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Show ' 'Moab Moab 'Ioab Ioab ' Soldier Sohher HonoredWIth HonoredWith Honored HonoredWith With the 7th Infantry DIVIS Drvis DIVISjlOn Drvision Division jlOn Specialto ion in m the Philippines PlulIppmes ( SpecIal SpecIalIto Ito to The T I-Techmclan I Techmclan I-Technician Technician I ) ) - Technician 4th 4thGrade 4thi . Grade Merle E Newell 1ewell Aewell 1\ 1 \ ewell Moab MoabUtah MoabUtah MoabUtah Utah recently was awarded the thearmy thearmy thearmy army bronze star medal for hIs hIsmentonous hismeritorious hismeritorious mentonous meritorious performance of ofduty ofduty ofduty duty with this crack Pacific m in mvaSlOn invasion invasion vaSlOn vasion division during durmg the battle battlefor battlefor battlefor for SgtNewell Leyte island When Sgt Newell s superior officer was waswounded waswounded waswounded wounded while working workmg as a aforward aforward aforward forward observer for an artIl artrl artIllery artrllery artillery lery batallion bataillon he took over the theJob thejob thejob Job and capably directed the thefIre thefire thefire fIre of the weapons including mcludmg a abarrage abarrage abarrage barrage which broke up a Jap Japanese Japanese Japanese anese counter attackThIs attackThis attack attackThis This Leyte operation was hIs hIsthIrd histhird histhird thIrd against agamst the Japs as a mem member member member ber of this division He fought foughtwIth foughtwith foughtwith wIth it at Attu and KwajaleinSgt KwaJalemSgt Kwajalem Kwajalein KwajalemSgt Sgt Newell graduated from fromGrand fromGrand fromGrand Grand county high school m in in1936 1936 He was an outstanding outstandmg ath athlete athlete athlete lete winning wmnmg three letters In Infootball infootball infootball football and one in m basketball basketballHIs basketballHis basketballHis HIs parents M Ml , % and Mrs Geo GeoA GeoA GeoA A Newell live in m Moab whIle whIlehIs whilehis whilehis hIs wife and son reside at 1919 1919Sylvan 1919Sylvan 1919Sylvan Sylvan Ave m In Salt Lake CityMr City Clty - Mr and Mrs T J Scharfhave Scharfhave have received word from theIr theIrson theirson theirson son Cpl Samuel E Scharf who whoIS whois whois IS now in m the Philippines PhllIppmes stat statmg stating stating mg ing that he has been granted a afurlough afurlough afurlough furlough and will return to the theUmted theUnited theUnited Umted United States soon He expects expectsto to reach home in m about 60 days daysCpl daysCpl daysCpl Cpl Scharf has been in m the thearmy thearmy thearmy army for over three years over overtwo overtwo overtwo two of which have been spent spentoverseas spentoverseas overseas He has seen action m in mmost inmost inmost most of the major battles in m the thePacific thePacific PacIfIc theaterPfc theater Pfc Melvm Melvin Dalton US U S ma marme maerne manne rme erne corps was an arrival Fri day for a two weeks furlough furloughwIth furloughwith wIth his parents Mr and Mrs MrsBert MrsBert MrsBert Bert Dalton and family Pfc Plc PfcDalton PlcDalton PfcDalton Dalton who has been a gunner gunnerstatIoned warshiphas statIoned on board a warshIp has seen heavy action in m many manyof manyof manyof of the naval battles of the Pa Pao Paotic o @ flc fie theatel theater of operationsCpl operations operationsCpl Cpl Gr Gruver Grdver ver Gets CItatIonCpl CitationCpl Citation CitationCpl Cpl Jesse A Gruver son of ofVlrgmla ofVirginia Vlrgmla Virginia Gruver postmaster of ofThompsons ofThompsons ofThompsons Thompsons has been promoted promotedto to the rank of corporal and has hasbeen hasbeen hasbeen been awarded a citation cluster clusterto clusterto to weai weal wear on his sleeve and andhash andhash andhash hash marks for two years over