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Show News from Our Washington County People At Service Camps and the Nation's Battle Fronts By MABEL JARVIS Actiiovo Ambition Flying a P-51 Mustang "Rustler" Second Lieutenant Lincoln D. Bundy of Mt. Trumbull is "helping to .secure the lxacheads in France by seeking out enemy aircraft, ground installations, convoys and other targets on the continent." This information is supplied from the overseas group commanded by Col. Joe L. Mason of Columbia, Ohio, and was accompanied by a picture of the flyer. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jumps Bundy of Mt. Trumbull, Lieut. Bundy had plenty of experience wrangling prarie mustangs before he enlisted in the U. S. Army in January, 19-12, and has achieved his ambition as pilot of I he Mustang "Rustler". F:t Pa Ra Ile--ivc Souviiiiier from Italy Besides the many request packages pack-ages going overseas to soldiers, the folks on the home front continue to receive packages of souvenirs from the battle areas. Recently Miss Fern Seegmiller received a dainty jig-sawed basket of finely polished vyoods from her nephew, Cpl. Barnard Seegmiller who has been in the European area for more than a year. This gift came from Italy. p:s pa Pa IIius S)eciiil Interest In 5th Drive An aerial performer before he entered military service with the United States Air Corps, Pfc. Milo Jones, son of Mrs. A. W. Augason of St. George, is at present doing his spectacular aerial acts at Camp Davis, North Carolina, in the interest in-terest of the Fifth War Fund Drive. He had played the big U. S. cities and Honolula before the war. He has three brothers in the air service. SSgt. Halvor Jones is in England, Captain Viron Jones has been in the South Pacific for a long period and Sgt. DeWitt Jones, who returned from completing extensive missions in the European theater is now instructor in-structor in Salina, Kansas. All four of these boys are putting double energy into their efforts in memory of their brother, Lieut. Erban Jones, who was killed in action in 1943, while on a Europ- Pa pa Ilamblin Bracken Promoted A news release from the South Pacific announces the recent promotion pro-motion of Hamblin J. Bracken from Second to First Lieutenant. He is the husband of Lois Jennings Bracken of St. George, who is now employed at North American Aircraft. Along with his promotion, promo-tion, Lieut. Bracken assumed new duties as Executive of a battery in the organization to which he was assigned in April, 1944. Lieut. Bracken has had extensive training since going overseas, says the report. He recently completed a long period of service in Guadalcanal. Guadal-canal. He has been in training since March, 1941. His father, Wallace Bracken, lives in Salt Lake City. Pa Pa 1 Writes from Camp Adair Writing from Camp Adair, Oregon, Cpl. Verl Langston says he is well and enjoying the Army as much as anyone can, but like the other boys, is wishing it would all end so they can come home. He sends greetings through the News to his pals, buddies and friends, wherever they are and says "thanks a million for the News. It means a lot to us guys away from home." m p:i To Return Home Soon Mrs Howard Pectol is wondering wonder-ing of she will recognize her son, Cpl. Merrill L. Roberts who is to be home soon after more than two years in the Aleutians. It will be four years this fall since lie entered the service and he's really hopeful that this first home in that time won't be canceled. Mrs. Pectol has another son, Dean Roberts, Seaman l'C who is now having his first active experience in the Central Pacific on submarine sub-marine duty. Si S3 n Souvenir front the Invasion Coast A Nazi aviators Insignia was the souvenir received this week by Mrs. Estella McArthur from her nephew, Cpl. Eldon H. Bennett, who is in France. The souvenir, knife-ripped from a Nazi coat, shows that the Germans dress their men in good material. Writing Writ-ing from a fox hole, Cpl. Bennett, whom Mrs. McArthur raised from infancy, says the French people had been driven from their homes to sleep in the ditches, and are grateful to the allies for driving the Germans out and restoring them to their homes. Among the first invasion troops, Cpl. Bennett who is with the Engineers, says he has proved the value of prayers, and knows they were preserved for the work to be done. He was among those photographed by the correspondent for Life and Time Magazines and says his folks may see his face when the pictures appear. This is the first word Mrs. McArthur has nad in several weeks. j Two Sons Overseas Mr', and Mrs. Merrill Hall of Hurricane have two sons in military mili-tary service. Cpl Willis Hall has been in the New Guinea area since early April. While on duty he was hit with a sniper's bullet in the neck and left shoulder, and apparently had several weeks in the hospital. In his letters he told his folks he was in the hospital with a sore throat. Latest word said he was out of the hospital now and doing wel. Their son Glenwood, has been in Australia since April. He is interested in that area and says it looks like good cattle country, but refrains from telling his family anything about his work in the army and urges them not to worry. Pa Ba Pa Sjt. C. Naegfle A Busy Man An Eighth AAF fighter station, England. An American you know, stationed at a P-51 Mustang Mus-tang station in England, Sgt. Clare P. Naegle, 468 Jefferson Ave., Ogden, was a busy man on invasion day. Sgt. Naegle, who is a machinist, stuck to his job as the pilots took off in wave after wave, hour after hour, forming the air umbrella um-brella protecting the invading ground forces. From the commanding officer, Col. Donald W. Graham, down to Pvt. Bill Smith, jeep driver, the personnel of this station worked together as one man. Sgt. Naegle is the son of Raymond Ray-mond B. Naegle of Hurricane. Pa Ps Pa SSgt. W. Worthen Visits Here SSgt. and Mrs. Wayne Worthen Wor-then visited in St. George last Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. V. P. Ence, Mrs. Ence being Sgt. Worthen's sister. He arrived last week from Camp McCaine, Miss., spending the first few days in Cedar City where he joined his wife, the former Helen Coss-let. Coss-let. Sgt. Worthen has been in the service for more than three years, having left with the 115th Engineers in March 1941. His service has included ten months in the Hawaiian Islands. Te Appointed Flight Officer A news release and pictures came this week from Deming A. A. F., Deming, N. M., where Clayton B. Sullivan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Sullivan of Leeds, completed his training and was appointed flight officer, in the transport command of the Army air forces. F.O. Sullivan was a trained pilot before he reached Deming air field, having served as a primary flight instructor at another air field. He had helped to train hundreds of Uncle Sam's present pilots during his service as a civilian instructor, and is now entering the Army himself. Pa Pa Lieut. Mosley In England Lieut. Tex Mosley, who has . been in England for the past few weeks is now beginning his flying -missions over enemy Europe, according ac-cording to word reaching his wife, Carol Cottam Mosley in St. George. In his letters he tells of visits to London and other places of interest in-terest and of plans to visit the grave of his former companion, Lieut. Keith Hafen. During his absence, Mrs. Mosley is employed at the McGregor hospital. Pa S3 Pa Arrive from Great Lakes Base Lloyd Adams . of Washington, Elwyn Cameron and Calvin Cottam of St. George, all Seamen First Class, arrived last Thursday evening eve-ning from Great Lakes Naval Training station for a brief visit with relatives and friends having completed their boot training June 27. They will report back this week end to resume their training While on leave Seaman Cameron visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cameron in Las Vegas. |