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Show i V k BOX ELDER News-Journ- al Page Brigham City. Utah PEACH DAYS EDITION Wednesday, September 4. 1946 ' Donald R. Jensen JENSEN, DONALD R. Son of John H. and Edna C. 25 west Third south, Jensen, Brigham City. Enlisted in navy March 27, 1945. Promoted to seaman second class in July, 1945, and to seaman first class April 1, 1946. At U. S. N. T. S San Diego, Calif., April 20, 1945, to July 1, 1945; headquarters squadron 14-fleet air wing 14, Camp Kearney, Calif., to Oct. 1, 1945; aboard U. S. S. Prince William, C. V. E. 31, to July 29, 1946. Discharged August 1, 1946, at Bainbridge, 2, Mr. Decorations and citations: American theater ribbon, ribbon, victory medal. While aboard Prince William served with Magic Carpet fleet in Pacific. Went through Panama Canal April 18, 1946, enroute to Philadephia, where ship was to be decommissioned. Duty in Pacific included Hawaii, Marshall islands, Marianas, Philippines and Okinawa transporting planes and petsonnel. ? Asiatic-P- acific WIGHT, NEWELL H. Son of Lyman V. and Bertha H. Wight of Route 2, Brigham Florence Young City. Wife: Wight, married August 7. 1939, at Perry. Children: DeOrr Newell Wight, six years old; Evelyn Wight, two months old. They reside on Route 2, Brigham City. Enlisted in army air force d October 4, 1943, as an air his commission as second lieutenant August 4, 1945. Posts of duty: Sheppard field, Wichita Falls, Tex., November 6, 1943, to January 30. 1944; Municipal University of Wichita (Kans.) to May 20, 1944: Santa Ana army air base (Calif.) to October 24, 1944; Ninter Field, Bakersfield, Calif., to January 1, 1945; Rankin army air field, Tu1945; lare, Calif., to March, Merced army air field, Merced, Calif., to May, 1945; Douglas army air field, Douglas, Ariz., to October 30, 1945; Enid army air field, Enid, Ckla, to March 2, Chanute army air field, 1946; Rantoul, 111., frcm March, 1946, to present time. Present address: Lt. Newell H. Wight, Chanute field, 111. Sqdn. Since receiving his commission, inLt. Wight has been a structor. At Santa Ar.a, Calif., he was in Honor Squadron 13, which took part in the motion picture, Winged Victory. During his primary training at Tulare, Calif., he was a student cadet-Receive- B-- 5 jfficer. WYATT. GLEN W. Now living at 676 north First west, Brigham City, husband of Lucille C. Wyatt, married March children: 10, 1940, in Tremonton; Pamela Ann Wyatt, 5; Jeffrey MiGlen Wyatt, two months; chele Suzanne Wyatt, 3. national Utah Enlisted- in national guard, inducted with guard March 3, 1941, served in field artillery, U. S. army, promoted to first sergeant on July 18, 1941, to second lieutenant on Sept. 17, 1942, to first lieutenant on April 28, 1943, and to captain on November 11, 1943. Posts and theaters of duty: San Luis Obispo, Calif., from March 12, 1941 to December 9, 1941; Escondido. Calif., to April 25, 1942; Fort Lewis, Wash., to OklaMay 28, 1942; Fort Sill, homa, to Sept. 7, 1942; Camp Roberts, Calif., to June 20, 1944; Jamp Shelby, Mississippi, to Oct. 19, 1944; England, France, Belgium and Germany to December, , V & V ',,? N' Harold Lund Spencer Robert SPENCER. HAROLD LUND Sun of Orscn George and Manila Lund Sper.cer, 74 north First east, Brigham City. Married Eu-del- la Humphries Spencer January 12, 1937, at Salt Lake City. Children: Carol Rae Spencer, nine years old; Kathleen Spencer, six years old; Barbara Jo Spencer, two years old. They reside at B-- 5 Navy Way, Washington Terrace, Ogden. Enlisted in the Utah national guard January 27, 1936, and received his honorable discharge May 27, 1936. Reenlisted in national guard November 18 1940, and was mobilized March 3, 1941. Received honorable discharge as private first class at San Luis Obispo, Calif., October 9, 1941. Inducted from board No. 5, Ogden, August 12, 1944, and received honorable discharge September 25, 1945, from Company D, field artillery motor pool de1945. tachment, F. A. S., Fort Sill, disHas two honorable Discharged December 3, 1945, Okla. at Fort Douglas, Utah. Decoracharges from Utah national tions and citations: Bronze star, guard and two honorable distwo battle stars, good conduct charges from U. S. army. medal, European theater ribbon. Stationed at Fort Custer, Mich., Participated in battles cf wes- from September 5, 1944, to Septern Germany and central Ger- tember 26, 1944; at Camp Robmany; met the Russians at Ton-ga- inson, Ark., to January 30, 1945; Member reserve officers and at Fcrt Sill, Okla., until corps. September 20, 1945. Was at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., NIELSEN. ROSS L. with the Utah national guard Son of Alfred C. and Mabel frcm March 19, 1941, to October Nielsen of 653 south Third west, 9, 1941. Has good conduct medal. Brigham City. Inducted AuMember post 131, Regular gust 7, 1942, served in medical Veterans association, Ogden. corps, U. S. army, promoted to corporal on Jan. 20, 1943, to sergeant on Sept. 26. 