HJR MEN AND WOMEN
IN SERVICE
fsk fttj
tcr, United States army, young-
mi on oi rar. and Mrs. Joe
Foster, hus recently written
lionio Hint ho is in Germany
.....a IM RERMANY
i Presley II. Thomas, son
,,le ; Vhomn? Sr. o Bly.
wns one 01 a numuor oi
P."' "i .i. ii record on the
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, tory goes on to say Hint
flshtlng on this particular
wit sketchy tough In somo
and eiiHy-iioiiiK m uii'ii.
lank baltullon or wnicli
U Is a member, was try-
b blast a way ir mu iui
try, and aunuumy iuuhu
Itltcy Were lour umnn piiuii.
t -i fii. n.nrllnmtt stunk in
Cud might well hnve bec
Iked on1 ' cml w-,,v
he recovery crews, worn-
the face oi aireci nrc
' ... , ivhleh Inelnrlerl
ick guns and artillery, the
I dodged around, seeking
V when things "got too hot."
lour tnnKS were, punea oui,
iiiE up anoiner pcncci
oralis has lived In Kliimnth
loth Keno high school and
talli Union high school. He
been overseas lor one-ana-
iaf years.
OK FUHLOUOH
!o Klamath Falls men who
irrived In this country on
noli are Cant. Cliuido W.
fcitrs and SSgt. Clarence
iluniiker. Cnpt. Summers
kd for ii) monius in me
ilerranenn thenter of opcr
k. Ills sister. Mrs. Evelyn
pliers, his moinor, Mrs.
Hnnner. and arandmnther.
J. F. McKcchnlo, all live In
hnlh Falls. Ho served in
iisth air force as a flight
kinder on a B-24 Liberator,
lai 93 combat missions to
Credit, and 275 operational
tat flying hours.
But. llunzlker or Z70B Ueroy
Elamath Falls served with
B5lh air force in the Euro-
theater or operations as a
jr ball gunner on a B-24
Intor. lie was overseas or
months.
BEEDER FIGHTS
10ARD A U. S. BATTLE-
OFF OKINAWA Al
B. Reedcr, ship's cook,
class, USNR, whose wife
at Klamath Falls, fought
rd this floating fortress as
Birow steel at the Jupancse
bkinawa in tho week-long
Mrdment that cleared the
ta for invadine trooos. So
ly wore her big guns that
encountered no enemy
In the areas she covered.
IVORSEN GETS WINGS
pert James Halvorscn, son
and Mrs. Austin H. Hal-
si, 2530 Gcttle, rccontly
nu silver wings of a ni ot
as promoted to the rank of
omccr in the army air
at Turner field, Albany,
ia.
SPENCER RETURNS
, C"P': E- w- Spencer returned
to Dewltt General hospital at
Auburn, Calif., Tuesday, after
a slx-duy convalescent leave
spent with his wife's relatives
here.
Mrs. Rni'nnt.i' u,mi rnHl.lna ..,
-- . , -- , .iv IVOIUVB HI
Grass Vulley, Calif,, accom-
iiunieii nor iiusnand on his visit
home lo her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. F. Oudson, 433 Mlchl
an. Spencer, whose parents live
n Los Angeles, enlisted In
Klamath Falls, In April, 1041.
Ho spent a year In Alaska, and
on his return was murricd to
Miss Dodson. Then he was sent
to the European theater of op
erations, where ho spent 1
years.
He was a member of the 8th
air force nnd was stationed in
England. France and Bcluium
with the ordnance division, sup
plying ammunition for the air
lorcc.
In France a bomb exploded
too close to Copt. Spencer, the
concussion hospitalizing him.
Ho was sent to England to re
cuperate.
Spencer's group was on bomb
destroying work after the inva
sion, a tricky Job at best. They
were also detailed to observe
damngc of allied and enemy
bombing.
Buzz bombs filled the air,
were shot down as often as pos
sible by the 8th, and scattered
wrecks strewed the ground
abount the B-17 station where
Spencer was based.
Capt. Spencer is entitled to
wear ribbons ror American De
fense, Pre-Pcarl Harbor, Ameri
can theater of operations,
European theater of operations,
four Battle Stars, the Bronze
Star medal, Purple Heart and
tho Presidential Citation.
He returned March 12. 1B45,
from overseas, and has been re
ceiving medical treatment since
his return.
Hoslty Mills
Delivering mall to navy men
throughout the Pacific area is
the task of the fleet post office
where the average day's hand
line includes 1.500.000 pieces of
first class mail and 3,500 space
tons of papers and parcels.
