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Show Armed Forces Raymond Dee Dunn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dunn of this city is wearing the uniform of an apprentice appren-tice seaman and is receiving his recruit training at the U. S. naval training station at Farragut, Ida., according to word received here. Upon graduation, he will either be assigned to a navy service school or will join the fleet for early action ac-tion at sea, the report stated. Oral Maxwell Franson has begun his recruit training for service with the U. S. navy, according to word received here. He is located at Farragut, Ida., where for the next several weeks, he will learn the fundamentals of seamanship and will later be sent to a navy service school for additional training in a specialized field or will join the U. S. fleet at sea, it was stated. An interesting letter was received re-ceived by Mrs. Melissa Thompson of this city this week from her son, J. A. "Bud" Thompson, who is stationed with the U. S. armed forces somewhere in Alaska. The letter, written December 18, expressed ex-pressed Christmas greetings and among other things stated that the boys there had just received from the Red Cross "a small cloth bag in which were toilet articles and stationery and a few other things that we always need. But the funny thing that happened was that the bags were made in Springville, Utah." Bud, as it happens, hap-pens, is the only man from Springville Spring-ville in that particular place. He further stated that it had been two and a half months since he had heard from home, and his mother stated that this letter was her first since early in November. Carol Leichty, son of , Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Leichty, is spending a few days leave here from the navy. A second class petty officer offi-cer motor machinist's mate, he has been stationed at New York. A brother, Merrill Dean Leichty, who has been at Hill Field since April, left for the navy on January Janu-ary 18, and Carol missed seeing him by only three days. Merrill Dean is stationed In Idaho. Lt. and Mrs. Clark Madsen left on Wednesday following a few days visit with Lt. Madsen's parents, par-ents, Mr .and Mrs. Parley Mad-sen. Mad-sen. They were en route from the U. S. navy pre-flight school at Iowa City, Iowa, to Seattle, Wash., where Lt. Madsen is to be officer in charge at the new U. S. navy preparatory flying school to be established at the University of Washington. Prior to entering the service of the U. S. navy air corps, Lt. Madsen Mad-sen was assistant president of the farm service division of General Mills at Minneapolis, Minn. Corp. Larry Bird, son of Mr. and Mrs. Myrtle Bird of Mapleton, Maple-ton, has arrived at a camp in Florida, where he will enter officer's offi-cer's training. A letter of appreciation arrived this week from Martin Perrero to the people of Mapleton for his subscription to the Springville Herald. He states that "receiving the paper proves that the service men are not forgotten." Among other notes was the information that he is enjoying his work in the army, but he hopes the war will soon be over. He is stationed at Fort Barrancas, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Nielson of this city have received an interesting inter-esting communication in connection connec-tion with the work their son, Lt. Grant Nielson, is doing on the North African war front. The communication, com-munication, relayed from the colonel colo-nel of the 7th Infantry, with which Grant is enlisted, was sent to the commanding officer, and in part states: "It is with great pride that I write this letter in recognition of the valiant attack made by your command on November 8, in capturing cap-turing the city of Fedala, Morocco, Moroc-co, and also of your hard drive attack at-tack against the city of Casablanca, Casa-blanca, November 10. The heroic and decisive action on the part of your men and the efficient and speedy accomplishment of their mission was an important step leading to our final victory. "The splendid leadership and judgment displayed by individuals in this action merits high commendation." com-mendation." Pvt. Frank Long is home on furlough from Brookley, Field, Mobile, Ala., and is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Long of Provo, and his wife, the former for-mer Lucy Ollerton, of Springville. |