Show t III I r IS i 1 1 I I 1 I 1 H- H HH H t With Our Boys In i The I 2 Armed Forces I t H lI i li-I li 1 1 BROThER OF S SMITH KILLED Jay Durfey Smith whose brother is Norman Darby SmIth for tor- merly menly ot of this city but now ot of Los An- An Angeles Angeles geles California was a passenger on n a Japanese e prIsoner ot of war ship sunk by submarine action October 24 24 1944 and Is listed as dead He was born in Duchesne May 15 1918 a son ot of Mr and Mrs John Smith Ho attended elementary schools there and was graduated from Bicknell hIgh school PrIor to entering the servIce ho he waS wa engaged In ranching in southern Utah He enlisted In 1941 received basIc trainIng at San DIego and was sent to the tho Philippines He was taken prisoner at he fall ot of Corregidor survived by the following broth broth- ers ens and sisters Mrs Mur- Mur Murray Murray ray Mrs Amanda Chidester Mrs Artie Tart Taft and Mrs Norma Robb Bicknell Mrs Ardella Davis Boise Idaho Idabo Mrs Dell Bell Murray Utah J. J Alma Smith Merlin Smith Fruita Corp Duane Duano Smith U. U S. S M. M C. C PhIlippInes and Guy E. E Smith RIch RIch- RIchmond Richmond mond California RETURNING OMEN I Service women discharged under hon hon- honorable honorable conditions from the Army Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard are en- en enI entitled titled to reemployment In their former I positions It If they meet the requirements and desire such reemployment officials of the Selective Service System said to- to today day clay inc in commenting on the fact that numerous InqUirIes have been receIved concerning the s1 of former service servicewomen servicewomen women Inc In regard to reemployment The Service Extension Act of 1941 extended the mandatory reemployment rIghts ot of the Selective Training and ServIce Act ot of 1940 as amended to all persons who have served In the land landor or naval forces since May 1 I 1940 and and It is anticIpated that a percentage ot of diSCharged servIce women will be re- re returning returning turning to their old employment a Selective Service statement said It Is true truo that many ot of these women I are marrIed or will wUl In the near fu- fu future future ture and will not return to their old Jobs Military training raining may qualify some women for or new types of employment However those who desire their former or a similar job are assured ot of reemployment rIghts Officers at NatIonal Headquarters poInted out that every local Selective ServIce Board is equipped to handle reemployment cases o of service women as well as to assist In solutIon of new employment problems A reemployment committeeman Is attached to each local board and it Is his responsibility to confer with all discharged men and wo- wo women women men on on their problems and war post plans While the returnIng servIce women are not required to re- re register gister with a local board o said she should feel free to contact the local board I In her communIty Jl s-a- s LOCAL L MEDIC CO COMPLETES L WORl IN ENGLAND D THE GENERAL HOSPITAL BLANDFORD CAMP DORSET ENG ENG- LAND After treating soldIer soldIer- patIents wIth only deaths this huge United States Army general hos- hos hospital pital has completed Its mission In Eng Eng- England land Among those who helped operate the hospital was Captain Rean B. B Bisel 31 ot of North Carbon avenue a Price Utah the hospital registrar One ot of fIve general hospitals making up the Army's largest hospItal group at Blandford Camp the General had ono one ot of the lowest fatality rates In the entire Army MedIcal Department The hospital unIt arrived at Liverpool England late In July 1944 after a sIx sIx- month training perIod at Camp Mccain MississIppi The last patients left the hospital June 8 1945 Our busiest perIod was durIng the German breakthrough In December when practically all ot of our 1050 beds were constantly filled saId Lieutenant Col- Col Colonel Colonel onel John C. C C Barton or of St. St Paul Min Mis- Minnesota hospItal commander Captain Bisel Is the husband ot of Mrs Fae Bisel of the Carbon avenue address and is a son of Mr 1011 and Mrs David A. A ABIel Bisel BIel t f Kamas Utah He entered the army in March 1941 ROBERT L. L HEnNON NOW COMMANDING OFFICER A IX AIR FORCE SERVICE COMMAND UNIT KASSEL The GERMANY ap- ap appointment of Major Robert L. L Hernon o of Park City Utah to CommandIng Ot- Ot Officer ot of the AIr MaterIel Squad Squad- Squadron ron Air Service Group was an- an announced announced recently by Headquarters ot of the tho theIX LC IX AIr Foree Fone Service Command Major Hernon entered the army In February 1941 He camo to the Euro Euro- European European Theater of at Operations In June 1943 1043 and for tor the past 16 months has served with this servIce unIt which has handled some Ninth Air Force fighter planes for lor major repaIr and battle damage In England France Del Del- Belgium glum gium and Germany At the present time his unit Is handling the logistical problems problems lems at this former German airfield now a base bombers that are keeping Germany under complete air vigilance Major Hernon has been commended by high ranking o for tor his bis efficient handling ot of materIel and during the tho Germ Ul's Ardennes offensive he be was called In to help coordInate crucIal sup sup- supplies plies for the 1st Army He wears the ETO ribbon and six campaign stars lIe is 18 the tho Jion on ot of L. L J. J Hernon Main street Park CIty Utah His wife Helen lives U at that same address MEETS mETS BROTHER IX IN Bert Hansen with the Army Avia- Avia AviatIon Aviation tIon Engineers Corps had the good fortune fortuno to meet his brother Russell Hansen Mo M. M M. M 3 e 3 ot of the U. U S. S NavY In the Pacific theater of war Hansen left the states for overseas duty in June Ho He missed seeing Russ by ono one day In Seattle where Russ had spent a 0 short tIme with Mr and Mrs Elt n 1 Mills and Mr and Mrs Mra Tom Hansen while his ship was In dry dock being repaired When Hansen sailed fro from n Se Seattle he had bad little hope o of being able to find his brother In ho bo bovast vast th tre o of operations so soh sot h t was with pleasure and surprise that Continued on PAge Five With the Armed Forces Continued on Page Five he spotted Potted Russ' Russ ship In the same port in which his transport was docked After a good deal of maneuvering the broth- broth era got together and tried to piece to together to- to together together gether in three hours conversation the events of the last two years in which they have been separated B Ra ZT v- 13 JOINS Till THC NAVY Last week Wm L L. Horan son of or Mr and Mrs Wm Horan went to Salt Lake City to Join the U U. S S. S Navy Bill left for San Diego California for his boot training PS 3 ST r r ua JU a aMARINES MARINES l S HOME IE ON The Marines have landed and the situation is well In hand Park City was vas thus greeted Wednesday morning when four stalwart Marines arrived in Park for lor a fifteen-day fifteen furlough after com com- completing completing completing their boot training In San Diego California The young men are Phillip Langford Franklin Bircumshaw Bir Earl Leathem Leathern and Kenneth Jones At the conclusion of 01 their furlough they will wUl report at Camp Pendleton California for further assignment ent I |