Show t I II I I I III I I I I III I II I With Our Boys In The J I JI I t Ir z 1 l Armed Forces I t I J I U I III I I I J Jo I 1111 TED SONS SON'S SO S 'S Alit AIU MEDAL MEDIL Mrs Alta A. A A Collard received the fol tol- following lowing letter regarding her son Staff Start Sergeant Edward Edward Sullivan who was WM re reported re- re reported reported ported as killed In action after atter having been missing for a year or more Mrs Alta A A. Collard Box Park City Utah Dear Mrs Collard I 1 have the honor to Inform you that by direction of the President the Air Medal has been posthumously awarded to your son Staff Stat Sergeant Edward Sullivan Air Corps The citation Is as follows Mr r Medal For Tor exceptionally meritorious ach ach- achievement achievement while participating in to five separate bomber combat missions over enemy occupied Continental Europe The courage coolness and skill displayed by enlisted man upon these occasions reflect great credit upon himself and the the Armed Forces of the United States The decoration will be forwarded to the Commanding General Ninth Service Command Fort Port Douglas Utah who will select an officer to make the presenta presenta- tion Tho The officer selected will communicate communicate cate with you concerning your wishes In the matter May I 1 again express my deepest sym sym- sympathy sympathy sympathy pathy to you in your bereavement Sincerely yours EDWARD F. F F WITSELL Major General Acting The Adjutant General I 30 jf pa MEMORIAL l ICES SEIt MELD HELD Ion FOR I OB S SuN uN u. u OF 01 MRS l FLORIBEL LuWIS A military memorial service was held Sunday afternoon In the Methodist church Kernel South Dakota for tor Walter Lewis who was killed MarCh 9 In action In Germany and was buried burled inan In Inan inan an American cemetery in Belgium The Rev Frank rank Lockridge officiated at the service which was attended by members of ot the American rican Legion and Auxiliary and tho the W. W W R R. C C. John Orr sang a solo accompanied by Mrs J. J W. W Kaye at the organ Lewis was a graduate of Mitchell high school class of or 1938 He was em em- employed employed employed by the Gazette Printing company until 1939 when he entered the United States Army He went overseas In 1943 and saw service in Ireland Fiance Rance Luxembourg and Germany For gallantry in action he had received the presidential citation the Silver Star the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart On July 6 1941 he was united In marriage to Norma Jean Tippery and to this union two children Janet Kathleen and Roger James were born As part of the memorial services Dr Lockridge read a letter from Capt Paul j. j Day field artillery art Ulery captain to Mrs Lewis regarding Lewis from which the following quotations are taken Walts loss has been one of the hard hard- hardest hardest hardest est for tor us his comrades to to take If l ever there were an example to the saying the tho best die young It was Walter Lewis He was a loyal and sincere friend Immensely liked and re respected re- re respected respected one of the non commis noncommissioned noncommissioned noncommissioned officers in the American Army Walt met every situation with whit his feet on tho the ground It was vas he who led me over the rough spots when I 1 first took too over the section in France last August His ability needed little ing His Bronze Star and Silver er Star for tor gallantry are only incidental Indications indica indica- indications indications of the sort of ot man he was Un Un- Unfortunately Unfortunately Unfortunately fortunately like so many things of ot that sort Walt did not live to witness our gratification for his leadership You can enn be nothing but deeply proud of your husband for he set an example wo we all strive to equal The other fellows Join me In our common grief Jf If circum circumstances stances will permit all of us hope to tomake tomake tomake make a pilgrimage to his grave later Thank God for guys like Walt Lewis ett in m rs Ii I ASSIGNED ED NEW DUTIES FAIRFIELD CALIFORNIA 1st Lt Joseph L L. Harrington Berkeley Califor California nia hat has been assigned to duty at the theAir theAir Air Transport Commands Command's Fairfield Fairfield- Suisun Army Air Base it was announced this week by the Commanding Officer Col Curtis A. A A Keen Ho is the son of Mrs Annie M. M Har Har- Harrington Harrington Harrington rington 1454 University Berkeley and entered the army on 21 January 1941 IOU While at this base Lt Harrington's duties will aid In the successful execution execution execution tion of the mission ml of ot this ATC Installation Installation installation tion to dispatch priority high-priority cargo personnel and air mall mail across the longest long long- longest longest est water over-water airway in the tho world to the strategically Important Pacific Thea Then Theater Theater ter of Operations A fleet of ot giant ATC ATe C 54 transport planes fly sick and wounded military personnel from combat zones to this base on regu- regu Continued on Page Pago hour four With the Armed Forces Continued from Pace Paco Pa o One and also re returns re- re returns returns lor lar air evacuation veterans flights to the tho US U.S. U U. S. S S wise combat turns the army's overseas rotation plan under from the Lt Lt Harrington graduated was wasI wasn wasa school In 1935 He Ho Park City high Call Call- California I commercial artist In Los Angeles Angeles n a the army Lt fornia before bc oro entering Harrington wears the Air Medal pa i 1 TJ 1 JOHN JOAN K ADVANCED IN NAVY BASE OAHU V U. U S. S NAVY SECTION announces It H Th H.