Show OWN our service T ml allen M 4 KANAB BOY op OF till THE FIGHTING 1111 ENT IN ITALY A al 13 U SIS SS ISAIAH MEEKS StaffS gt isaiah idalah meeks son or of mr air and mrs are isaiah meeks of ka nab a member of the second battalion a part of the famous rainbow division h nan as probably seen more action on various varl ouss fronts in the european theater of war than any other division rn in italy and during combat days between sept 21 1943 and july 29 1944 they fought from to tho the arno river spearheading spear heading every ath army drive from the first crossing on the volturno on up was awarded a medal as being ah expert man and the purple heart tor for bravery it was wal awarded to him by his colonel just us five days before the latter was d le birac lirac a non lw l w f it was the second battalion which led the attack up the heavily defended slopes of hill and was officially credited with capturing the hill that took men at times it seemed that each fight was tougher than the last but no matter how wide he river how high the hill the finally made the grade the first sizable clash la in italy tor for the was on october 13 when it crossed the volturno under ter terrific rifle fire and went on to capture balazzo Ca lazzo it was here that the suffered another afi casualties a grim coincident the was pulled out and sent to anzio on march 19 where it was months of endless patrolling and defensive action and more casualties and more replacements when the big explosion camy at anzio early in june the was wall on the job yet another battle that its men will never forget was the hand to hand struggle tor for Lanu lanuvio vio whose capture ta fa cilta ciliated ted the break breakthrough gh to 1 rome then came the tiber crossings and the whirlwind fifth army dash north from rome when the was waa relieved at the j no on july 28 it had plied piled up the total of combat days in 20 months of frontline front line duty ELVIN WRITES WHITES HIS FROM FRANCE the following letter was recently received by mrs airs AJ lewis of kanab from her son cal elvin elan lewis from somewhere in ili france dear mother A lot of things have happened I 1 must tell you about it looks as aa through ill betra be traveling over Francea Fran ceas 8 my work will be in a post exchange always returning to co headquarters dellelo it or not orald and I 1 spent the weekend week end together happened to be lown down town cheit he be was coming through this part of the country I 1 climbed aboard his truck and rode for about five miles found out that he was go ink ing to stop tor for the night not too for away As it happened one of our trucks was going through there the next nent day clay so I 1 got an idea I 1 hustled back to the post and talked with tho the commanding officer r got two blanket and boarded a jeep which caught the convoy as J i s ali we sleep together that night but spent more timp time talking than sleeping they pulled out the next morning and 1 I rode a ways waya with them to catch my truck I 1 orald Is really a big fellow to look at yet he as big as I 1 am ile he quite the boy he used to be as he acquired a bit of the army swearing slang and Is really taking care ot of himself in a good way ile he has a lot ot of louven irs that lie ho seem to have use tor for I 1 thought he belonged to the german army aimy after lie he got through showing allowing and telling me about his collection he has seen some action at least he knows what it Is to have artillery bouncing all around him ile he been hurt in any way and I 1 ran fan say I 1 feel ho he wont a aa he la is a long ways from action now I 1 nm am in ili good health and hope to be this way for or a long time everything go hay any better unless it was that I 1 was headed oward home that would be wonderful but each day that goes by brings it that much closer your son elvin SHOUT ORT ITEMS ABOUT MEN cal carl W johnson now somewhere somo where in europe writes that we are able to got get some fresh fruit and vegetables and a little butter and eggs from the farmers as we go along also we are constantly on tile the move he was w as in ili belgium Belg furn not long ago first homer 11 robertson of alton la iz ROW now stationed in ili panama he H e Is unable to sy what lie he Is doing th re ie but lie he has been able to contact larry esplin of Or dervillo and have a good visit ac lanard johnson ing his training at luke field arizona ile he expects to graduate this month but the ahn has not been set lavar heaton ealon II som somewhere 0 in europe received a leg tao re covered and is a back in action WORD RECE RECEIVED PROM till allo DONALD HOYS BOYS mr and mrs whitney macdonald received word from the war department that their son soil pre norris macdonald of the U S al C it was suffering from ta fa leifi 1 and was in a rest camp pre macdonald joined jobie 1 the marines in ili november 1942 he took his boot training at san diego and was sent to indian island ile he trained there seven months and was then transferred to camp elliott calif for his final training in october he was shipped to the south pacific where lie ho has been in combat duty ile he la Is twenty years old and is a graduate from K H 11 S mgt merrill yf of the U 8 A G C stationed in england with the eighth air corps writes his parents th that at he has been awarded the air medal but could apt give the citation in a letter ile he also stated that he has completed one third of his missions merrill joined the tha air force on jan 16 1942 he took his training at various schools in tile the united states graduating from radio school and from gunners school nt at yuma ariz ite he received advanced training in ne braska and in july 1944 flew to england lie he Is a radio operator on a D B 17 flying fortress mr and mrs airs whitney mac donald have another son also ta findley macdonald of railway ay mechanic stationed in india w ile he entered the service april ath 1942 2 and left tor for overseas duty on nov nor 27 1943 4 BOWMAN BOWHAN VISITS HOME FOLKS BEFORE BE mi arl LEAVING FOR OVERSEAS OVE rsm aa cal deveroux bowman J jr r son of mr air and mrs D W bowman of kanab arrived home monday with his parents and many ti lends friends on a short furlough from avon bpark army air fie field florida lie came by plane to hill F field beld utah and then by bus to kanab CIA bowman Is an all gunner on a G B 17 flying fortress and has just completed his overseas training g ile he departed wednesday for his station in florida and expects to leave in the immediate future for or overseas CAMP BARKELEY i TEXAS headquarters of the army service forces training center an bounced this week the promotion of hyrum K ford co D med trig to prade grade of tech fourth grade ile ho resides at kanab utah ROSWELL N ar second hammond IIa inmond chamberlain Is now a student in the tour four engine pilot school at this army air forces training command station ile he received MB his pilot wings on may 23 1944 the lieutenant Is the son soil of 0 MT and mrs guy chamberlain of kanab ills his wife resides at 14 09 00 north bronfin ave hollywood A WINS THREE RATINGS IN 0 N NAVY AV Y IN NINE I 1 MONTHS M W peaches beard has recently been granted the rating ot of petty officer first class this was his third rating since he enlisted in the navy in december ot of last year peaches pea chea Is now head of the commis sare department and manages twenty five coolis cooks and helpers he Is stationed at albany california mrs beard and little daughter lola lois marle are living at the govern ment housing unit close to the base Pea beached Pe ached chef expects a furlough in december and will welcome a trip back home |