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Show Y rii . . ,. ti SUNDAY HERALD ' J i M FJNIHY, APr.;L 11 V I I'wh rmii.i?. Villi , 1 L J v r ..' In t . reverse after National Guards-- ) Utah's proud old outfit, the 145th nen had completed their tour of Field Artillery Battalion is back duty. The Utah guardsmen were In business again as a state unit-a- fter released from active duty, and an honorable stretch of com- came borne; the 145th Field Ar bat in Korea, to add to its long tillery Battalion, comprising re record of World War II action. placements, remained in Korea. For this reason, the reactivated The Utah men of the outfit have long since been rotated home, and 145th of the Utah National Guard the local unitj were recently re will carry the designation, "145th activated for duty within the state, Field Artillery BattaUon, NGUS," The 145th, which traces its his (National Guard, United States), tory back to the Nauvoo Lesion, until its namesake la the Army has was called to active duty on Sept served five years of active duty 3, 1950. the third Utah National and Is deactivated. Guard unit to be Inducted Into the The two battle deaths of non- Army after the outbreak of the Utah men during the 145tb'i Korea combat occurred during a direct Korean War. Unlike its sister units, the 213th assault, a maneuver usually left and 34th Field Artillery Battal to Infantry. Unable to dislodge the ions, the 145th was not immediately enemy, who were stubbornly dug ordered to Korea. It was sent first in, and safe from artillary fire at to Fort Hood, Texas, and then to usual range, the 145th decided to the headquarters of the artillery at fire at potntblank range, using Fort Sill, Okla., where lt served artillery at rifles." Thirteen men went forward with as a school battalion. Here to the indignation of the artillery mounted upon a tank, team-wor- k conscious 145th and the dubbed "The General'a Baby." A State of Utah, it was drained of direct enemy hit killed two men officers and spe- cialists, who were sent as casuals to supplement other outfits in Korea. According to some Utah estimates, as many as 75 per cent of the original National Guardsmen had been lilted from the unit, when In November, 1951, lt was ordered to Korea. It was in this manner that the outfit suffered its only casualty of the Korean conflict from Utah ' boyi who were in lt when It was first ordered to active duty. A man from Indianola, Sanpete County, was transferred out of the 145th and into an infantry outfit, where he was killed in frontline action aoon after arrival in Korea. The 145th later lost two men in battle. but they were men from outside of Utah drafted Into the outfit after lt left for federal duty. But the transfer process worked of Bushels At Speclal-by-Ma- il - 4' and wounded nine others. One of the survivors, Sergeant First Class Schramm of Spanish Fork, receiv ed the silver star for gallantry and a medical corpsman got the silver star for rescuing the injured, re calls Warrant Officer h. Johansen who aerved as grave'! registrar for uie unit in Korea. warrant Officer Johansen. now administrative assistant . to the 145th Field Artillery Group head quarters at' Provo, has the unique distinction of twice declining the bronze star. He "didn't feel he earned it," he explains modestly. A supply officer, Johansen clamly solved a supply problem in Germany during World War II ty taking military stoves away from the Germans. W-- Stoves were Important In Korea, also, ne rccaus. ine iwm arrived in Korea on Dec. S, 1951, and moved Into an eastern sector north of the 38th parallel Dee. 17. The Utah outfit saw action In the vicinity of Heartbreak Ridge and the Punchbowl. Tbey found the Korean moun tains less high than Utah ranges, cut by ravines but steeper-slopeand "very rugged." The Utahns set up tents in a small valley, and slept on canvas cots In weather.v "Nevertheless, with the aid of stoves, warm clothing and d, Met Efecsii ' mm 35-p- lyears-oi-servic- THE W-- 0 UTAH Army officer, The 145th Field Artillery Group, parent unit of the 145th battalion. and also headquartered at Provo, la now commanded by Lt. CoU Gordon L. Stoker, Mount Pleasant, Sanpete County, manager of; the J. C. Penney Store, who was executive officer of the 145th Battalion In Korea. The new 145th Battallon'a commanding officer la Capt Marlin E. Cox of Manti, Intelligence officer of the battaUon In Korea. The battaUon's executive officer U Capt. Max A. Creer, Spanish Fork, its C Battery commander in Korea. Its Intelligence officer is First Lt Robert N. Ostergaard, Pleasant. Grove, assistant lntelU- - ,VV ... r. n nr- - .Hi Wye Tried the Rest n Try the JEST i FURNITURE CO. PROUDLY PRESENTS "I Was A Communisi w & VALLEY I NEW RECRUIT Lt Alvin B. Anderson, Richfield (left) helps a new national guard member, George Kent Hendrickson, Provo, sign up Mi 8 with the reorganized 145th BattaUon. Boys between years of age who join the unit and attend 80 per cent of the drills are exempt from the draft as long aa the boys remain in the guard battalion. 