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Show '2 ....y;..Ky. ..... J$2 Murphy Dies in Crash to Save Other Lives forces Lt. IF. TT. ft:. u - - - On April 8 of this year a young army air pilot plunged his than uncontrollable fighter plane into California's Napa river rather com. bail out and allow the pilotlera craft to smash into the crowded numity of Napa nearby. The papers saidwashe sacrificed his life that obvious "''deliberately others might survive. Witnesses said lt The young pilot was Jst Lt. Wil- stayed with his ship. fighting missions in .worm African and European war theaand ters, holder of the air medal of a 13 oak leaf clusters, member galunit twice cited for collective lantry in action and now recommended for the distinguished flying cross. At OASC as chief of the personal affairs branch, military per-P. sonnel section, is Lt Charles Miimhv niim OASC war bond of ficer during the Fighting Fifth. He Bill Murphy's brouier. w aald that within a half hour after his mother in Jamaica, New York, had received a bouquet pi Easter flowers wired from Bill in California she got the telegram announcing his death, tie the flowers, then pulled on his flyinc helmet for the last than I V ?:'f fe- t f v ' , ' . Y I'f -- rsv ht '"; '',' I . Lt :s "( - I - W. W. Murphy The Field That Keeps 'Em in the Air Is on the Air." Wednesday, July 12, 7:30-S:- N drama. n. m., KSL, half-hoThursday, Jnly 13, lf:15-le:3- 0 show. p. m., KL.O, new variety9:30-1Saturday, July 15, p. m., KllTA, 'Keep 'Eta Flying" orchestra. nr 0: Stand by! Thirty seconds . , twenty seconds . . . ten seconds and then Lt Benne C. Levy elves the ene to Sergeant Dan Bal ley for the opening line in the play, Thoroughfare for Freedom.' That wUl take plaee at 7:30 te Bight as the first OASC drama is aired aver radio station khi Other civilian and military per sonnel appearing in the show are: Audrey Clark, Al Torsak, Betty Ryting. Lilly C. Clark, Viva M. Oldroyd. Fawn Christensen, Wil liam Hull, Private Oliver Frank lin. Marvin Brown. Vernon Lou den, Maurice Barnett and Lt Paul Langford. This show is given as the Ogden Air Service Command s contribu tlon to a new three-wa-y radio se ries. Tne other installations presenting programs in turn at the 7:30 Wednesday time are Wen dever Army Air Base and Fort Douglas. Thursday night's KLO show is a new one to replace the regular variety show featuring the Keep 'Em Flying orchestra, while the latter Is on furlough. Talent from the 4312th. 450th and 460th squadrons Will fill the p. m. spot Featured will be the Liberator band under the direction of Private William Sanford. with vocalist William Fowler. There will be special numbers by Private nHasten Weodlen and the Bomber Quartet Private Oliver Franklin will act as master of ceremonies, with Sergeant Sidney Alexander assisting. The show is under the supervl ion of Lt Paul Langford. Mill tary personnel are invited to at tend the program and which will start at 8:30 p. m. On Saturday night the "Keep Em Flying" orchestra will be heard as usual at 9:30 over KUTA. by means of a transcription cut ... teie-mnh- ed time First In Brenner Put 8 Bill ordinarily flew a though he didn't crash in one. He was in on the first Brenner rass raid with his Lightning and was officially credited with two defi nites and two probables. P-3- w, usx weeK. Bond Drive Near 93 of Its Goal (Continued from Pas One) Including military personnel, for 3241,173.40. " The number not participating in the cash sale end of the drive are as follows, by divisions: Maintenance, 2,552: supply, 1.394; personnel and training 447; OASC headquarters, 181, and army air base, 667. Lt Murphy said continued stress Is to be placed upon allotment participation as against cash purchases, the goal of "95 and 12" still not having been attained. June amounted to V v i. V wit 9 i r mm will mmm itelllil4:. liil - t - f wm$ WKKKKk illiilllll 'i M mmm. I, A- :t. adr UK 'VwWWJnnssnTrt i Lt Col. Milton J. i . t Vrf Air Service OASC, 1. at Com man's 4 legal assistance and claims two-da- y costs rom nine stetes. by military and civilian attorney f i i L J in September. His brother's unit the 82nd fighter group, was twice cited for "outstanding performance of duty In armed conflict with the enemy." In Africa it had 12,000 combat hours to its credit with a loss of only four planes compared with 75 of the enemy. The citations were low-levfor the first strafing raid on enemy fighter concentrations in the Foggia area and for safely accompanying medium bombers on' an attack on marshal ling yards near Naples. 