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Show Reported Missing In Action Word has been received here by Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Harms-ton Harms-ton that their son, First Lieutenant Lieu-tenant Howard L. Harmston, who has been serving overseas since last Nov-' , y ember, was re-: : ff?----. t-- ported "missing in action" while , ' ' v:' : on a bombing . .; mission over ''' . Franco Febru- $ u-&z& fi . ary 25th. The f S- .. following tele-1 -' W.. I g r a m was re-; 'J?XS&&ty jceived by his;'vs wife, Mrs. Mary r;.ivi'; L. Harmston at S':--:':W- Springfield, Mo., .:,' ;- J , "The Secretary -d ' '4&a of War desires Lt. Harmston ' me to express his deep regret that your husband, First Lieuten-i Lieuten-i ant Howard L. Harmston has J been reported missing in action since twenty five February over France. If further details or other oth-er information are received, you will be promptly notified." Signed Sign-ed the Adjutant General. In a letter received by Mrs. Harmston, dated March 4, 1944, from John Regan, Squadron Commander, he states, "Your husband was an excellent bombardier bomb-ardier and his wonderful personality per-sonality and sense of humor made him one of our best liked officers. He had already won the Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters and we looked for even greater things from him in the future." Lt. Harmston graduated from Wasatch Academy in 1937; and studied at Colorado Springs, Colo., where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta; he lettered letter-ed in high school foot ball; he was assistant manager for F. W. Woolworth company at Oakland, California, prior to enlisting in the service in February, 1940. In May, 1943, he received his bombardier wings. He had completed com-pleted twelve missions over German Ger-man territory. Lt. Harmston has two brothers in the service, Flight Officer Lee Y. Harmston at Lubbock Field, Texas, and 2nd Lt. Gordon E. Harmston, who is attending adjutant general gener-al school at Ft. Washington, Maryland. His wife and 2 months old son are residing at Springfield, Mo., with her parents. .f-u.i a. FORT DUCHESNE BOY HERE FROM OVERSEAS Martin R. Curtis, Jr., Radioman Radio-man 1-c, is spending a leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Curtis of Fort JJucnesne. Martin has spent 16 months overseas, thirteen o f fp which w e r el'-'yV $ spent in the rr-:-' ' ".V South west Pa-- I ; . ' . cific theater of Vv;' 1 A war. . S fi; Mr. Curtisii'-rt , iyM enlisted in thc:. ; ' Navy, January ; A 26, 1942 and re-; ceived his 'boot' V. training in San v-" 'sZSk Diego CaHfor-pi nia. He thenl wT I took a radio L. .... t. . ... J course there and M. H. Curtis was transferred to the east coast where he received special training train-ing for motor torpedo boats. This is his first leave home since duty he visited Panama, Australia, Aus-tralia, New Guinea, and many of the South west Pacific Islands. He also participated in several major engagements in addition enlisting. During this tour of to regular patrol duty, which meant cutting off the enemy supply lines several miles behind be-hind the front lines. He states, "There wasn't one of us who wasn't plenty scared." Radioman Curtis has several souvenirs that he has collected from many ports; included in these arc native beads made of red berries, a bamboo comb, and arm bands and belt made of woven grass, and a piece of the rising sun that will never rise again. Martin is really glad to be home, he says, "Believe me,. I thought the Golden Gate bridge looked good when it came into sight, but when I saw Salt Lake Citv. I thoueht it was wonderful. The Uintah Basin is the best of all. No foolin', after two years this is really a swell place." IN THE NAVY LaMar LaRose F. 2-c, whose family resides at Ft. Duchesne, is now an integral member of the Amphibious Forces of the United States Navy. At the completion com-pletion of his preliminary LST training at the Amphibious Training Base, Camp Bradford, N. O. B., Norfolk, Virginia, La Mar was assigned to the crew of an LST for active duty. |