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BRYANT AWAHDED
I'KC Odoll Bryant, routo 3,
Klumiilh Fulls, hns buan award
ed Ilia Cumlmt Iiifiinlrymiin
budge for conspicuous nclilovo
nu'iils against Ihi! enemy In Our
iniiny. lie Ik In till) With Infantry
ri'tllimmt, 2nd dvlitlon,
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MOULTON GETS STAR
M8gl. Loo It. Moulton, Ofltli
infantry dlvlaon, liu received
tlm llronzo Stiir for meritorious
iii'lili'vi'inrnt In connection with
operutloiK ngnnat the enemy on
l.i'ytu mill Oklnuwii, from Feb
ruiiry 1 to Muy 2D, 104S. Ho
liu been In the service four
yearn. Ho In a brother of Mm.
Kdwurd Scogglna, 12(13 Hoard
inun avenue, Khiiniith Falls.
BROTHERS 8ERVC
' Two brothers from Klamalh
Fulls are serving In two differ
ent theater of wnr. They nre
PFC Lnuls K, Porter. United
Stntua mnr no corns, and Cnl
Wnrren II. I'orter, who la with
the 80th nfnnlry aorvlco division
of tho U. 8. army tinder Conera)
Putton In Germany. Both grad
notes of Klanmth Union hlith
school, these boys are the sona
'of Mr, and Mm. Louis K. Porter
Sr., former realdvntt of Klamath
Full, now of Portland.
After 1.1 niujor butllos in the
South Pacific, PFC Laul Porter
hu reported to oiinp tjnoo.-
innker ill Ouklund. California.
Warren him a wife and younif
on residing In Sulcm.
TWO MEDALS
Two combat decorations for
vnlor in action on Sulpun thu
Silver Stur and uronzo bin
have been presented Marine
IMuloon Heruuunt Uvorua C
Duvics of Klvcrslclo, tilt) marina
corns announced today. Davie,
nit artilleryman, earned hit
ltronxo Slur on the night of June
20.21, 1U44, when he single
handedly tried to snlvugo preel
oin amiminiiion from a burning
dump. It wai near the end of
the cnmpnlKii, on July 7, that
the 2U-year-old leatherneck
enrned hla Silver Star. When a
((roup of murines were imilutcd
unci racing iinninnniion aurina
n Jan attack. Davica curried
machine guns and ammunition to
them, directed their fire against
I ho uncnmlnil Jam and Ilivguy
bent off Iho attack. Preaentatlon
nf the award win made by Col
Ceoma Van Orden. commanding
officer of the Marine Uarracka
where Davica now ii stationed.
HOSFORD DISCHARGED
On June 10. Cnl. Don E. Hoa
furd was dlschurged from tbo
United Slutea army under the
new point release system. Ha Is
a former reaident of Klamath
Valla, and attended Klamath Ull
Ion hlKh school.- Ha enliated in
September 10, 1040, and aerved
for 32 months In Alaska, return'
InU to till country in January
of 1044. Ho was stationed at
Camp Grubcr in Alabama, and
transferred to Fort Lewis,
Wash., for dlachame.
At the time of his enlistment,
he resided with Ms parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Epoch of 3S20
Anderson avenue.
ABOARD CRUISER
Gene Mitchell EM 3c, some
where In tho Western Pacific,
la among the crew who la
fighting Jtips and buying wnr
bonds with its navy pay.
Gene Is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Wnldrlp, Tulelako,
Calif.
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COMPLETES COURSE
From Chanute Field, III.,
comes word that Pvt. Charles
F. Cornett, ion of Mrs. J. O.
Machado, Rt. 3, Box B2B, has
satisfactorily completed a course
of Instruction in electronics, at
the army nlr forces training
commnnd school.
RICHARDS ASSIGNED
A S H E V IL L E, N. C Lt.
Ralph W. Rlehnrda has been as
signed to hcndciunrtcrs of the
AAK wcnlhor wing to pilot per
sonnel of tho wing on offlclnl
missions throughout the United
States, wing hcadquartors an
nounced todn.
