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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1945)
v OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN SERVICE to, fci fi tek GUISINQER BETS MEDAL TUL-EL-AKE In n luller re conlly ruculvcd by Mrs. II, O. Tlioiupsmi of Tuluhiko from liur brother, 8Sgt, Oru Gulslngur (if Klitnmtli I'iiIIh, she won In funned Unit ho hail boon award I'd tho llron.u Htur luudul for inorllorlus service on April 21 In Urn vicinity of Wolltliigcr, Gurimiiiy. Ordered on patrol behind en emy lines near Wollllngoii, mem bers of thin patrol , liicliidlnK Gulslnger and five other men, on lured the town on their own Initiative, despite the .fact . thiil they were -. under ubsorvu-. Hon, and uncer- ' tallied o n e m y troop dlsposl Hon and Instiil-K, hillonii, Thoy succeeded In clearing mi vera I houses, burning enemy vehicles and equipment, and capturing two enemy off loom and one en listed man, (Jut off by enemy forces on their return, the patrol fought through heavy muchlno Kim fire, and returned to their own linen with two members of the patrol listed an missing In netlon, Thcso two members have since been returned to mili tary control. Sgt. Gulslnger Is the on of Mr. and Mm. O. O. Gulslnger of 2(154 Applcgnte In Kliimnth Falls, AWARDED CLUSTER For heroic achievement In ne tlon on April 2:i, near Ostiglia, Italy, Pvt. Jack D. Tavcnner Iiiim fmf,tli4 11,. ni,w i.. frnvrn ter. the Bronzo Star and cltn-l'-: "J Hon from MnJ. L ucn. row w. Kendall, A com bat force of 13 men and three officers all v o 1 u nteers was ordered to cross the Po river and seize the railroad bridge. Pvt. Taven ncr, member of this patrol, ran, crawled, and climbed for 000 yards across tha bridge, ex posed to enemy lire. Ho reach ed tho far bank of the river and fought for threo hours against entrenched German paratroop ers. Tho patrol carried the at tack forward and enabled addi tional forces to cross tho river. Tavenncr Is tho son of Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Tavenncr of 703 N. Ninth. He enlisted In February, 1044. This Is the sec ond citation ho has been award ed. ... ROPER LANDS WITH SIXTH ARMY ON LU ZON When PFC Jack R. Hoprr, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Roper. Klomath Falls, Ore., went ashoro at Lognspt with tho 1270 combat engineer battalion, It marked his second D-Day land ing In less than four months. He was with tho Initial ansa 11 It wave at Llngaycn gulf and ono of the first men to enter Manila. When Manila was secured, the engineers were assigned to the 1,18th regimental combat team which was moving south In pur suit of remnants of the Japanese army. Their landing at Legaspi on April 1 won ono of tho best ports In southern Luzon. Roper entered tho army short ly after ho graduated from KUHS whero ho was acllvo in Jtiornallsm and debating socie ties. Ho has been in the nrmy three years and overseas 18 months. CONNER ON MIDWAY MIDWAY ISLANDS Since the battle of Midway, these Is lands In the Pacific have been transformed Into one of the most impregnable bastions assisting tho fleet in Its air and sea war against the Japanese. Ono of tho men stationed here Is Har vey G. Conner, MM 3c, USNR, of Hanford, Calif. Conner entered the navy In March, 1044, and has been over seas for 12 months. His wife, Lucille, resides at 313 Martin here, and his parents, Mr, and Mrs. Harvey O. Conner, make their home at Pnlslcy. r Before entering the naval service, 'Conner was a machinist employed by the McFar Machine shop, Hanford. , limn J JUST UNPACKED! Leather Face Monkey Face Canvas QUANTITY LIMITED bick Reeded PRITCHARD PROMOTED ' FIFTH AIIl FORCE, Philip pines Joseph M. Prltehurd, A-20 pilot with 312th bombard mont group of Bth air force In the Philippines, has been pro moted 10 t irsi Lieutenant. His wife, Mrs. Frances Prltchard and datiuhtcrs, Karen and Kay, live in Fresno, Calif. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joo F. Prltchard, 02S California, Klamath Falls. Overseas 12 months and credited with 42 combat mis sions, Lt. Prltchard Is a grad uate of Klamath Union high school and attended Sacramento junior collego before enlisting In tho air forco in August, 1040. Ho received his wings and com mission in August, 1043. - CASSIDY HETURNS SSgt. Dunne Cassldy, who has been a prisoner of .war for eight months in Germany, has returned to the States and Is now enjoying a 00-day furlough hero and In Bly. Sgt. Cassldy has been in the service for threo and a half years and was stationed in Eng land for a year beforo being taken a prisoner of the Germans. He has completed 10 missions with tha 8th air forco on a B-17. His mother is Mrs. Florence Cassldy of Gooding, Ida. Since his return to the States, he was married to the former Martha Givan of Bly. SCHARFENSTEIN TRAINS For the first tjmo In tho his tory of tho United States coast guard, regular cadets from the coast guard academy in New London, Conn., will train on the Great Lukes this summer. Among those training will be Cadet Stuart T. Scharfcnstcln, formerly of Klamath Falls. ' Two crouns of aDnroxImatelv 110 cadets, equally, divided be tween ursi ana tnird classmen, will make 18-day cruises aboard the new coast guard cutter Mackinaw. Cadet Scharfcnstcln now Is aboard the Mackinaw. Ho will complete his first cruise July 27, and begin his second, August 21, ending bcpicmocr a. YOU DONT NEED CASH . 