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MEWS OF OUR
MENwWOMEN
IN UNIFORM
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MACK H. SHOOK, ion of Mr.
and Mrs. Geter Shook, of Banner
Elk, was recently promoted from
the rank of corporal to sergeant at
the Aloe Army Air Field, Victoria,
Texas, where he is assigned to duty
with school squadron.
FRANK F. CAUDILL. Y. 2c, is
?pending a 30-day leave with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Cau
dill, of Valle C rue is. Mr. Caudill
has been on board a cruiser in Pa
cific operations for two years, and
has taken part in 17 .invasions. He
has been in the navy since February,
1942, and is looking forward to an
early discharge. Following his leave
he will report to the naval recruit
ing station at Raleigh.
... ENSIGN JAMES M. DEAL serves
^aboard the USS Bon Homme Rich
ard, one of 20 aircraft carriers in an
armhda of 133 combat ships that aid
ed in forcing the surrender of Ja
panJ The Bon Homme Richard,
identified by Fleet Admiral Nimitz
os one of the ships of the line -under
Admiral William F. Halsey, com
mander 3rd fleet, sent waves of
planes from her flight deck to bom
bard Jap cities, factories and air
fields in, the. final days of the war.
Ensign Dearth yrife, Mrs. Jennie L.
Deal and dadghter, Sandra, reside
in Boone.
Ptc. HOSKY A. WILSON, hus
band of Mrs. 'Lucille Addie Wilson,
of Boone, has returned from service
overseas and is now being processed
through the army ground and serv
ice forces redistribution station at
Miami Beach, Fla., where his next
assignment Will be determined. Pfc.
Wilson served 10 months as a rifle
man in the European theatre of op
erations, while he was awarded the
Combat Infantryman badge and the
European campaign ribbon with
three battle stars.
Boob* Stamtn Horn* on Furough
Two Boone navy men, Robert
Carl Day, aviation ofdnanceman,
USN, bombardier, and J. E. Stan
berry, aviation ordinanceman sec
ond class, USNR, gunner, are at
their homes here after 11 months
of duty In the Pacific with navy
searchplane squadron.
During the tour, members of the
unit flew their Catalina flying boats
in a series of anti-submarine patrols,
and assisted in the air-sea rescue of
140 American fliers downed on com
bat strikes. The squadron operated
from bases at Eniwetok, Saipan,
Guam, Peleliu, Ulithi and Iwo
Jima.
Seaman Day is a son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Day, of Boone.
He attended Mills Home school in
Thomasville. Before entering serv
ice August, 1941, he was employed
as a baker.
Stanberry is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. C. Stanberry. He attended
Appalachian high school.
SEAMAN FRED W. EARP has re
turned to Bainbridge, Md., after
spending an eight-day leave with
his parents, Mr. and Mis. Noah Earp
and small daughter, Linda, of Vilas.
Correction
Pfc. James B. Trivette, of Boone,
is in the Veterans Hospital, John
son City, Tenn. Pfc. Trivette was
with an amphibian engineers special
brigade, 594th engineer boat and
shore regiment. The brigade land
ed the infantry and supplies during
invasion operations. He has receiv
ed an honorable discharge for med
ical reasons, and is to be transferred
to Hot Springs, Ark.
S-SGT. TOM WINKLER has re
ceived his discharge from the army
under the point system, and is now
at the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. Walter Winkler, of Boone.
Sgt. Winkler has been in the army
for four years and has four battle
stars for action against the Japs in
the Pacific.
PVT. WILL AM KRIDER, of Fres
no, Calif., has been spending a ten
day furlough at the home of his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krider, of
Todd.
PFC. TED C. COOK, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John F. Cook, is spending a
OURS
HAS BEEN A WAR JOB . . .
