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Show Armed Forces i Jim Brailsford Gets Commendation Pfc. Jim Brailsford has been given a special commendation from Headquarters Infantry Re- Wilbur Allan, has completed his boot training- at Farragut, Idaho and is spending a few days' leave here with his parents and friends. Rex Wardle Visits In City Rex' Wardle. who has been on i ables, he said, as well as combat-1 ting tropical diseases. Staff Sgt. Crandall called at the Herald office to express appreciation ap-preciation for the paper. vice seventeen months, stationed! at Adak, in the Aleutians. Lt. Matt Olsen Is Due Home Lt. Matt Olsen, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. 01sen of Salt Lake City, formerly of Springville, has landed in the United States and at the time of word received here, he expected to come west soon. He has been in foreign service for many months, serving in India, North Africa and Italy. He has received . the Springville Herald and has enjoyed it very much. After Af-ter a short furlough, he will be reassigned. placement training center at Camp Hood, Texas, where he was stationed from March 10 to October, Octob-er, 1944, performing duties of morning report clerk. The citation stated that he had shown a willingness will-ingness at all times to cooperate, is reliable and is an enlisted man of high moral character. He is now stationed at Camp Swift, Texas, in the inspector general's office. Lt. Donald Bird Homo On Furlough Lt. Donald Bird, son of Mrs. Myrtle Bird of Provo, formerly of Mapleton, spent a few days of the past week at home on furlough. He has been attending school at Harvard, and is to go to Nebraska. Nebras-ka. Jack Childs At i Walla Walla, Wash. Pfc. L. Jack Childs is now stationed sta-tioned at Walla Walla, Wash., according ac-cording to word received here. He writes his appreciation for the paper, giving his new address. His wife and two children recently joined him in Washington. Bob Huntington Writes From Astoria, Oregon Bob Huntington writes us that he is now at Astoria, Oregon. He states that he appreciates the paper very much and sends his thanks to the Jaycees. Leon Bird Gets Advancement Leon Bird has been promoted from Lieutenant j. g., to Lieutenant, Lieuten-ant, according to word received here. He has been In the ser- duty in the Pacific, has been given giv-en a few days' leave to visit his parents and friends in Springville. Clyde Averett Home On Leave Clyde Averett, who has been with the Navy out in the South Pacific, is home for a few days to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Averett, and other relatives and friends. Max Llewellyn Visits Here Max Llewellyn F 2C, in the Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Llewellyn, is spending a short leave with his parents and other relatives here. While on duty in the Pacific, he engaged in four major battles aboard a huge battleship. bat-tleship. He is to report to Treasure Treas-ure Island for reassignment. Floyd Crandall Gets 81-Day Furlough Staff Sgt. Floyd Crandall, son of Mr. and Mrsi Mart Crandall, is home on a 21-day furlough after spending 33 months in the South Pacific. He has been with the ground forces of the Army Air 'Corps and stationed at various times in Australia, New Guinea and Dutch New Guinea. He made somewhat of a record when he went overseas just 25 days after entering the service. Among the hardships of living on the islands is going without fresh milk, eggs and fresh veget- Ted Thorn Is Home On Leave Ted Thorn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orland Thorn, is home on a 30-day 30-day leave after serving nineteen months on a mine sweeper. He participated in the invasions of Sicily, Italy, North Africa, and southern France since the war began, be-gan, and before Pearl Harbor he visited many of the major ports in the world. He has been in the service for six years. Of all the invasions in which he has participated, he considers that of southern France the most difficult. The Germans really had those mines laid in a clever man-ier, man-ier, he said. The invasion of Sa-erno Sa-erno was a costly one in point of ives lost with the mine sweepers )eing bombarded from the air and 'ired upon from the shore as they swept enemy mines. It was at the invasion of Sicily that he received re-ceived citation for heroic action. Ted is a gunner's mate first class, and is to report back to New Tork on Dec. 18th. Paul Allan Home From the Navy Paul Allan, son of Mr. and Mrs. |