overseas overseas overseas seas Cpl Gruver was one of the thegroup thegroup thegroup group that tlat tljat } rebuilt the port of ofINaples ofNaples ofNaples INaples Naples which the Germans saId saIdIwould saidwould saidwould ( Iwould would never be a port again agam and andtoday andtoday todaY is one of the largest in m the theworld theworld theworld world Cpl Gruver who is a amember amember amember member of the 6th Port head headquarters headquarters headquarters quarters has sent his mother mothera a clipping clIppmg from the Stars &Stripes Stripes & Stnpes Stripes which reads as follows follows6th follows6th follows6th 6th Port Given CItatIon CItatIonSIXth CitationSixth CitationSixth SIXth Port headquarters headquarterswhIch headquarterswhich headquarterswhich whIch now directs the great greatshlppmg greatshipping greatshipping shlppmg shipping operations of Marsell Marseil Marsellles Marseilles MarseilIes les harbor has been awarded awardedthe awardedthe awardedthe the meritorious service umt unit umtplaque unitplaque unitplaque plaque for its outstanding outstandmg per performance performance performance formance m In rehabilitating rehabllItatmg the theport theport theport port of Naples and its part In Inthe inthe inthe the Anzio AnzlO campaign rt was an announced announced announccd nounced publicly here today todayCommanded todayCommanded todayCommanded Commanded by Col Robert H HClarkson HClarkson HClarkson Clarkson Santa Fe N NM M the theport theport theport port organization orgal11zatIon includes port portbataillons portbatallions portbatallions bataillons batallions engineers engmeers and a wIde wIdevanety widevariety widevariety vanety variety of other specializedtroops specIalIzed specIalIzedtroops specializedtroops troops Its men supplied the An AnZIO Anzio Anzio ZIO beachhead and the forces be before before before fore Cassmo Cass1l10 Cassino and part of the theBrItIsh theBritish theBritish BrItIsh 8th army from Naples NapleswhIch Napleswhich Napleswhich whIch the Germans said would wouldnever wouldnever wouldnever never be used as a port after aftertheIr aftertheir aftertheir theIr comprehensive job of de demolItlOn demolitron demolition demolitionSixth molItlOnSIXth molitronSixth molItlOn molitron Sixth Port first went into mto ac actIon action action tIon with Lt Gen George S SPatton SPatton SPatton Patton and his western task taskforce taskforce taskforce force in the invasion mvaslOn of North NorthAfrIca NorthAfrica NorthAfrica AfrIca November 1942 subse subsequently subsequently subsequently quently operating operatmg the port of ofCasablanca ofCasablanca ofCasablanca Casablanca for 10 months Next NextassIgnment Nextassignment Nextassignment assIgnment for the outfit was wasthe wasthe wasthe the unloading unloadmg of supplies for the the5th the5th the5th 5th arm armi army ) on the beaches below belowSelarno belowSelarno belowSelarno Selarno When Gen Clark Clarks ClarksContmued s sContinued ( Contmued ContInued on last page ) IWlth With Our Boys in the theArmed theArmed [ Armed ForcesContinued Forces ForcesII II ( Continued Contmued from first ftrst pafe pare ) . forces drove out of the beach beachhead beachhead beachhead Iforces head 6th Port moved into mto Na NapIes Napies Napies pIes where it was met by de deImohshed deImolished demolished Imohshed Imolished docks and cranes and andsunken andsunken ancsunken sunken ships in m channels chanrels and anddockmg anddocking ancdocking dockmg docking areas There was no noelectricity nelectricity ( lelectrIClty nolelectrIClty electricity or water in m the cItyYet cityYet city cityYet I Yet by January 1944 Na NapIes Napies Napies pIes had become the largest al alhed allied allied hed lied military mlhtary port in m the