Show Hound The ilot ld M MANTI AN ANT T 1 All News Welcome u After 2 years in the service of his country 18 months of which were spent overseas Calvin Crawford Crawford Crawford Craw Craw- ford has been promoted to the rank Tank of Sergeant Calvin is in the Quartermaster Corps and is stationed stationed stationed sta sta- on Guadalcanal He handles all provisions which are brought in and out ut and docs does office work I Despite the fact that he is a very ery busy man Calvin is active in in I church work He Is a member of I the Mutual presidency Congratulations Congratulations Calvin I v Ensign n L. L R. R Beason son of the former Josie Munk of Manti lanU is i serving aboard the destroyer Murray Murray Murray Mur Mur- ray In the Pacific This gallant I destroyer of Uncle Sams Sam's Sheepdog Sheepdog Sheepdog Sheep dog Fleet which has bas taken part partin in more than a dozen major Naval Naval Naval Na Na- val engagements engagements' In Pacific waters since being commissioned 2 years ago She first went Into combat when she took part in the big raid on Wake Vake Island In October I 1943 Later she participated In Inactions inactions inactions actions at Bougainville and Ra- Ra haul baul In November 1013 1943 she joined the thief Gilberts invasion force in time to go into Tarawa with It I While there she gave burial at sea with full military honors to I some somo of the marines killed in the beach assault The rhe Murray struck close to tho the Japanese mainland in February of this year acting in a screen f for r the carriers making strikes sy on To celebrate being in sight of the tho snow-capped snow mountains of the enemy homeland homeland home home- land tho the Captain ordered a specIal special special spec spec- ial treat of Ice cream for all hands Eight American pilots shot down at sea have been rescued rescued rescued res res- cued b by the Murray She has shot down many enemy planes SMOOTH SAILING to you Ensign I vIt v vH It H was well to see Fireman lie Gail vaHe Braithwaite of the U. U S S. S Navy home on a 21 da day leave Gall Gail Is an electricians electrician's mate on a aL aI I L L. L S S. S II He Ie has been heen in the I Navy avy for 1 year and amid has returned to to Seattle Wash ash While home Ih e l joy ed helping he on his Dads Dad's farm mostly b t bread brea I as as something different ran a aI I close close second I V I This is the story of Lt Wayne I justesen ono Justesen one of or General Bill I Lees Lee's 1 0 1st Division Air Borne Troops who fought In Bastogne Lt Justesen is from a friendly little town in Utah Utah Utah-Mantl Mantl by name He lie currently halls hails from froman an Army Arm hospital hOSPIt 1 in ElPaso Texas Texas Texas Tex Tex- as and is here on a 60 day furlough furlough furlough fur fur- lough to be with his wife the former Miss Elizabeth l Hes been in the war a long longtime longtime longtime time and served In the Islands before being transferred to the European Theatre of operations operations opera- opera Lions where he participated In the invasion of the continent on Dd D- D d day y In the first complete land sea the and andall and air all operation of or Airborne Islon Dl Division He was one of or the few officers officers officers offic offic- ers in his company to survive the invasion of Holland and was in England training with the borne Air troops for a a specific mission when word canine came that the was encircled and trapped at it Bastogne Unable to get permission to fly his to Lo Bastogne and parachute to reinforce reinforce- reinforcements reinforcements men he went In with ments on trucks vans Jeeps and amI anything moveable after aCter the special school had been cancelled He arrived In France on January Jannary Januar Jan Jan- nary uary and was in the thick of the tho fighting around Bastogne Lt Justesen had bad flushed two Kruts Nazis from hiding and was holding them at the point of his 45 15 while whilo a doughboy them when when suddenly a machine machino gun chattered shattered One of or the Krauts fell wounded All dived for Cor cover Lt Justeson Justesen got sot it in the hand and leg Four days later he was on his way out of France The war was over for Lt Wayne Justesen One bullet had passed through his thigh and another struck himin him himIn himin In the hand at the middle Joint of his forefinger and passed through tho the knuckles of each finger While walking the mile to tho the nearest first aid station his leg became stiff like 0 a board and his Ills fingers dropped down like lile the tail tall tailgate tailgate gate ate of pickup By flipping his hand his fingers finders would jump back into place Ho lIe had difficulty preventing pro pro- I venting tho the doctors from Cram i t il Ing ng his fingers but he ho won won wOJ tout out I IFor For the first time line since September September Sep Sep- 43 hes he's happy Hes He's with I Il tho time Continued on Last Page Pago I l I II I I Manti sill Around The World v Continued from tram page one olle The above nuove Is ie from a front page feature article In the DUNN DISPATCH DISPATCH DIS DIS- PATCH I subscription price Thurs Thura per year published every day day at Dunn North Carolina Pop GOO Lt Wayne Is the son of Mr h and Mrs Ben Den Justeson Justesen and of course we are proud of or him I v y CORRECTION Contrary CORRECTION Contrary to re report re- re port last week Robert Keller Is not yet one of or those on the way home from Okinawa 1 TOO BAD we cant can't roast the theold theold theold old shoulders we get these days daya in lit the meat treat shops T Germany May We 23 rd We Ve are I not got doing hardly anything right I IlOW low now but killing time As far as 9 I the Pacific goes I dont don't know lw hut fat we will have to do but I ruess uess that will have to be over before any of us can caI can cango go lome come BO so If they need us over I II I here we are ready really to go for the the sooner that Is over the sooner we wo can cal all come como home and live In cace I wish you wouldn't worry about me You should think of or It as If It it were a away yay yay to some school for In a wa way It Is a wonderful wonderful wonderful won won- opportunity to see tho world and see how other people live I probably know more about abou Europe than I could have havo learned in school In a whole year ye The only tiling thing we can do is depend and 1 upon the Ule Lord for protection pray pra for Him to protect us and He will as I have found out BO so many times limes I know now if Ho He hadn't been watching over me I wouldn't be alive today Ever C since sin co I have been over here h re I have been under enemy fire I have had machine guns cut limbs off trees right over my head artillery artillery artillery ar ar- tillery shells hit within five feet feet fee of me which normally would blow a person sky high but I never never i even en got a scratch So I know our prayer are answered am and that our Father in Heaven la is watching over me A person can be he thankful to be alive and well wel even even If they cant can't be homo home You asked If they celebrated to V-E V over here referring Day They might have back in inthe inthe the rear but the men that really did the fighting knew that though they were thru fighting for awhile their buddies over oyer in the I Pacific were still and theto the day to celebrate in would be the day clay it is V day all over rax Max Anderson son on of at Mr and Mrs Wilford Anderson Max was in the Army He and Wllbur Wilbur Wil- Wil Wilbur bur Braithwaite left leCt here the same day last January for the same lame destination He holds the I I Expert Infantryman's modal medal anc and andi i he the Combat badge Thanks Max |