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Show Armed Forces Allan L. Fullmer Goes Into Air Corp Allan Fullmer, son of Mrs. Jo-nena Jo-nena Fullmer, left recently for the Army Air Corps and is now stationed sta-tioned at Keesler Field, Miss., for his basic training. Norman Sanford Joins Merchant Marines Norman Sanford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sanford, recently joined the Merchant Marines and word has been received that he is now at Catalina Island, Calif. Dick Dudley Writes Appreciation The Herald is still a welcome sight each week. It is interesting to know where many of one's old friends are in the service, and what they are doing. I thought it would be of interest to many of the home folks to know of the new job I have. I have been appointed as Chaplain's Assistant at the Ogden Air Technical Service Ser-vice Command. The work is different dif-ferent from any other army work that can be imagined. I assist in the religious administration activities activ-ities and am organist for the Hill Field Base Chapel. It is of Interest Inter-est to note the spiritual side of war. I am the first LDS Chaplain's Chap-lain's Assistant at Hill Field. Many of my friends will know that I consider it as a "mission," for it is giving me the opportunity of meeting people of all faiths and helping with their problems. Thanks again for all the things you folks at home are doing to keep us posted on the activities we all long to come back to soon. Sincerely' Dick Dudley. Local Man Is Transferred Lowry Field, Denver, Colo. Jan. 19, 1945 Springville Herald, Dear Sirs: I have again been transferred to a new base, and so am informing inform-ing you of my new address. It seems that every base I go to I run into a fellow Springville-ite. Springville-ite. At Amarillo, it was Bill Phillips, Phil-lips, Welby Metcalf and John Savage. Sav-age. At Albuquerque, New Mexico Mexi-co it was Lt. Floyd Anderson, so now I am awaiting the arrival of someone from home here at Lowry Low-ry Field. I want to thank the Jaycees for the swell Chrismas card" and for the paper. It is really swell of them to send us the news of home. About all we can say, is thanks. Sincerely, Paul Jones. Larry Bird Writes From Somewhere In the Marianas Somewhere in the Marianas Hello All, It has been some time since I received my last Herald, and I surely anticipate the arrival of the next one. Now that I am so many miles from home it will be appreciated more than ever. This is truly a beautiful island. As yet I have not discovered any resemblance to Dorothy Lamour running around in a sarong. The Marines are blasting out the remaining Japs hiding in the caves in the hills. I will do my blasting from several miles up in the blue. Best regards to all. I thank everyone concerned for my paper. Sincerely, Larry Bird. Cpl. Don M. Clyde Back From New Guinea Cpl. Don M. Clyde, son of the late Mrs. Ella Clyde, is home from New Guinea, where he served 35 months, seeing considerable action. ac-tion. He spent the week-end with an aunt, Ida Worthen, and is now visiting relatives In Salt Lake City. Sgt. Calvin Clyde Arrives In France Mr. and Mrs. Ed Clyde have received re-ceived word that their son Calvin is now in France, having arrived there the last day of December. He is with the infantry, and was stationed for a time in England. M Sgt. Harold Johnson Home On Furlough Harold Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willis K. Johnson, who has spent the past three years and one month overseas, is home on furlough. fur-lough. Recently, he has .been stationed sta-tioned in India as a line chief. He came by plane to New York and has een given a 21-day furlough. fur-lough. During his service he has traveled practically around the world and has had many interesting interest-ing experiences. Sgt. Clarence Taylor Now At Rest Hotel Sgt. Clarence Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Taylor of this city, is now at the Hotel Biltmore in Santa Barbara, Calif., for a two-weeks' two-weeks' rest period. He recently returned re-turned from 28 months overseas' service in the South Pacific and has been in the army about four years. , Pvt. Berton Johnson Is Now In France Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Johnson were happy this week to receive a letter from their son, Pvt. Berton Ber-ton Johnson, from which they had not heard in several weeks. He stated that he is now in Franc and is serving as a platoon runner, taking messages from lieutenants to squadrons. He is with the infantry in-fantry and is believed to be in the front lines. Merrill D. Allan Goes To Texas Accompanied by his wife and son, Pvt. Merrill D. Allan, has returned re-turned to his camp at San Antonio, Anto-nio, Texas, where he is stationed as an aircraft engineer. He has been at home on an eight-day furlough. Lavar Davies A.R.T. 1 O Visits Friends Here Lavar Davies, A.R.T. 1C, stationed sta-tioned at San Diego, Calif., has spent the past several days on leave visiting relatives and friends here and in Spanish Fork. He also visited in Ogden and Salt Lake City, and left Wednesday to return re-turn to his station. During his visit, vis-it, he called at the Herald office to express his appreciation for the home-town paper, which he said he looked forward to getting every Tuesday. A C Jay Grant Home On Leave AC Jay Grant, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Grant, spent the past few days at home on leave from Iowa City, la., where he has just completed his pre-flight training. He plans to leave next Tuesday for the same station to await reassignment. re-assignment. Darrell Berrett Returns To Camp Darrell Berrett has returned to Great Lakes, 111., after a five days visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Berrett, and other relatives rel-atives and friends in Springville. |