Show STANLEY JORGENSEN JURGENSEN N ENDS MILITARY SERVICE COVERING COHERING ALMOST 43 YEARS v One of the longest military careers ever eyer served by a Utah serviceman National Guardsman Guards Guards- man and Reservist has come to toan toan tonn an nn end with the announced re retirement retirement retirement re- re Stanley Jor- Jor gensen Major Jorgensen's retirement retirement re- re from the Air Force reserve marks the end of 42 years 10 months and 21 days including active duty in the reserve re reserve reserve re- re serve and in the National Guard Stan falsified h his s age to en enlist enlist enlist en- en list in the National Guard in 1911 and was assigned to Company Com Corn pany any F 1st Utah Infantry He was on the Mexican 1 Border in 1916 and saw the transformation of his unit to D Troop 1st Utah Cavalry He was 3 a Sergeant when he served on the Border with ith the National Guard Goes to O. O C. C S S. S Stan went to Officers Candidate Candidate Candi Candi- date School at the Presidio in in S San tn Francisco in May 1917 and received his commission November Novem Novem- her ber 27 1917 His first assignment assignment assignment assign assign- ment as an officer with the Infantry Regiment of the Division at Camp Fremont California and he hc later transferred trans trans- forred to the Division at Camp Kearney California Off to Siberia N Near ar the thc end of World War Var WarI VarI I Stan now a 1st Lt was sent to Siberia to join the U. U S S. S forces stationed there American troops stationed there included the Infantry Regiment the Infantry Regiment a Machine Machine Machine Ma Ma- chine Gun Battalion and special troops necessary to maintain the units He served with Company A Infantry as ns they were in Siberia for a year but Stan says he just recently found out why American troops were on the scene He says says the Allies had plans to attack the Germans Germans Germans Ger Ger- mans through Russia and his unit was among those stationed there to keep the trans-Siberian trans Railroad open During his service in Siberia Stan once commanded a aRe R Red RedCross e d Cross train which took supplies through through to the Ural Mountains He says he lived on the train for Cor 62 days in making this trip On leaving the ice-cold ice as assignment assignment assignment as- as in Siberia Stan says they had to use explosives to blast a a. a lane for their ship to depart the Infantry went tr the Philippine Islands He Hest st stayed in the Philippines f for o r about six months and then re returned returned returned re- re turned to the U. U S. S and Civilian life During his stay in the Philippines Philippines Philippines Philip Philip- pines he was part of a very Spit and Polish outfit according according according accord accord- ing to the photo he sho showed shoed ed the editor The picture shows a group of officers all in gleaming white uniforms and with brass sparkling The Infantry incidentally stayed in the Phil Phil- Continued on page 2 Stanley Jorgensen Terminating Long Military Career Continued from pare 1 was captured on Batann Bataan and rand was in the infamous Death March l in World War Var II Long Iong Career in Guard Back home Lt Jorgensen soon affiliated himself with the National National Na Na- Guard He lie took over command command com com- mand of Headquarters Battery Field Artillery in 1929 1029 and commanded it until it was was called up for active duty prior to World War Var II Just prior to taking this command command command com com- mand Stan was sent to Artillery chool school at Fort Sill Oklahoma The editor had heard much of l his hi j ability as a n Fire Direction Officer but had to pry the following following following fol fol- lowing incident out of Stan It seems an nn officer had been given a n fire problem on the Fort Sill Range but was losing his shots could not detect where they were landing He became more and more flustered as ns a n large group of officers was looking looking looking look look- ing on o the officer in charge called for Stan to take over the problem Stan says he al altered altered altered al- al the range gave the command command command com com- mand to fire and the target was d demolished e mol ish d with the first rounds He swears it was pure i I i K KI I I I s 1 4 1 w i AN EXPERT HORSEMAN IAN Stan served in cavalry anc and horse drawn artillery units for many years accident but says it didn't hurt hur his lIis rating at the school no nor his chance for promotion During his years as commander commander commander comman comman- der of Headquarters Battery he took Manti guardsmen to summer summer summer sum sum- mer camps in Jordan Narrows Fort Warren Wyoming Fort For Lewis Washington and made 3 training trips to California During this time dozens o of got got- their first taste of military life under Captain Jorgensen and it may stand to his training ability that servicemen servicemen servicemen service service- men from this area received an unusually large number of commissions commissions commissions com com- missions and ra rn t tin i n g s during World War II In Tn World War Var II Captain Jorgensen took the Manti Guard into duty prior to World War II and had hac I various arious assignments prior to the outbreak of the war After war I was declared he had a brief brie stretch as ns Civil Defense Officer in Oregon served as ns Police anc and Prison Officer at Fort Ord anc ancin andin and in August 1953 took command of a battalion ion of the Re Replacement Replacement Replacement Re- Re placement Depot The unit went overseas in December 12 1942 destined desI destined des des- tined to fill overseas assignments assignments assignments assign assign- I ments in Australia New Bink Manila and Leyte During this overseas service Stan now a n Major built n nine i n e different camps in 18 months He says they never moved into established and ashor short shortage shortage shor shor- nn m camp a a a. t tage ge of building materials or any materials at nt all nIl was en encountered encountered encountered en- en countered almost everywhere He jokes about the time they constructed some Mahogany toi toilets toilets toi- toi toi-i toi lets for lack of other building I material He spent a total of 34 months overseas in World Vord War Val II and often had as many as men under his command in the re replacement replacement replacement re- re placement depot One of t the h e most interesting experiences during during during dur dur- ing the war was to return to Manila where he had been many years before with the Infantry Stans Stan's outfit became part of the US U.S. U. U S. S Army Air Corps in 1943 and he remained in ih t the theAir theAir Ii e eAir Air Force Reserve on completing his active duty in World War Val II Meets Many Notables During such a stretch of servIce service service ser ser- vice Stan met many notable fi fi- fi gures puring During the Pacific ic campaigns campaigns cam cam- he says he saw General I MacArthur many times although he never met him personally I i He met General I commander of Ground Forces in inthe inthe inthe the Pacific and v sn saw him many times General Robert H H. Soule who commanded the Infantry Division in Korea was under Stans Stan's command while they were in Siberia and they were well acquainted David P. P Barrows was a fellow fellow fel fel- fel- fel low officer in Siberia He la later la- la ter commanded the Division and was president of the University University University Uni Uni- of California Stan knew Quinten Quintero Reynolds as af a n budding young war correspondent correspondent corres corres- in Siberia And to show you that S Stan t tan a n made an nn impression on his men hr he received a n telephone call from Grover C C. Owen just the other night Owen was recently retired from military service and hadn't seen or hoard heard from Stan since h he served served served ed under him in Siberia Stan The Civilian Stan has been a n Civil Service Serviceman man since the early He will complete 26 years with the Civil Service Post Office on r January nunry K h and will retire from the Postal Service sometime next year He is married to the former Mignon 1 Keller and they have two children Bruce who has hns just completed 4 years in the theAir theAir theAir Air Force and is now a student at the University of Utah and Ethel who will enroll in the U. U of U. U for the winter quarter o- o I |