OCR Text |
Show With the Colors Walter D. Griffiths, son of Mrs. Robert Melton of Milford, has been graduated from Doming army a'r field, "The A A F's Border Bombardier school", it is announced announc-ed by Colonel John P. Ryan, commanding com-manding officer, in a press release to The News. Mrs. Melton attended attend-ed the graduation exercises of her son which took place January i3. He has been commissioned a second lieutenant and awarded silver bombardier wings after successfully suc-cessfully undergoing the rigid 18-week 18-week course in high-altitude precision pre-cision bombing as well as important impor-tant phases of navigation. Prior to his assignment at D A A F he had completed training in aerial ! gunnery. Before entering the army air forces, Lieutenant Griffiths at-l at-l tended Milford High school, grad-I grad-I uatinig with the class of 1943. Fol-: Fol-: lowing his visit with home folks, j he will report January 29 at' Ros-iwell, Ros-iwell, New Mexico for assignment and further training. '.. I Captain L. R. Fournier, superintendent superin-tendent of the Telluride Power j company until- he entered army i service some two years ago, is back at his duties, having been assigned as-signed to the inactive army reserve re-serve for the time being. A vet-; vet-; eran of World War I and a French j linguist, "Babe" served as foreign ' liaison officer at Camp Davis, North Carolina, during the greater part of his military service, more than 80,000 trainees in the anti-'air anti-'air craft artillery having gone through that camp during the time I he was there. A considerable 'number of these trainees were French-speaking and the importance import-ance of Captain Fournier's service may be judged by the fact that he drew the pay of a major while engaged en-gaged in this work. Corporal Johnethen A. "Dolly" liCarter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert j Carter, formerly of Milford but now living in Caliente, arrived home this week and has been kept ibusy greeting relatives and friends jibefore going oa to Caliente. He is 'on furlough from the China-Burma-India theatre of operations, where he served with a ground unit of the army air forces. Pvt. Clifton P. James of the, 11th tank battalion, 10th armored division, has been promoted to I corporal in the European theatre of operations, according to an announcement an-nouncement from the division pub-' pub-' lie relations office. Corporal ! James is the son of Mrs. Harry iMills and volunteered for army service long before the Pearl Harbor attack. He now is in a hospital in England, recovering from wounds received in France. i Following a 30-day visit with , home folks and friends, Harold 1 LaMarr Morris left Monday morn-' morn-' ing for the west coast to resume service in the navy. Before his k-ave he was serving as radio man aboard one of Uncle Sam's carriers in Pacific service, but likely will now get a new assignment. Jack B. Kirk, electrician's mate third class, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Kirk, has arrived for a visit with home folks and friends follow- j ir.-g a period of special training at 1 Washington, D. C. He is looking and feeling fine. Second Lieutenant Robert R. Martin, who has been serving as pilot instructor of medium bombers bomb-ers at Columbia army air base, South Carolina, apparently has been given an overseas assignment, assign-ment, having been given a transit A P O number out of New York City. Lieutenant Martin is a son, of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Martin, who spent a week at Christmas time with Bob and his wife at the home of the latter's parents in Wayne, Nebraska. The younger Mrs. Martin will continue to make her home at Columbia, at least for the time being. Accompanying a letter received recently by Mrs. Zella Limb was a copy of a citation awarded her son, Earl Limb, radio man second j class, U. S. naval reserve, whose most recent letter was written from somewhere in the Mariana j islands. The commendation, issued liby authority of Major General !Ray Geiger, U. S. Marine corps, .commanding general of the Third amphibious corps. ! 'For meritorious and efficient performances of duty in connec-j connec-j tion with the installation, main-jtainence, main-jtainence, and operation of communication com-munication facilities during the I Guam operation from 21 July, a-4 4 to 10 August, 1944. Com-'anunication Com-'anunication Unit 41, headed by ! Lieutenant M. W. Scharer, U. S. j Naval Reserve, by its high degree lOl professional skill, untiring ef-! ef-! forts, initiative, and resourceful-'r.ess, resourceful-'r.ess, furnished vital communica-'tion communica-'tion service throughout the entire Guam operation. In some instances, in-stances, personnel of the unit worked continuously for two days 'and two nights without rest or re-, gard for personal safety in order, I to provide needed and efficient communications. This Unit contributed con-tributed materially to the success I of the operation which resulted in the capture of Guam. The conduct con-duct of the unit throughout the operation was in keeping with the ! iirht.st traditions of the United States Naval Service." From Pvt. Mark K. Dotson of I I Minersville I Unitrrl States Army, Belgium. December X, 1ft 11. To the Gleaner Girls of Minersville. Utah: j j I received your very welcome j 'letter. I've rc-ally enjoyed reading it over and over. It's really newsy that's what I like about it. j And, by the way you spoke in your letter, there weren't many men there. I'd give my right arm (Continued on last pae) j T ! With the Colors j (Continued trom first page) if I were there! Have had some wonderful experiences ex-periences and have seen TOO much. I was wounded sometime back in France, but luckily, I've recovered from it. ! I'm very sorry that this letter won't be so long because I'm awfully aw-fully tired. In fact, my eyes are almost shut. The reason I'm being so prompt answering your letter is because it brings back lots of good memories, receiving letters from you all. If you get the chance, please tell all the boys God bless them. I think of them all very often. I hope they're fortunate enough to stay on that side of the water. Of course, I have no gripes coming because I'm fighting for the people of good old Minersville, Utah above all, for my wife, my two year-old son, my mother, father fa-ther and family! I haven't written many letters -because my time has been pretty , well occupied up until lately. Well, I must be closing soon as I'm almost to fall off my chair I'm so sleepy; but, before I close, ; I will say this: I'll be only too j glad to help build the new church |