Show I f With Our Boys In The Tho i Armed Forces II TilE THE ONE SPOT Dear Lee One bright subject out here Is Js reading the home news from The Record I look forward for tor every Issue of ot It The last one received I was very sorry to read of the passing pal away of at Kelly Walker I 1 Ionly Ionly only knew him a short time but he was a 1 friend A l to me roe I can still remember th the first day he came back from Salt Lake City and walked In ln the shop Here Island X Is ls set up quite Uniform uniform uniform uni uni- form now Looking around now and seeing seeIng see see- Ing and remembering reme It lt the first day we landed It lt shows a lot of at hard work Boon Soon we will be moving to another place and start all over again No more mole mOlie news now Tell everyone hello for tor me and thanks for tor The Record LES ROACH JR ta m- m pa Ito CITY CoIl COMMISSIONED Thon Thou T. T Gin 19 III son of at Mr and Mrs Ping York Gin formerly of ot this city and now of Salt Lake commissioned upon upon upon up up- on completion of navigator training San Ban I Marcos army airfield Texas Now home on leave will report port to Springfield Mass for tor further training A graduate of Park City High school he enlisted in ln air forces August 4 4 1943 Ka IV 9 t i KILLED IN FRANCE TRANCE Mrs Vera B. B Tree received word Thanksgiving day that her husband had been kilted killed in action in ln France on September September September Sep Sep- 23 1944 He l la is the son san of Mr and Mrs E. E J. J Tree of this city Tree entered the armed forces March 5 b 5 1944 and was sent overseas August 24 In addition to his parents and antl his hili widow he ts rs survived by six sons font and daughters Stella Ira J. J Norene and David Tree Coalville Phillip and Steven Steven Ste Ste- ven yen Tree Park City four tour brothers Don Donand DonI and Delbert Tree Park City Lewis Tree Vancouver Washington Marlon Tree I U. U S S. S marine corps In south Pacific six sisters Mrs Martin Carlson Park Fart City Philanda Tree Provo Eva Tree with the W WAC A 0 O In Selma Alabama Mrs Lily Frederick and Mrs June Dutro both bothof of Oakland California end and Genevieve Tree Roosevelt Utah Pa IU IKS PLACED WITH SERVICE ICE MEN IEN Dear Mr Enclosed Is a snap-shot snap of ot my brothers Lorus George Skinner E. E M 2 o and Gordon Keith Skinner R. R D. D M c. 2 They are both petty officers class in U. U S S. S navy serving in ln the South Pacific I They hold the honor of at being thi th first to join the service after Pear Fear Harbor from Park City Monday morn mor morning Ing December 8 Lorus Locus and Gordo I Skinner and Dill Bill Prudence went to Sal Lake and Joined the navy My tw I brothers met for tor the tho first time sine since they Joined the fhe navy August 20 of thi I year I hope this snap-shot snap will be of ser service service service vice for tor the display of all Park Cit service men Respectfully MRS S. S A A. A OLSON Eureka Utah November 27 1944 Ra T m Q lED WINGS WINOS AN AND ANI BOOTS HOOTS Pat Eric Anderson son of ot Mrs Esthe Anderson of Park City Utah has woi wo the right to wear Wings and Boots j I Continued on rage Page Five I With With the Armed Forces Continued from Page One of the United States Army Paratroops i lie He has completed four weeks of Jump training during time tune he made five I Jumps the last a tactical Jump at night involving a combat problem on landing I i i Jumping at the Parachute School has hall I I been steadily developed to o a recognized Iwar j I I war science American paratroopers have i iI I I I I been recognized throughout the world i ifor I I for their meritorious actions against the I I enemy I I In addition to producing Jumpers Parachute Specialist Training is given Ito to qualified men In Communications f Demolition on Riggers and Parachute I Maintenance vital skills for Airborne Troops p Pa n Q MRS J CHAS THOMAS S BILL FROM no 1 Dear Folks Just a few lines to o let you know Im I'm still doing okay and will continue to do doBO doso BO so so dont don't worry and take care of your your- selves Ill I'll be very happy to get out of this country its too hot for me if I had bad to work real hard it would kill mo me off off off-I I dl didn't ht like Hawaii but at l least ast It did have a very good climate The natives are getting smart now and some of them are asking sky high prices for fruits eggs etc Mostly they want clothes and nd food in exchange and cant can't teem seem to understand that we are not allowed tl to trade and sell our cloth cloth- ing lug The Civilian Welfare Is 18 taking care of most of them now and I suppose they will soon have plenty of clothes and everything c they need These people are ge getting tl better medical attention than I they h ve had In a long time and plenty of j them need the the It-the the tropical sores Ore I they ate are horrible h l looking and must be bevery bevery very Jr xi 1 t s sHadia S Had ia birt with no bombing strafing s 1 and that's the way I like It Sherman wasn't Just whistling Dixie when he said eald war Is hell bell Must Murt close for now now and wash for sup sup- I per Tell everyone hello for me Love BILL Ra A SET T Ra Ian RaSIM SIM sENIS S S PICTURE rm ItU LAY DIM Y Hello Gang Bang Here lIere Is my picture for the window display I may be a 0 little slow in writing writing writ writ- ing to you but we are busy with changes at this station and It keeps us busy Thanks for The Record Thank you HARVEY D. D BOOTH Ha SET J p Pa ON os IW SHIP 1111 Dr and Mrs C C. C A A. A Laffoon received a phone call from their son Cyril c 1 last evening from San Francisco California stating he was about to board ship hip for service In the South Pacific islands Rj A 77 m DIGS BIOS WS OUT TilE THE JAPS lS By Sergeant Cyril CyrU OBrien O'Brien of Camden N N. J J. J a Marine Corps Combat Combat Com Com- bat Correspondent