-Th The Tho Navy Department T T. T mate that John K Haylor Baylor machinist Utah now third class of Park City Bering serving at this base has been advanced to the rating of machinist mate second class In This advancement has come to him recognition of outstanding n ng faithfulness and skill In the performance of duty and completion of the course of study prescribed for this now new D W rating H. H Haylor Is the husband of Kathryn Haylor Hylor of ot Park City PS JU JJ NOW V BEAIL TillS THIS Commenting on the recent announce announce- announcement announcement ment that Far East planes now were were- attacking Japan the New York Herald Tribunes Tribune's aviation editor said sald recently that this is the culmination cf ct a valiant effort by men who struggled not only against the enemy but also against tropical weather and terrain I For three years the Far Eastern have nave been Investing sweat i blood and tears for a chance chanco to get a declared The crag cracK cra t. t at Japan Wilson announcement that General MacArthurs MacArthur air men are aro moving Into Okinawa Is the answer to their prayer If U ever troops have havo known what itis It ItIs ItIs Is to fight alone the Jungle Air Force and anC likewise the Fifth have From Australia to Leyte flying raids averaging over a thousand miles biting off ot Interminable chunks of or Jap Jap- Japanese anese resistance living In a steaming climate bucking Inconceivable weather MacArthur air men came at last to the Philippines Some of ot the tho lads Jn in these es have havo been overseas five years sinco they the y were regulars on duty In Hawaii when tho rho war began The movement of the th e I I Far Eastern to Okinawa will Wilk start the fur flying In fa Japan Bombers Bomber which have havo had bad little or no fighter tighter protection will now have plenty Skip Skip- bombers which had to be content with barges or jungle dugouts as targets will relish something like lIko a locomotive locomotive- ofa or of ora ora a convoy Japanese airfields will be Incessantly attacked In other words whet what wh t the tac tac- tactical tactical tactical air force did in Europe Far East East- Eastern Eastern Eastern ern will now do to Japan Skepticism has had been expressed con con- concerning concerning concerning the building of ot enough air bases on Okinawa to handle our air effort against the Japanese home islands Okinawa can c'an an base all the air force we will ever want to use from the area As for construction of airfields the Far Eastern haven't seen any anything a any any- anything y- y thing better than an Improvised air strip for so 50 long they didn't know what a areal areal real field was until they came to Manila Cp Cj Gray Oray has now DOW seen twenty-one twenty months overseas duty with the Air Alt Force F He is now DOW stationed in the Philippines and has seven bronze stars Corporal Gray is the son of ot Mr and Mrs W. W P. P Gray formerly of this city and now residing in Salt Lake City Ha pa In STATIONERY TED APPRECIATED Mrs Vern Brunyer Park City Ladles Auxiliary No 43 of Local Union No 99 Dear Mrs Brunyer I received your folder of stationery and handkerchief for my birthday I 1 wish to take this opportunity to thank you for it It sure gave me a thrill to Know snow that some of the people in my hometown thought of me on my birth birth- day Thank you very much mu h. h Sincerely CLARENCE WAGSTAFF A iJ AUXILIARY A THANKED Dear r Mrs Brunyer I received the tho birthday gift gUt and wish to thank you and the Ladles Ladies Auxiliary fro no 43 very much for it It gives a fellow a good feeling to know that the town folks are thinking about him I am still stationed out at Clearfield and am hoping that it may last lost for a while It seems good to be close enough again to Park City so that I may go home and see the family and friends when I want to Thanks again for the gift gUt with best wishes Sincerely JESE LEATHAM J Pa LIEUTENANT T CLAUDE GILLETTE ARRIVES ES HOME Saturday last Lieutenant Claude Gillette Gill Gill- Gillette Gillette ette arrived in the Park for a furlough visit with his parents Mr Ir and Mrs Fred Gillette Lieutenant Gillette was was one of ot the first Park boys to enter the service and he has bas been active in the Pacific area since leaving this country RETURNS TO DUTY Monday James Olson U. U S. S N. N re returned re- re returned turned to his duties in the navy after atter a furlough visit with his Ws parents Mr Ir I and Mrs Lewis Olson Mr Olson completed his boot at tho Great Lakes Naval station and an will report in Chicago for tor further as- as f b 1 Ra J 1 MARINES L M LINES RETURN Sunday evening Marines Phillip Lang Lane Langford J ford Franklin Earl Leat- Leat Leatham leatham eat ham and Kenneth Jones left the Part Put for Camp Pendleton California for tor fur lur- lurther ther studies with the tho U. U S. S S Marines Tho The boys have completed their lint work at San Diego and returned to their new station after a fifteen day dar furlough spent here with their families r Pa JJ 79 ea k JOINS THE TilE NAVY Y J t Gaylen Wright son of Mr and Mrs Mn J Leo Wright Bright of this city has bas Joined tie the j jU a U. U S. S S navy Davy and is now awaiting his call tail to enter active service b Pa Ja PEC RAY BLACKLEY RECEIVES ES DISCHARGE UGE Ft Douglas Utah Utah Discharged Discharged iron from the army under the adjusted service rating plan at the tho Fort Douglas Sep Separation Separation tion Lion Center Pfd P Ray S S. S Blackley whose parents Mr and Mrs Dolph Blackley live at East Third South street Salt Lake City Utah is wearing bronze stars for three campaigns In the South Pacific and one In Philippine campaign liberation libera libera- liberation liberation tion ribbon Incidental to his 40 months service overseas he Is authorized to wear the Pacific Asiatic Unit Presidential Cita OU Citation tion American Amerl an Defense Ribbon and aid Good Conduct Medal He entered the army in February 1941 |