217 Combat Hoars He had comoleted 217 combat hours and had been assigned to the Santa Rosa airfield in California to teach combat flying. An official of the city of Napa, HEBE'S FART OF LARGE AUDIENCE . . . Which 11 stened to M. C. llarrls JESfS writing to the pilot's mother, said: the Utah State Bar association, who last Friday night addressed the Ogden AirServlce ri "it is only fitting that acknowl- stete legal assistance and claims conference at a dinner at the effteert elah., Front Lefhsr H P edgement be made to you and your Lt Col. MiT Charles H. Woodard, jadge advocate ten I bereaved family of the heroic deed d; D. C.; Mnu elalms division, Air Jud,e Advoeate, of your son. It is apparent that chief, -or it Aoveesie vicoerai, claims oniee uumiw division, juagc William sacrificed a chance of sav- cis G. Wade General's department, Ninth all of the Judge Advoeate and Lt Col. Albert E. Sheets, i T ...l.a TT4 1. J PI ing his life by parachuting when service vnnmnai he took his disabled plane into the river rattier than permit it to crash into the business district" long-rang- e, el J"0" . W-ki- ntt.n. frr dtvUOA-- m $3350 in Bonds y Fac? One) to the military and civilian bar officials attending the Ogden Air Service Command claims and legal assistance conference here. Praises American Bar "This has been made possible through the judge advocate gener- 4 immigration service. and ' , Luceal V. Ellertson One of supply division's biggest bond buyers is Luceal V. Ellertson, orancn ten. specialized depot sec retary, who purchased $3,350 worth last week to help push OASC over the top by July 31. A widow and mother of two sons, one stationed in Fayetteville Arkansas, after recently returning from two years overseas, and the other still in high school, Mrs. El lertson said at least part of the money will go for a college educa uon. At OASC two and a half years, sne is secretary to J. P. Walton, civilian chief of the branch ten specialized depot Minuteman sell ing her the bonds was John M. Barton. Heart Attack Is Cause of Death "7 ( Continues Naturalization civilian bar members esent included H. P. Thomas, Salt Lake, chairman of War Work committee; Clarence W. Cook, Ev-anston, Wyoming; D. L. Stine, al's department working in close and A Pratt Kesler of Salt cooperation with the American Bar Lake City. Association which has selected a The Judge Advocate General s of of the 9th Service Command group of its members to serve and fice was represented by at Ft assist us in the various areas. They Lt Col.Douglas Philip W. Burgess, assistare organized in every state in the ant soldier voting officer and Lt union and are known, as War Work CoL Albert E. Sheets, legal assist Committees. They have rendered ance officer. The two day confer valuable and outstanding assistance ence closed late this afternoon witn to the war effort a seminar discussion. "When the legal assistance officer find himself at the boundary of his Jurisdiction, he turns the case over to the War Work Committee of the ABA which spreads the work load among its members. Charges are nominal in some cases no is made and every effort charge Miskoweic is made to provide adequate and expert legal assistance." Writes From The War Work Committees are especially helpful, Col. Blake said, Post in Britain when GIs are confronted with legal problems away from home where Many things are rationed over are acquainted. The commit they tee assures the assignment