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In the U S SiArmed ' i\\\Armed i Armed \ \ \ \ \ \ Armed ForcesLieut Forces Lieiit Lleut Lieut Leo A Zup'ln Zupln Zupn ' ZupanMissing ZupnMissing nhssmg Missing " in ActIOnLleut ActionLieut Action ActionLieut Lieut Lleut Leo A Zupan son of ofMrs Mrs Mary A Zupan of Price IS ISreported isreported reported missing mJssmg over Czecho Czechooslvakla Czechoosivakia Czechooslvakia oslvakla osivakia since smce Aug 29 He is ispilot ] ispilot S Spilot pilot FortressHe of a B 17 Flying Flymg Fortress He corpsin enlisted in 111 the army air corps m in 1942 trained tramed in m Cahforma California CaliforniaTexas CahformaTexas Texas Georgia and Florida Floridaand Floridaand Floridaand and received his commission and andvings andwings wmgs vings at Phoenix Anz Arlz Ariz last De Dc December Dcceinber December cember ceinber He Her He " was assigned over overseas overseas seas July 1 and won the air airmedal airmedal airmedal medal clustersand with two oak leaf clusters and three campaign stars I starsI hismother Awaiting Awatmg starsAwaiting starsAwatmg ] further word are hIs hIsmother hismother mother EdwardSheya a sister Mrs Edward Edward'ISheya ' Sheya Price and a brother Cpl 'ISheya ISheya CplTheodore Theodore Zupan training trammg with withthe the AAFm AAFin AAF in m Woodward Okia Okla OkiaLieut OklaLleut Lieut Lleut Zupans Zupan ] is well known at Moab atMoab where he attended high school highschool graduatingfrom graduatmgfrom for two years graduatmg graduating from the lo local local al school several severalyears severalyears severalyears years agoI agoFort ago I Fort Bennmg Benning Ga Sept 9 AGramlich ( Special 9Special to T I-Pvt I Pvt I ) - Pvt Glen A Gramlich son of Mrs Elsie ElsieSmith Smith of La Sal has won the theright theright theright right to wear wings wmgs and boots bootsof bootsof bootsof of the United Umted States army para troops paratroops He has completed four foureeks fourceeks fourweeks duringwhich durmgwhich \\eeks eeks ceeks \ \ of jump training trammg durmg during which time he made five Jumps the jumpsthe last a tactical jump at mght night mghtmvolvmg nightinvolving nightinvolving mvolvmg involving a combat problem nroblem - on on - ' - - - ' - - landmgIn , landing landmg - - - - - -In In In y additionto addition addJtlon . . . ioprodu- ioprodu ioprodu109 to - iati producing ; ; - ; 109 ing jumpers parachute special special1St specialist specialist 1St ist training trammg is given to qualified qualifiedmen qualifiedmen qualifiedmen men in 111 communications commumcatlons demo demobilization demoblizatlon blizatlon bilization ] riggers and parachute parachutemamtenance parachutemaintenance parachutemaintenance mamtenance maintenance vital skills for air airborne airborne airborne borne troopsThe troops troopsThe The 127th U US S Sinfantry infantry mfantry of ofwhIch ofwhich ofwhich whIch Pvt Kenneth Somerville Somervilleson son of \ Mr l\Ir l Ir and Mrs Earl Som Somerville Somerville Somerville erville of Moab is a member memberwas memberwas memberwas VyGen 11yGen lyGen was recently paid high praise 11y ly ? Gen Douglas MacArthur for Its Itswork itswork itswork work in the Pacific Pacflc ] Asiatic thea theater theater thcater ter of operations Under date of ofAug ofAug ofAug Aug 11 the general sent the fol Lol followmg Lollowing foilowing lowmg lowing message to the officers officersand officersand officersand and men of the outfit PleaseeJ.press Pleaseexpress Please PleaseJpress eJ-.press eJ.press eJ .press press express - . - to the time officers and ana men menmy menmy meny J-press J press my admiration for the splendid splendidconduct splendidconduct splendidinduct conduct of the campaign east of ofAtape ofAitape ofAitape Atape Aitape ] The operations were wereplanned wereplanned wereplanned planned with great skill were wereexecuted wereexecuted wereexecuted executed with great determma determina determmatlon determination determmation tlon tion and courage and were werecrowned werecrowned werecrowned crowned with great success , Dr JV J \ W \V V Williams Will1ams is in m re recelpt receipt receipt celpt ceipt of a letter from Lieut Lleut ( j g ) rienry Henry gHenry G Schrmdt Schmidt formerly cus custodlan custodian cusodian todlan todian ; of Arches National monu nionu monument nionument monument ment located at Moab now an ano anoficer anoficer o oficer lcer in the U S navy stationed stationedat at Fort Schuyler N Y Lleut Lieut LleutSchmidt LieutSchmidt LieutScbmidt Schmidt graduated from the na naval naval naval val training trammg school at the Um Urn Umverslty Urnversity University verslty versity of Arizona on July 12 12and 12and 12and and has been taking takmg an advanc advanced advanced advanced ed course since smce July 28 He cx cxpects cxpects expects pects to leave Fort Schuyler on onSept onSept onSept Sept 22 He doesn t know where wherehe wherehe wherehe he is going gomg but has asked for sea seaduty seaduty seaduty duty Lieut Leut ] Schmldt Schmidt asks to be beremembered beremembered beremembered remembered kindly kmdly to his Moab Moabfriends Moabfriends Moabfriends friends friendsAn An Air Ar ] Service Command CommandStation CommandStation CommandStation Station Somewhere in m England ( Special EnglandSpecial to T I-S I S 1)-S 1) 1 I ) - - S Sgt Gordon GordonL L Westwood the son of Mr and andIV andIVIis andMrs IV IVIis Irs Noil Neil Westwood of Moab Utah MoabUtah recently enjoyed a re recess recess recess cess from aerial warfare