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Show Max Mansfield Killed At Okinawa; Stanley Ray Wounded Pfc. Max Mansfield, 20 of Hurricane Hurri-cane was killed in action at Okinawa Oki-nawa on May 21, and Pvt. Stanley Stan-ley Ray, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ray of Santa Clara, is in a hospital somewhere in the Philippines, Phil-ippines, having been wounded in action recently. Word of Pfc. Mansfield's death was received in Hurricane this week by relatives. Memorial services ser-vices were held in Hurricane on Wednesday. Details are not available avail-able at present, but will be given next week. His mother, Mrs. Earl Kemp and his sister, Mrs. Rowcna Smetz, both of Salt Lake City, attended the services. Pfc. Ray, who was refused three times by the military and got in on the fourth try, says his wounds are not seriojs. He explains that they were cleaning the Japs from caves and gullies when he got hurt. He writes, "The Japs had a cave full of explosives and we were inexperienced. When we were close to the cave, they blew it up and we were covered with dirt and debris so that most of the platoon had to be dug out. I was plenty lucky compared to some of my buddies." Although his hips are somewhat injured and one ear drum has a slight puncture, the doctor says he will soon be able to rejoin his platoon. In the explosion his wrist watch was totally smashed. He wants another watch that is shock proof and water proof, and with an illuminated dial. He has just been in action a short time. |