worldexceeding world worldexceedmg worldexceeding exceedmg exceeding by 25 per cent the thetonnage thetonnage thetonnage tonnage handled by the NewY New Nework : Y : ork port of embarkationThe embarkationThe embarkation embarkationThe I The port unit had dIrected dIrectedthe directedthe directecthe the clearance of channels docks docksand docksand dockand ; and facilities faClhtles coordinating eoordmatmg the thework thework tinjyork ' , work of the British Royal navy navyland navyland navand ; , 'T T land Engineers Engmeers US U S army engl engi englIneers engiIneers engineers Ineers Italian Itahan civilian Clvlhan official offIcIals offIcIalsland officialsand ; ; and thousands of Italian Itahan work workers workers land lers worklers ers By March 31 1944 at theend the theend theend > end of its first Slmonths six Sl- Sl sit ' - months of op operation operation eration in m Naples 6th Port had hadhandled hadhandled hachandled leratlon opleratlon handled nearl nearly as much ton tonnage tonnage tonnage nage as passed through the port portduring porduring Idurmg portIdurmg ( during all of 1939 when full fullpeace fullpeace fulpeace [ peace time facilities faclhtles were available avail avall able 1- 1 ( - 1Local ' 'Local Local Local \ Man l\Ian l Ian Serving Servmg in Tank TankBatallion TankBatallion Batalhon Batallion ItalyWith in m ItalyWIth ItalyWith Italy With the Fifth Army Ital Italy Ital ) : ItalySpecial ( Special to The T ISgt I-Sgt I Sgt I ) ) -Sgt Sgt - - Sgt Rus Russell Russell Russell sell J yrlse Wise auto mechanic mechamc of ofMoab ofMoab o ortvlucnr rtv-lucn-r rtv lucn r Moab - - Utah utah uran IS IS a EL member inemuci.vt inemucivt . of the the4th trr trr4th 4th Tank Batallion Batall10n which IS ISJabbmg isjabbing ijabbing s Jabbmg jabbing German defenders 11the m in inthe [ the most northerly Apennme Apennine Apennmemountams Apenninemountains Apennmimountains keepmjthem keepmgthem keepingthem mountams mountains m in Italy keepmg keeping ? them off balance His outfIt outfitpoised outfitpoised : poised below the crest of the last lastApennme lastApennine lasApennine 1 IPolsed Apennme Apennine barriers barners is one of ofthose ofthose othose those on which high hopes are areplaced areplaced anplaced ' ' placed for a thrust across the Po Povalley Povalley Pi.valley Pivalley Pi.valleyThe ' I valleyI . valley valleyThe The 4th Tank Batallion Batall10n as assuch assuch asuch > such is a new outfit but its ele elementsthe ele'ments elements , ' ments--the ments the ments-the - - the 1st and 3rd batallions batal batallions eleI I Ihons batalIhons ( lions of the 13th Armored regl regi reglment regiment regiment ment and the 1st batallion batalhon of thel the thiold { 10ld Told thel10ld 1st Armor Armored d reglment- reglment regiment- regiment - - regiment-have regiment have reglmenthave regimenthave have been fighting flghtmg Germans Germansince Germanslsmce Germansl ) smce since the first day AmerIcan AmerIcanforces Americanforces Amencalforces 1 forces were committed to battliagainst battle battleagamst battleagainst . agamst against their European enemIes I These enemiesThese elements which were reorgalzed reorganized re orgalzed organized under the 1st Armor I I in m Italy as the 4th 4thTank 41Tank - ITank 4thITank Tank Batallion Batalhon sailed for norttern north northern northern ern Ireland May 10 1942 After Afte Afterplaymg Afteplaying Afteplaying r ' /playmg playmg / ( playing a leading leadmg role in m the thetakmg th thtaking . e , takmg taking tY.taking tYtaking of Oran Northern Alger AlgerIla Algeris Algeiiia is they moved into mto Tunisi Tumsla Tunisia Tumslawhere Tunisiawhere ; Ila where they learned the bItter bitte r ' bittelessons bItterlessons lessons of