Show tie I Z 1 I I I I r 1 I I II l With Our Boys In i The i i Armed Forces 1 T l' JACK L. L McKISSICK KILLED lULLED ON IWO 1 JIMA John L. L L MCKissick U. U S. S M. M C. C whose whoso widow is Mrs Margie Greenwood McKissick of ot this city and a son of ot Mrs Ray E. E McKIssIck 1339 S. S 5 2nd West Vest Salt SnIt Lake City was killed on Iwo Jima March 11 Captain of ot the University of Utah football team in 1939 McKIssick was graduated from Park City high school ool He ne attended the University or Utah three and a half halt years prior to entering the marine corps in June 1944 He Ho was assigned overseas In November Survivors Include his widow mother three children Nancy Rae Michael l John end and Patrick McKIssIck McKissick- Park City and three brothers Clyde Don and Emmett R. R MCKissick all of ot Salt Lake City fa 33 S fa SOT FRANK WRITES RITES LADIES DIES AUXILIARY Hello lIello Friends Just a few lines to acknowledge and express my appreciation and thanks thank for tor the Xmas package and card which I re re- re received three days ago It was delayed over three months but as the old saying goes Better gocs Better late than never Again thanks and best regards to tho the Union and Auxiliary Sincerely FRANK fa yar Ir pa VISITS WITH HOME HO IE BOYS noyS Dear Ladies Ladles I received your Christmas package to to- to today today day and wish to thank you for your thoughtfulness Although your package arrived late it is still very much Several months ago ngo I had the good fortune to see and visit with Bud Gas- Gas Gasparac parac pares and Bill Bailey Ball in England The boys look well and Im I'm happy to report that our little get together was an en en- enjoyable one Please give everyone at home my regards and best wishes Until another time thanks' thanks again for your kind gesture I trust this letter finds you all well and in the best of ot spirits MEL DEJONGHE JQ BABI BAB DAUGHTER FOIl FOR TilE THE S SOn On April 14 at the Park Lane hospital In Salinas California a baby girl was born to to Lieutenant and Mrs Paul C. C Simmons Mother and baby are reported as doing well lea a Jr Pa S. S L. L LIEUTENANT NT LED LEb NAVY GUNFiRE OU AT IWO VO Largely responsible for accuracy or naval gunfire on Japanese installations at Iwo Jima was Lt John J. J Sweeney 21 son of ot Mr and Mrs Michael J. J Sweeney East Salt Lake City and well known here who for six days stood by his guns with a 0 group of or battle- battle weary sailors on that now historic bat bat- battlefield calling repeatedly for accurate bombardment Known as The Voice Ashore Lt LI Sweeney met the tho crew of ot one L S C on day D-day plus six six Coming aboard with a n. six-day six beard and rimmed red ey Tho The of ot his work has been told by 1 TSe department in relating the great role played by landing craft support s large and their smaller sisters landing craft gunboats Wounded March 1 on Iwo 1 Jima Lt Sweeney Is recovering at Oak Knoll hospital hospital hos bios pital in Oakland California Previously Injured In fighting on Iwo the Salt Lako Lake officer fought on several days before re rE- rl a second wound that forced him to retire from action Two brothers are serving In the armed forces Lt Jg Michael J. J Sweeney Jr I interning at the Denver county hospital as a 0 member of ot the naval reserve and William Sweeney a member of ot the of ot- ot otI officers officers' I candidate school U U. S. S marine corps Quantico Va Vs I Lt Sweeney went overseas in Decem Decem- ber be 1941 and returned two years later to receive his commission going over over- overseas overseas I seas a 0 second time In December 1944 I RJ cr R RETURNS TO SCHOOL PvC Dale Fisher son of ot Sheriff and Mrs George Fisher returned to Scott ScottField S SCottField ott Field Illinois the first of the week after arter artera a two weeks week's furlough visit in the tho Park a aCHARLES CHARLES LANGE NOE WOUNDED Mr and Mrs Ernest Lange received word the first of ot the week that their son Charles had been wounded by enemy action somewhere in Germany Tho The wounds it is understood are arc not of ot a 0 serious nature LEAVES LEES ES FOR FOIl NAVY NA 1 Monday last LaMar Horrocks son or of orI I Mrs Mary Horrocks left the Park for lor forI or j I Fort Douglas Utah to be assigned a a. sta- sta staI i tion for his boot training in the e navy j I Pa Rs 3 j 1 PROMOTED Ernest William Neel Ned son of ot Mr and Mrs Asa Neel Ned Peoa Peon has been named a n radioman c 3 on a 0 mine sweeper In Inthe tho the Pacific In the navy since last May he has been overseas three months His wife Wilma Peterson Neel Ned and two children live In Coalville na lIW TO cO RANK n. I 01 OF CAPTAIN C. Word received trem Dr L. L H. H Alhambra California states that Lieutenant Dave Orr had recently been promoted to the rank of captain Captain Orr Is a n former Park City boy being a graduate of ot the P. P C. C H. H S. S He Heis HeIs is Js now stationed somewhere In the South Pacific Ea t Ra JED WALLACE W. McCLELLAN N T. T M. M 2 s' 6 ENJOYING E G WELL VELL E. REST nEST Wallace Wn lace McClellan T. T M. M c 2 one ot or our ur stalwart young men who is serving in the armed forces is enjoying a fur- fur Continued on Page age Four With the Armed Forces j Continued from Page tine j lough laugh visit with his mother Mrs John 1 McClellan In Bountiful Utah Mr McClellan has been in eight major j engagements in the South Pacific his bis latest one being the Invasion of or Iv i Jima He will visit for a a. few days nut nest nel week in the Park at the home of ter Jr and Mrs Willard McKenzie |