIITV OF THl COCA-COIA COMrANV l
COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF KLAMATH FALLS
'M Spring St. Phona 8632
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Yoa naturally hear Coca-Cola
called h) Hs frkndly abbreviation
'Coin'. Both moan the quality prod
act of Tho CecavCoIt Con out.
which appeared in Stars and
Stripes, to Cpl. Lyle Redficld
of this city, telling of activities
of the 390th AAA which
"blaated 13 German planes out
of the sky in a 13-minute pe
riod". There are a number of
Klamath Falls men in this bat
tery, Armstrong played fool
ball for two years as a mem
ber of the Pelican team.
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TIMMS ON LEAVE
Cpl. Mack Timms, son of Mrs.
C. M. Timms, 217 Klamath, par
ticipated in the campaigns of
Guadalcanal, New Guinea and
the Philippines, for which he is
entitled to wear three bronze
stars on his campaign ribbons.
Cpl. Timms, will be home un
til April 24.
Referring to the historic In
vasions in which he took part,
Timms says, "I didn't do any
thing unusual. It was just a
job."
Cpl. Timms was evacuated
from the Philippines and ar
rived back in the United States,
March 11. He was back in
Klamatb Falls March 12, and
will report to Dibble general
hospital, in Mcnlo Park, Calif.,
April 24.
He was graduated in 1937
from KUHS, attended Willam
ette university at Salem one
year and UCLA for one year
before entering the service in
1942. He has been overseas for
over two years.
DODSON RETURNS
T. Cpl. George W. Dodson. son
of Mr. and Mrs. E, F. Dodson,
1929 Wall, returned to the US
March 3, after 34 months of
service in the European theater
of operations.
Cpl. Dodson arrived in Klam
ath March 15 and reported to
the Walla Walla general hos
pital in Wash. April 14.
He was with the field artil
lery participating in a major
battle encounter in Africa and
two in Italy, for which he
wears three Bronze Stars. He
also wears the small blue bar
indicating a unit citation. He
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HERALD AND NEWS SEVEN
took part in battles of Siba
Busid, Casarcne Pass, Cassino,
Anzio and Rome. '
He made a special point of
visiting the leaning tower of
Pisa. Dodson said the country
in Italy is very similar to that
around Klamath only there is
not the tall timber characteris
tic of this area.
He heard that Raymond Ful
ler of Klamath Falls was in his
own division, but he never was
able to contact him, and didn't
see any other Klamath boys
while he was overseas.
It was rather "rough" in Af
rica, Dodson said, "with plenty
of fireworks." One experience
he wouldn't care to repeat was
having a 1000-pound bomb hit
about 15 feet from him. That
was about the narrowest squeak
he had, Dodson said, but it was
narrow enough. In Africa one
night, enemy tanks broke
through the lines and charged
about with machine guns spit
ting. "You could have hung
your clothes on the tracer fire,"
Dodson said.
The corporal finished school
in Oklahoma, and moved to
Klamath with his folks in 1933.
He worked for Kesterson Lum
ber company from 1935 to 1941,
when ho entered the service in
March. He arrived overseas in
1942.
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DOUBLE GRADUATION
Ted A. Otterbcin, S 2c, USN,
received two certificates of grad
uation within the same week.
Otterbein graduated from ba
ker's school in Farragut, Ida.,
just before he came home on
leave. He arrived home Sunday,
April 15.
Yesterday Arnold Gralapp,
superintendent of schools gave
him his high school diploma. Ot
terbcin had left school to enlist
in the navy and following the
navy's plan of study from Sep
tember, 1944 to April, 1945, he
was entitled to graduate with his
class.
Ted was employed at Fluhrcr's
bakery before his enlistment. He
left Saturday to report to San
Bruno, Calif., for further assign
ment. , Ted is the youngest of
three sons of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
D. Otterbein, 524 N. 10th.
- AGED CYCLIST DIES
STOCKTON, Colif., April 24
(!) Gerhard Reimer, 84, was
killed here yesterday when the
motorcycle he was operating col
lided with an automobile.
MANPOWER PROBLEM
DURHAM, N. a, April 24
The smallest Duke squad in
years is engaging in spring foot
ball practice.
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ELASTIC SUSPENDERS
LEATHER GLOVES
WAIST OVERALLS
SWEATSHIRTS
Oregon Woolen Store
800 Main Street
A Vital
Service to
Your Car .
SLUDGE-.
HMAL
' Sludge prevents freo flow of oil to vital parts In the motor.
Ii your car has not been overhauled . . . this service should
be done, ... i . ;
Drive In Let Us Explain This New Service
Dick B. Miller CoJ
Olds Tower
7th I Klamath
. as, aa
ricking
up overseas
''...on the fly
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Nothing it quit so precious to a fightingaun as a
letter from a loved one back home nothing more
miserable than "sweating out" mail call for the
letter that doesn't come.
Picking up mail "on the fly" at small stations, as
shown here, is one way Southern Pacific and other
railroads see to it that your letters are handled
quickly.
Another example of fast, efficient mail service
was Southern Pacific's handling of Christmas mail .
to the men overseas. v -
All mail to the Pacific fighting fronts is first rout
ed to Army and Fleet Post Offices in San Francisco,
During the last Christmas season, 2,931 carloads oi '
overseas mail rolled into Oakland and, San Fran
cisco rail terminals! If the mail bags in these cars
were placed end to end they would have formed a
continuous column from San Francisco to Seattle.
To get this unprecedented volume of mail through
on time-loading, transporting, switching, handling,
and trucking problems were worked out well in ad
vance. Manysolid trains of mail were run across
the country thousands of freight cars were
"drafted" for mail service. Everything possible was
done to assure your fighting man a letter or pack
age from home on Christmas. .
We want you to know that mail for fighting men
comes first with us. It is never put aside for other
traffic. You know how letters help the morale oi
men and. women at the front. So, won't you write
more letters? Whether it's V-mail or regular mail,
write often. ' .
. The friendly
Southern Pacific
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