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Seaman Tells of Paratroop Hero 3 Bay Area Men Elks lo Fete -T Jap Bombings Is Decorated Listed Missing v.V ft Navy Personnel ALAMEDA, July IL At the 0.8 For his gallantry In leasing an attack against enemy positions on The names of three men from this Maritime Service Officers' School there's an officer-candidate with bright red hair and freckles, who's area were listed as missing in action by the U.S. Navy today. AZJUOEDA. July lL-Over 100 ffeval penunnel from Camp euker, aiHeasahton, wBlbegTiest erf the Elk Club tomorrow night the beachheads on Normandy on They are Lieut. William Charles D-Day, pfe.

Gerald 3. Loralhe, 31, Boy. of 2800 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley; Vicente TJnpingco Rivera, 7 steward Sc. of 1412 Arkansas Street, only 22, and looks even younger but he's had three ships blown out of 6847 Mokelumna Avenue, has been awarded the Silver Star, the War Department informed his wife, Vallejo. and Richard Arthur Eisen- 't a-linner.

and ahnw to jyt jfivealJ i front under him while serving as assfhatedjjyy fe-bodied seaMafl In meMeRfeaiil frSaonr2S3mataWsC3edxc- Oakland Tribune, Tuesday, July 11, 1944 It 7 I I I V- fr 4 I v- v'--'r-v-y" Tv- Saaa The dtatien that accompanied the Numer-joi vaudeville sets have been recruited from Bay area night SAN LXANDRO. July 11 Broad-moor Pt-e-School Play Center group members will meet tonight at S. His name la Robert Du So, and he now bears the dubious distinction of being' the most torpedoed Individual at the station. He spent four days in a lifeboat with no fresh (I i 9) Tha Siltat Star mta awarded to Pic, Gerald J. Loraine of Oakland for leading an attack against nam? Qua ixnplacsmants on the Normandy beaches on D-Day, it was announced 1 -X fl n''; i v' l4C3' JXY, yh 5r-: Ona unit which mora than wont "over tho-lop" in the Fifth War Bond, drive, personnel of the U.S.

Nerved Air Station at Alameda, purchased more than $700,000 in bonds to exceed Its quota by 1200,000. The salute oi victory is given hero by Loretta Way, of 2025 25th Avenue, station employee, who is shown posed atop the "NAS War Bond Express." Bobett Du So: oftar thre torpe4oing, wfll return to eo a hlp'i officer. Pinch-Hi! Pilot Brings Crew Home A U.3. BOMBER BASI BRIT AIN. July Because Sgt Alvin J.

Gibbons learned to fly a tiny cub plane on his father's Oak ley, Utah, farm two years ago, he was able to pinch hit for the pilot of a crippled Liberator and bring his companions safely back from a recent raid on France after several flak bursts had struck the bomber. Re also engineered a plan to save Nose Gunner Sgt. Robert Hockey. 457 Walnut Avenue, San Bruno, whose parachute had been blown away by flak and who was isoiatea in one compartment of a big flak hole, Gibbons had another gunner hook an emergency parachute on a six-foot engine crank and pass it to Hockey across the hole. The ship circled over England until the pilot and Hockey and the Other sergeants had bailed out Then Gibbons jumped.

Bride's Six Brothers Serving Uncle Sam Mrs. Audrey Murray Nickolas, Whose six brothers are in the mill tary service, is honeymooning to day with her husband, in the Russian River country, follow ing their marriage last Saturday night at' St. George's Hall, 25th and Grove Streets. Rev. Robert O.

Williams of the Welsh. Presbyterian Church officiated. The bride ia the daughter of Mr. and Murray, of 361 Mo-raga Avenue, Piedmont. Mr.

end Mrs. Nicholas met at the Moore Drydock Company plant while working on the same ship. Ifflitil Army Seeks Hotels In Santa Barbara The Army has filed action in a Los Angeles Federal tourt to ob tain "tecnnical possession of tne Santa Barbara Biltmore and Mar-monte hotels and has notified hotel guests to vacate by July 15, Frank C. Mortimer, State building and loan commissioner, announced today. The two hotels were properties of the State-slezed Pacific States Sav ings Loan Corporation, now being liquidated under Mortimers super Vision.

