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Show Crovds Attend Welcome Home For Servicemen A hu'e crowd of friends attended attend-ed the Welcome Home program of Monday night, Nov. 5, given for the returned servicemen in the D IIS auditorium. Sixty-six service men were seated on the stage, from those from West Millard who are home released from the ' service, or home on leave. A fine program was given, which only partly expressed the pleasure of nil In being able 'to say to them, Welcome Home. The program was opened with the advance of the colors by" the Legion, and prayer by William Pratt. Mayor Golden II. Black announced an-nounced the numbers Each serviceman ser-viceman was asked to stand as his name was called, and a brief history of him was read by John Day and Paul Adams. Ward Moody made the speech of welcome, and paid tribute to the men and their service to our country, and to the members of the Gold Star familiees. The music for the occasion was exceptionally good. The DHS band directed by Edward Christensen gave several stirring marches and their chorus, under Merlin Christensen, Chris-tensen, sang When Johnnie Com- es Marching II o m e, Miss Ora Mae Bishop gave a xylophone solo. so-lo. The Bonneville Chorus, directed direct-ed by Norma Wright, gave Homing, Hom-ing, and the male quartet sang My Buddy. Talks were given by two of the servicemen. Ward Peterson, and Ray Church. They told some of their war experiences, dwelling on the lighter side of the picture rather than the dark. Their stories stor-ies were hailed with laughter and hearty applause. S. Sgt. Peterson Peter-son was on a B-24 when the crew Was forced to bail out, over Germany. Ger-many. They were all picked up by the Germans, and he was a prisoner pris-oner of war for 11 months. He was liberated by the British on the day they had horse meat stew on the boil. Pvt. Ray Chirfeh, USMC, was a prisoner of war in Japan, after they took Guam, Dec. 11,'41 until V-J Day, 1945. He was becoming be-coming fairly adept in "strafing," light-fingered methods of finding additions to their daily diet, when the end of the war lifted the necessity ne-cessity of such skill. The program closed, the colors were retired, and the audience went to the gym for the dance and handshaking with the men. The committee for the program were John Day, chairman, Mayor Golden H. Black, Paul Adams.Max Hannifin, June Black and Cecil Baker. It is hoped that other programs pro-grams of the same kind will be given from time to time as more of our servicmen are returned to their homes. Wallace Croft, who is in the U. S. Navy, and who has spent the past months overseas, is home on a 30-day leave. He is the son of M-S Marvin Croft of Deseret. John Howard Day, Si c, is home on a 12-day leave with his parents, par-ents, M-S John Day. A friend.Dick Gettle, Slc, who has been on the same ship with Howard, is spending spend-ing part of his leave here with him. Howard leaves here Saturday Satur-day to return to San Diego, and from there he is being sent to New York. Sgt. Ralph A. Henderson, whose father John C. Henderson, lives at Salem, tUah, is wearing 3 battle stars for campaigns in Belgium, Rhineland and Central Germany. Incidental to his 12 months of service overseas he is authorized to wear the European Theater of Operations Ribbon, Purple Heart, and Cluster, Good Conduct Medal, and Victory Medal. Before entering the- Army in March 26, 1941, Sgt. Henderson was employed as miner and farmer farm-er for himself. Chester Alex Dalley writes from Chehalis, Wash., that he has been discharged from the Army after 4 years of service. He says it does sure feel good to be a civilian a-gain. a-gain. He has a small farm there, v with income enough for himself , arid wife. He was wounded in ac-V- - t'on and has the Purple Heart. I Pfc. Jas. Williams Humphries, a '"'son of M-S Ed Humphries, of Hinckley, Hin-ckley, has returned home, released releas-ed from service. He was with the Army Air Corps for 28 months, with 7 months overseas. He was at Camp Kearns for his first 6 months, mon-ths, then trained in Camp Tampa, Florida. His work overseas was driving convoys up to the front, and he was in England, Germany and France. He has six battle stars. Keith Dalton, coxwain. is home ona 20-day leave, arriving on Sunday Sun-day and surprising his parents, M-S M-S Ted Dalton. Keith, who has been in the Pacific for th? past 20 months, was at Okinawa during the typhoon. M-S Wells Nielson received a telegram from their son Earl (Buo from New Jersey that he would be home in a few days. He is returning fi-om oversas and is being discharged from the Army. Sgt. Paul E. Ball and his wife, Lila Ball Gardner, and their two-year two-year old daughter . returned to Delia a week ago from Milwaukee. Milwau-kee. Wis., where Sgt. Ball was at Billy Mitchell Field. Sgt. Ball has been in the service 6 years, and was released Oct. 18. Mrs. Ball and their daughter have been with him in Milwaukee, and they visited visit-ed his mother in New York before coming here, where they intend to make their home. |