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Show Servicemen's Honor Roll For Hinckley to be Set up The Servicemons' Honor Plaque purchased by the town of Hinckley has arrived. This is a plaque in bronze, weighing 225 pounds and is weatherproof. It bears the names of 110 servicemen from Hinckley who served in World War II. Gold stars are placed by those who gave their lives in this war. The plaque will be erected as soon as weather conditions permit. It will be placed on a brick monument monu-ment having two steps on it, in front of which is a drinking fountain. foun-tain. The probable site for the e-rection e-rection is between the church and the seminary. Capt. and Mrs. Leonard Vodak, from Seattle., are visiting in Delta with Mrs. Vodak's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Killpack. Capt. Vodak Vo-dak returned March 15 from service ser-vice in the Pacific, and is now on terminal leave. Rodney Peterson, Sljc, USNR, son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Peterson, Pe-terson, was discharged from the navy April 2 at Shoemaker, Cal. He served 32 months in serivce o-verseas. o-verseas. He was in five major invasions in-vasions in the Pacific, Green Island, Tanakmenah Bay, New Guinea, Guam, Leyte, Lingayen, and Luzon Lu-zon Island. He is autthorized to wear the American Theater ribbon the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon, Prilip-pines Prilip-pines Liberation ribon and Victory ribbon. 'Returning to her home in Delta, is Storekeeper first class Helen R. Johnson, who was given her honorable honor-able discharge from the WAVES April 2 at the U. S. naval separation separa-tion unit, WE, in New York City. Miss Johnson, who was on active duty 25 months, was stationed at the U. S. naval station, Farragut, Idaho, where she worked in the supply and accounts office. She is now planning to return to schoor under the educational provisions pro-visions of the G. I. Bil of Rights. Her brother, Lieutenant Dale F. Johnson, is still on active duty with the army. Thomas L. Moulton FC3c RFD, Delta, Utah, was discharged from the U. S. Navy at the naval separation separa-tion center at Shoemaker, California, Californ-ia, on April 3, 1946 Fort Douglas, Utah, 2 April 1946 Sgt. Frank D. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williams, Leamington,, Leam-ington,, Utah, has been discharged from the army today at the Fort Douglas separation center. Sgt. Willims, who served 23 months overseas as a squad leader is authorized to wear the Asiatic-Pacific Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with one battle star, Good Conduct Medal, and the Victory ribbon. He was inducted into the army Sept. 11, 1943. Fort Douglas, Utah, 2 April 1946 Sgt. Evan M. Bird, son of Dr. and Mrs. M. E. Bird, and husband of Micheline Dehu Bird, Delta, Utah, has been discharged from the army today at the Fort Douglas separation separa-tion center. Sgt. Bird, who served 14 months overseas as a clerk with the 1870th Labor Supply Co., is authorized to wear the European Theater Ribbon with one battle star, Good Conduct Medal, American Theater Ribbon, and the Victory ribbon. Prior to entering the army Oct. 10,1942, Bird was a student at the University of Utah. Cpl. Neil Bishop of the 6th Marines, Ma-rines, returned to Delta Tuesday, after service in the Pacific and in China. He received his discharge from the service in San Diego on April 1. Venor W. Moody F 1c was released re-leased from the U. S. Navy at Shoemaker, California on March 24. Venor entered the service on August Au-gust 7, 1944, receiving his training in San Diego. He was stationed at San Bruno, California for a year. In November, 1945, he went overseas over-seas on a transport. He made one trip to the Philippine Islands and two to Pearl Harbor for troops. Venor and his wife, Dawn Kelly 'Woody, and child are now residing in Hinckley. Cpl. Roland K. Robins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenith Robins, is home from Fort Douglas on furlough. Lt. (J.g) Maxine Jackson, Navy nurse corps, aboard the hospital ship USS Hermitage, stopped at Pearl Harbor and visited with her brother Lloyd G. Jackson EMlc. She was enroute to Guam, escorting escort-ing navy wives and their families to Guam and bringing patients back. She got back to Treasure Island this week. She will make another trip before her discharge. It had been over a year since Lloyd and Maxine had been together to-gether so it was quite a thrill to meet over there. Maxine reports that they were caught in the tidal wave but outside of it being a bit rough and cold, no one was hurt. Lt. Boyd Alfred, who has been spending his leave in Delta, left this week to go to Kansas. Edsel Nielson of Oak City, son of Mrs. Wanda Nielson, went to Fort Douglas this week for an army examination. ex-amination. Lloyd G. Jackson EM 1c USN, called his wife (the former Melba Robinson) from Honolulu, Hawaii, Sunday, March 31. He said they are having good weather there but he, would much rather be in Utah. He expects to get home about August to await his discharge in October. Melba and their small son, Skipper, are visiting in Salt Lake City with Mr. and Mrs. George R. Jackson. |