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Show Death Claims Two Soldiers; One Reported Missing; One In Prison Camp I " MAJOR HOWARD CANNON Major Howard Cannon Reported Missing In Action Over Germany Two Washington county soldiers gave their lives during September in overseas combat duty, one is reported missing, and one previously previ-ously missing, is a prisoner of war in Germany. Messages from the War Department have been received re-ceived by the respective families during the past ten days. Pvt. Dalton Pulsipher of Hurricane was killed in action in France Sept. 22; Pfc. Willys Matthews of Virgin was killed in action Sept. 29; Major Howard Cannon of St. George is reported missing over Germany since Sept. 17; and Lieut. Stanley M. Schmutz, missing miss-ing since Aug. 7, has been located in a German prison camp. Bonn In A'irjrin, Utah Pfc. Willys Matthews was born in Virgin June 30, 1914. His parents par-ents were Daniel and Bertha Gif-ford Gif-ford Matthews. He attended school in Virgin and assisted his father with farming until his military mili-tary induction in July, 1942. He trained with the U. 'S. infantry in-fantry at Camp Roberts and was sent overseas two months before the invasion. During the early weeks of the French coast invasion in-vasion he was wounded, and had just recovered sufficiently to be back on combat duty just a week before he was killed. Official word of his death was received by his parents, October 10. Surviving besides his father, are one brother, Pvt. Riley Matthews who is somewhere in India, and three sisters, Mrs. Engie Haslam of Cedar City; Mrs. Amy Brink-erhoff Brink-erhoff of Virgin; and Mrs. Edna Christie of LaVerkin. Word of Pvt. Dalton Pulsipher's having been killed in action Sept. 22nd was received by his mother in Hurricane, Monday, Oct. 9. He was born June 21, 1925 in Bunk-erville, Bunk-erville, Nev., and attended school there until he moved to Hurricane with his mother in 1942. Entered Service In Nov. 1943 He entered miiltary service in November 1943, training at Camp Shelby, Miss., until June 24, 1944, when he was shipped overseas. He served first in Italy and was later transferred to France where he met death in action Sept. 22. Surviving besides his mother and step-father, are one brother. Pvt. Vendon John Pulsipher of Camp Plauche. La., and four sis ters, Beryl Pulsipher of Las Vegas; Virgil, Cleone and Jonna Pulsipher, all of Hurricane. Memorial services are tentatively tenta-tively planned for Sunday, Oct. 15, at 4 p. m., in Zion Park slake chapel at Hurricane, pending the arrival of his brother from the Louisiana training camp. Major Cannon is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Waller Cannon, and figured spectacularly in the D-Day manuevers over France as co-pilot of the lead plane in one of three wings that landed paratroopers. para-troopers. In his plane was the International press reporter who gave the world Major Cannon's comments. He left with the 115lh Engineers Engi-neers in March, 1941. After a year with the Engineers he transferred trans-ferred to the glider unit, training at various stations, and advancing to the rating of Major just prior to going overseas. His last letter to his parent.s was written Sept. 16, telling them he was leaving the next morning for a hazardous hazard-ous mission, and should he not return re-turn immediately, the letter would be posted for him. It was posted by his friends Sept. 18, and arrived ar-rived here Sept. 27, since when they have anticipated the word which came Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John II. Schmutz were advised that their son, Lieut. Stanley M. Schmutz, was missing in action over Germany since Aug. 7th. He was based in Italy and was making almost daily missions a s bombardier - navigator over enemy territory when his plane went down. The message received by his parents merely stated he was safe in a German prison camp. |