Faid Fald Pass and Kasseime Kasser Kasserme Kasserine me ine Pass as the Germans drove droveon drov drovon droton e : on to the great supply base at atITebesa a " t ' Tebesa aTebesa When the resurgent al alied alhed allied ITebesa hed lied thdrive thIsdnve thisdrive forces had stopped thIs : dnve drive men of the 4th batalliomade batall10n batallio batall10nImade batalliomade n ' made a sensational comeback ia as asa a s : Imade a chief factor in m the mouse mousitrap mousetrap trap maneuver at Mateuru and anin in the capture of Ferryville FerrYVllle FerryvilleThe FerrYVllleThe 1m and1m positioralong The 4th took up posItions posItionsalong positionsalong is along the Rapido Rapldo river nver in m rea reamess read readmess readmess < thLin theLln theLiri mess for a drive dnve through the Lln Liri valley but when the Ger Germans Germans Gomans mans held at Cassmo Cassino the tank tankers tankers taniers beacthead beachhead ers were shifted to the beach head around Anzio AnzlO from where e Ithey wherelIthey I wherthey wherethey they jabbed the enemy wherel flank flankland flanand Iand and kept the Jernes guessmg guessing guessin ; land guessmgThey guessingThey They isolateAnzio IsolatedAnzlO isolatedAnzio broke out of the Isolated isolated AnzlO Anzio front last May 23 and m in mIqUICk inquick iquick IqUICk quick succession smashed Gei Ger German German ] man forces in m Casterna Con Cori CorVelletn ConVelletrI CoriVelletri VelletrI Lanuvio LanuvlO Albano and d anRome andRome Rome They fought on through througGrosseto throughGrosseto S Volterra Grosseto Montecatmi Montecatlm Montecatini and Vol Vo ; terra and helped bridge bndge the Ar Arno Arno Aino no river The 4th s medIUm medlurtanks medIUmtanks tanks were sicked on the Geimans Gel Gei Gelmans Geimans mans theGotluc theGothic again agam last fall to pierce the thi Gothic Gotluc hneLt lineLt line hne lineLt I hneI Bos'ton Boston ' Lt Col Frank F Carr Bos BosI ; ton Mass commands the tank ' tan'batallion tanbatallion tankbatallion batallion batallionAwarded IA A awarded warded PlaqueWith queWIth l\Ie l Ie \ Merit Plaque que With the Fifth Army Italy y Te3 TedH ( ItalSpecial ItalySpeCIal SpeCIal to The T I-Pvt I Pvt D ) - Pvt * . 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Nielson of Moab Utah is a a'member amember : member of the 337th Infantr Infantry Infantryregiment : ; 'member member ' regiment s service compiny comp'ny compny company " ' re reGently recently ; ' cently Gently meritoriousunit awarded the merItorlOusl meritorious mentonouunit : umt unit plaque for superior supenor perfor performance performanceof ' . mance _ of dutv duty in m the accon sccom accom : I : I plishment pl1shment of exceptionally d dif difficult difficult fIcult tasks on the F Fifth th Army Armyfront Armyfront Armsfront front in Italy Commanded by byCapt byCapt biCapt Capt William Wllham Wheeler of Osh Oshkosh Oshkosh Oshkosh kosh Wis the company main mam mamtamed maintained tamed tained supply lines hnes during durmg the thepenod theperiod theperiod penod period of adverse weather over overimpassable oveiimpassable I Impassable roads to bring brmg up uplammunItlOn upammunition uiammunition i lammunItlOn ammunition and rations to hard hardpressed hardpressed hardpressed pressed troops of the 85th Cus CusIter Custer Custer Iter ter division its ltS parent umt unit umtdeep unitdeep unitdeep deep in the Gothic ImeMembers lineMembers line Ime lineMembers ImeI Members of the company are areentitled areentitled anentitled entitled to wear a sleeve mSlg insag insagma msignia ma designating deslgnatmg the award awardPvt awardPvt awardPvt Ima mSlgIma Pvt Nielson Nlelson is the son of Mr Mrand Mrand and Mrs Joseph Nielson of ofMoab ofMoab o MoabI Moab _ |