"The Government has not pur chased the properties," Mortimer said, "but their use apparently is required immediately by the Army." He jaid officials of the Pacific States Savings. State building and loan commissioner's office and Army representatives would confer on terms. said he was ad vised of the court action today. LEAIIIV TO FLY ATREIVO COMPUTE COURSES Westa- Statts Aviation 0s, UNITED ATRUNSS AIRPORT RKNO, KEV. Phone Bene M.

N. OUSTAVSON, Mar. on itJaummomuig Bm Spunks nmsat aim Tr.mu tOM CHILDHOOD ON IT'I FRIINO-SHIP THAT MAKIt Ufl WORTH WWII. URUNOTON TRAIlWATS VALUf I THI FRIiNM IT HAS MAM THROUGH THI YIARS-AND TO WARTIMi BUS RHWRI Wl tirriND THI SAMI HAND Of RIINDSHIR, AND A WIUIMaNIII TO HHP WHIN TOO TtAVHii Isi.iiii.f-.ii.m I TfffW J1 water, and tells of how the men chewed buttons to get moisture in tneir mouths, until they reached a South Pacific island, where they were, picked up and given passage oacK to me State. His first experience occurred to the Coral Sea battle, when a Jap submarine seat a torpedo Crashing mto tne side of Du eoe's ship.

ORDERED TO UFESOATS The erew was ordered into the lifeboats," Du Boe said. "Our boat started to lower away, The seabed a high chop, and as we hit the water the ship rolled, the waves caught us, and we were slammed into the hole the torpedo had made when It struck. "It was a glimpse of helL Then the ship listed, and we slid out into the sea." As soon as he reached the States, and found ship, he sailed again from San Francisco, out Into the South Pacific; where, one day, Jap planes flew Over. The bombing was terrific, he said, and badly damaged the Ae the ship began to list orders were given to abandon her. Watch attack Du Soe and other erew members laid off some miles away, and watched their ship withstand the attack.

The next morninf thv were ordered back, and, although the bombings continued for the next ten days, Navy gun crewsjtept the Sianes xrom getting too close, and le ship eventually made port Some months later Du Soe was given shore leave in a South Pacific Sort Deciding torvisit a friend, Soe boarded another ship. General c-uarters sounded, and the enemy appeared in the sky. "Direct hits were scored, on the vessel," Du Soe said. "Many men were killed in the attack. Before long the ahip was piled on the beach.

Neither my friend nor myself were injured." The vessel, of which Du Soe worked was not attacked. He decided, in between bombings, to attend, officers' school, where he Will graduate in August as a third living in Los Angeles- Marine Furlough Trips to Be Speeded SAN DIEGO. July 11. Ma rines returning from the Pacific warfare learned today that Dlans bad been formulated 1o. speed up tneir zuriougns ana tnat special troop trains would be provided to transport leathernecks to key cities in the United States.

kit Mil kir cauw tsoMttoal tKMMari All ym QEoiiDdbir ugh award said: "On June 1944, at Le Grand Chemin, France, an enemy battery of four 88 millimeter guns, pro tected by machine guns, was firing at short range on the Beach, greatly impeding the landing Of Allied troops. Loraine'a battalion attacked the battery position but was stopped by direct fire. Lorraine, with a small group of soldiers, mane an assault directly into the battery positions. Without regard for his personal safety, Loraine attacked the enemy with band grenades and sub-machine gun fire. Several times ha picked dp grenade which nad been thrown by -the enemy and threw them back into their po sitions.

Loraine led his small group la the assault on Successive positions until the guns were destroyed and silenced. His outstanding brav ery in this action enabled bis bat talion to advance and. gam its objective." A native of Hayward, Loraine lived in Oakland for 25 years. He is a graduate of Trick Junior High School. He has been in the Army two years and has been overseas for the last 11 months.