of con here, and I guess Kleenex and soap sel who will render sound advice hit us the hardest wrote SSgt Joan Miskoweic, former and protection for the perplexed Mary OASC maintenance employe, in a client Col. Blake declared. Lt CoL Charles H. Woodard, staff recent letter to Mrs. C. C. Minty, advocate of the Ogden Air Service wne ot uasc i aeputy commandCommand and conference host re- er, CoL C. C. Minty. vealed that his office rendered le"I've tried to get some perfume gal assistance to more than 12,000 but it hasn't been possible. Not individuals during the months of being able to buy food except at and May. the Red Cross after dinner hours April Also in attendance from Wash' is hard to get used to. Definitely ington were Maior Paul H. Leff- - this is not the Stetes," the letter mann, of the claims division, Air continued. Miskoweic worked here office; Judge Advocate General's execuSSgt and Cant Alexander Pirnie, from 1942, to the fall of January, tive officer of the claims division, 193, wnen she enlisted in the WAC Judge advocate general's office, and was eventually stationed in wasnington,Newu. c. England where she now is. While Bill Disc mates here she was secretary to the main M. C. Harris of Logan, president tenance general superintendent of tne Utah State Bar Association. She wrote that "We saw the addressed the conference on the WAC anniversary celebration in "CI Bill of Rights" while Paul B. Georgia and it really was suberb. Cannon of Salt Lake City, a mem- WAC recruiting has increased one-thirber of the Utah War Work Commit. Yes, I'm really proud to be tee spoke on the topic of residence a wau and domicile in relation to divorce She said she had seen I.t C.cl and taxation. "Naturalization" was Leonard S. Carter over there. CoL discussed by Del C. Sullivan of Salt Carter was chief of the Lake City, U. S. Dept of Justice, uam; civilianformerly personnel section. Other Og-de- nr -- ' Captender t 1 Maximum Legal Assistance Is OASC Seeks Planned for Enlisted Men (Continued from Collapsing at his work about noon July 6th. Harris I. Jones was pronounced dead upon arrival at the medical dispensary. It was determined by the doctors there that his sudden death was caused by heart failure. Mr. Jones was transferred to Leaves Maintenance . . . Maior Hill Field February 1943, coming Gene C. Wilson, former chief of irom LMwry fieia, Denver, Colo. aircraft shops, has His home is at 229 Newland Drive. riaintpnance -n assigned to branch four, tup- - Denver. A married daughter lives ivision, as chief. in Maryland. "- J Ilpipl 80 well-know- pre-sho- 6 OASC's Lt Murphy has been here since November, 1043, was commissioned two months earlier, Three Radio Shows This Week - A ( Former Employe WAC in England SSgt. d. rrom ru uuc; daries. These include. Minnar Iowa, Nebraska. SouthIdahoDabI Wyoming. Colorado, Utah. Applicants for work n have certificate of avilability.) Men may not take their wic I iinlH the later are hired and company them as workers. Pair for children is panned, micro em persons should contact the ment office here for further t tails. New USO Varied Show Will Be J Staged Tomorrow Featarlng many newcomer vaudeville as weU as ola ic M headliners, the "Tell Me show, with George Dunn, I acting as emcee, promisedeft t ene of the best shows year te eome te Hill Field, j Highlighting tomorrow 1 ning's show, Thursday, J"f 1 will be such perform en Gloria Manners, singer; Tosf La Hose and Helene, can saentalists, La Mars, w team; Eddie Emerssn and five any, comedy act; the . Girls, dance line, and Ivi cowls musical and. pianist -- Tell Me Mere" will f way in the gymnasium at J sharp J ASC Saluted on National Hook -- America In the Air," radio broadcast salute to Service Command emanating" Wrigley Field, was heard w' day from 4:30 to 8 p. mover KSL in Salt Lake City. The program dramaUz'.w story of heroic achievementw ation mechanics in the Islands and closed with pickup from Fairfield lf Tj - command featuring chanics from that area. la, , 9 |