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Show News From Our Washington County People At Service Camps and in the Zones of Occupation By MABEL JAEY1S Afton Snyder, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Snyder of St. George , is a civilian once again, free to continue his farming and stock-raising stock-raising activities after more than four years of military service, on duty overseas most of that time. He left St. George in March, 1941, with the St. George unit of the National Guard, and as a member of the 115th Engineers trained at Camp San Luis Obispo and Fort Lewis, Wash. Going overseas shortly after Pearl Harbor, Har-bor, he was Ideated for a time at Australia and has since participated par-ticipated in most of the campaigns cam-paigns of the Pacific. l his is Mr. nyaer s urst visu home in the more than four years, but says he has no com-. com-. plaints The only injury he received re-ceived during his long service was a broken arm and that didn't keep him off duty long. Pa Pa R CpL Hall Discharged Cpl. Willis A. Hall has been honorably discharged and is happy to be home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Hall. He entered enter-ed the service April, 1941, training train-ing for a year at Camp Lewis, Wash., before going overseas to Australia in April, 1942, and from there participated in the invasion of New Guinea. While there he was shot through the neck but miraculously recovered. After 30 months overseas, he returned to the U. S. Nov. 15, 1944, and spent a month at the rest camp in Santa Barbara. On Jan. 1, 1945, he went to San Antonio, Texas, then to Big Springs, Texas. He served first with the Field Artillery but was later transferred trans-ferred to the Air Force ground crews. He returned home last week end. Pa & S 2C Del Stanworth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Stanworth, who is stationed at San Diego, was home visiting over the week end. fii 19 B MSgt. Byron Johnson is home on a 30 day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Johnson, John-son, and hopes to get his honorable honor-able discharge when he reports at Fort Douglas Oct. 7. He entered the service Feb. 4, 1942, training at Camp Callen, Calif., and going overseas in April, landing at Australia. He participated in the invasions of Hollandia, Moratin, Luzon and Leyte, and has four Battle Stars, the Bronze Star Medal and the Presidential Unit citation. He sailed from Manila Harbor Aug. 31, landing in San Francisco Sept. 22, and in Hurricane Hurri-cane Sept. 29, feeling well, and ' happy to be home. Pfc. Ralph Hafen, son of Charles Char-les Hafen of Santa Clara' says "It's good to be home for a 45-day 45-day furlough after spending the past year overseas." He arrived home in time to visit one day with his brother, Leslie Hafen before he returned to his Camp. They had not seen each other for 18 months. Ralph was with the 45th Infantry Infan-try Division in the final operations opera-tions before Germany surrendered. surrender-ed. It was a busy time and a lot of experience. He wears the Infantry Combat Badge and the Purple Heart. I 14 Serving on the USS Argonne in the Pacific, a tender which has seen action in almost every sea lane from Pearl Harbor to Leyte Gulf, is Ralph Francis Nisson, fireman, first class, of Washington. Washing-ton. The Argonne escaped with minor damage in the Pearl Harbor Har-bor attack, then began her travels that took her to New Caledonia, Tulagi, Guadal-canal, New Zealand, Zea-land, the Marshalls, the Admiralties Admiral-ties and Leyte. Under ' attack many times, the Argonne's closest call came at Manus Island, when an ammunition ship exploded nearby, damaging the tender and injuring many of the crew. Sa Pa Pa Captain Francis C. Hinton, 28 year old Photo Officer, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Hinton Hin-ton of Hurricane, was released from service with, the United States Army Air Force Sept. 26, at the Drew Field Separation Station. Before entering the Army Air Forces in March, 1941, he was employed by the U. S. Forest Service. He received his commission commis-sion in December, 1941, and in March 1945 was sent with the 69th Racoon Group to Europe, where he participated in operations opera-tions until August. He holds the E. T. O. ribbon with two battle participation stars. His wife, Mrs. Dorothy Hinton, lives at Hurricane. Hurri-cane. nun Wayne Merle Bostwick was given honorable discharge two weeks ago from military service. He and Mrs. Bostwick and their small son arrived last week from Seattle, and will remain in St. George for the present. Pfc. Gail Heaton, who was in Europe for the closing months of military activity returned recently recent-ly from overseas. He joined Mrs. Heaton, the former Esther Woodbury Wood-bury and their children, the youngest of whom he had not previously seen, in St. George two weeks ago. They are spending this week with relatives in Alton, Utah. He has a 45 day furlough. |
