Show BARTON GETS BRONZE STAR FOR SERVICE IN SO PACIFIC somewhere I 1 in the southwest pacific C the fighting yank win will leave most anything behind and travel lightly when in combat but ta edward M barton of parowan carowan Pa rowan utah lugged his radio in addition to his jungle pack in a recent military operation against the japs barton is a radio operator in the fighting forty fire infantry division commanded by brig geu jens A doe and his radio came in mighty handy dur ing the campaign As a result he was awarded the bronze star and the citation granting in g the decoration dec oraton araton reads carrying his radio in addition to his pack accompanying compa nying his regimental commander over difficult jungle terrain terrain under hazardous circumstances in the yollandia hollandia Hol Holl landia andla C campaign ampa ign radio op p aerator ta barton displayed au outstanding t initiative and commendable attrude and enthusiasm baron baon lived with his mother mrs margaret ann barton ba arton at parowan Pa rowan Towan and joined the service ervice s in match march 1941 being shipped overseas in april r ii 1942 during nis his overseas service barton has instructed classes in in radio and has turned out more than 50 qualified opera operators toTs in morse code lie he was graduated in 1925 from the B A C and was a furniture salesman in civilian life he plans to take up f farming arm ing after the war |