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THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1968
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON
in all the ship’s athletics, both
in port and aboard. He is a son
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Car
roll of the Arcadia community,
northwest of Nyssa.
News About
SERVICEMEN
Haile Family
To Be Given
‘Silver Star'
The family of Staff Sgt. Don
ald J. Haile, son of Canyon
County Sheriff and Mrs. DaleG.
Haile, have been informed that
he has been awarded, posthum
ously, the Silver Star for gal
lantry in action, along with the
Purple Heart and Combat In
fantryman Badge.
Prior to his death, S/S Haile
had been awarded the National
Defense Service Medal, Viet
nam Service Medal and the Viet-
GEORGE O. CARROLL
MICHAEL McCRADY
Michael L. McC rady, son of
Mr. and Mrs. El win L. Mc
Crady, 207 Ennis, Nyssa, uses
a PRC-6 radio while learning
Army communication techni
ques.
A student at the University of
Oregon at Eugene, Cadet Mc-
Crady is attending Army Re
serve Officers Training Corps
summer camp. The course
began June 14 at Ft. Lewis,
Wash.
At the six-week summer
camp, he will learn about the
newest Army weapons and
equipment, leadership and other
military subjects and he will
take part in field exercises.
Upon successful completion
of summer camp and graduation
from college, he is eligible to
be commissioned as a second
lieutenant in the U. S. Army.
Cadet McCrady is a 1964
graduate of Nyssa high school.
GMG2 George Orville Car
roll, was named LAFFEY Sail
or of the month for June 1968.
He was commended for out
standing performance in as
signed duties, for extraordinary
initative in assuming additional
responsibilities, for adherence
to high standards of conduct
and appearance both aboard and
ashore. Other qualities earning
him the honors were signifi
cant contribution to the morale
of his shipmates and members
of the crew of Laffey. He also
demonstrated a desire to im
prove himself and displayed
qualities of leadership and in
itiative which are normally
found in more senior petty of
ficers and higher ranking Naval
officers.
In recognition of his extra
ordinary contributions to the
service, Carroll was entitled
to all of the privileges granted
by reference (a) for a period
of 30 days from date of com
mendation.
After graduating from Adrian
high school in 1965, George
Orville went into the Navy in
October that year. After basic
training at San Diego, he was
assigned to the USS Laffey as
a seaman gunners’ mate. In
the fall of 1966 he became a
GMG3 (Gunners’ Mate Petty
Officer Third Class). In the
spring of 1968, he was advanced
to GMG2 (Second Class). The
Nyssa Navyman has been active
F
HAROLD R. CARROLL
He left July 24 for basic train
ing at Lackland Air Force base
in San Antonio, Texas. Harold
Roy is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Carroll of the Arcadia
area on route 1, Ontario, and
was graduated in 1968 from
Nyssa high school.
The ability to go on when
ordinary men say the battle is
lost, the faith one has when
no one else can see a reason
for it, the vision to see the
rainbow before the storm is
over, the will-power to go on
struggling after strength is
done — that is genius.
nam Campaign ribbon.
The awards will be present
ed August 9, 1968 at Ft. Lewis,
Wash., where Sgt. Haile was
stationed for about one and one-
half years. The presentation
will be made to his widow, Mrs.
Cordelia (Valdez) Haile and his
children Mark and Margo of
Nyssa.
Sgt. Haile, a former member
of the Nyssa police force, was
killed in action on Feb. 9 this
year.
According to a letter from Lt.
Col. Lyman H. Hammondd, Jr.,
commanding officer, Haile’s
company was ‘engaged in a com
bat assault against fortified
hostile emplacements’ at time
of his death. He was ‘mortally
wounded while leading his squad
in the assault.*
Lt. Col. Robert B. Nelson,
another infantry commander
with the 196th Infantry Brigade,
wrote to Sheriff Haile that ‘as
evidenced by Donald’s receipt
of the Silver Star, he was a
courageous and unselfish sold
ier who subordinated his own
welfare to that of his fel
lowmen.’
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Welcome
We take this opportunity to
thank Dr. David Sarazin, the
Malheur Memorial hospital
staff and our friends for their
help and thoughtfulness during
our recent convalescense. - Bill
and Ruth Kouns.
BIRTHS
JULY 25 - To Mr. and Mrs.
Roberto Escalante of Nyssa, a
boy, born at Holy Rosary hos
pital, Ontario.
JULY 29 - To Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Madrid, Jr. of Nyssa, a
boy, born at Malheur Memorial
hospital, Nyssa.
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