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'V'Nrl VNrl ' ' . . . . : " . -J J - Tells of Philippine PhUlppine InvasionDee InvasionDee Invaclon Invasion InvaclonDee Dee Jay Nelson Jr 19native 19 a anatlve anative natlve native of Vernal and a sonMr son of ofMr ofMr Mr and Mrs D 0 J Nelson Sinow Sr Si Srnow Srnow now residing at Billings Mon Moi Montana Moitana Montana tana , is convalescing at the naval navalhospital navi navihospital navalhospital hospital at Oakland Californiafter California Californi Californiaafter Californiaafter after suffering bayonet wounds woundsdurmg wounc wouncduring woundsduring durmg during the invasion of the Philippmes Phi PhiIppines Phil ippines ippmes ippinesYoung ippmesYoung Young Nelson was a corpsman corpsma corpsmaon corpsmanon on a submarine submarme sent to get getwounded g gwounded getwounded wounded sailors during the in invaslon Ii Iivasion invasion vaslon vasion As they were moving movingthe movin movinthe movingthe the wounded men they were a atacked at attacked attacked tacked by Japs making it nec neccssary ne neessary neecssary cssary essary to take cover in fox holes holeswhere hok hokwhere holeswhere where they remained remamed for 2 2hours 24 24I 24hours 24hours hours He reports the rain was wasso wa waso wasso I so incessant it was necessary to toball t tbail tobail ball bail water with w1th their helmetst helmetsBefore helmetsBefore helmets Before entering the navy inFebruary h hFebruary In (9 9 t ( February , 1944 he attendedchemistry attended achemistry a chemistry school He engaged ii iithe in \ the leather busllu business businss ' > s at Billings Billing BillingsWith Billingwith Billingswith With his father b before bdore fore the war - + - - 4- 4 - + 4Grant - -Grant Grant - - + - - + " Grant Anderxon Andenon Anderson Advanced AdvancedTo AdvancedTo To Staff SergeantGrant SergeantGrant Sergeant Grant Anderson was recently recentlyadvanced recentl recentlyadvanced : advanced to a n staff sergeantSgt sergeant S SSgt SSgt Sgt Anderson is with the armed armedinfantry armei armeiinfantry armedinfantry infantry in the European Theater Theate Theaterand Theateand Theaterand and has been overseas for the thepast th thpast thepast past two months monthsS entered ser service sd sdvice service S Sgt Anderson Anduson Andrsofl ago and received receivedhis received receivedh1s receivedhis vice two years h1s his basic training in Arkansas ArkansasHe ArkansasHe ArkansasHe He was later s < ; sent Lnt nt to Kentucky Kentuck Kentuckyfor Kentuckfor Kentuckyfor and was sta staboned stationed stationed for special pecial training trainmg , > boned tioned at Camp Campbell Kyat Kyatthe Ky a athe atthe the time of his embarkation embarkatlon embarkationAn embarkatlonAn An employee employel cmploye of the Bonanza Bonanzi Bonanzamme Bonanzimine Bonanzamine in civilian life S Sgt An Anderson Andersori Anderson mme mine Mr and Mrs MrsCharles MrsCharles MrsCharles , of derson dersori is a , > son on Charles Anderson AndLr.on AndLron Andcr"on Andcron . " and has two twobrother tw twobrothers ( ' Rulon In InDutch ii iiDutch inDutch brother brothers . in 10 < ; service ervIC ( Dutch East India with a laundr laundrp1 laundry laundryplltoon laundrypi plltoon p1 itoon and Reed now in Luxumberg Lux Luxumberg Luxuniberg umberg uniberg - + - + - . + - - + John Shimmins Shimmms HomePvt HomePvt Home HomePvt Pvt John Shimrnin Sll1mmm Shimrnlfl 18 will willleave wil willeave willleave leave Friday for Ft Rilcy Riley Kan Kan"as Kansas "as as , > " as after & spending &pendmg pendmg hI his ' > first hrst fur furlough furlough furlough lough hero here with hI his " parents parenl < ; Dr Drand Drand Drand and Mrs Loyd ShnnmlOA ShimminA Shnnmin ShnnmlO Shimmin A member of the mLchaOlzed rnchanizeC rnchanizeCavalry mechanizedcavalry .avalry avalry < . Pvt Shimmin Clllmmlll Shimnun ; enterecserVice entered enterec enteredservice . , service ervlce ' in 1n July He lIe w I is ' > a ml.m mlm mm ml.mher mmher memher . her of the UHS cld class < ; S of 1944 - + - 4- 4 . 