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Show Nisei Soldier Loses Hands In Action in France Pfc. Kiyoshi Yoshii member ol the 412nd Infantry is visiting his parents in Topaz. He has been wounded twice, a minor wound in Italy and later he lost one hand completely and the other paralized during action in France. After a short furlough he will return to the hospital as they think the one hand may be saved by further treatment. CONVALESCING IN HOSPITAL . . , Mrs. June Simth received word from the War Department that hei husband. Pfc. Ray Smith, had suf-J suf-J fered a back injury on April 12 on Luzon and was now convalescing at a station hospital somewhere in the Pacific. WITH THE 32nd INFANTRY DIVISION DIVI-SION IN NORTHERN LUZON, P. I Private First Class William M. Stap-ley. Stap-ley. son of M-S William T. Stapley, Hinckley. Utah, has been assigned to the 107th Medical Battalion, attached at-tached to the veteran 32d "Red Arrow" Infantry Division. Pfc Stapley, as an aid man, will work with Company A. as a litter-hearer. litter-hearer. The Division, which for 3 long years has fought it way up the "Road Back" from Australia tc the Philippines, is currently fighting fight-ing amid precipitous mile-high peaks in Northern Luzon's Cara-ballo Cara-ballo Mountains. Pfc. Stapley entered the Army in May 1943, and embarked for overseas services in October, 1944. As a civilian he was employed as a truck driver by the U. S. Dept'. of Interior. Prmoted to Lt. Colonel Word has been received by Mrs, Joe Borchert that her husband has been promoted from major to Lt Colonel. He is stationed in France. WILL BE HOME AFTER HAVING BEEN OVERSEAS FOR 3 YEARS i T4 Harold Skeem has landed in the United States, according tc word received by his mother, Mrs Betsy Skeem, and will soon be home for a furlough. Harold joined the Army in 194C and was among the first to go tc the SW Pacific. He has been there 34 months in Australia. New, Guinea, Guin-ea, and other spots in that area. S.Sgt. Alio Skeem writes frorr France that he expects to start fot home within a short time. He has been held a prisoner of war by Germany Ger-many for almost a year. HOME FROM ITALY . . . Second Lieutenant Melvin Lyman Ly-man arrived here this week fron Italy. He had been there about ; months when the war ended. He was a pilot on a bomber, anc after a 30-day leave, he will report re-port for instruction on the new B, 29, and then he expects to go tc the Pacific area. Pfc. Shirl B. Pace writes home from China that he is happy to fine a Red Cross building establishec there where they can buy a few things that makes it seem mon like home in the States. He says that candy is one do lar a bar and a good meal ' is $6 but with K and C ration stamp: the soldiers are given a bette price. ... Pvt. Betty Riding, USMCR. is nov home for a fifteen-day leave visit ing her paretns, M-S Lionel Riding She will return to North Carolin; for further duty after her leave. |