| Show S s' s e V V g V 4 c tV y V hAY s j 4 4 is V V. V V V V i dM A 44 A 4 V V S 4 c 4 f 4 i Ay 1 V S SV A V N. N For Meritorious Achie Achievement ement in Flight Mrs Geraldine K Gunn Tribune Telegram r legra rl inspects the he air medal presented present d to her on behalf of her husband Lieutenant ant Harold Harold Har Har- old W. W Gunn In the background is a plaque containing the names of Tribune-Telegram Tribune now in uniform Families Accept Awards To 19 Utah War Heroes In impressive and colorful military ceremonies held Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day at the army air base Salt Lake City six were presented presented presented pre pre- decorations ns for valor and meritorious achievement by Major Stanley V. V Fowler commanding officer and the awards were accepted by their families The highest aw award rd presented at atthe atthe atthe the ceremonies which began at p. p m. m was the silver star star- presented posthumously to Sergeant Sergeant Ser Ser- geant George D. D Scheid who was killed in action in June 1942 while on a bombing mission over Wake Vake island and accepted by his mother Mrs E E. E V. V W. W Scheid East First South street Five ive other Utah airmen all prisoners' prisoners of war var were awarded the air nir medal with some receiving oak leaf clusters on the medals in lieu Heu of another air medal They are arc First Lieutenant John W W. I Downs son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Clarence Clarence Clar Clar- ence H. H Downs Orem Orom two oak leaf clusters Second Lieutenant Harold Harold Harold Har Har- old W. W Gunn son of Mr and Mrs i Alma J. J Gunn Cortez street one cluster Staff Sergeant Thomas Thom Thom- as R. R McArthur son of Mrs Hazel McArthur 2713 Second West Vest street Magna one cluster Second Lieutenant Edison P. P Janney son of Mr and Mrs E. E P. P Janney 1207 Laird avenue and Staff Sergeant Albert I. I L. L Shafer husband of Mrs Dorothy Shafer Luc Lucy avenue Lieu Lieutenant tenant Downs' Downs award was accepted by his fath father r. r Lieutenant Gunn a former em em- of The Tribune Tribune-Te Tribune Telegram has been a prisoner of the German government since June 1943 His award was accepted by his wife Mrs Geraldine K Gunn Twenty-third Twenty East street also a Tribune-Telegram Tribune Sergeant McArthurs McArthur's air medal was a accepted by his mother Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- tenant Janney's award also was presented to his mother Sergeant Shafer is the son of the late Mr fr and Mrs George Shafer Los Angeles Cal His wife accepted the air medal on behalf of her husband The legion of merit was presented presented presented pre pre- to Master Sergeant Carl L. L Johnson son of Mr and Mrs C. C B. B Johnson Kane Pa for designing and developing an indirect view viewfinder viewfinder finder for use with aerial cameras Sergeant Johnson is stationed atthe atthe at atthe the air base Following th the reading of the various citations and the medal presentations a a formal review of f the troops was held I V |