Lt. Richards, whoso wife- Doris
Hamilton Richards, lives In
Klnmnth Falls, spent 15 months
ns a pilot In tho Aleutian islnnda
boforo returning to tho States to
bo an Instructor. Ho came to
Ashovllle from Turner field,
Albnny, Ga.
Prior to entering the service,
Lt. Rlchnrds was a pre-mcdlcol
Htudcnt at Pasadena, Calif, jun
ior colloge. t t
ULRICH IN BATTLE
. Lt. (Jg) Rowland L. Ulrlch, 33,
USNR, son of Mr. and Mrs.
George C. Ulrlch of 626 Conger
nvcnuo In Klamath Falls,
helped to tnko a destroyer Into
the battle of Okinawa. From
March 12 to April 27, the de
stroyer helped to blast the Japs
at Okinawa, and also participat
ed In the bombardment of Mln
aml Dnito on April 21.
Crew members aboard tho de
stroyer wear the American and
Aslntlc-Paclflc theater ribbons
and the Philippine Liberation
ribbon with one Bronzo Star..
During battle, Ulrlch sorvos
In the mnln radio room,
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VAN METER ON OKINAWA
MALIN Cpl. Ray-Van Meter,
formerly of Malln, serving with
tho 6th mnrlne division, is now
on Okinawa, according to his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Van
Meter, Mnlln. Ha served at Sit
ka for 10 months, and has been
In tho servioe since early In the
- PILES
SUCCESSFULLY TREATED
NO PAIN . NO HOSI'ITAMZATfON
No l.0lt of Tlmo
Formation! Koooltol
DR. E. Ma MARSHA
. Oklroaraolla Pkrololoa
tt No. Ilk - Kiqolro Tkoolro ails,
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wii iifAiint
INU YVUMLIN
war. His wife and 3-month-old
son, J I m m I o, whom hu hus
never seen, also reside hero.
Hie brother, Cpl. John Vun
Motor, Is serving with tho 1st
armored division in Germany
and writes that ho hopes to re
inuln In the service with the
army of occupation.
ECCLES PROMOTED
But. Ivan E. Ecclcs of the 43th
tank battalion In tho Kuropeiin
theater of operutlnna hua re
ceived a promotion to tho rank
of stuff sergeant, according to
word received hero by hla wife,
Shirley J. Eccles of 213S Holu
bird street.
Ho lias purticlpnted In cum
pnlgns In the diminution of tho
Kulir pocket and thu Danube
river push, and Is uttuched to
tho 13th armored division ns a
mortar platoon sorgcant,
RHOADS ENDS TRAINING
Dornn Curtis Rhonda, S 1c,
United Slules nuvy. bus com
pleted training at the school for
aviation mnchlnlsta mntca at
the naval air technical training
center at Norman, Oklu. Ho will
now be transferred to a navul
unit afloat or to another shore
station for further Instruction
and work. Ho la the son of Mr,
and Mrs. A. M. Ithoncls of 524
Grant atrctit, and the husband
of Katherlna II. Hhoiids of Nor
man, Okla.
lihoada enlisted In September,
1044, entering the NATTC In
January of this year nnd grudu.
ating on Juno 10. Prior to cn
tcrlng the servlca he was cm'
ployed as an ulrcrnft mechanic,
KLAMATH MEN PARADE
Four Klamath Falla men
helped their bottnllon celebrate
us Ultra blrtliduy by participat
ing In a parade in Halle. Ger
many, June I. They ara PFC
John M. Fny of S. 0th: PFC
Albert E. Glynn of 015 Addison:
Sgt. Maxwell S. Hargrove of
1032 Summers lano, and James
W. Overturf, also of this city.
Tho 817th tnnk destroyer but
tnllon, of which they nre mem
bers, has served in France, licl-
glum and Germany since Au
gust 22. It took part in tho Hurt'
gen forest fighting, and in tho
campaigns that carried tho
Amorlcans across Germany and
to a junction with tho Ruaslnna,
LINZI RETURNS
Cpl. A. L. (Pat) Llnzi has re
turned to this country after al
most 2Vi years in the Pacific
theater of war. He was wound
ed on Iwo Jlma in Murch of
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Purplo Heart. Tho aon of lone
Lintt of 4230 Austin, Linzi ia
in a naval hospital in Oakland,
Calif.