Somewhere in the Pacific delayed delayed delayed- delayed I Taking a short cut through a field on I I Guam cost two Japs their lives when i Marine Corporal Robert A A. A Johnson 23 of Park City Utah and his companion companionI I followed them to their hideout I Spotting the Japs the two Marines Marinesi i i pursued across the field and when I I they were yards behind them the japs Japs suddenly disappeared i I Believing the Japs were waiting to ambush them the two Leathernecks raked the brush with fire and then killed killed kill kill- I ed tho two Nips with their carbines I Aided by a Marine patrol Johnson and his comrade combed the brush for tor forthe forthe the hideout which was well concealed Forced from their hiding place the Japs chose to run rather than surrender They were killed before reaching the field Corporal Johnson JohnOn a Bougainville vet vet- t rwan ran has hu been overseas 20 months He lie Heis lieIs is a graduate of Park City High school Ml GRADUATES ntO FROM I SCHOOL I Marine Second Lieutenant John J Jv J. Sweeney year old son Ion of l Michael 3 J J. J Sweeney manager of the Great Lakes Timber here has bas been graduated graduated graduated grad grad- from the artillery school Quantico Quan Quan- tico Virginia Lieutenant Sweeney Is now ready to join a combat unit I The Tho young Marine larine entered the service in 1941 1041 art as a a. a private and attained the rank of ot corporal when he was selected for officer training last January K Q A a aSTAFF i STAFF STAF WILLIAM J It n. RICE CITED U AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE STATION ENGLAND ENGLAND Cited Cited for extraordinary extraordinary extraordinary extra ordinary achievement while participating ing In n bombing operations over Europe Staff Sergeant William R B. B Price of this city has been awarded award cd the Distinguished Flying Cross A tall gunner on a B 17 Flying Fortress Fort Fort- ress Price is a veteran of 29 20 bombing bombing bomb bomb- ing attacks against targets in Germany and the occupied areas including such ouch well known objectives es as Berlin Mannheim Mann Mann- I helm heim Leipzig Hamburg Ludwigshafen and Gelsenkirchen IThe i iThe The Park City airman Is serving as a member of the Bombardment Group a veteran unit on the European aerial front with over missions to toIta toito its ito credit The group is based at the from which 12 Fortresses took off back in August 1942 1042 on the first American bombardment of the European Continent ff 0 The son lion of Mr and Mrs Ernest A A. A Price he be is a a. graduate of Park City High school he was employed by the Silver King Coalition Mines prior to o entering the service in October 1942 In addition to the he also wears the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Leat Clusters ie a i r M LET IET US Vi KNOW INOW YOUR YOUIt NI MW V M I Dear Dad and Lee I am sorry Orry that I haven't written before before be be- fore this tins but I have been Jeen quite busy I have been transferred to a a. overseas replacement center and getting ready to Ship out to parts unknown but do not know when we are leaving rY v I I. I would like Uke to o know If if you would send me The Record to my nevi nevo l JIM Jut NEIL f m- m 1 I I O BEINO RECEIVED ED 1 I OVERSEAS Dear Mrs l Prune nin r I received your your 10 box and it made me fool f d y jo know W hit hat Jt the he Park City ladles 1 AllX Auxiliary sure Is' Is s looking after the members ot of Local Loral 99 In seeing that they Kt pt K t a pause Vage for Christmas I thank you very nry much for tor myself and the other OY war Vr t tP I P c 1 I h h- h ht t 1 o h s a friends suCh as you ladles back at home and It does cheer us up to hear from you friends I know that all the fellows over here has the same thing in n mind as I have and that is 19 to get this over with so 0 that we can be back home to live among you friends again but until that time comes we know that you people will always be thinking of ofIs us pa and helping all you can so we can win sooner and get home quicker Your friend KEITH J. J POPE G 0 G. G M M. M C. 3 Rn m-JQ m PAUL lAUL STOKES HK liE S S FROM lo SON hOM Dear Deal Dad Have so many things to tell you about Rome that perhaps I will have to o wait walt until I get back to give you the low-down low on that wonderful city The Vatican museum has hay rooms filled with statues paintings maps and old relics A person could spend days there seeing different objects Visited the Coliseum and took about six pictures there Visited the original Pagen temple built in 47 B B. C. C Quite a place The trip to and anci from Rome was rather rough but had three full days to see the sights sight Spent five hours in St. St Peters Peter's Cathedral and saw the Pope twice I personally had two Rosaries blessed by him for friends The guide that toot took us to o the cathedral said it would take six days to go through l and see Ece every every- lug ing so you can Imagine how much we were abl able abla to o tea sea in five hours ours It was wonderful though and I am hoping I will be able to o see it again before leav leay- ing Italy One can see plenty of war torn tom towns owns some completely de de de- strayed Didn't get to see Casino eo so was disappointed about that Love f. f VA WAYNE Rs ilia B w JIll K GILLETT AWARDED A BRONZE STAR U i Warrant g. g gJ Fred C O. O Gillett GillettI I of Park City Utah has l vas been aw awarded the tho Bronze Star to o the tho Victory Mj-dal Mj ac according according ac- ac cr cording to i A i today at the headquarters headquarter of Major General William E E. Shedd Commanding General of ot thA Ninth Service Command at Fort Douglas Utah Cited for tor service from July 19 10 to o September 25 5 1043 1943 Mr Ir Gillett received the award for meritorious service agal against the Japanese for forces at t New Georgia S man Islands |