Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-01-07 | Page 10 | Yeoman Visit Kin in S. L.

YEOMAN VISITS KI KIN IN SL SLIn S1 I In action c on a heavy VY cruiser since the Jap attack on Pearl Harbor Yeoman Second Class Orval N N. Woodbury Woodbury Woodbury Wood- Wood bury Salt Lake City Wednesday had ended a 10 day leave herewith herewith here with friends and f relatives v e s and was t to depart for a a new as as- 4 The you young g seaman seaman sea sea- man nephew of f Frank B B. Woodbury Woodbury Woodbury Wood- Wood bury Orchard Orchard Orchard Or Or- i chard place has been in the navy two years and was aboard aboard the e Xeo YC Woodbury West Vest battleship Virginia when it was attacked at Pearl Harbor It was exciting and then nauseating he recalled as he told of the alarm which many could not believe and how the bombs started falling before many of I the crew could reach their battle stations Yeoman Woodbury who will report report re re- re port back fo for duty at Hawaii was assigned to a heavy cruiser after the Jap attack and has since been in action in the southwest Pacific zone It It was plenty of action too he said Our ship was in the task force along with the cruiser Boise in inthe inthe inthe the battle off the Solomons in which we knocked out 26 Jap warships warships war war- ships and transports he said After service on a battleship and cruiser Yeoman Woodbury says he likes cruisers better as cruisers usually get more action than the bigger ships However he says he likes the navy life and wouldn't be anywhere anywhere anywhere any any- where else during the war war warA A graduate of South high school he was employed at Sears Roe buck Co before his enlistment in the navy His leave was the first time he had been in the United States for a year and seven months