Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-07-16 | Page 22 | Two Salt Lake Navy Officers Given Heroes' Commendation

1 r Two Salt Lake Navy Officers I Given Heroes Heroes' Commendation SAN SAN FRANCISCO July 16 U P Award of decorations and presentation presentation presentation pres pres- of commendations to naval heroes was announced Friday Friday Fri Fri- day by the Twelfth naval district headquarters Those receiving commendations Included Lieutenant Commander Rodney J. J Badger East Third South street and Ensign John F. F 1277 Yale avenue both bothof i of Salt Lake City Ensign John F. F son of Mr and Mrs Sam 1277 Yale avenue entered naval service in August 1942 and is stationed stationed sta sta- sta at New Orleans as a member member member mem mem- ber of the armed gu guard rd service protecting merchant shipping He is a graduate of East h high gh school and the University of Utah where he majored in engineering He is affiliated with the Sigma Phi fraternity Prior to his entrance entrance entrance en en- enI I trance in the navy he was employed employed em em- I by the Galigher company I of Salt Lake City as a statistical engineer Lieutenant Commander Rodney J. J Bad Badger er is the son of the late Bri Brigadier General and Mrs Carl CarlA A A. A Badger He i is a graduate of East high school and attended the United States naval academy at Annapolis gr graduating with the class of 1935 and has been on active duty since that time Lieutenant Commander Badger Bader was in Shanghai Shang-hai in 1936 and 1937 and spent two and a a half years years years' In China waters HP Hf was wa on the the Vincennes when the ship was sunk August 8 8 1942 At present he is somewhere in the south Pa Pa- His wife the former Phyllis Snow resides in Salt Lake City Li rM 3 e K w A John F. F ad Ensign Ensign En- En En Ensign sign wins award with the couples couple's two children Rodney Reed R ed 11 it months whom his father has never seen and Susan 3 3 y years ars old Scout Leaves I J Mrs rs Mary J. J Littlefield fieldi I tor of the Rocky mountain mountain mounta n division division divi divi- i sion of th the National Council of I Girl Scouts had left Salt Lake I GUy City Friday to attend the national national national na na- na- na staff conference beginning July 21 at Camp Edith Macy training school New York