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Show Rousing Welcome Given TSgt. DeWitt Jones Here On Tuesday By MABEL JAR VIS Back again in Utah's Dixie, after completing his bombing missions over Germany and France, plus three months extra at an English base as instructor, Technical Sergeant Serg-eant DeWitt (Dee) Jones learned first-hand Tuesday, Feb. 22nd, how happy the home-town folks are to welcome his return and how proud they are of his accomplishments ac-complishments as a radio operator oper-ator and gunner with Uncle Sam's Army air forces. Five of Family In Air Corps He is the son of Mrs. A. W. Augason, and one of five brothers to enter the air forces, one brother, SSgt. Erban Jones making mak-ing the supreme sacrifice one year ago in bombing missions over Germany. In spite of the cold weather, crowds assembled at 6 p. m., Tuesday for the "Welcome "Wel-come Home" program, which was under the direction of the American Ameri-can Legion Lester Keate Post No. 90, Commander Roy Williams conducting. Sgt. Jones had ar-(Continued ar-(Continued on page eight) TSgt. Jones Honored (Continued from first page) rived earlier in the day, and was brought to the Legion Hall where the program was held, in the lead of the parade cars headed by the fire engine and crew, the- sirens shouting the news of his homecoming. home-coming. The program included vocal solos "Flag Without A Stain", by Mrs. Pratt Miles and a medley of patriotic pa-triotic songs by Mrs. Norman Johnson; E. Eric Snow of the St. George city council giving the address of welcome, with response by Sgt Jones, who expressed his appreciation in being home oroee again, for the welcome extended, and for the privilege of having" served his country. Overseas Nine Months Talking with homefolks after the program, Sgt. Jones said during dur-ing his more than nine months overseas he never had the good luck to meet a boy from this area until he was on the train in Utah. He admitted having come back from missions more than once with the ship riddled' with bullet holes, but still thinks the air corps is his preference of military service. He knows the pressure of blackouts, the din of ack-ack fire and all that goes with raiding missions, and the sincerity sin-cerity with which the boys say their prayers, not for self-preservation, but for the eventual triumph; tri-umph; of right, and when he has rested up a little expects to volunteer vol-unteer for more overseas service. |