at an anair anair anair air service command rest home homea -a a - a remodeled English manor manorhouse manorhouse manorhouse house \ M there \ here America AmerJca s airmen airmenWho airmenwho airmenwho Who provide aerial cover for the theadvancmg theadvancing theadvancing advancmg advancing Allied armies armJes m in mFrance inFrance inFrance France may J iclax ielax elax between ms i-ms i msslons imssions missions - ] slons sions Here Sgt Westwood put puton puton puton on sports clothes and lounged 10 in 10the inthe inhe the restful atmosphere of an old oldcountry oldcountry oldcountry country home complete wIth wIthI wIthbutler withbutler withbutler butler tea in m bed and every I type everytype facilityAmerican of recreational facility . AmerIcan atmosphere and all allthe allthe ' the touches of home are pro provlded provided provided vlded vided by the American Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross co partners with the 31r air 31rservice airservice airservice service command in 111 the opera , tlon tion operation of the rest home After sev seven seven scven en days he went back to his com corn combat cornbat cornbat bat station ready to play his hispart hispart hispart part once again agam in m the air battle battlesupporting battlesupporting . supportmg supporting the Allied march marchacross marchacross marchacross across the continent contment Sgt West Westwood Westwood Westwood wood had completed 21 missions missionsover missionsover : over Nazi dominated dommated Europe - Staff Sgt and Mrs IvIrs Boyd C CJorgensen CJorgensen CJorgensen Jorgensen formerly of Moab Moabwere Moabwere Moabwere were arrivals Saturday from fromWinfield fromWinfield Wmfleld Winfield fromlWmfleld Kansas to spend froml a aseveral aseveral aseveral several days visit with friends friendsat friendsat Iheyleft 'lheyleft Theyleft at fnendslat Moab and Monticello fnendsl 'lhey lhey They ' left , this morning mornmg tor for Salt Lalrel Lake LakeCity LakeCity LalrelCity , City where they will spend sev several sevoral sevoral : eral oral tolh.ansas days before returning returmng tol to toKansas toKansas h.ansas hansas Kansas . Sgt Jorgensen is JS in 10 the theair theair theair air corps Mrs Jorgensen was wasformerly wasformerly wasformerly formerly Miss Mary Hatch who whotaught whotaught whotaught taught in m the Moab schools chools for forseveral forseveral torseveral several ) , earsFort ears Fort Des Moines Momes la Ia Sept 16 16Special 16Special 16Special ( Special to T I-Pvt I Pvt I ) - Pvt Rayc Raye C CJacob CJacobs CJacobs Jacob Jacobs , daughter of Mrcmd Mr cmd ind cmdMrs andMrs indMrs Mrs Edwaid Edwald A Kclby Kelby Keiby Moab MoabUtah MoabUtah MoabUtah Utah is a member of a women s sarmy sarmy sarmy army unit which whJch recently left leftfirst leftfirst leftfirst first WAC training trammg center here herefor herefor herefor for dl.lt dllt duti duty . ) with the army at Camp CampAtterbur CampAtterbur CampAtterbuo Atterbur } Ind md . , . WAC units umts no\\ no floss noare flossare noware \ \ , are at work with the army onContinued on Continued Contmued on last page ) - - - - - r , .L- .L . - .LWith With Our Boys AndGirls And AndGirls Girls in the ServicesContinued Services ! ( Continued Contmued from first page ) m6re more more than 268 posts in m all 48states 48 48states 48states states the District of ColumbIa Columbiaand Columbiaand I Iand and ItalyIndia m in Africa England Itay Italy ] I IndIa New Caledonia Caledoma and Hawail Ha Hawall Hawau wall wail The expanded WAC tram train trainmg training 1 1mg mg program .15 15 , . is resulting resultmg in m a arapId arapid arapid rapId increase mcrease of supplemental troops supplementaltroops the WAC members of ofwhIch ofwhich ofwhich whIch are taking takmg over more .and and .andmore andmore . andmore more army jobs Hundreds of ' - - trained tramed Wacs go out each weekfrom week weekfrom weekfrom from WAC training trammg centers and andspeclabst andspecialist andspecialist speclabst specialist schools . , , , to take theIr theIrplaces theirplaces theirplaces places with the army WAC WACcompanies WACcompanies WACcompanies companies on duty with with/ with withthearmy , . / , the thearmy thearmy thearmy army is self sufficient In ad addlhon addition addition dlhon dition to the women trained tr31ned to todo todo todo do army jobs WAC compames companies companiesalso companiesalso lalso compameslalso also include mclude mess and company companypersonnel companypersonnel companypersonnel I companyI personnel Jobs with the army armyIn armyin armyin In which Wacs now supplement supplementsoldiers supplementsoldiers Isoldlers supplementIsoldlers soldiers number m in the hun hundreds hundreds hundreds dreds alphabehcallyfrom alphabeticallyfrom ranging Tangmg Tanging alphabehcally alphabetically alphabetically.rom alphabeticallyrom from : ' . accounting accountmg to weather ob observmg obIserving observing Iserving IservingPvt , servmg _ Pvt Gordon Shields son of o - - - - : 4 ' , FranK Franlt Shields of Moab has hasIcompleted hascompleted hascompleted Icompleted completed his basic framing trammg training at at'ICamp atCamp atCamp ' Camp Roberts Calif Cabf and is ex expected expected expected 'ICamp ICamp pected to arrive arnve in m Moab Satur SaturIday Saturday Saturday day or Sunday for a furloughHe furlough furloughHe furloughHe Iday He is being bemg transferred to a acamp acamp camp = amp in m Alabama according accordmg toword to toword toword word received by his father |