The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-08-06

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. "
Behrens, Phone 4-2671.
Mrs. John E. Craig, of Grand
avenue, has been informed that the
45th Evacuation hospital, of which
her husband is the eye refraction-
lSt, has been the hospital of the
First Army awarded the Meritor-
iouS Service Unit Citation for it's
work through the entire European
war.
Sgt. James H. Brick Davis, of
York township, former Union coun-
ty deputy sheriff, arrived home
Saturday to spend a 32-day fur
Tough with his parents and friends.
A mechanic in the Air Forces, he
has been stationed in England for
the past two years and will report
to Camp Atterbury, Ind, at the
end of his furlough.
Pvt. Joe Morse, 35976168, Co.
W., 4th Regt., A.G.FR.D. No. 2,
, Fort Ord, Calf
Second lieutenant Albert H.
Schultz has been promoted to the
rank of first lieutenant. 1t. Schultz
is stationed at Douglas Army Air
Field, Douglas, AriZ., and for the
past year and a half has been in
Structing in the BIS Mitchell
bomber. His wife, the former Bette
Clark, lives with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Clark, of near Clai-
borne.
Pvt. Delbert Stewart has been
sent to Camp Adair, Greg. He re-
Gently spent 12-dayS at home and
reported to Ft. Riley, Kans. His
address is: Pvt. Delbert M. Ste
wart, 35889603, Co. d, 5th Bn., End
Regt., A.GF., RID. No. A, Camp
Adair, Greg.
Garold Lewis King, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur King, of Pharis-
burg, has entered the Navy and is
rstationed at Great Lakes, Hi His
address is: Garold Lewis King, AIS
Co. 1925, US. MTG, Great Lakes,
Ill.
ABOARD THE USS WEST VIR-
GINA, in the Western Pacific
Edwin E. Manville, firemen, first
class, USNR, whose wife lives on
Route 3, Marysville, fought at O.
kinawa aboard this venerable man
owar, the only battleship which
has taken part in every major land
ing operation in the Pacific in the
last six months.
Blasted at Pearl Harbor by two
bombs and at least six torpedoeS,
the old battleShip was resurrected
and repaired, then joined the fight
against the Japs with vigor that
has won her a reputation as the
lone ship task force"
In the last year and a half the
WEST VIRGINIA has fired more
than 5000 founds from her new
16-inch rifles, nearly 10000 rounds
from her secondary batteries and
more than 100000 bullets from her
automatic weapons, a total of $500
tons of ammunition.
The West VIRGINIA made her
first combat strike by leading a
column of fire support units into
Leyte Gulf, flying the same colorS
she flew when she was damaged
at Pearl Harbor. She poured Salvo
after Salvo into the Jap lines, inter-
rupting the bombardment to splash
her first plane.
With other old battleshipS of the
Fleet, she helped sink two Jap
battle ships and three destroyers in
the epic Battle of the Surigao
Strait. She was the first to take
the Jap ships under fire. Later, at
Mindoro and Lingayen, she oper-
ated with protective screen for
carriers and transports.
She arrived at Two Jima just
after the first Marines landed,
bombarding the enemy. From Two
she travelled to Okinawa. She
emptied her magazines several
times in bombarding the Japs dur
ing that operation. In all her ac-
ton, there have been less than 20
casualties.
So pesky has she proved to the
Japs that Tokyo Rose, the motor
ious propaganda broadcaster, once
announced thousands of the Japs
best filters were attending their
own funeral services before taking
off to destroy her. They didn't.
5O-BUSHEL WHEAT YIELD