The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-10-18

News items about Union
COunty's boys in the armed SER
vices OF the United States, for
publication in this column, are
invited by the Journal. COntri-
buttons should be mailed TO the
Service Editor of the Journal,
or telephone to Mrs. w. E.
Behrens, Phone 4-2671.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
Pvt. Donald L. Gruenbaum,
1005879 7th M. P. Bn., F.M.F. Pac.,
c/o F. P. o. San Fransico, Calf.
Wallace G. Rausch is enjoying a
nine day leave at home with his
wife and parents. He has recently
been promoted to Radarman BIC.
Upon return to his ship his address
will be:
Wallace G. Rausch, RdM BIC,
USS Providence (CL82), l DiviS-
ion, c/o Fleet Post office, New
York, New York
William Whiteside, CM BIC, who
recently arrived from Hollandia,
Dutch, N. Guinea, has spent the
past two weeks attending Demo-
bilization school at Great Lakes,
Ill. Bill was assigned to the Per-
sonnel Separation center, at Nor
man, Okla, and resumed his duties
there last Monday. His address is:
William Whiteside CM SIC,
Personnel Separation Center, MA
TIC, Bks. 78, Norman, Okla.
S/Sgt. Vernon r. Robb, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis l.. Rohb, of
Raymond, has received an honor
able discharge from the Army aft
er Is months of service with the
Army Air Froces He was last sta
toned at the Chanute Field, H.,
AAF Training Command station
and Separation Center.
S/Sgt. Robb served many
months overseas in the European
Theater as an aerial gunner. While
serving with the Air Forces, S/Sgt.
Robb was awarded the Air Medal
with 4 oak leaf clusters and the
ETO ribbon with battle stars. He
earned a ottal of II points.
WITH u. S. ARMED FORCES,
New Caledonia Teehnieian Grade
Four Billy Z. Shearer, husband
of Mrs. Evelyn Shearer, Ill 1/2
E. Fifth St, Marysville, has been
awarded the Good Conduct medal
in recognition of more than a year
of "explanry behavior, efficiency,
and fidelity" as member of the
Army of the United States.
Sgt. Shearer graduated from
Broadway high school and later
worked for II. B. Salter Manufac-
uring for five years.
He entered the service in Octob-
er, 1912, at Fort Hayes, Columbus,
and received his basic training at
Camp Barkeley, Tex. His unit left
for overseas in June, 1943, and ar
rived at this French-owned sub
tropical island 1000 miles north
east of Australia.
The presentation of the Good
Conduct medal took place before a
formation of his entire unit. AS a
member of his unit, Sgt. Shearer,
has contributed to the efficient op-
Grafton of his base, and important
link in the Army supply system.
Mrs. Joe Morse, of Plain City,
received a letter from Pvt. Joe
Morse stating that he experienced
a pleasant surprise in Manila on
Oct. z. when someone outside his
tent yelled, Morse here?" He
looked up and there stood his broth
er-in-law, Ralph Burns, MoMM
sc.
After spending several hours to-
gether Ralph introduced Pvt.
Morse to his home on the Henry
It. Allen, on which he previously
had been stationed at Leyte. Pvt.
Morse stated, Il often said | would
see him maybe in the broad Pacif-
ic and sure enough | did"
T/Sgt. Robert l.. Jolliff, son of
MIR. and Mrs. B. K. Jolliff, Rich
wood Rt. 2, arrived home Sunday,
with his army discharge from the
separation center at Indiantown
Gap, Pa. T/Sgt. Jolliff has been in
the armed forces for "a months,
and 27 of these were spent over
seas.
He was an electrical engineer
and served in the following battles
and campaigns: Normandy, north
ern France, Rhineland and central
Europe. He received the Good con-
duct medal, European-African-
Middle Eastern medal, with a
Bronze Battle Stars.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS:
John w Steele, S 1/c, Gen. De-
tail, Bxs. Az, Gulfport, Miss.
Don Steele, of Broadway, has
received his discharge after serv-