Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-09-28 | Page 7 | Utah Officer, Previously Missing, Reported Safe in New Guinea

Utah Officer Previously Missing Reported Safe in New Never Guinea SPANISH FORK FORK- Lieutenant FORK Lieutenant Joel oel D. D son of T. T H. H 1 Spanish Fork and Mrs John Farley of Spokane reported reported re- re ported missing in action over New few Guinea since September 13 Tuesday had been reported safe according to a communication from rom the war department I Lieutenant 22 a native of Spanish Fork attended the he elementary and high schools of if Spanish Fork before moving to o Spokane to make his home He was promoted from second to 0 first lieutenant three months I ago igo and at that time was awarded the he distinguished flying cross and service ribbons for his two years' years active duty in the south Pacific He enlisted in the army air airi i forces in January 1941 1941 and was promoted to lieutenant upon his graduation from Luke field Ariz e tt MAGNA MAGNA Corporal Corporal Melt Melvin 1 in M M. Shaw son of Mr and Mrs C. C M M. Shaw Magna is now stationed in the south Pacific battle area and has participated in three recent re- re re recent cent major battles re-I re I Corporal Shaw is a former em- em Lt Shaw of the Utah Copper company and entered the army in February 1941 He received training at Fort Lewis Wash and Hickam field Hawaii Corporal Shaw hassent hassent has hassent sent home many gifts including Japanese invasion money and a basket woven by natives e e Reed II U. Nielson chief torpedo- torpedo man man has been commissioned an ensign according to word received from somewhere in the Pacific by his wife Mrs Beal F F. Nielson Stationed Stationed Stationed Sta Sta- at Pearl Harbor when the Japs attacked Ensign Nielson has been in the navy for more than Jhan seven years He is the son of Mr and Mrs Martin A A. Nielson 1160 Windsor street Mrs Nielson the former Beal Loveless and their two children children children chil chil- dren reside with Mrs Nielson's Nielsen's parents Mr and Mrs J J. Elmer Loveless 1575 Sixteenth East street 5 y i Ensign Nielson Lt Openshaw Elaine Blaine Leroy Openshaw son oJ of Mr and Mrs Melvin Openshaw of Quincy street has been promoted promoted pro pro- from second lieutenant to first lieutenant the war department department depart depart- ment announced Tuesday Lieutenant Lieuten Lieuten- Lieutenant ant Openshaw is stationed with the tank corps of engineers at Fort Knox Ky He was graduated from West high school and attended the law school at University of Utah where he was a member of the basketball squad before entering the service