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Show ceived their first communication from him since he was injured. According to the communication from the government, his injuries consisted of a penetrating wound in the chest, and a more recent communication states that he is making "normal improvement." Cpl. Judd has been in the service ser-vice since 1937. He went overseas in December of 1943 and was serving serv-ing with the infantry. He has a brother, M M 1c Dee Judd, who is now home on furlough after two years in the Navy. pleting his boot training at Farra-. gut, Idaho. He has been transferred trans-ferred to Treasure Island, Calif. During his leave, a number of social events were given in his honor, and he gave a party for a group of former high school mates. His parents entertained at a family dinner for him with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Henry Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Nichols, Nich-ols, Jr., and son Nicky, Barbara Gray, Georgia Amos, Marilyn Nichols of Salt Lake City, and the guest of honor. Armed Forces Writes Letter Of Appreciation I certainly enjoy reading the Herald very much, and I've been doing so much moving and fighting fight-ing the past three months that I hardly received one of the papers but what I have got, sure has helped my morale. I meant to thank the Jaycees and the Herald people for making it possible for me to receive it. Thanks a million. Yours truly, Melvin L. Whiting Ted Kindred ScikIh riianks For Taper I have been putting off for a long time a letter to you In which I want to let you and those who are responsible for sending me the Herald know just how glad I am to received four copies from the Christmas edition to Jan. 11, so you see I get pretty good delivery on them. I greatly enjoy reading about old friends and where they are and what is happening to them. There are a lot of people in Springville that I don't know but those I do I enjoy reading about. Shortly after I landed here, the last of November, I located where we were having church services and at our group Christmas party I was so happy to find out that Eli Tippetts and Carling Childs were there also. We were traveling to the party in a truck with plenty plen-ty of rain at the time and met another truckload of fellows, and there in the rain we saw each other, oth-er, and had quite a time talking over old times in Springville. I also have run into Delbert Davis and we see each other quite often. of-ten. It's funny how meeting some one you know so far away from home makes one feel so good. Kindly relay my regards to my friends in Springville and thanks again for the papers. As ever, Ted. Home On Furlough Neal Everett is spending a week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Everett and other relatives and friends. On his way home from his station in Florida, he visited his sister, Mrs. Melba E. Bonavich at San Antoio, Tex. Kelly Jensen Lands In France T5 Kelly Jensen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Jensen of Maple-ton, Maple-ton, has landed safely in France, according to word received here. Mother Receives Letter From Buddy Mrs. Catherine Anderson of Ma-pleton, Ma-pleton, in answer to a letter which she wrote to her son, Lt. Mays Anderson, "or anyone who knew him" as she put it on the letter, let-ter, has received an answer from a buddy of her son. The soldier said that, due to censorship, he could not say anything concerning the whereabouts of her son but that when he came to the States, if they had not heard by then, he would tell them but he told her not to worry. Not long before his letter let-ter arrived, however, Mrs. Anderson Ander-son received word that her son was a prisoner of the German government. gov-ernment. Local Air Corps Officer Promoted Sgt. Art Bird Now In Italy 15th AAF In Italy Sgt. Arthur D. Bird, 20, of Springville recently recent-ly has arrived in Italy and has been assigned to a 15th AAF bomber base where he will fly as waist gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress engaged in the final all-out all-out aerial assault on Germany. He is the son of Mrs. Myrtle Bird, of Provo, formerly of Mapleton. M. Fred Erickson F 1C Home On Leave After serving seven months overseas, ov-erseas, F 1c M. Fred Erickson of this city, is spending a 30-day leave with his wife and family. Serving on a transport, he assisted assist-ed with the unloading of men and provisions on Leyte and Luzon. He spent Christmas Day on Guadalcanal Guad-alcanal and New Year's on Manus, where temperatures ranged near 115 degrees and it is still plenty hot down there, he commented. Mr. Erickson called at the Herald Her-ald office and expressed his appreciation appre-ciation for the home-town paper, stating that he went for some weeks without getting a paper, but when they docked there were always a number waiting for him. He said other men on the ship would read the paper, and enjoyed ! it, as there was little reading matter mat-ter available. Bob Nichols Home On Leave From Navy Robert A. "Bob" Nichols, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Nichols, recently re-cently spent a few days' leave at home from the Navy after com- Theon Laney has been promoted to captain in the Army Air Corps, according to word received here. The promotion came with special spe-cial honors, the advancement being be-ing presented by General Doojittle in England, and is believed to have been given in recognition of inventions inven-tions for which Captain Laney is responsible, and by which many man hours are saved in loading planes. Captain Laney has been in the service since March, 1941, and has been overseas with a bomber group for twenty months. Fred Diamond Goes Into The Navy Fred Diamond, son of Earl V. Diamond, husband of Mrs. ' Betty Diamond of this city, has gone to San Diego, Calif., for his basic naval training. He has a brother, George Diamond, in the Navy, somewhere in the Mariannias and another brother, Oral Diamond, in th Maratime service somewhere in the Pacific. Sends Letter Of Appreciation Dear Friends, I wish to express my appreciation apprecia-tion for the Springville Herald. I have received many issues of the paper and it gives me much pleasure pleas-ure in reading through it and finding find-ing out where lots of my friends in the service are and finding out what is happening back in the old home town. I'm sure all of the service men and women receiving the Herald, enjoy it as much as I. I have moved around from one base to another quite a lot in the past, but it looks now like I have settled down for a few months sc I am sending my new address. Thankning all of you who an making it possible to send thi Herald to the service men and wo men, I remain, Carl Curtis. Staff Sgt. Keith E. BeardaU Gets Second Oak Leaf Cluster An Eighth Air Force Bombe Station, England Staff Sergean Keith E. BeardaU, son of Mr. am Mrs. E. Ronald BeardaU, 694 Eas 4th South, has been awarded a sec ond Oak Leaf Cluster to his Ai Medal for "meritorious achieve ment" while serving as a B-l1 Flying Fortress waist gunner ii the 401st Bomb Group commanded by Lt. Col. W. T. Seawell, Pin Bluff, Ark. The citation accompanying th award reads: "For exception meri torious achievement while partici pating in a number of comba bombardment missions over Gei many and Nazi-held territory. Th courage, coolness and skill show by Sgt. BeardaU on all these occa sions reflect the highest credi upon himself and the Armed Foi ces of the United States." Former Local Man Has Exciting Experience Cpl. Lewis F. Judd, son of Mi and Mrs. Maurice Judd, 287 Nort Main, was injured in action i France on Nov. 30, and has bee confined to a hospital in Englan 1 since. His parents this week r |