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Show I nnr'anrrarcsc BOX ELDER News-Journ- i j ME al Brigham City, Utah DAYS EDITION Wednesday, September 4, 1946 PEACH BARON, DALE G. Son of Rulon and Phyllis Baron, Brigham City; married Melva Siegfried on July 20, 1946, couple now residing at 81 north Fourth ea.-t- , Brigham City. Enlisted in U. S. navy. Promoted to seaman first class on August 15, 1943, and to mail man third class on Sept. 1, 1944. Bases San Diego, Calif., Lorn July 7, 1943 to August 15. 1943; San Francisco, Calif., to Feb. 3, 1944; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to N. v. 1, 1945. Discharged March 13, 1946, at Shoemaker, Calif. Decorations: American thea ter ribbon, n, victory Asiatic-Pacifi- c ribbon. nb-b- 1 1 if m v .rnm Calif., with the A. S. T. P. program, and the foil wmg theaters: European theater of operations from Nov. 3, 1944, t July, 1945, and in the Asiatic-Pacifi- c theater until time of dis.harge. Discharged Jan. 26, 1946, at Fort Douglas, Utah. Campaign medals and r:bb.n.-Eu:opean theater with two battle stars, Asiutir-Pacilitheoi r. victory, Wain go. d conduct. Hereford, England, Annua p. and with evenili mmy in 'southern Geim.my. So. led f:o:n Marseille, I':anie, throngs Pan-am- a canal to Manila, Pnili, pme S lit to r in Islands. tin k at K.i Japan; slat ;. un-anil Japan, iKctuun Toku Y kaho.i a until tune c hai ge. c - Bel-Igiu- -- i . i NELSON, GLEN J. Son if Arnold M. and Ida J. En- Nelson of Mantua, Utah. MERRELL, JOHN D. listed Ap: il 26, P45. sieved m Son if C. W. and May R. U. S. navy. Po'inoted to fiiomail Morrell of Brigham City, mar- sec nd class on Augu-- t 27, 1945, ried Marian N. Merrell on June land to fmcman first class on 19, 1941 in Salt Lake City; chillJ;n. 1, 1946. dren: David Merrell, four. Bases and ships: naval train-- ; Enlisted Oct. 5, 1943, in U. S. ir.g station, San Diego. Calif.. army. Promoted to private first fr. m June 2, 1945, to August 29, class and to technician fifth USS to Nov. 1, gtade. Stationed at Kearns, Utah; USS ATR-8- 0 to June 21, the University of Calif., Be.keley 8 USS to July 5, LCI-631- YW-12- , naval station, Seattle, 1946; Wash., to July 17. 1946; naval base, BremerLn, Wash., to July 1946. 19, Discharged July 19. 1946. at Decorations Wash.. B: emerton, and citations: American theater theater ribbi n, Asiatic-Pacifi- c medal, victory medal. Duty oil in convoy from USS and Pearl Harbor to Okinawa Iw Juna; went through two boons calling into Buckner B..v. LCI-631- i :p LAW, JAY BASIL Soil of F. Jose; h and Ce:el..l m.i .. d Law of Brigham I.oraine B. Law e:i .May 8. '42, :n Salt Lake City I.. D. S, !em-rlone child. Sn.ia':'' Ihil. slid May 23. I:'t4, mmJ m U. S. naval ivseiw. P.iinoied r, to seaman second class in p, clas-1944, se.iiinm I::Fehruaiy, 1945. and ti f:ie controilman thud class in Maich, siu Bases and 1945, naval training Diego Calif , from May 25, Dec. 9, 1944; A. T. B. Camp Bradfoid, Va., to Feb. 17, 1945: USS I. ST 522 to Jan. 10. 1946. Discharged Fill. 4. 1946, at Shoemaker, Calif. Campaign nb-- i b. ns and medals: .American tliea-- ' victmv. tor, Astatic-Pacifi- U:. . cvm-he- -' 1 WHITAKER. LEWIS DARWIN Son of Lewis E. and Lottie C. Whitaker of 38 south Fourth east, Brigham City. Enlisted Oct. 3, 1944, served in U. S. navy. Promoted to seaman second class on Feb. 15, 1945; to seaman first class, quarter master, on July 14, 1945; and to quarter master third class on Jan. 15, 1946. Bases and ships: naval training center, San Diego, Calif., from Nov. 25, 1944, to March 9, ; IE NELSON, DALE Son of Lafayette J. Nelson of Co." Jan. 1945, 19, sen l8 class in May, navy. Promoted man third class iir' Bases and ships: engaged in mines,t; coast of Japan fr 1945, to FebntW. aboat d the USS man third class. Visited Hiroshi If ter its demolition d was bamb. Shanghai, saw at Sasebo. to 1945; naval training, station, quarter master, Gulfport, Miss., to July 14, 1945; F. M. F. Guam, to Oct. 31, 1945; USS YMS 338, to June 3, 1946. Discharged June 20, 1946, at Shoemaker, Calif." Took pdrt in LLOYD A operations off Foimosa and China coast, in- BOTT, of Adolph Son ij cluding Hanian Islands. u. Butt of 675 P-mine-sweepin- BOTT. DAVID EARL Son of Adolph R. and Martha L. Butt of 675 north First Brigham City. 1929. Promoted to of duty: from Nv-fe- Hawaii, days west, before P h-- , Ger.n.J' Enlisted March Letterman Calif-10. 1944, served in infantry, U. S. Francisco, army, reenlisted in May, 1946, ation; Denver bosk' now with 452nd Salt U; in Colorado; Engineers Saipan. Promoted to corporal. Utah, for six Stationed in Saipan from Au- - for 27 months; JA gm V,1945 t0 May 1. 1946; bam a; Turner for eighteen months Georgia, until tie following 60 Discharged days furlough. address: CpI. David E. 1945, at Turner . Dep. 452nd Engineers De-p- o reading co.; APO 244, Postmaster, Your best aan Francisco, Calif. NewsJoumaL ihp ClIP- Rfnrl i . |