44 - 4- 4 . - 4Howard - + * Howard Corless Here HereOn HereOn HereOn On FurloughPvt Furlough FurloughPvt FurloughPvt Pvt How Ird rd V Corle Corless , > < ; sta stahoned < ; stationed ta tatlOned tlOned honed at Ft Lewis Wa Washingtor Washingtorwith Washingtonwith < ; hmgton hmgtonwIth regiment i b bspending isspending < ; wIth an engineers furlough here hert herc . wIth wIthhIS withhis withhis "pending pending spending " a hIS parents Marshal Mar&hal Marhal & and Mrs MrsArthur MrsArthur MrsArthur Arthur CorlessPvt CorlessPvt Corless Pvt Corless entered serVice serViceyast serviceyast serviceyast yast spring and was formerly formerlyemployed formerlyemployed formerlyemployed employed at Bonanza Bonanz.a . He will willreport willreport willreport report back to Ft Lewis on De De- December December December - cember 19 - + 4 . - - 4 - + - - + - Tom Torn Taylor Returns to StatesSgt StatesSgt Slates States SlatesSgt Sgt Thomas H Taylor son of ofMr ofMr ofMr Mr and Mrs LeRoy Taylor is isspending isspending isspending spending a 21-day 21 day - - - furlough at atRandlett atRandlett atRandlett Randlett with his parents after after27 in inthe inthe inthe 27 months overseas A gunner the army air corps he has been beenin beenin beenin in major engagements engagemeflt5 in m Africa AfricaItaly AfricaItaly AfricaItaly Italy and France At the term terma termation termation a atlon tlon tion of his furlough he will re report report report port to the Santa Ana Air Base BaseSanta BaseSanta BaseSanta Santa Ana California CaliforOla for reas reas- reassignment reassignment reassignment - signmentMrs signment Mrs Taylor held open house houselast houselast houselast last Wednesday honoring honormg her sonand sonand son ' and Cpl Cpi Francis McKmley McKinley McKinleyhome McKmleyhome McKinleyJ McKinleyJhome home on furlough from NorthCarolma NorthCarolina North | Carolina Carolma CarolinaI - + - - + - < - I 4 - + - 4 - + - | Golden Bastain Calls ParentsGolden ParentsGolden Parents | Golden Bastatn Bastain called caned his parcnts parents par | cnts ents Mr and Mrs J W Bastam Bastain Bastamlast Bastainlast Bastainf last week after he returned from froma fromla a trip tnp to the South Pacific withthe With Withthe withsalhe the Merchant MarmeMr MarineMr Marine Marme Mr Bastain Bastam has spent over ayear ayear a ' year in the maritime service In Inthe inthe inthe the South Pacific Pac1flc area He has hastwo hastwo hastwo two brothers in 10 service Darnn Darrill DarnnstatIOned Darrillstationed Darnllstationed statIOned at Abiline Ab11me Texas and andJune andJune andJjme June hmd land - a paratrooper now in 1n EngI Enghmd England Eng I . + - * 4- 4 - + T Ty 4Johnny -y y - yTJohnny -T-Johnny T Johnny - - Johnny Prochko at atFitsSlmmonS atFitssimmofls atFit FitsSlmmonS Fitssimmofls simnion Hospital HospitalLt - Lt John Prochko recently re- re returned returned re returned - turned to the states after 18 ii 18months iimonths 18months months overseas and is recelv reedy recelvlng receiving reedying lng ing treatment at FItZS1mmons Fitzsimmon FItZS1mmonsGeneral FitzsimmonGeneral FitzsimmonsGeneral General Hospital a t Denver DenverColorado DenverColorado DenverColorado DenverColoradoLt Colorado ColoradoLt Lt Prochko received his com corn cornmission cornmission mission at Ft Belvoir Belvo1r Va andembarked and andembarked andembarked embarked from fl'om flom ' the East Coast 10 in 10March inMarch inMarch March 1943 He arrived in inAfrica inAfrica inAfrica Africa shortly after the Afiean Afieancampaign Aticancampaign fican ficancampaign campaign and was in Italy before beforereturning beforereturning beforereturning returning to the states . + - + * - + - . + < * Elwin Etwin Simmong Simmons on LeaveElwin LeaveElwin Leave LeaveElwtn MM3-c MM3 c MM3-e e is isspending isspending isspending Elwtn Elwin A Simmons - - - spending a 30-day 30 day - - leave here herewith herewith herewith with his sister Mrs C P Ruppe Ruppeof Ruppeof Ruppeof of Naples NaplesIn and anda In the navy the past two Mr Simmons has hasbeen hasbeen hasbeen a half years been in ten major island bom born bombardments bornbardments bombardments bardments in 10 the South SOUUl Pacific Pacificarea Pacificarea Pacificarea and the Aleutian Islands IslandsHe IslandsHe IslandsHe area service serviceLavell serviceLavell serviceLavell He has three brothers in Lavell M , > seaman 'aman aman ( ' first class classWIlham classWilliam classWilliam WIlham William Scott fireman second secondc1a secondclass secondclass an art ensign An Another Another Another c1a class " and "nd nd snd Wayne < ; s brother Stanley held the thera therate therate other officer andwas and andwas andwas chief petty ra rate te of a was in 10 the navy 15 years Hewa Hewas He Hewas recently di discharged eharged < ; on a amedical amedical amedical wa was < ; for wounds received re recelved received medical survey survel surve ) celved ceived at Pearl Harbor |