Show I 1 news from I 1 j those in the servi service C e tie the families entertained a a supper at taggarts Tag garls garts road side park ini in honor of the twins navy sons of mr and sirs mrs laurai laura that are home on a 30 day furlough after not seeing each other for 3 years we all spent a very enjoyable evening donald butters butlers son of mr and mrs parley butters was home on a five day leave he was stationed at san diego calif and has been transferred to shoemaker calif for further training he Is a seabee in the navy mgt alvin E henry rc returned turned last week to his base in california after spending a few days furlough with his wife esther brimley henry corp ross riddle griddle arrived homo home saturday for a 30 dav visit with his parents mr and andars mrs W V E criddle corp criddle has been in italy the past two years he entered the service three years ago and this is his first furlough home since entering the service aboard the salt lake city in the east china sea W dennis nelson electricians mate second class son of mr and mrs grant nelson morgan was aboard this heavy cruiser when she hurled more mor than tons of projectiles at enemy planes ships and land em placements off okinawa veteran of major invasions from guadalcanal Guadal canal to okinawa the SALT LAKE 5 and 8 inch guns pounded the island by day and remained on the alert to repel jap suicide attacks by night shipboard routine on the SALT LAKE CITY was restricted entirely to battle throughout the campaign no movies were shown recreation consisted of sleeping eating and some letter writing blackout was in effect every night in the long weeks of the campaign Kanti kamikaze kaze attacks increased beside suicide planes the japs sent high speed boats loaded with explosives to meet these attacks gun crews were sometimes called out several times a night the pre invasion im aaion bombardment was halted early on L day easter sunday for the troops to make their landings church services on the cruiser were broadcast over the ships loudspeakers to the men at their battle stations soon after the services com commence firing was passed to all guns |