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Show invaded North Africa that we, don't even think about time. If it wasn't for my first sergeant making mak-ing out the morning report each day I doubt if I would. It really doesn't seem long till you look back and start counting the days "It has been and is still cold but we still keep hitting Jerry. It is slow as you can tell by reports', re-ports', but we infantrymen who are in the very front lines all the time know what a job it is. I hardly know the men in my company, com-pany, their faces are changing so often. That is why we fight so hard to stop those changes by getting get-ting to Berlin in a hurry. "You probably have never heard of Mt. Pantano back there, but it is, according to World War veterans, vet-erans, the bloodiest battle site they have ever witnessed. It goes without saying, we are pretty proud of that hill and our outfit. "They are making a movie back there entitled "609." That is ours, too. I guess we are just about the proudest division overseas. "We have a motto, 'Golden Gate in '48.' It hardly means forty-eight, forty-eight, but it lets you know we're gunning for the Japs when we're through here. "I was just counting the good scraps I've had, to now. It even surprised me when it passed 13; some of these men of mine have seen them fall with me. "An interesting thing happened one day, to show you the spirit some men have. I don't even know his name but he was shot through the upper arm, and only part of his nose remained . (there was a nick out of it) . When I saw him, he was returning to his firing position po-sition laden with ammo. He was cursing. I asked him how he was. He replied that if they couldn't kill him with three shots those "Blankety Blank" hienies would never retake the hill. He returnd i to his position a short distance away, and commenced firing and throwing grenades. That was the seventh counter attack and the hill was held. I never saw the man again. "I only tell you this to let you know how much men here love their country and what they do for you back home. We know that the spirit back there is just as strong, but you are so far away you can never realize fully that ;ous to going into the Navy, he worked in California in an aircraft air-craft factory. Ensign Keith Nebeker, son of Mr and Mrs. Harmer Nebeker, is spending a two-weeks' furlough here with relatives and friends. He has been stationed with the Navy Air Corps at Deland, Fla., and is now being transferred to San Diego, Calif. He called at the Herald office to express his appreciation ap-preciation for the home-town paper, pa-per, and asked to extend his gratitude to the Junior Chamber of Commerce for his subscription. He has been in the Armed Forces fifteen months. ' The following interesting letter was received by V-mail from Lt. Lowell Crandall, son of Mrs. Eva Crandall of this city, the past week : "I have been receiving the Herald Her-ald here in England for more than a year and I enjoy it very much. I met Theon Laney the other day and had a good chat with him. I also found that several of the other home-town boys are over here now. Not a lot to say about the place except that you walk in mud up to your hips and read in the paper that there is a water shortage. I am glad I am not where there is no shortage. Sincerely, Lowell Crandall." An interesting letter arrived this week from a Springville man, Lt. Grant Nielson, stationed with the armed forces in Iatly. We should like to receive more letters from the boys in the service telling tell-ing of their experiences or of the country in which they are located, as these are interesting not only to the people at home but to the Springville and Mapleton men In the service, over 300 of whom are receiving the paper in all parts of the world. Lt. Nielson's letter follows: Jan. 2, 1944 "Your paper has been coming to me here in Italy for the past month. If the town has grown like your paper, I won't know the old place in a year or two. My thanks to the Jaycees for the subscription. sub-scription. "It has been so long since we war is going on. Those back c: : our lines fifty miles hardly kno; -it, and wouldn't if it weren't fc: i occasional orders. "When we have done our job r. : be seeing you all back home. : feel that you'll keep Spring the best place in America to lire Yours truly, F. Grant Nielson. . Armed Forces Major Warwick Palfryman, who has been stationed in northwest Canada, is spending a few days' furlough with his wife and young son. Lt. Alonzo Billings and wife arrived ar-rived here recently from California Califor-nia and are visiting her mother, Mrs. Hannah Barker and other relatives here and in Provo. Lloyd Stuart has transferred to a medical battalion and has left recently for overseas duty. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Stuart. Stu-art. Frank C. Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willis K. Johnson, has been transferred to Maxwell Field, Ala., from Courtland, Ala., where he expects to be located for some time. Sgt. Blake J. Holley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Holley, has landed safely in England, according to word received by his parents. He arrived in that country about Jan. 1, with the Engineers. Leon Bjarnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bjarnson, who has been stationed at San Diego, Calif., is spending a few days' furlough with his parents and other relatives rela-tives and friends here. Lamar Miner has returned to the air base in Salt Lake City, following a two-weeks' furlough with relatives in Springville. He assisted in his father's place at Miner's Marekt during that time. Gene Averett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ruel Averett, is spending a week's furlough with relatives and friends in Springville. He has been stationed the past 8 months in Oklahoma and is to report next week at Camp Ord, Calif. Paul Hansen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hansen of Mapleton, has been spending a few days' leave with his parnts and other relatives and friends here. He has just completed his boot training for the Navy at Farragut, Ida. ... i Roy Henrichsen, who has been stationed at Camp Beal, Cal., for the past three months, has been given an honorable medical discharge dis-charge from the Army and he and his wife, the former LaDean Har-ker, Har-ker, have returned to Springville to make their home. Lyman Rothwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Rothwell, is spending a few days' leave with his parents, par-ents, Mr. and Mrs. James Rothwell, Roth-well, in Srpingville. He has just completed his boot training at Farragut, Ida. Virginia Simkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Simkins, has graduated as a storekeeper at the Indiana university and has been made a petty officer third class in the WAVES. She has been transferred from Indiana to a radio and television school in Chicago, Chi-cago, m. Lt. Matt Olsen, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Olsen of Salt Lake, formerly of Springville, is now serving in Italy, according to word received from his parents. He enlisted from Springville and left with the National Guard and is now a bombardier. Donald Bird, son of Mrs. Myrtle Bird of Mapleton, has recently been made a first lieutenant in the Army Air Corps, according to word received here. He has been stationed in England for some time. He has been awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster and has been made flight bombardier. Ercil Alvin Hone, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hone, has been promoted to third class petty officer, offi-cer, according to word received here. He has been stationed with the TJ. S. Navy in the South Pacific Pa-cific for about nine months. Prev- |