17-1- Forests In tome parts of Africa are ao thick that most animals cannot live In them. They are Inhabited by reptiles, monkeys, and birds. Service 910 South Stat For The F.B.I." 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If not well at once for vuir (T delivery S3 ""VcT Bloomlnjlon, PRINT NAME ADDRESS llllnoil Bv W-- , - Cfcn&alt Utah'a 145th first piled up honor!gence officer In Korea. .first class or master aergeant. and' and Spanish Fork meet In th sleeping bags, the men were comfor the state in the Spanish AmeriThe battalion's headquarters bat to men who complete correspond irmnrld Mnndavi at T:30 n.m. fortable," aays 0 Johansen. The battle line was stable while can war. The 145th Field Artillery tery in Provo is commanded by ence couriea avauncie mrougn uie Enllctrei mutt be at least IT the 145th was tented in the valley. went to France in World War I, Second Lt Alvin B. Anderson, mas- National Guard. yean of age; Top limit la and to the Pacific in World War II ter sergeant with the 213th F. A. National Guardsmen at Provo "They were more apprehensive of to Btn. In Korea. Its fulltlme battaUon garner nine battle streamers. flying rocks. Jarred loose by u When the 145th waa called to employe is Sgt Harold R. trea S. engineers building mountain roads than by enemy fire," the arma to take part In the Korean son, Provo, also a Korean veteran War in 1950. lt was commanded by Battery C at Spanish Fork is warrant officer declares. Col. Ralph W. Morgan. Provo. commanded by First Lt Junius H.l Lt The 145th was not Idle, however Its Headquarters and Headquar Hilton. Its full time employe is They fired rounds of ammunition ters Mllo C. Andrus, Spanish Fork. Battery of Provo was headed from their 155s around the clock, Both of these officers served in by Capt. Glenn J. Evans, wearing out two sets of tubes Fork; Battery A from ML Spanish Pleas Korea with C Battery. The 145th (barrels) of the big guns. ant, Sanpete County by Capt. Rex BattaUon hopes to organize 'a B Utah was one of the first states C. Mattaon; Battery B of Nephl by Battery at Nephl and an A Battery to be Issued modern artillery after Capt David SaUsbury; Battery C of at Mount Pleasant the Civil war. Spanish Fork by First Lt Reed M. Embarked again on an enlistJohnson, and the Service Battery ment drive, the National Guard or Pleasant Grove by Capt. Jack offers to college commissions S. Pace. The battalion waa taken graduatea; veterana who saw i Into combat by Lt Col. Howard G. duty as a sergeant, sergeant Golladay, a graduate of Virginia Military Institute and regular ao-ti- : I THIS IS THE WAY OU DO IT- -A group of new recruits Is being Instructed on how Ronald Elliott. In the reorganhed 145th Baltallon. boys will have the opportunity to to salute by U. Alvin B. Anderson. The boys are (left to right) Dale Detain. George learn speclallied skills such as surveying, radio repair and operation, fire direction Kent Hendrlckson, Don Luton, Lee Madsen, Harold Erekson, Gordon Whatcott and "and mechanics. The national guard unit is under the state control. A. Ekcfr in Business As Stale iliiit - " 'Ci '5 NLWLY RfcOHOAM.Ll) GUARD OmCERS-Planni- ng for comintf encampment and training of the 145th Field Artillery Battalion are (left to right) Lt, Robert Ostergaard S-- officer (standinpi; Capt. Morlin E. Cox. battalion commander; and Capt. Max A. Creer. battalion executive officer. The original 145th Battalion was called Into active federal duty in Sept. 1950 and is in Korea now at a unit. The Utah boys who served with the unit are alt home now by the rotation plan. The three officers served in Korea with the battalion. By JOAV GEYER '. j Utah's 145th i AT 5 P.M. if" 'Provo Dresden, the magic word, in porcelin treasures is now available at the Utah Valley Furniture Co.,-iRecognizing the public's wishes for authentic treasures, the Store has a magnificent collection of Dresden Art, The imports from Germany begin at the surprisingly low prices ol $11.50. 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