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Show tjghtin1 Binghamites Report IMr and Mrs. Joe Elkins n- v ed word from their son, Cpl. Cardenas, that he is now in rt' Philippines, the first word ut his parents had in seven nnths He has been hospitahz-1 hospitahz-1 twice, but is now in ood ealth. h wrote. c 2C Melvin Dean Stringham i ft Sundav to report at Norman, ; k a after five-days' visit with parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Ingham. Dean had his six j "eks basic training at Memphis, I Pvt Grant R. Carrigan arriv-I arriv-I Wednesday from Camp Wol-m Wol-m Texas to visit his wife and BUhters, Michael and Jane lizabeth. until he leaves to re- j irt at Fort Ord, Calif., on Ju- j - - Marine Pfc Joa Corapagno, who had his left log shattered W a grenade on Pelelieu island August 17, underwent an operation opera-tion to combat infection last Friday. Fri-day. He has been assured that he will likely be walking again soon with the aid of braces A son of Mr. and Mrs Philip Com-pagno, Com-pagno, Joe is at Oakland, Calif. Pvt. Gordon Buckle is doing well at Fort Riley, Kansas. Miami, Fla., June 25 The greatest aerial troop movement in history is bringing a Bingham Canyon veteran back from his overseas station in record time. Cpl. Joseph E. Pumphrey, 29, son of B. O. Pumphrey, Copper-ton, Copper-ton, is one of the lucky vets already al-ready landed at Air Transport Command's Miami Army Air is. Captain R. W. Sumnicht, who rved over two years overseas, M been assigned to Fort Doug-iK Doug-iK for an indefinite period. Cap-aKn Cap-aKn and Mrs. Sumnicht are now M- home at Spencer apartments, anyon road, Salt Lake City. Mr and Mrs. Charles Ditrur-Jceived Ditrur-Jceived welcome word from 1 Heir two sons in the army dur-Sg dur-Sg the week. From Luzon, P. I., Kne word that Theodore C. Di-; Sas has been advanced from the Wl .. of private to sergeant. Sgt. iHter C. Dimas, in Austria, sent JH a box of souvenirs: two Merman swords, a German flag, En medals and some German, I Cpl. J D Caulfield, who has j Hen home on furlough, reported j BE Burmmgham hospital, Van j Ejuys Calif Monday. Rdm. Noel R. Jacobson left by Sane for San Francisco June 23 , Et.: trending a 10-day leave j With his wife and daughter of array. Radarman Jacobson is Mipecting overseas assignment in Ht near future. H First Lieutenant Robert D. j 1' leld, now the world's greatest ! and busiest air terminal, after being flown from his overseas station by ocean -spanning plane of the ATC. Fifty thousand overseas returnees re-turnees a month are being flown back by the ATC, and the bulk of them land here at Miami Army Air field, where a huge transport from Europe, Africa, Asia or South America lands every 45 minutes of the 24-honr day. Cpl. Pumphrey has 32 months of overseas service to his credit in Europe. He intends to go to art school when he is released from the army. He will continue on immediately immediate-ly to Camp Blanding, Fla., where he will be routed to a separation center close to home. After a furlough fur-lough he will be either reassigned reassign-ed or released from the service. Marine Pvt. Calvin H. Harker sent earthenware tottery to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Harker of Copperton, from Okinawa- He is at present helping j construction of air fields. Walter E. Granquist, who ser- j ved in the army four years, four months and four days (30 months j of which was spent in Alaska) has been released on the noint off, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Goff of Copperton, wrote home at he had met Pfc Freeman W. 'ilcox at Baguio Luzon, P- I., me 6 for a five-day visit at 'ayne's camp. It was the first me the friends had seen each he in 26 months. Seaman 1 C Elmer (Nuny) herrick Jr. came home Satur-IJ Satur-IJ morning on 26-day leave. In ie Pacific the past nine months, uny came directly home from kinawa. T Sgt. Florence Dellagnola, rving with the WACs in ranee, recently sent her broth- j , Geno Dellagnola of Highland ov. various souvenirs of French id German cities. Maurice Bee of Tooele, former sident of Highland Boy, visit-1 visit-1 here Monday. His son, Cpl Bee, is now with the Am-'can Am-'can forces in England. Seaman 1C Matt Blockovich ft Friday to report to San go, Calif., after spending a ven-day furlough with friends i relatives. While on leave he a honored guest at several par-M par-M He is awaiting further as-1 gnment. system. From Camp Gruber, Okla., Walt was sent to Fort Douglas and given his discharge Wednesday night. Pfc Ernest Wiechman, who was shot through the right lung in action with the First army near Cologne, Germany, returned to Fort Custer hospital, Battle Creek, Mich., Sunday, following two weeks' convalescent leave spent with his wife and children, Carol Jean and Paul-Lloyd Paul-Lloyd Neolis, stationed on Mindanoa, P.I., is now a private first class. O July 5 is the deadline for pictures of service men for the Victory Flag society Christmas book, Chicago Charlie reminds-A reminds-A $2.00 charge is made for engraving en-graving of each picture. Pictures Pictur-es of service men published in last year's book will be used again without charge. Club and organization pictures should be turned in to Joseph P. Scussel with money. Contact a Victory Flag society representative in your community: Ruby Knudsen, Knud-sen, Copperton; Stella Klopen-stine, Klopen-stine, Copperfield: Marie As-zelio, As-zelio, Highland Boy; Mrs. Mary Prowse Halt, Lark; at once. |