Show Bountiful Boys Serve Se ve Together e With In Philippines I of Major Merrill G. G Hatch husband of Mrs Charlie East Hatch of I Bountiful and son of of Mrs Parley arley Hatch Bountiful has been appoint ed Cd staff officer offic r and a survey surrey oHi- oHi officer I for artillery units unite o infantry Tropic Lis of sion now in Luzon in t I pines pities He lIe has just written his Wife that Lt It Don L. L Fisher son of or Mr and Irs T. T L. L Fisher Bountiful lifelong school s hool mate is now now a doc doc- doctor tor br with the division The two attended lower l division schools to to- together to- to together gether graduated from coin Davis high school and the University of o Utah on tile the same day They are now nosY able to lo visit with each other fr ir it q The major majol entered the army in in July 1939 and Was stationed at Schofield barracks Hawaii when the Japs struck Pearl l Harbor He Ic has been decorated with the Le Legion gion of Merit for meritorious meritorious' set lie ice and the Surer Silver Sil vcr Star for gallantry i I in ut action He wears the American defense ribbon with one Otic battle star and the Pacific Asiatic-Pacific ribbon with with- two campaign stars stars Major Hatch as sent from overseas overS as to attend attert tl c e command and general staff v Leavenworth- Leavenworth Kans r r 1944 t and upon graduation on returned teethe tol the Tropic Lightning Lt It Fishe graduated from the t e George Washington Wa university med 1 school at St. St Louis Mo and ancl It interned at at Barnes hospital S St Sl Louis He trained in Texas and in hospital in Washington and Call Cali California fornia before going oversea overseas in ill Oct Oci 1944 His wife Mrs Mr Jean Fisher Fishier is Red Cross 9 a fit fit- ri Id rector at Barnes Darnes general hospital Vancouver Wash Vas J Both Major l hatch and Lt Fish Fish- Fisher tisher Fit 1 er rr were members bers of the Pi p i I Alpha fraternity at the th University of Utah and both won wards war oa on o campus publications 4 1 |