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Show received by the Jaycees this week from Grant E. Palfreyman .thanking .thank-ing them for their efforts in r (iking (ik-ing the boys happier by remembering remem-bering them at Christmas time. Lt. Keith Boyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Boyer, spent a five-day furlough with relatives and friends in Springville. He called at the Herald office and expressed his thanks to the Junior Chamber of Commerce for his subscription to the home-town paper. Dear Sirs: I've been hoping to find sufficient suffi-cient time to express my appreciation apprecia-tion to those responsible for my receiving the Springville Herald. Being in training as an aviation cadet, we have very little time for correspondence. 4 At present, I'm now in my advanced ad-vanced phase of the program at Douglas, Arizona. I'm very happy that our community is well represented repre-sented here in Class 44A. Aviation Cadet Evan Allan, Fred K. Rowland Row-land and I are here in training together. to-gether. Besides us, there are over a dozen other fellows from other parts of Utah. If all goes well we three boys hope to graduate from this school and receive our silver wings the first part of January, after which we are looking forward to a short visit home. There is a very fine branch of the church here which most of us attend whenever possible. Like all the other fellows in the service, I look forward to receiving receiv-ing the Springville Herald and am very thankful to you and the Junior Chamber of Commerce for undertaking such a big task. Being it's impossible for me to personally contact all my friends at home and in the service, I'd like to wish everj'one a Merry Christmas and a Victorious New Year. Sincerely, C. Frank Butler, AC. Robert L. Kelly has been transferred trans-ferred from Keesler Field, Miss., to Pittsburgh, Pa., and is now enrolled en-rolled in the University of Pittsburgh. Pitts-burgh. He recenly transferred from the army to the air corps. irUlCd Forces ' aTl01'n' ihuif.htor of Mr. "S n E Thorn of this city, p ,,..ullutod from tll nvftl ",S . school for Yihmuoii nt 0W.. -Uh a rating wnwn 3rd cs. mul hna boon '";,w.a to duty in the Puronu of LutU-s In Wiushlntgon, D. C, A' a- to word roooivod horo. Thorn was employed In the telephone office before join- rwies Hatfield, stationed in Ha sends his appreciation AU,U junior Chamber of Com-10 Com-10 ,e for the Herald, and states jj is receiving the paper reg-iirl)'- Kenneth Boyer, son of Mr. and ,(rS Harlan Boyer, who has been aliened at Farragut, Ida., spent "lev days' leave with his parents yd other relatives and friends iere- ftoval Oakes, son of Mrs. Mary Oake's. has been spending a ten-jjv ten-jjv furlough with relatives and friends in Springville. He is stationed sta-tioned at Camp Chaffee, Ark. Due to loss of hearing, suffered from a premature explosion while on military maneuvers last June, 1st Lt. Jacob E. Coffman of this city faces retirement. Lt. Coffman volunteered for mil- itary service early in the year of 1941, with the local 115th Engineers. Engi-neers. Making rapid advancements advance-ments in the non-commissioned officer of-ficer field, he with several others was accepted as a candidate to at tend Officer Candidate School &t Ft. Belvoir, Va. I Graduating from the Engineer School, he was assigned to the 339th Engineer General Service Regiment, stationed at Camp But-ner, But-ner, near Raleigh, N. C. Later he was transferred to the 620nd Engineer Engi-neer Camouflage Bn. on the same post. Not liking this phase of Engineer En-gineer work, he made application for transfer to a combat unit. The request being granted, he was assigned as-signed to the 294th Engineer Combat Com-bat Bn., Camp Gordon Augusta, . Georgia. Working with this Bn. as a platoon commander in Headquarters Head-quarters Co., a short time he was ordered to Company A as their commanding officer. Successfully commanding this company through basic training, he and his men were commended very highly for their outstanding ability shown in the construction of roads and bridges; on the rifle range and during maneuvers. During an officers' critique and demonstration of the latest demolition demoli-tion practices used abroad, Lt. Coffman and several other officers were injured by an explosion of Nitro Starch accidently detonated. After receiving treatment at the Station Hospital for some three months, he was transferred to Oliver Oli-ver General Hospital, Augusta, Ga., for treatment and rehabilitation. rehabilita-tion. Due to official orders he is now at Hoff General Hospital, Santa Barbara, Calif., undergoing rehabilitative training for the hard of hearing. Upon completion, of this instruction he will be returned to civilian life. Ted O. Thorn, stationed on a mine sweeper, was recently commended com-mended for his courage and coolness cool-ness in action. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orland Thorn, have received re-ceived the commendations, which read as follows: 1. You were a member of the crew of the U. S. S. YMS-37 and served on board during the invasion inva-sion of Sicily on July 10, 1943 and subsequent days. 2. Acting under orders, this ship acted as an escort vessel, bringing a flotilla of landing ships to the beaches at Scoglitti at the appointed time. 3. On and after D-day, this ship was engaged on various mine sweeping and patrol duties, encountering en-countering several severe attacks from the air. At Jorto Empedocle on July 15, 1943, we assisted in the successful sweep of a channel through an enemy minefield while under direct fire from enemy shore batteries. 4. It is with a feeling of pride that I personally commend you for your coolness and courage in the actions referred to above. A copy of this commendation is included in-cluded in your service record. Also the following: 1. While serving on board the U. S. S. YMS-37 you participated in the invasion of Italy on Sept. 9, 1943, with the Southern Attack group in the Salerno area. 2. Carrying out orders, this ship with other units of the Mine Sweeping Force were successful in clearing a channel through an enemy mine field in the Gulf of Salerno. 3. The initial sweep was made under extremely hazardous conditions condi-tions involving sweeping at night through floating mines. 4. On subsequent days, routine sweeping and patrol duties were carried out through repeated and determined dive bombing and strafing attacks from' enemy planes. 5. Your courage and attention to duty under difficult conditions is worthy of special commendation and reflects credit upon you and the Naval service. 6. A copy of this commendation commenda-tion will be included in your service ser-vice record. Among local men who .were inducted in-ducted the past week for service in the U. S. Navy, were Jesse, Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Brown; Earl Child, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Child; J. Milton Groes-beck, Groes-beck, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Groesbeck. All three men are married. mar-ried. Jesse Brown is the father of six children, J. Milton Groesbeck has three children, and Earl Child has one child. Their wives and children will remain in Springville. A lovely Christmas card was |