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Show Fightin' Binghamites Report John T. Davidson this week received a presidential citation, the purple heart and a citation from the commander of the submarine sub-marine force of the United States Pacific fleet, all of which were awarded posthumously to Gunners Gun-ners Mate 3!C Rodney Charles Davidson. Rear Admiral C. A. Lockwood, Jr., commander of the submarine force of the U. S. Pacific Pa-cific fleet, wrote that Gunners Mate Davidson's performance was an important and material contribution to a courageous and determined attack against superior super-ior enemy forces. Commendation was given for "a splendid performance per-formance of duty which was in keeping with the highest tradition tradi-tion of the naval service." Quoting Quot-ing from this citation: "On a war patrol conducted by the U. S. S. Argonaut in heavily patrolled waters, that vessel is known to have closed and delivered a successful suc-cessful attack against an enemy destroyer. As a result of a severe counter-attack the Argonaut was forced to break surface but with no regard for personal safety and in the fact of imminent death, the officers and crew accepted destruction rather than surrender. surrend-er. This patrol of the Argonaut is symbolic of the courageous, determined and aggressive conduct con-duct and spirit of self-sacrifice of the submarine personnel and serves as an inspiration to other submarines." Selective service board No. 16, Midvale, releases the following list of men inducted into the army and navy during the month of June: Midvale Richard Homer Ho-mer Higham, Ammon D. Case, Frank Pete Karaglanis, Del E. Brady, Grant Clarence Burgon, Melvin Lamar Christopherson, Ira Elden Beckstead, Owen Clifford Clif-ford Steadman; Midvale, navy Melvin Claude Probert, Neldon Lee Cundick, Stanley Jay Des-pain; Des-pain; Bingham Canyon Arden Ceasar Nichols, William Arthure Jimenez, Francis Owen Boul-ware, Boul-ware, Theodore Dimas, Apalaner Cisneros, Harry Clark English; Sandy Ralph Bishop, Ivan Lynn Fairbourn, Mark Kartch-ner Kartch-ner Carroll, Lloyd Clifford Rees, Lewis Kasuga, Don Takao Hom-ma; Hom-ma; Sandy, navy Albert George Geo-rge Gilbert, Gordon Allen Hell-strom; Hell-strom; Sandy, marines Ralph Martin Lerwill; Draper Marvin Jesse Roper, Ernest Nephi Brown; Salt Lake City Lafey Marshall, Yukio Ishimatsu; Salt J,ake City, navy Kenneth Floyd Rice; Riverton Arlo Z. Kump; Springville, navy, Glenn Waslin Brown; Lehi Wayne Reed Phillips; American Fork, Lawrence Lawr-ence Tolman Kitchen. Yeoman 3!C Jackie Winzella Jackson left Washington, D. C, on June 20 to spend a week's leave with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Jackson, Copperton. Pfc Joe Compagno, son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Compagno, writes that he recently met Marine Max Cardenas and Raymond Johnson and John Susaeta where he is stationed in the South Pacific. Joe writes that he likes the natives na-tives and that he is fine. His address is 56 Placement Bn., do Fleet Post Office, San Francisco. Gunners Mate 3iC William A. Braun began attending an advanced ad-vanced gunnery school at San Diego on June 12. A son of Mrs. Bertha Nichols, he will be at San Diego for three months. Peter Panos, son of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Panos, left yesterday yes-terday to report at Great Lakes Training station, Illinois, for training. Jimmy Epis and Eddie Tobiasiii received their call a few days earlier. They left last week. Home on leave until next week are Seaman 2C Harold L. Stur-gill, Stur-gill, who is with his wife, Patricia Gust Sturgill at 337 Main street, and Seaman 2 C Wilbur C. Thomas, Thom-as, who is with his family at the H. R. Gust home at Copperton. Via telephone call from Empire State building, New York, Monday Mon-day evening Private Bartley Viet-ti Viet-ti notified his parents that he is now quartered at Hotel Breflen, New York, and had already taken tak-en a sightseeing tour and viewed the Statue of Liberty. Staff Sergeant Harry McDonald, McDon-ald, whose address is Btry C 10 A. Z. Bn A.P.O. 3, care postmaster, postmas-ter, New York, wrote Victory Flag Society June 7 that "Rome is a very beautiful city and not damaged like most cities taken in Italy. But the girls are twice as beautiful as the city. The Germans Ger-mans can really move fast when they want." Seaman 2'C Martin Prigmore of Farragut, Ida., and Mrs. Prig-more Prig-more and son, Jimmy, of Sandy, are spending this week with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Prigmore. (Continued on page eight) |