UOD ha* crowned our arms with victory and a
stirring chapter in the history of oar country come*
to a close? a chapter In which at ail time* yon have
met war'* all-out demand* for telephone service with
?peed and (hill and devotion. ^
"The determined manner in which telephone .
folk* accepted and discharged their high re*pon*i- _'J
bllity ? th<i 3,705 who served a* member* of the r
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armed force* and tho*e of yon who stayed at roar
po*t? deserve* the highest praise. Yon did jroor job
wall and yon made other important contribution*
through your splendid record of War Bond pnrcha*es, ^ 'r\
your blood donations and other essential homefront
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activities. With an overwhelming sense of pride in
the sort of folks you sre I say, my s'jtcere thanks to
you all. ? T
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"With thankfulness in oar hearts in the triumph
of our Nation and Its Allies, we look forward to the
return of the men and women who left us to enter
the Armed Forces. We shall bear forever in our
hearts the memory of those who made the Supreme
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30-day furlough at home. He was
transferred from Germany and had
sailed four days on his way to Ma
nila when the Jane surrendered. The
ship along with other ships, was
turned back to the United States.
CPL. BENlflE D. ROMINGER
arrived last Friday at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Ro
minger, of the Matney neighborhood,
where he will spend 30 days. He
has just returned from Europe where
he served in England, France, Ger
many and Belgium. He will report
to Fort Bragg en route to Denver,
Colo.
G?ts Citation
Pfc. George W. Townsend, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Cicero Townsend, of
Valle Crucis, has received a second
citation for gallantry against the
enemy in Europe. The text of the
citation is as follows:
"Private First Class (then private)
George W. Townsend, Company D,
291st infantry, for gallantry in action
in connection with military opera
tions against the enemy on 27 Janu
ary, 1935, at Maldingen, Belgium. An
enemy infantry company supported
by two Mark IV tanks launched a
counter-attack against a roadblock
consisting of heavy - machine gun,
one HAR team and two-man mortar
squad. Alerting his comrades of the
enemy approach Private Townsend
ran to his machine gun under a hail
of direct 88-mm and small arms
fire. When the enemy approached
to within fifty yards of his position
he opened fire, killing three, wound
ing seven and was instrumental in
the capture of fifteen of the enemy.
His sustained fire kept the enemy
pinned to the ditches while 60-mm
mortar fire was brought to bear on
the enemy twenty yards from his
own position. His target designa
tion brought effective artillery fire
which knocked out one tank and
caused the remaining infantrymen
to flee into the woods. Pvt. Town
send's alert and aggressive gallantry
in stemming the enemy counterat
tack reflects highest honors upon
himself and the army of the United
States. Entered military service
from Banner Elk, N. C."
The citation is signed by Arthur
A. White, Major General, U. S. |
army, commanding.
100.000 JAPS BURNED TO
DEATH IN TOKYO RAIDS
Washington, Aug. 27 ? More than
100,000 Japs were burned to death
in a a ingle?Supe rfortress incendiary
bomb attack on Tokyo last March
10, former Danish Minister to Tokyo
Dr. Lars P. Tillitse reported today.
Tillitse's report of the raid ? the
first such neutral account of the de
vastating bombings of the Japanese
capital ? was given in a radio ad
dress. i
"I never shall forget the attack," |
he said. "Incendaries were scatter
ed all over the ciay and a gale swept
the fire from home to home.
"From my window I looked into
the roaring, flickering flames that
devoured houses and trees and ev
erything in their way. That night
lachian Theatre
Monday
^ jk.
more than 100,000 Japs were burned
to death."
The raid described by the former
Dutch minister was the 12th Super
fortress attack oi the war against
Tokyo. It was made by 300 B-29's
which dropped 2,300 tons of incen
dairy bombs, the biggest raid
launched against the Japanese capi
tal up to that time.
CANNERY DATES
The Cove Creek cannery will be
open henceforth on Tuesday only,
rather than on Tuesday and Friday,
of each week, it .has been announced.
A L E
FARM MACHINERY, LUMBER
AND ROOFING
After the sale of my farm on Thursday,
Sept. 6, 1 945, I will sell at auction for cash
the following personal property:
Farm machinery, including; Mower, Hay
Rake, Fertiliser (Distributor, Plows, Cole
Corn Planter, Disc Harrow, two Drag
Harrows, and various other items; about
I 5 squares Metal Roofing and several thou
sand feet of Hemlock Framing and Siding.
I also have about twenty head of one and
two-year-old steers and heifers for sale;
also three or four cows.
Clyde R. Greene
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