Show news from our men IN the armed service floyd evans attends air force radio school at sioux falls S D sioux falls army air field pat floyd D evans son of mrs hilda E pierce of this city has been assigned to the training command radio school at the sioux falls army air field sioux falls S D for training as a radio operator ic upon completion of a 26 weeks course we will be fully trained to take his place as a member of a highly skilled bomber crew of the army air forces floyd graduated from the taro paro wan high school april 28 1944 where he was a member of both the basket basketball bA and football teams he enlisted in the air corps dec 28 1943 but called up for training until this winter when he left here he went to the amarillo army air field at amarillo texas and has now been sent to sioux falls leonard S artons ortons tank unit gets commendation from officer the following commendation was g given iven recently by the commanding officer to all members of the tank and all attached units on april ath of this year this is the unit to which leonard S orton son of mr and mrs oscar T orton is attached as a gunner on a tank the commendation reads as follows headquarters tank battalion subject commendation to all units tank etc I 1 congratulate all you men and officers of the tank battalion upon your splendid performance day and night during our recent operation era tion your willing and cheerful cooperation your drive and initiative have added to the record of the tank battalion another brilliant score upon being committed to the attack you drove to the front to spearhead the attack of the armored division seventh army through out the entire operation only the most daring and successful deeds of any army in the annals of modern war have been characterized by such achievements as yours the commendation was signed by major john C cavin tank commander captain max dalley dailey sends bronze star home to mrs dalley dailey the bronze star decoration award ed to captain max S dalley of the U S army for outstanding bravery under fire during the conquest of france last year by american fore forc ces has been sent home by captain dalley dailey to his wife roma B dalley who with their small baby live here with her father john W bentley captain dalley dailey has been servi serving fig with a field artillery battalion ever since the of france began and is continuing on in the invasion of germany 2nd and lt simon K benson starts out as fighter plane pilot U S air forces in europe from a U S strategic air force station in england comes a press release saying that 2nd and lt simon K benson son of mr and mrs phillip benson of this city recently arrived in that war theatre of operations and received a brief orientation course at this station designed to help him adjust himself to life in a combat zone it further stated that he will soon transfer to his permanent station from which americas fighting planes cover our advance into germany |