A member of this busy postal
staff is Ermcl H. Hosley, mail
man second class, USNR, of
Cluloquin, who has been attach
ed to this activity for nine
months. His duties Involve work
ing in the money order section.
Hosley is the husband of Mrs.
Margaret Hosley of 1718 Cres
cent in Klamath Falls. Prior to
entering the navy In April of
1044, ho was postmaster at Chil-oquin.
" iT i mi nw i ni ii
with the Oth army, but docs not
know where he will be sent
from there. Foster, for some
time, was near the Holland line
quartered in Germany, but
eating his meals in Holland. He
is in the army signal corps.
While in Holland, Sgt. Foster
was sent back to Paris for a
week of special study. He left
England and entered France in
the fall of 1044. He entered
army service in October of
1042, training at Camp Joseph
T. Robinson in Arkansas, Camp
Young in California and Camp
Polk, Louisiana. He arrived in
England in April of 1044.
At the time of his enlistment,
m 5 "
Sgt., Foster was employed by
Ellingson mill near Keno. He
was a graduate of the Keno
high school in 1938, and of the
Southern Oregon College of
Education in 1041, teaching one
year at Altamont.
Mr. and Mrs. Foster have also
received word that their older
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Appltcalori
ion, FFC Walter S. Foster, Is
now on Okinawa. Foster Is at
tached to the United States
army infantry.
He entered servlco In June
of 104a, and received his basic
training ut Cump Roberts in
California. He was sent overseas
in December of that year, and
was stationed on New Cale
donia for a number of months.
While there,. he was in clerical
work most of tho time, serving
as postal and company clerk. In
the fall of 1044, ho was moved
from New Caledonia to another
position, from which ho was
sent Into combat on Okinawa.
Foster's wife and two-year-old
son live in Klumath Falls. At
the lime of his enlistment he
was employed In Klamath Falls
as the manager of a Shell serv
ice station. He is a graduate of
the Keno high school with the
class of 1036, later working for
the state highway department
for about three years, and was
also employed by F. R. Hauger
of Klamath Falls, before accept
ing employment with the Shell
Oil company.
IRETON RETURNS
Sgt. Gail Ircton has returned
to this country after serving for
three years with
the 333rd cn
ginccrs. He
spent 20 months
overseas in Eng
land, France and
Germany.
He was hos
p i t a 1 i 7. e d in
France for sev
eral weeks, and
will remain in a
hospital in the
United States
for six weeks
before coming
home on fur
lough to visit his
mother; Mrs.
Harry Kirkpat-
rick.
Sgt. Ircton has lived in Klam
ath Falls for several years,- and
attended both grade and high
school here.
DICKINSON CITED
PFC John M. Dickinson, a
scout with the 5th army in
Italy, whose wife, Edith, lives
in Klamath Falls, has been cited
by the 362nd infantry regiment
of the 5th army's 01st "Powder
River" division, and awarded the
Combat Infantryman Badge for
actual participation in combat
against the enemy in Italy.
Standards for the badge are
high. Tlie decoration is award
ed to the infantry soldier who
has proved his fighting ability
in combat. The handsome badee
consists of a silver rifle set
against a background of infantry
blue, and enclosed in a silver
wreath.
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The Gulden Years Plan gives yout
1. Definite monthly income for
. life when you wish to retires
2. Protection for family now;
3. Pays double for accidental
death before retirement age;
4. Builds up large cash reserve. "
5. Pays steady income if you
are permanently disabled.-
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EVA LONG
118 N. 7th Street,
Klamath Falls, Or.
The latchstring's put . . . Have a Coke
... or drop in for Sunday supper
Home tweet home seem, twice as sweet when friends drop in-with fun
nd food and good refreshment. That's the time when Coca-Cola, served
icy-cold, ii not only a delicious treat-but a symbol, too, of good fellowshipj
k wre to keen Coke In tout Icebox. There's no more cordial way to show
i -
gftdoua hospitality and make young folks feel at home than by offering guests
invitation Havt a Coke.
lOtlllO UNtrit AUTHORITY Of THI COCA-COIA COMPANY
COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF KLAMATH FALLS
eBSSprlnaSt. . . Phon.S632
frilra"Br.nrA.nnt!l .
Von naturally hear Coca-Cola
called by its friendly abbreviation
I "Coke". Both mean tho quality prod
uct oi i no toca-wu company.