1945, and to staff sergeant on Dec. 28, 1945. Points of duty; Camp Kohler, Edwin GALBRAITH, ROBT. Son of George H. R. Galbraith of 467 fc R 1946, in San Francises ; Enlisted in navy N::;; 1939. Boot training at & Calif., promoted succesj yoeman, coxswain jjj maker second class. Served aboard U. 1 . annah, U. S. S. San Dig S. Smalley and the Tucson in the Atlantic. Southwest Pacific and i Islands. Discharged in ber, 1945, at Shoemaker Decorations and c Silver star, presidential for battle of Rabaul. Present address: S. braith, 1931 Lime street, lulu, T. H. January 26, 1946. SMITH, ARTHUR Son cf Arthur PSmith of 308 west May 14, They reside at Pests Ft. Sam Richard V. Price I- PRICE, D. John a,-.- RICHAPD V. Sen of R. N. and Grace V. Price of Brigham City. Inducted in army service forces July 7, 1943, and remained a buck private for 33 months!" Posis of duty: Ft. Douglas, July 21, 1943, to August 1, 1943; Camp Roberts, Calif, Aug. 2, 1943. to November 2, 1943; John McNeese JunLr college, Lake Charles, La, November 4, 1943, to Febiuary 5, 1944; Baylor university, Waco, Tex, Feb. 6, 1944 to October 31, 1944; Brooke teneral hospital, San Antonia, Tex, November 10, 1944, to August 15, 1945; University cf Texas school of medicine, Galveston, Tex, September 8, 1945, l0 April 2, 1946. Discharged April 2, 1946, at Fort Sam Houston, Tex. Decorations: Good conduct, American theater, World War II, victory. sergeant staff v serges 1944. 1, t & Norman 1943, 308 army December Promoted to 1944, and to JOHN, NORMAN D. Son of Gordon d Etha John of 60o north Second west street Brigham City. Enlisted in April 12. 1946. Promoted to navy fireman sec nd class July 3, 1946. Stationed at U. S. naval station, Te?m- 13 3 fl:e at crew3 art Fv Inducted in Wayne S. Jeppesen ,,vvSi!5v,. MAX Married Brigham. corps T'- - Smith A. Max Discharged January 26, 1946, at Fort MacArthur, Calif. Decor! utuns and citations: American campaign medal, good conduct medal, victory medal. Member Veterans Service League, Santa Monica, Calif. news-packe- . east street, Brigham ried Aletha Hooper u. Calif., from August 20, 1942,' to January 10, 1943; Western signal corps school, Calif., to July 2, 1944; Los Angeles, Calif., to Sept! 12, 1943; Fort MacArthur, Calif., to JEPPESEN, WAYNE S. Son of Mrs. Angus Butler, J, Alan Price 112 north Main street, Brigham City. Inducted March 13, 1944. PRICE. J. ALAN in the army. Promoted to priSon tf Rudger N. and Grace vate first class Doc, 23, 1944, and Y. Price, 540 suutn Main street, to technician fifth grade Mav 7, Brigham City. Enlisted in U. S. 1946. naval reserve October 13, 1944. Posts cf duty: Texas, March Promoted to seaman second class 23, 1944, to July 26, 1944; North October 13, 1944; to seaman first Carolina to October 5, 1944; class June 2, 1945; to aerial raFrance to March 13, 1845; Ger- dioman third class October 16 to November 21, 1945; 1945. many Fort Lewis, Wash, to the presD.sts of duty and assign-merit- s ent time. : Kadio school, N. A. T. T October 26, 1945, C., Discharged Tenn., December! at Heidelburg, Germany, and 1944, Memphis, to June, 1945; N. A. G. S. reenlisted. Present address: T-- 5 school, Jacksonville, Fla., to Am Wayne Jeppesen, 539 Engr. Pen. gust, 1945; operational training. Br. Co., Fort Lewis, Wash. Miamo, Fla., to December, 1945; Decorations and citations: N. A. S., to June', Honolulu, E. T. O. ribbon with two stars, 1946. Discharged June 25, 1946 good conduct ribbon, victory, at Shoemaker, Cahf. occupation ribbon. After completing radio, radar Member George Gidney post, and gunnery schools, he joined Veterans of Foreign Wars, Brig- a privateer training squadron in ham City. Miamo. Fla, and in February,! 1946, was sent to an air trans- One hundred and four d jport squadron in Honolulu whe-- e issues of the he served until time of dis-; for only $4. Subscribe today! charge. J of duty Houston, 1944, to March 13, 31. Nebr, to July from August 13, 17, 1945; 1945, and -- Tev; 1ML 26, 10 Germany to February at FortD- - Discharged 14, 1946. d an Decorations stars, o Three campaign ana France, Rhineland ' Europe. Major Swanscctt, was bomb dropper, return home to atten event in his famur S1' the atomic bomb query Ben Franklin's or.e asked him lightning rod w race. Ben asked ne is the good of a If you want A.i 4 |