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PROMOTED IN FIELD
Word has been received by
Charles E. Shotts of Gilchrist,
that his son, Charles F. Shotts,
has received a battlefield pro
motion from TSgt. to 2nd Lt.
He Is the platoon leader of the
415th infantry in tho European
theater of operations, and hns
participated in campnlgns in
northern France and Germany.
He is the holder of the Sliver
Star, the Certificate of Merit
and the Combat Infantryman's
badge.
PETTY IN BATTLE
Cpl. Evan R, Petty of 1346
Lnkeview street was with the
127th field artillery battalion
in Germany when its artillery
assault which preceded tho 0th
army's mass drive across the
Rhine river, helped soften up
enemy defenses all along the
east bank of the Rhine. Men of
B battery,- firing one round
per minute for one period of 60
consecutive minutes, worked
their howitzers until tho barrels
became so hot that it was nec
essary to pour cold water on
them after each round,
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UERLINGS IN TEXAS -Capt.
George H. Uerllngs, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Uerllngs
of 817a H. 4th, Is now serving
with the AAF training command
at Sheppard field, Tex.
Uerllngs entered tho service
in December. 1041. and received
his commission in March, 1043.
He served for" 17 months In the
China-Burma-India theater as a
member of the 71st squadron,
THE MOOSE
will hold regular
DANCE
Saturday Night, June 30
for members and their families
SAWMILL MEN
There will be work
over the week of the 4th
at
IVORY PINE
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1st liaison group in the 10th air
force. Ho holds the Air Medal
with one Ouk Leaf cluster.
Prior tn h a assignment to
Sheppard fluid, he was stationed
lit lieudquartora AAF WFTC ut
Santa Anu, Cullf.
McKAYS REUNITED
Word has been received from
PFC Gene McKay, 6511 Alta
mont drive, by The Herald and
News, tolling of a reunion on
Now Guinea with his brother
Gordon,
"After a year In various Is
lands of the South Pacific,"
Gene says, "we finally met and
aro stutloned together. Al
though both of us are - in the
anti-ulrcraft we aro in different
outfits. Wo were both on Now
Cnlodonlu and Guadalcanal at
different times, then Gordon
went to Sterling Island in tho
Treasury group before coming
to New Guinea."
PFC Gordon McKay Is a gun
ner on a 40 MM gun crew and
Gcno is a radio oDcrator.
Gene's twin brother, Dean, Is
with tho military police station
ed at Camp White.
BARKER REPORTS
Everett W. Barker, S 1c, of
302 Victory divc, has reported
in ut tho U, S. naval armed
guard center, Treasure Island,
Cullf.. after 14 months as a mem
ber of u gun crew of a merchant
ship.
CARSTENSEN GRADUATED
Robert J. Carstensen, son of
Mr. und Mrs. J. Carstensen,
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"uutcd from aviation ordnance
nnuui m wiivbuiivijii;. eh. v
received recruit training before
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being transferred to Florida.
TRAINING
Pvt. Gerald V. Walsh, son of
rl,nrli. A Wlh Oiok U,.n
has entered basic training at
Kccslcr field, Miss., for several
weeks of recruit drill.
IN TEXAS
Pvt. W. M. McCullcy, 18,
whose wife lives In Klamath
Falls, has arrived at Camp Wol
tcrs infantry replacement cen
ter to begin basic training,
SCHMITZ AWARDED
HQS. TENTH AIR FORCE IN
INDIA-BUHMA Award of the
fourth Oak Leaf Cluster to the
Air Medal to 1st Lt. Lawrence
J. Schmltz, 21, son of William
Schmltz, 317 Lincoln, Klamath
Kails, hns been announced by
MaJ. Gen. Howard C. Davidson,
commanding general of the 10th
air force.