Other decorations announced today include the Distinguished Fly ing Cross to Staff Sgt, Jack Weaver, nephew of M. L. Gober, Z308 West Street, Berkeley; and the Bronze Star to T-c Thomas C. Hennings, 23. son otMr.

and Mrs. Thomas Hennings, 2280 38th Avenue, Oakland. Weaver, a gunner on a B-24 Liberator, won the award for "extraordinary achievement" in aerial combat. He has made SO bombing missions over Europe. Hennings, an Army medical aide man.

volunteered to help remove his battalion commander, seriously wounded, to safety. It was neces sary to crawl under enemy machine smn. rifle, and grenade fire unarmed to reach the officer. Hennings is stationed in New Guinea. Del Monte Major Wins Soldier's Medal WASHINGTON.

July 11. (U.fi) Ma, Erwin G. Morrison, 1349 6uh-nyslope. Del Monte, has been awarded the Soldier's Medal for TTsTcTKg-TiTS life" to ies from flaming wreckage tt a B-17 which crashed near Fort Worth, last January, the War Department announced today. The.

accompanying citation said that when Morrison made the res-Cue the MSftlins-fed, fire' was spreading to the bomber's oxygen tanks and were in imminent danger of exploding. luimmiiiG. mui, )ut rea a lew daepa ai of wla 4 laaeiia lata the kin one areete yo have Bfotedien ogalftnnbm. 'ofieuht 4 lanelia will olae help give a tavely, keaMty mi bf own tea witb-et Ivm or borhef. Buy Foraiela 4 Umalle aa day at your favorite deaf Of coanetw covnler.

DUGE It'a lerr le tee tke Wllllaaa. War WIIIIsM HMllh lyiiia 1MB Fraklla TW-I4K 1(1 CARE that ton ft RELIEF qaanae aajndlrwfchmadBJnn4 Soap ah amir aowMnf. aaedi caxd Reaiool Ototanw any itchy trritadoa or ptaipUa, onarmlly Try klSee horn retrebeL oodl eodaoHhyoarUoreM, -e iaal awaalm. War eat aw eow nnsinoL dlmcs BI SURI YOU CENTIE WAY sV) Sefore Hot Oreny SMahy uu i 11 clubs, CreU said, na refreshments will fa served urine; th snow by 1 the "Joy," under the leadership of Al BenetB. A feature or tne mow will be appearance of th U.S.

Maritime Officer School Band. SDecial busses have beat chartered by the Elks for transportation of the mea to and from Camp Shoe-' maker. 1 Thia la the second show to be 'riven for enlisted personnel, the Elks Bavins, entertained men from the Oak Knoll Hospital at Oakland last year, and was Arranged through Iient Clayton Perreault. Wei- far and EecreaUoft Officer at Camp Shoemaker, Gold Srar Awarded Admiral In Pacific wASHINGTOW, July Rear Admiral Frederick C. Sherman -has been awarded a fold star in lira of a third Navy Cross for taking a task group into the enemy waters of the Marianas to attack Japanese potitiont, The Navy said Sherman's group pushed in against determined Jap-' anessi ftiiitance, including air at tacks, to inflict heavy damage on positions at Guam and Tinian Islands and procure valuable pho- tographle Viformation.

The action occurred last February SL New Home Service Chairman Named BEBltllfilf, July 11. Appoint 1 ment of Mrs, Edward C. Tolman as chairman of the home servica corps of the Berkeley Jted Cross Chapter, was announced today by Dr. tau ranee Croas, chapter chairman. Mrs.

Tolman auooeeds Mrs. Or ville R. Baldwin, who reiignad from the post recently to beoome chair-i man of fh ahaptsr" arts and (kills corps. HELPWANTED BRENTS CREDIT JEWEL ERSTcpeniBg in Kl LH- MOND soon, want experi-tnetd: Jewelrv Salesmen, stums Jewelry Sales ladies, Expert Watchmak ft, Cashiers, Credjt Mana to yrorit in Richmond's newest and largest credit jewelry store. Apply CBENT'S Jewtlws, 1215 Broadway, Oakland 1 Ask for Mr.

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A new hospital law plan has just been made available to every family, at special group rates. The plan covers everyone 6 months to 60 years of are for hospitalisation, room and board, nursing care, operating room and ambulance. The plan also provides for surgical operations, appendicitis, hernia, tonsil, female diseases. It also covers childbirth and pays double for twins. No medical examination ia required and the cost is as low as 25c a month for children and 75e for adults.

