Show I Utah Father Gets Medal For Son Missing in Action AIMY AIR BASE Kearns Kearns- t tJohn John B. B Yates Mona Mon Kearns 1 Utah received an air medal awarded award award- ed to his son Staff Sergeant Dean J. J Yates missing in action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion at special ceremonies Monday afternoon from Colonel Colonel Colo Cob nd nel Walter F. F Siegmund commanding commanding commanding com com- manding officer of this base presented the father with the medal Sergeant Yates was reported report report- ed missing by the Eighth bomber command after a European European European Eu Eu- mission The citation accompanying the medal stated stated stated stat stat- I ed it was awarded for meritorious meritorious meri men achievement while participating par pan in five separate par par-I bomber combat missions over enemy Europe Sergeant Yates has been reported reported reported re re- re- re ported missing since August 17 A gunner gunner on a bomber based in Englan England he was inducted inducted inducted in in- ducted August 5 1942 Yeoman Third Class Theodore Theodore Theodore Theo Theo- dore J. J Alexander Monday had returned to the U. U S. S naval training station Farragut Idaho following a week two-week visit with his parents Mr and Mrs Chris Alexander 63 Second Second Sec See ond avenue Midvale Utah A Ag g graduate r a d u a t e of Jordan high school and the L D S Business college Yeoman Alexander was employed by the U. U S. S Smelting Refining and Mining Mining Min Mm- ing log company prior to his entering entering entering en en- the s service August 13 1943 Ralph W. W e 23 son of Mr and Mrs William A. A Ashbridge 1061 Eighth East street recently was appointed a naval aviation cadet at the naval air training center Pensacola Pensacola Pensacola Pen- Pen sacola Fla A former student of the University of Utah Cadet Ashbridge will be commissioned commissioned commis commis- an an ensign in the naval reserve upon successful completion completion com corn of the training course I Cadet Mr Air Alexander |