Show BOYS and GIRLS in the service I 1 I 1 j f y PORTERVILLE 3 AIRMAN REPORTED word cord has been received here that sergeant marvin garth bell life lif elong long porterville resident has been missing in action over germany since si nee october 28 last sergeant bell is a turret gunner on a B 17 bomber awaiting further word is his wife and a one year old son who reside in salt lake city sergeant bell attended the morgan county high SON MISSING IN ACTION 0 ON ITALIAN FRONT mr and mrs george C smith of morgan received word monday from the war department that their son robert dean smith has been missing in hi action on the italian front since october 20 smith was born in morgan in december of 1923 and is a graduate of morgan county high school and the morgan lorgan L D S seminary he is an elder in the L D S north morgan ward awaiting further runner word besides his parents are three brothers corporal emon G smith camp chafee ark alfred and helth heith smith of morgan and two sisters illa ilia and avis smith of morgan MORGAN SOLDIER DROWNED IN DUTCH NEW GUINEA A communication from the war department part ment reports that private first class fred H burk husband of the former leona ellis morgan has been drowned in the line of duty at maffen maetin dutch new guinea private burk was serving with the U S infantry he entered the service in october 1942 and was trained at fort lewis wash from where he was sent to hawaii in july 1943 from there he went to dutch new guinea ile he was born at Mur ioco ariz august 2 1920 and graduated fro from m the eager ariz high school prior to his enlistment he was employed at hill field and resided with a sister mrs lols lois phillips kaysville Kays ville surviving besides his parents mr and mrs J S burk mesa ariz ar are five sisters and two brothers HOME ON FURLOUGH from evanston comes word that captain jack foster son of mr air and mrs george robins of that city ii is home on furlough following more than a year overseas as a fighter pilot with the U S forces and having missions to his credit in europe franc and germany he holds among others tile the distinguished flying cross and the air medal his wife the former miss marjorie Marj orle rogers of morgan and a daughter rosanne 18 months of age are with him in evanston private first class don W halls son of mr and mrs earl halls is enjoying a furlough at his home in morgan sergeant bruce geary has received the purple heart for wounds received in action somewhere in the pacific mrs rebecca giles has received word that her son thomas was wounded in action in germany wave lola mecham arrived home tuesday morning for a visit with her parents |