A pilot for the second troop
carrier squadron of the 10th,
Lt. Schmltz also holds the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross with
two Oak Leaf Clusters.
Ho has been In the armed
forces 24 months, having served
the past eight montlis in the
India-Burma theater, during
which time he has amassed a
total of 800 combat flying
hours.
He attended Osmond, Nebr.,
high school.
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LEMAY IN CALIFORNIA
SHOEMAKER, Calif. John
W. Lcmay, pharmacist's mate,
first class, USN, 24, son of Mrs.
E. M. Lemay, 3205 Barry ave
nue, Is now serving with ship's
company personnel at the
world's largest naval receiving
station, a unit of the U. S. navl
training and distribution center.
Lcmay has served in the U. S.
navy for the last four years and
nine months, during which time
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he has had three and one-half
yours of sea duty with eight
months In the' South weat Pa
cific. He has served aboard the
hospital ship. US3 Relief. He
weurs campaign ribbons for the
American Area, the Asiatic-Pacific
Area with one star, and
tho American Defense Service
Medal. He has also been award
ed the Navy Good-Conduct
Medal,-
Prior to his entry In the U. S.
navy, Lemay attended St.
Helons high school at St.
Helens, Oregon.
CARPENTER IN STATES
A veteran of 32 months in the
Pacific, Marine Sgt. Olaf C. Car
pentor, 25, of Klamath Falls, re
cently returned to this country
and is now at the marine corps
base, San Diego, waiting for
furlough and reassignment.
While overseas he participated
In the battles for Guam and
bloody Iwo Jlma.
Ho la the son of Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Carpenter, 6125 Summers
lane.
BORTIS HOME
SSgt. Rodney D. Bortla, aon
of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bortla,
640 Roscway drive. Is home on
a 60-day furlough. Sgt. Bortis
sponi six momna in a German
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prison camp. Ho jumped from
a crippled B-24 ana landed In
the Ruhr valley. His chute
caught In a tree where he hung
for an hour and a half.
"An elderly German climbed
up and handed me a knife," said
Bortis. "I cut my harness and
came down a little tree. I was
immediately picked up by the
military and hustled off to Jail.
They later took me to Frankfurt
and then to a prison camp, later
moving me to another camp. I
was liberated by the 7th army."
Sgt. Bortis paid tribute to the
Red Cross for getting parcels in
to the men in the prison camp.
IN TEXAS
Norman' Andrew Priest, son
of L. E. Priest, J410 Lakeview.
and Martin Leo Snyder, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Snyder, Rt.
3, Box 545, have arrived at
Camp Wolters, Texas, for addi
tional training. Both are pri
vates In the infantry.
MOULTON AWARDED
MSat. Leo R. Moulton has
been awarded the Bronze Star
meaai ior meritorious acnieve
mcnt on Leyte and Okinawa.
In making the award, Maj.
Gen. J. L. Bradley, commanding
tho 06lh division, commended
Sgt. Moulton for his outstanding
services during both campaigns,
at 2 P. M.
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when as sergeant major of the
division adjutant general's of
fice, he assumed the duties of
certain key officers who were
absent during combat phases.
He performed theae functions In
addition to his regular duties,
and completed them with ef
ficiency. The son of Mrs. Anna Moulton,
3203 Boardman avenue, he ia a
graduate of Deer River, Minn.,
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high school, and was a student
at Southern Oregon college of
education, Ashland, before en
tering the army.
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EVERITT IN STATES
SSgt. Donald A. Everitt, 27,
veteran rifleman In the European
theater of operation, arrived at
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HERALD AND NEWS NINE
LaGuardia field, New York,
aboard an air transport command
trans-Atlantic plane. He has
been awarded the Canadian Mili
tary Medal and the European
theater ribbon with one star.
His wife, Gwendolyn, resides In
England, and he Is the son of
Mrs. Earl Whltlock of 230 N. 8th
street in Klamath Falls.
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