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Show BOYS ON FURLOUGH ARE GIVEN WELCOME Special to The Tribune. RICHFrELD. Nov. 23. Richfield had several welcome visitors during the week. Lindon Johnson, of tho U. S. S. Huntington, wearing tho gold stripe denoting de-noting overseas service, and rated as coxswain on the cruiser, was one of the visitors. Another was James Branch, of the U. S. K. Oregon, which is on the Pacific Pa-cific coast, and still another was Harold Parker, son of John A. Parker. Mr. Parker lias tiie distinction of having hav-ing been aboard the Dora, one of the big freighters which carried army supplies to Prance last summer. Ho made many trips across the ocean, but the one in August brought the greatest excitement. The Fliip had discharged its cargo at Brest, Prance., and was on its return trip. "When about 160 miles from port a submarine attacked the ship and succeeded suc-ceeded in launching a torpedo against its side. In a few minutes the vessel sank, leaving half of the crew struggling strug-gling in the water. A heavy sea was running nnd the boats lowered to wind- a i-d were dashed to pieces. Mr. Parker, with others of the crew, was in the wal er t hree hours before being rescued, bu t not a man was lost. He carries the rating of gunners' mate I and was a gun pointer un board the Dora. Piorian Morrison, son of postmaster Morrison, is here from an aviation school I in Texas, where he has attained to the position of instructor. He expects to j continue in tiie service. |