Hf WBHINOTOK
Gerald E. Einarsson, S 2c, son
of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Einarsson,
005 Alameda, is now in Washington,-D.
C, where he is en
rolled in the navy school of
music. Gerald is majoring in
clarinet and in a letter received
recently, advised his parents he
played on May 28, and also on
Memorial day with the navy
band in Washington. He is solo
clarinetist with his band. Friends
wishing to write Gerry may ad
dress him, Gerald E. Einarsson
S 2c, US Navy School of Music,
Barracks "N", Bunk 143, Receiv
ing Station. Navy Yard, Wash
ington, D. C.
EASTBUHN ON TEAM
Roy E. Eastburn, 21, cox
swain, 2530 Darrow, is a star
performer on a Seabee softball
team which has defeated all
comers on its midget-sized dia
mond on a tiny island some
where in the Western Pacific.
DUNCAN PROMOTED
HAMILTON FIELD. Calif.
The promotion of Forrest Dun
can, 2129 Oak, from private first
class to corporal, has been an
nounced by the Hamilton Field
base unit of the air transport
command's west coast wing.
Cpl. Duncan, husband of Ethel
Duncan of Klamath Falls, enter
ed the army Oct. 2, 1042, and
was transferred to Hamilton
field Dec. 23, 1944.
MISSED BROTHER
By only a few hours did Lt.
James C. Ellis of 2220 Wlard
in Klamath Falls miss a visit
with his brother. PFC Dan R.
Ellis, held in a German prison
camp cast ot the Rhine since he
parachuted with an airborne di
vision behind the nfezl lines on
D-Day,
"I'm glad I missed him, be
cause he s on i his way home to
Oregon in a plane," remarked
Lt. Ellis, message center chief
ot the 78th "Lightning" divis
ion which approached the lib
erated prison camp containing
his brother.
Upon learning that his divis
ion was overrunning the neigh
borhood of the prison, Lt. Ellis
contacted the organization which
captured it and investigated.
He learned through a letter
from PFC Ellis' buddy that he
was on his way home, and in
good health.
"I hadn't seen him In three
years," Lt. Ellis said. "I lost
track of him since he was im
prisoned." His parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.
C. Ellis, last saw their para
troop son two years ago at
Christmas.
BAKER SERVES
Cpl. Lyle V. Baker, serving
in Germany with the 35th divis
ion of the 134th infantry, has
been promoted to staff sergeant,
his mother, Mrs. Vivian Baker
of 926 Delores, waa recently
advised. Baker took part in the
Normandy, Northern France
and Germany campaigns.
McCULLOUGH SERVED
SSgt. Andrew W. McCul
lough, 1882 Academy, served
with an air service command
depot in England during the
heavy bombing of Germany. A
soldier since April 7, 1942, Mc
Cullough has been overseas 18
months. He is a former Wey
erhaeuser Timber company employe.
Work Ponts
Work Shirts
OREGON WOOLEN
SIh nd Main
Thursday Jun. 1, 1945
HERALD AND NEWS SEVEN
ERICKSON ON DUTV
Sgt. Clarence Erlckson, 25,
Ann nf Mr nnr! lT(-a Plurnnn
Erickson, 725 Front, is current
ly assigned to ine AM' redis
tribution station No. 4, at Santa
Ana army air base Sgt. Erick
son, who was an auto mechanic
with the 5th air force, entered
the service on January 3, 1942,
and went overseas in February,
1842. He is entitled to wear one
Unit Citation, two Battle Stars,
and Pacific theater ribbons for
his participation in the Pacifc
theater.
First Lt. Benjamin J. Goddard
has reported to the AAF conval
escent hospital at Fort George
Wright, Washington after seven
months in the European theater.
Lt. Goddard served as a naviga
tor of a B-17 Flying Fortress
with the 8th air force, and wears
the Air Medal with four Oak
Leaf Clusters as well as the ETO
ribbon.
Lt. Goddard is the son of Mrs.
Dora Goddard of 424 Mt. Whit
ney in Klamath Falls, and the
husband of Mrs. Olinda Goddard
of Hardin, Montana.
.
Harvey John Ovgard, 24, RM
2e HSU IdO.I Wall ho. -
ported for duty at the Klamath
naval air station, following a 12-
mnnth'a inur nt rlllfl, ahxno.J n
destroyer and an aircraft 'carrier
wai participated in actions at
Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal,
Stewart Islands, : Attu, Pelellu,
Lcyte, San Bernardino Straits
and Llngayen gulf. , : ; :: ;
Ovgard, whose parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. F. Stephens, live at .
the Klamath Falls address, has
been in the navy for 63 months.
He Is a graduate of Marshall
h.P school In MlnnonnnlU Kfln.
nesota. - . ;
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