The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-02-14
With Our Men
In The Service

In he Service
Fort Douglas, Utah, z Feb. 1876
TIA Robert N. Parker, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Parker, Libby, hal
been discharged from the Army al
Fort Douglas Separation Center.
TIA Parker, who served is mo-:
overseas as a demolition Spec. with
the l073rd Engr. P.Bn.S., is autho'
rized to wear the European Theatel
ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Asia
tic-Pacific Theater of Operations
ribbon, Victory ribbon, American
Theater ribbon, American Defense
ribbon.
Prior to entering the Army Nov
16, 1912, Parker was employed as a
steel worker-in-yard, Seattle, Wash
George Joe Corbett, AETA12c, son
of MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Corbett, of
Libby, Mont, is one of $50 Navy
veterans returning to the States for
discharge aboard the u. S. S. San
ctuary, a hospital ship of the Magic
Carpet" fleet. This ship left Pearl
Harbor, January "a, and is schedu-
led to arrive in San Francisco about
January 80. The u. S. S. Sanctuary
is one of the Navy's mercy ships"
which cared for wounded and evac-
uated them from the islands seized
along the invasion route to Japan.
Joe arrived at his home here
Friday.
Dec. 1O-With the 32d Infantry
Division in Japan.-Private 1st CT.
Otto H. Taylor, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
o. W. Taylor of Eureka. Mont, has
arrived in Japan with the 32d RED
Arrow" Infantry Division.
The Division is on Kyshu, South
ernmost large islnad in the Japanese
group. The main city of Kyushu,
is Nagasaki, 18th largest city in
Japan, target for the second atomic
bombing.
Pfc. Taylor joined the 32d Divi-
sion two months ago, while the
Division was on Luzon in the Philip
pines, and the Kyushu landing was
his first with the Red Arrow" vet
Grams. For the Red Arrow" itself
the Kyushu landing meant the end
of long and bloody road studded
with smashing victories at Buna,
Saidor, Aitape, Morotai, Leyete and
LuZon.
In final hopping up operations on
northern Luzon, battle seasoned |
Red Arrow" veterans bagged ten
high ranking japanese Army and !
Navy Officers, including the elusive
Tiger of Maaya" General Tomo-
yuki Yamashita, Supreme Comman-
der of all Japanese forces in the
Philippines.
Pfc. Taylor is serving as a car
penter in a line Company of the |
Divisions Hath Engineer Battalion.
Prior to his induction he was en-
ployed as mechanic by the Boeing
Aircraft Corp.
Cpl Benjamin Baker, Libby, was
honorably discharged from the SER
vice, officials at the Separation Cen
ter, Fort Lewis, have announced to-
day.
Fort Douglas, Utah.-Pfc. Dor
man Nolan, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Hale Nolan, and husband
of Mrs. Marjorie Heath Nolan of
Libby, has been discharged from
the Army at the Fort Douglas Sepa-
ration Center.
Pfc. Nolan, who served 9 months
overseas with the 18th Evacuation
Hospital, is authorized to wear the
European Theater of Operations
ribbon with two battle stars, Good
Conduct Medal and Vicory ribbon.
He entered the Army May Is,
1914.
For Douglas, Utah, February 6,
1946:-Pvt. Lee E. Brown, husband
of Dora Jane Shuery Brown,
Thompson Falls, Mont, has been
from the Army at the
Fort Douglas Separation Center.
Pvt. Brown, who served ii months
in the States as a rifleman with
the Infantry, is authorized to wear
the American Theater Ribbon, and
the Victory Ribbon.
Prior to entering the Army April
30, l945, Brown was employed as
a farmer at Thompson Falls.
Fort Douglas, Utah, February S.
l946:-Cpl. Earl E. Polda, son of
Polda, Libby, and husband
Of Frankleen Warner Polda, Libby,
has been discharged from the Army
at the Fort Douglas Separation Cen
Ter.
Cpl Polda, who served months u
overseas as a tank driver with the a
III Tank Bn., is authorized to wear O.
he European Theater of Opera
ions ribbon with two battle stars, O.
Good Conduct Medal, American u
Theater RIBBON, and the Victory q
Ribbon.
Prior to entering the Army June =
}, 1913, Polda was employed as a y
ruck driver at Lidgerwood, North L
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