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Show MEMORIAL SERVICE ON LEYTE HONORS SPRINGVILLE MAN Pvt. Richard K. Reynolds, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Reynolds, Jr, of this city, who gave his life in the battle for liberation of the Philippines, was among the soldiers sol-diers honored recently in 32nd Division memorial services held at the American cemetery near Lim-on Lim-on on Leyte Island, according to a communication received from the Public Relations office Following prayers by both Protestant Pro-testant and Catholic chaplains, Brigadier General Charles Lyman, Asisstant Division Commander, placed a wreath at the base of the flagpole, with flag flying at half staff, in tribute to the men of the Red Arrow Div., who died in the 32nd's heroic fighting for Leyte. As a climax to the brief but impressive im-pressive ceremony, taps was sounded by a bugler and riflemen fired three volleys over the graves. All of the 32nd Division's men who died on Leyte have been buried bur-ied in one of three neat, well-kept temporary cemeteries at Carigara, Pinamopoan or Limon. Each is carefully tended by grateful Filipinos, Fili-pinos, under the supervision of American officers, the communication communi-cation stated. |