| Show Heroes of the fhe Week AWARDS GIVEN THREE UT AHNS Three awards were made this week to Utah airmen one of them thema themI I a purple heart given posthumously N t l to Corporal Wilham William Wllliam Wil Wll- liam ham R. R Briggs of Tooele who gave his life in infighting infighting infighting fighting in the Philippine i s lands 1 l- ands at the outbreak out out- 0 break of the war S L Corporal W Briggs was serving x ing with the U. U S 5 S. S arm army y air S Xi I forces w which h i c h S. S j fought so galS gallantly gal- gal S 1 although S I greatly outnumbered outnumbered outnumbered when the thelI lI 1 R It Mo r Japanese invaded ed Luzon December December De De- cember 8 1941 Philippine time He was the son of Mrs Ethel Dunyon England of Tooele Chief Petty Officer M. M R. R Martensen Mor- Mor ensen veteran of 20 years' years service service ice ce with the U. U S. S navy and marines marines marines ma ma- rines was awarded the navy air medal by President Franklin D. D Roosevelt Chief was previously awarded the distinguished distinguished distinguished distin distin- service cross in 1924 while serving in the Philippines with the U. U S. S marines Led Chinese The son of E. E R. R of Garfield avenue Salt Lake City Chief Petty Officer Morten- Morten sen enlisted in the marines in 1922 serving at Guam China and the Philippines until 1925 when he returned to Utah for a year He entered the navy again in n 1926 returning to China where he served on patrol duty Word was received in Salt Lake City March 4 1928 that he was awarded medals by the Chinese and Russian governments for distinguished distinguished distinguished dis dis- dis- dis service The Russian government presented him with a abronze abronze bronze medal while the Chinese awarded him the Chinese order of the blazing sun The latter decoration was bestowed bestowed bestowed be be- stowed on him when he led Chinese Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- nese troops in a successful assault on the fortified city of Chief Petty Officer has las seen continuous service with the navy since 1926 He also saw service in Japan in addition to China and the Philippines until the outbreak of war in 1941 Stationed at San Diego when the Japanese e attacked Pearl Harbor Chief Petty Officer re remained remained remained re- re there until June of the following year when he put to sea Aleutian Attack He was awarded the air medal for meritorious service while participating in flight as radioman and rear gunner of a patrol plane fighting against the Ja Japanese anese in itt inthe inthe the Aleutian islands Flying In se severe severe severe se- se vere Alaskan weather conditions Chief In determined determined determined deter deter- mined strafing and dive bombing attacks Chief Petty Officer wife Mrs Nancy M. M and three children Edward Charlotte Charlotte Char Char- lotte and Nancy ancy live at San Diego Ca Cal Second Lieutenant Robert L. L Madrid son of Mr and Mrs S. S A. A Madrid West Third North street also was awarded a medal Presentation was made at the headquarters of the United States army Eighth air force in England where Lieutenant Madrid is ing |
