Show Navy Recruiter Waits 4 Years ears for Award Belt Better r late tian never four I years years after services rendered on Dec 7 1911 1941 at Pearl earl Harbor Ph M. M c 1 John A. A Stiver Stiver- now at th the Salt Lake naval recruiting office received a a. navy unit citation citation citation cita cita- tion at informal ceremonies Monday Monday Mon Mon- day at the thc station Before 21 members of ot the naval na recruiting staff Lt John F. F Bichler officer In charge presented pre presented presented pre pre- the commendation award and read the accompanying cita cita- ties tion The year old corpsman en cn entered tereci the navy navy Dec 17 11 1910 1940 and was stationed at the base hospital at Pearl Pear Harbor on the historic day the Japanese struck He re related related related re- re his story after the cere cere- monies I was In the recreation room of the hospital when we heard the plan planes come over We Ve thought hought that they were our ourO own and then we heard the first explosion We Ve Vean all an ran out to see Bee one of the hangars on the field on fire When asked what his reaction action r to the surprise bombing was he answered answered answered an an- At first I was mad and then I was plenty scared ally I IThe The men went to the docks and watched the Japanese drop their torpedoes right in front of ot us he said Then I went to a wardin ward in n the hospital and gave morphine and took care of patients My regular station was the co commissary commissary commis commis- sary so 50 I reported there We served chow for 72 hours straight working four our hours on and four hours off The W WAVES A V E S in hospitals he said are arc doing a good job Things that happened at Pearl Harbor are I I I happening again In the Pacific all the time The need for VI V WAVES A V E S SIs Sis Is greater great r than th n ever before The brightly colored citation citation- ribbon completed the third row of at campaign bars the tall taU blond medic wears He also holds the national defense American theater theater thea thea- ter Pacific Asiatic-Pacific and good conduct conduct conduct con con- duct ribbons Mr Stivers Stiver's wife and year old son Bon Robert reside in Youngstown Ohio His father John N. N Stiver lives es in Mitchell Neb c 3 j t Ph M 1 c 1 John A. A Stiver Cited for services at Pearl Harbor j f. f |