Show Around Tho The WoNa M MANTI ANT 1 4 All News Welcome WAR CLOSE UP ON THE AIR FRONT from Donald Allred I Italy I received the air medal med med- al a 0 while back and sent It with the package I sent home I have havea a good conduct medal that doesn't mean much but I am sending it to keeP them I was put in for the D D. D F. F C. C but have haye not heard anything about It yet It was for the raid that hat the tall tail gunner got killed in Each medal helps you get out of or the army a little sooner On one of our recent raids raids raids- well well first first of all Ive I've told you before about our tail tall gunner Hes He's Just a no kid and we all kind a baby him along Reporters Reporter's Reporters Reporter's Reporters Reporter's Re Re- Re- Re porters porter's note note Donald Donald was just a a. kid when he left Manti ManU Hes He's a aswell aswell swell kid and everyone likes him 0 n ne ni ht ht h before fn n a t mission mfR inn he ho I LA b g u had been having trouble with his ear so BO he went down to the doctor doctor doctor doc doc- tor and was na grounded The next da day we went on our mission and another fell fellow w was put in his place This was the worst raid raidI I have ever been on Even some of the old timers that have been on the tho worst ones said it was awful The sky was just black with shells busting It looked as though you could almost step out and walk on them and wo we 0 caught a direct hit in the tail tall section filling the he tail gunner full of or hol holes s. s We had to go down to low altitude leaving the formation with no escort no protection or anything to go all tho the way back alone for our ship was shot up so sowe sowe sowe we had to get down so BO we could get off oft oxygen in order to work on the taU tall gunner When we g got t to Lo an emergency landing field and got the tail tull guner guner guner gu- gu ner to a hospital he was still breathing We w o o so happy that we all had a 0 hard time to keep from crying Enemy fighters fight fight- ers had been reported all over In III Inthis inthis this section we had just left and we had been guided safely all the tho way through the flak alleys at low altitude and had got goL the gunner back before he died We Ve haven't heard how he Is yet but they said I he had a 0 50 chance of living We Vo all feel that if the Lord brought us through that He will the rest y t Pic William B B. B Petersen who shot a Jap out of a 0 tree in New Guinea after the Jap had sent a bullet through the toe of his shoe Is now in the Philippines William William William Wil Wil- liam who is the son of or Mr and Mrs Niels Petersen reports that everything is fine and dandy there It seems good to him to live in tents Back on Blak for two months we lived in fox holes dug in the coral oral and It was really really real real- ly Iy hard sleeping on the lumps We Ve never had a n. change of clothes for over four weeks Who Whenever never I things would slow down a little we would take them off oU and wash Sometimes we wo had to put them back bacle on while they were wet But we did our Job and did It well Letter was written April 45 Easter Sunday William was so couldn't celebrate Ho He writes They aro are having a vi victory victory vic vic- tory dance in III town tonight The Philippines are putting It on for tor us I am not going as there aro are going to bo be a lot of drunks and besides I dont don't know how bow to dance I I Iam am going to wait walt for tor fora tora a sweeter girl back In the United States Chaplain Probst has haa sent a n astory astory story about William to the Deseret Deser- Deser et News It concerns fighting on when he was was was' shooting a B BA B. B A AR R gun and sot the tho ammunition on firo fire William says he and some of or tho the other boys prayed and and thanked God for His proter i 1 tion lion He lie feels thankful for pro during a long term of Jungle fighting v T Elsewhere in this column is I the statement by Don Allred that the tail gunner of his ship who had been hit bad had a 50 chance chanco to recover Later report Continued On Last Page Man Manti ti Around The World r r Continued from page one to Mr and Mrs Pratt Allred re reported reported re- re ported the boys boy's death V After IS 15 months it was a re reunion reunion re- re union to be remembered for Leaman Penman Pen Lea man Dale Peterson and brother bro bro- ther Flight Officer Albert and sister law Margaret They met metat metat at at the fine home of Dr and Mrs H. H M. M Hales of Los Angeles Publisher Publisher Pub Pub- lisher and Mrs Peterson received a surprise phone call Sunday nite telling of the get to Dale is stationed at Terminal Island California Albert am Margaret are at Yuma Arizona t c have no doubt noted that the home city of President Harry S. S Truman la is Independence Missouri This city has quite a historical connection with Manti Joseph Smith early leader of the Mormon people designated Independence In- In dependence as the place to build the New Jerusalem a city spoken of in the Bible Hible as a future city of pure gold like unto clear glass Rev 21 10 The early Mormon people tried to establish establish lish a city there and Mormons to this day believe the New Jerusalem Jerusalem Jer Jer- Including a great temple will bo be built there Later the Mormon people founded Utah in 1847 and Manti in 1849 1549 According to Who's Who President President Pres Pres- ident Truman is a member of the Baptist church However Mrs Truman First Lady of the Land la is reported by a former Independence Independence dence resident to te be n a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints which was founded 16 years after Joseph Joseph Jo Jo- seph death and his son was wan made president Like Mormons Mormons Mor mons they believe in the I of Mormon I Reports that President Truman has haa a humble approach and seeks the prayers and support of the people encourage your re reporter reporter re- re porter to comment May ho have our prayers and support and lead us to speedy victory to peace and to well being Three Manti Students At T Y Three Manti students attending Brigham Young University have been selected on the social committee committee com com- for the Val Norn Social unit to plan activities for the coming spring quarter The Tho mom mom- mom i bers are Earlene Christensen the daughter of Mrs Cleo Christensen and Claire and Marjorie daughters of Mr and Mrs Ray I P. P Dyreng of Manti lanti Earlene is on the committee sponsoring the annual Alumni Banquet breakfast for senior mem members hers bers of the tho organization who arc graduating this year Marjorie Is Isa isa a member of the committee for forthe forthe the canyon party to be held May 13 11 and Clair Glair will aid In the plans plaus for the final Val Norn event of the year the Mothers Tea All tree students are graduates of the Manti High School |