Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-26
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LEST We FORGET
Three Imperial
County Men
Die in Battles

Die in Battles
Three more gold stars shone
in Imperial Valleys service flag
Thursday, a flag already crowd
ed with symbols CT the men who
have given their lives in World
War No. g.
Latest ctars symbolic the pass
ing of Staff Sergeant william
Powell Sunstrom of McCabe dis
trict, Sergeant D. w. Russell of
El Centro, and Sergeant Oscar
]. Daniels of Imperial.
Staff Sergeant Sunstrom, 81,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sum-
strom of McCabe district, was
killed in action at Okinawa
April /, his parents we're in
formed in a war depart ment tele-
gram received Wednesday.
FOUGHT IN ALEUTIANS
He entered the army August 20,
1941, and at the time Of his death
was serving with the Seventh
Cavalry reconnaissance troops
connected with the seventh divi-
sion. His group had received two
presidential citations, one for its
conduct at Attu in the Aleutian
campaign and the other in the
Marshall islands. His feet we're
frozen at Attu and he was hos
pitalized. He suffered leg in
jury in the NJ nails and was
awarded the F lie Heart and
the Bronze Star. -.,... -
He participated in the initial
invasion of Attu, the MarShalls,
Leyte and at OkinaWa.
BORN IN PASADENA
He was born in Pasadena jan
uary 2, 1914. but lived most CT
his life in the McCabe district,
attending the elementary school
there. He was graduated from
Central Union High school in Ell
Centre May 20, 1881, and attend
ed the Junior college the 1881
1882 term. He farmed with his
father after leaving school and
just before entering the service
was employed by the irrigation
district. He trained at Camp
Roberts, FIT. Ord, a desert camp
near Indio, and was at Camp
Pendleton for a whic before 60
ing overseas two years ago.
In addition to his parents he
is survived by one sister, Miss
Frances Sunstrom of Ell Centre.
Sergeant Russell, %, resident of
El Centre five years and for
mer employe Of Weber's bakery,
was killed in France last No
vember "a.
KILLED BY SHRAPNEL
His death was caused by en-
emy shrapnel while his company
was part of an advanced guard
to Leyviller, France. He died in
stantly on being struck in the
forehead by the shrapnel. Burial
was at the United States mill
tary cemetery at LimeY. France.
A protestant chaplain officiated
at the services. He left for over
seas last October.
Among his survivors are his
wife, Mrs. Martha Russell; sen
Timmy, q his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. j. Russell of Ell Centre;
five sisters, Mrs. Leila Maple OF
El Centro, Mrs. Margie Dearing
of Bell, Mrs. Violet Talent of
Fort Worth, Texas, Mrs. Nellie
Rumsey of Daingerfield, Texas,
and Mrs. Tessie Crowell, former
Ell Centran, now living in Sa-
linas; two brothers, Technical
Sergeant Jack Russell, who is in
Europe, with the first army, and
Paul Russell in training with the
army at Houston, Texas.
LONG MISSING
Sergeant Daniels Of Imperial,
missing since September 25, l943,
was reported killed in war de-
partment telegram recently re-
ceived by his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. p. Daniels, former I'M
perial residents now living in
Burbank.
He was waist gunner on BIZ
Flying Fortress "Hell's Kitchen"
which crashed near .Bolzano,
Italy, while returning to base
from a bombing mission. He was
awarded the Air Medal and three
Oak Leaf Clusters, the medals
being presented to his mother
short time ago.
This soldier attended school in
Imperial and afterward was en-
ployed by the irrigation district
He is survived by two brothers,
Floyd Daniels of Holtville and
Carl Daniels of Roscoe; and
sister, Mrs. Edna Walton of Up
land, all former Imperial resi-
dents.