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Show Two Cache Men Killed In Action; One Reported Lost The toll of Cache county men reported as casualties in the current war continues to rise as two 'were reported re-ported killed in action and another missing, while the husband of a Logan girl, formerly reported missing, is dead. They are: Lieutenant Owen T. Hillyard, 26, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Truman Hillyard, Smithfield, reported missing over Holland July 29. Is pilot of a P-38 fighter plane Lieutenant Julian C. Andrews, 25, son of Lew Andrews, 305 West Fifth North street, Logan, Lo-gan, killed in action with the infantry in France July 7. Sergeant Irwin Jonas, 22, son of Mrs. Lillian Coley Jonas, Richmond, killed in action in France July 11 while serving with an infantry unit. Master Sergeant Joseph A. Puspoki, husband of Mrs. Marguerite Andersen Puspoki, 230 West Firt North street, Logan, killed in action over the Calais area. Lieutenant Hillyard,-the-second-son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Truman Hillyard, to be reported missing this year, was pilot of a P-38 fighter plane and had been stationed station-ed in England since May 15. He enlisted in the air corps in September, 1942, but was not called into the service until February, 1943. He trained first at Santa Ana, Calif., and later re- ceived his commission and wings at Williams Field, Chandler, Arizona. After advanced training at Ontario, On-tario, Calif., he left for an overseas post. The last letter his parents received, stated that he had made a number of successful missions over enemy-occupied enemy-occupied territory. He was born August 20, 1918 in Smithfield, a son of R. Truman and Lizzie Lewis Hillyard. He graduated from North Cache high school and attended Utah State Agricultural college. After completing a civilian flight training course at the Logan-Cache airport, he was employed at Hill Field. Awaiting further word of his welfare are his wife, the former Margaret Tidwell, whom he married in 1938 in the Logan temple, who is living in Richmond, Calif. ; his parents of Smithfield, a sister, Lorraine Hillyard, Smithfield and two grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lewis of Logan. Mr. and Mrs. Hillyard's other son, Noel L. Hillyard, was listed as missing January 11 over western Germany. Ger-many. He was a gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress. No word has been received regarding his welfare. Lieutenant Andrews was killed in action in France during operations on July 17, the war department informed in-formed his father. He was born December 23, 1918 in Logan, a son of Lew and the late Lavon Griffin Andrews. He graduated gradu-ated from Logan senior high school and assisted his father on their farm before moving to California. While there he was employed by a large food market and became assistant manager. Lieutenant Andrews was inducted into the army in November, 1942 and trained first in Oregon. Later vhe was selected for officer training and was sent to Fort Benning, Ga., graduating from there in six weeks. He trained at Salina, Kansas and went overseas in May, 1944. Survivors include his wife, the former Beth West, whom he married four years ago; a daughter, Arlene; his father of Logan and six sisters: Mrs. Shirley Jensen, Jen-sen, Rock Springs, Wyo.; Helen Andrews, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Erma Kendrick of Providence; Fay Ruby and Joyce Andrews of Logan; and three grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Andrews of Logan and Mrs. J. P. Griffin of Salt Lake City. Sergeant Jonas, first Richmond man to be reported killed in action in the present war, lost his life July 11 -in France, while serving with the infantry. He was born September 2, 1921 in Thatcher, Idaho 'a son of Joseph and Lillian Coley Jonas. When he was one year old his parents moved to Lewiston and then to Ogden where they resided for about 6 years. Since that time the family home has been in Richmond. Mr. Jonas was electrocuted 12 years ago while employed as a foreman for the Utah-Idaho Central railroad. Sergeant Jones enlisted in the service nearly six years ago and had been stationed at Fort Douglas, Fort Sam Houston, Texas and Camp McCoy, Wis. He left for overseas duty October 5, 1943 and was stationed sta-tioned in Ireland until the invasion of France got un- derway. Survivors include his widow, Mary Poppwits Jonas, whom he married June 17, 1943 at Rochester, Minn, an infant son, Robert Irwin Jonas, his mother; the following brothers and sisters: Joseph, Spencer, Norwood, Nor-wood, Ellis, Evan, Lillian and La Reta Jonas, and a grandmother, Mrs. Herbert Coley, all of Richmond. Master Sergeant Puspoki was reported missing June 22, has been killed in action according to a message mes-sage received from the German government through the International Red Cross. A native of Fittsburg, Pa., he was stationed for 15 . months at the Salt Lake air base as an instructor in armament. He went overseas in May and participated in several flights over Germany and France. His last , flight was over the Calais area where his squadron was , assigned to destroy robot bomb platforms. He is survived by his widow, the former Marguerite Marguer-ite Andersen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Andersen, Ander-sen, 230 West First North street, Logan; a son, Paul 1 Puspoki, age 9 months; his father, Joseph Puspoki, of Pittsburg, Pa.; a sister and a brother in the air corps. |