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She taught aerial naviga tion to cadets at Cabaniss field, Corpus Chrlsti, .Tex. and at naval air station, Lakchurst, N. J. ON SUPER CHEW WALKER AAF. VICTORIA, Kos. Cpl. William L. St. John, former resident of Klamath Falls, will soon complete train ing as a crew member of a B-20 Superfortress at this second air force training station, and will then bo reody to move with IiIb organization overseas to contin ue the war against Japan. Cpl. St. John is the son of Mr. I. ' x" In a diamond, quality 'is more-Important than I s'ze ' Look" for color,' look for lustre and ; r- A t ft A -"fire," look for faceting that enables, the rVf''Jjf 'J ': stone to flash with maximum ; beauty! .' . . f ' 0 I Let us help you in your selection, so you can fwy f I benefit by our experience and reputation . '. I And take this opportunity,' ' moreover to ' I (5 '" " ' " , ; choose from our-present outstanding 'eolfee-" I 4 , f .'V ff ' ' tion of beautiful -engagement and wedding l . -:. . : P . ' . ' V- 4?1L Mickys Jewelers - 700 Main St. Phone 3151 , .. : . , and Mrs. Herbert L, St. John of 110 Ewnuna street, Klamath Fulls. Mo Is a graduate of KUHS. Prior to entering the service, ho was employed as lo comotive fireman. Cpl. St. John Is a radio operator. JOHNS IN PHILIPPINES Pvt. Richard L. Johns, a Klumuth Indian from Chllouuln, is now in a hospital In the Phil ippines with miliaria, but wants his family und many friends to know thut he Is all right, accord ing to a letter received from him. . Ho Joined the army In 1044 and Is now with the 31st Infan try division in tho Philippines. Ho attended Chlloquln high school and participated in all snorts, und wus a member of the first squud on tho basketball team. PATTERSON AT MIDWAY MIDWAY ISLANDS Though only dots on the Pacific map. theso strategically located is lands have been developed Into ono of the important - Island buses being used by tho Pacific fleet In carrying the war to the jupuncso Homeland, une of the men stationed here Is Harold L. Patterson. F 1c. of Malln. Patterson entered tho navy In Fcbruury, 1044, und hns been overseas for 10 months. His wife, Mrs. Sadio Patterson, re sides at RFD 1. Malin. Prior to joining the navy, Pat terson wus a farmer, . MYERS AT PEARL HARBOR PEARL HARBOR, T. H As sisting in the important work of caring for navy men's teeth is r.ugcne A urea Myers, ph. m. 2c, USNR, of Klamath Falls, Ore. Myers enlisted in the navy in May, 1042. and has been overseas for three months. His wife, Mildred Myers, resides at Bremerton, Wash. His parents arc also residents 01 Bremerton. Before entering the naval service, he was employed by tho Klamath Falls dental clinic. HOME TOGETHER Together for itho first time since December 8, 1941, the three sons of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Zupan, 420 Commercial street, were reunited at their, home June 11. They are left to right. Sgt. Thomas T. Zupan, army air corps; y 3c peter u. zupan, U. S. navy: MS 1c Michael J. Zupan, U. S. navy. All have oeen overseas. Thomas was in New Guinea and Australia for -4 years. Michael served on an aircraft carrier in most of the major battles in the South Pa cific for 24 years, while Peter served on a -transport at Iwo Jima for eight months. ' PROMOTED FORT RILEY, Kaa. . Pvt: Claud L. Pearson, motor pool detachment of the "cavalry school, Fort Wiley, Kas son of Mr. and Mrs. Pearson, route 1, box 1037, Klamath Falls, Ore., has been promoted to the rank of technician grade S. 0 (I . , ! . ' ' RICKYS JEWELERS II FLYING FORT SETS RECORD F SEATTLE, July 13 VP) Climbing "like a homesick an gel" In the words of the co pilota B-17 Flying Fortress rose 43,400 ' feet Into the sky Wednesday and the Boeing Air craft company claimed today the mark was a new altitude record for planes in the United States. Another tvDe of Diane reach ed 66.046 feet over Italy in 1038 but Boeing said the flight of "The Shadow" this week was a world record for four-engined aircraft. The plane got Its name be cause half of its fuselage was painted black for test purposes. A number of tests, most of them of a secret nature, were made on the flight. The plane was above 40,000 feet for two hours. 21 minutes, and Co-Pilot Scott Osier, who coined the "homesick angel phrase, said the view from that AT ALL DEALERS OR ALTITUDE Filday, July 13. 1943 altitude was "like three-dimensional weather map," "We could almost forecast weather by eye up there," he said, telling of watching fog roll in toward land from the Pa cific. GOVERNOR RETURNS SALEM, July 13 (P) Gover nor and Mrs. Earl Snell returned to Salem today after having at tended tho National Governors conference at Mackinac Island, Mich. KEGO ON HANCOCK Thomas C. Kcgg, WT 3c, USN, of Weed, Calif., shares the Hancock's unequalled one-day record of 71 enemy aircraft shot down, 19 probably downed, eight destroyed and 12 damaged on the ground, during a raid over the Tokyo area on February .15, 1945. Another Sears Ration-Saving Value for You! J Lazy-Man" Comfort Built In These Air Conditioned Genuine Leather Sandals . . . 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