Show 1 SALT LAKE MAN CITED BY DY AR ARMY Y I First Lieutenant Robert A A. Bercu formerly of Salt Lake City was awarded an air medal for tor meritorious meritorious meri meri- service ervice and the purple heart for w wounds received in action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion during ft It recent united nations nations' nations nations' nations nations' na na- na- na air raid on France It was wasI revealed Thursday In Salt Lake I City A letter lauding Lieutenant Bercus Bercu's bravery was received by t his mother Mrs Dorothy Bersu I of Los Angeles from the commandIng command command- command I Ing officer of his ts unit Lieutenant nant I Bercu is navigator is-navigator aboard a a a. heavy bomber An East high school graduate and former student at the University University University sity o of Utah Lieutenant Bercu was e employed at Dupler's Art Furs before entering the army in August August August Au Au- gust 1941 t RETURNS RETURNS TO DUTY chief Machinists Machinist's Mate H. H S S. S Bingham a Pa Payson son had returned Thursday to San Diego after a day 15 leave ve visiting his wife Mrs Nellie Hoffar Hoffer Hoffer Hof- Hof fer far Bingham I f With the navy 14 years Chief Machinists Machinist's Mate Bingham and his wife were at Honolulu when Pearl Harbor was bombed Mrs Bingham Bingham Bingham Bing Bing- ham returned to Payson last April PROMOTIONS AT KEARNS KEARNS- t The war department announced the following promotions at the army air forces basic training center center center cen cen- ter at Kearns Frederick C C. Kelly post surgeon surgeon sur cur geon lieutenant colonel to colonel I John R R. Flynn provost marshal captain to major Donald E E. Mc- Mc McClintic Clintic rail transportation officer first lieutenant to captain Promoted from second lieutenants lieutenants lieutenants lieuten lieuten- ants to firsts were Noble H. H Warren Warren Warren War War- ren intelligence Arthur J. J i ky Icy personnel Russel A. A Baker I post gas officer and John H. H HopI Hopkin Hopkin Hop- Hop I kin squadron officer 1 HOLDS ENGLISH CLASS CLASS- You cant can't get satisfaction out of yelling jelling orders to m men n who haven't an inkling of what youre you're saying First Sergeant Joseph f army air base Salt Lake City I knows that He found four Indians from the e Arizona sheep country in his outfit who spoke nothing but the language of their tribe v which definitely definitely is not English What to do Well theres there's only one thing todo to todo do In a situation of this kind and Sergeant is doing itHe's it I Hes He's teaching them himself himself- from scratch |