For full particulars about the Beneficial: Hospital Plan write today for Free Information Address: Beneficial Hospital Plan Dept. 49, 272 Monadnock Bldg. B81 Market San Francisco New Location CHARLES 519 19th St it WITH RURIX TOV CAM AVOW low SAHSIRS-mavs cottows AN UNtNl LAST IOHOIIT. Purez Is the oalr bleach made by get Atua bleaching action froth every bottle, This Controlled Action spells wfetyl You ttn'i overbleach with Purex when you follow directions. pi JjcAN YOUti 5LaBL PINO I 6 Lieut Lawis Needham Jr.

Weeds Removed from Oakland Streets "There's no grass growing in Oak land streets," Cyrus Abbott, secretary to the city park department, was happy to report to Councilman Herbert L. Beach, today. Sometime ago, Councilman Beach brought smiles in City Council meeting by his assertion that lush weeds were growing in the middle ot MacArthur Boulevard, one of Oakland's busiest thoroughfares Beach explained that the weeds were In the center strip separating the traffic lanes on the approach to the Oakland-San Francisco Bridge. The Park Department officials explained that due to the loss of many men to the armed services and war industry plant, harvest ing of the "wild oats" in the strip had been delayed. It took between h.

nini issewi larS'fltvlfojasjii end short oo ration tjoents? Vhy not seres a coe-dash meal -a hearty Bay Area Men Get Promotions Promotions have been awarded more than a score of Bay area men noW serving with the armed forces both here and overseas. Among, the newly-rated Oakland servicemen are: Edwin T. Cole, son of Mrs. Doris Foster of the Hotel Srant, iQmfltedrornjrivate to corporal; John B. Nowland, Longridg Road, from corporal to sergeant; Donald Vernon Nilson, formerly of 3423 Laurel Avenue, to aviation machinist's mate 3c; Joseph Anthony Gross, formerly of 2133 Foothill Boulevardr'to seaman lc; Waldemar E.

Radtke, of Piedmont, from first lieutenant to captain; Plero IL Valena, son of Mr. and Mr4 Gasper Valena of 3560 Chanate Road, from corporal to sergeant; Edmund J. Cain, son of Mrs. Myrtle Cain of 534 Spruce Street, to first lieutenant; Frank P. Palangee, son of Mrs.

C. Palange of 1277 105th Avenue, from coporal to sergeant; Elaine M. Wlnchell, WAC, formerly of Oakland, to first lieutenant, and Lewis L. Needham whose wife lives at 88BH 37th Street, to first lieutenant. Other promotions were awarded to Ralph N.

McChesney, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. N. McChesney of 2617 Buena Vista Avenue, Alameda, who now holds the rank of sergeant; Junior R.

Christenson, son of Mrs. Marie Christenson of Lafayette, from corporal to staff sergeant, and Leo Pagano, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emilio Pagano of 1209' Eagle Avenue, Alameda, from corporal to sergeant. $34,197 Estate Left To Boston Church The First" Church of Christ Scientist, Boston, will receive from the estate of the late Violet I.

Fos, Alameda County Recorder's office copyist, who died February 32. Full value of the Fos estate, in its entirety to the church, included $23,809 cash and bonds and real, estate, according to a probate inventory filed in- Superior Court today. Miss Fos, through hrr will, sske that the church use the mnnev for I the "purpose of promoting and ex tending the religion of Christian; Science as taught by Mary Baker Eddy." Funeral Held for Mrs. Ellen Ernst, 99 Funeral services were held todav resident, of Oakland for 38 years, who died Saturday. She lived at 1537 Third Avenue.

Surviving are two children. 20 grandchildren and S3 great-grandchildren. Mrs, Ernst -was a-native of England. Services were hold at the Home Chapel of Andker-rrtcrson, Fifth Avenue and East Fifteenth Street, with committal at Mountain View Cemetery. lpftU200 MSiisost oi sealbod or cbtcken and vegetsbkMl off with a flair, tandsc A-l bttrait topping.

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