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p9e 2 BuHingfjK Press, Tuesday, May 1, 1945 Maurice R. Viens Lieut. Edward Seaver Awarded Purple Heart First Lieut. Edward C. Seaver son of Mr.

and Mrs, Hugh L. Seal ver of Randolph, who was twice Vermonfers Serving Under the US Flag IN THE ARMY, THE AIR FORCE, THE NAVY, THE MARINES 1 visT" 1- 5 ITT Is f'r sbpt down over enemy territory aft- erj Domcing raias Irom his 15th AAF base in Italy, has been award- ea me purple heart for wounds received on Dec, 2, 1944. when he oauea out over Yugoslavia after two cnguies of his plane were shot out. Lieyt. Seaver, a bombardier oft ft n-is Uberator, also wears the air medal, the presidential unit citation and two campaign medals with stars lot the Jiome-Arno and the southern France campaigns.

Af ter returning to the states in Feb. he spent some time at his home then reported to the AAF redistribution center in Atlantic Cfity, from where he was sent to the AAF convalescent hospital at Pittsburgh Barracks, N. Y. He is now stationed there, receiving treatment tot a compression fracture of two vertebrae. U.W.

L.Conrad, Jr. Of Morfisville Bpdly Wounded fV. L. Conrad, of Morris ville, received a letter from a hospital chaplain, in a Station Hncnitai saying that his son, Lieut Wil-b rt L. Conrad, r.

had been ious ly wounded on Okinawa Island. Wounds are as follows, fracture of the skull, multiple, apnel wounds, arms, "1 if 1115011 COUSINS MEET Sgt. H. E. Robinson (left) and Petty Officer W.

W. Potter. Two MontpeUer boys were very haPPS a few weeks ago when the? met i the Hawaiian islands. Wood-row Potter, petty officer 3-C, fw ay with his cousin, Sgt. Sob ni Robinon at his camp.

Sgt SSir who is a cok there Erhey spent the afternoon n7Hfbout their homes and ex-penends since ntprirta iL not seen eac other entered 194" Sgt' obIn, enteredjhe service in Nov. 1047 WAVES STATIONED AT PEARL HARBOR Five from Vermont have reported for duty in They are, from left, Germaine Lareau, yeoman third class, St. Albans; Virginia Wareing, seaman first class, Bellows Falls; Margaret W. Carter, storekeeper second class, Johnson; Jean MacKay Jocket, storekeeper first class, White River Junction; and Marion Safford, yeoman second class, Colchester. BrecMS halic training at Camp and more train.

eat. Se and Be- lore leader fnr nirArcAne Tan IQdii. uuiy Tho JS employed at ton hosDii Co Rgrt. Bell Wins Air A news release receiy Tej eived ield in froma base in ItaSV eads as follows St. Sgt.

Everett M. Bell of Northfield has been awarded the air medal. An aerial gunner in an A 20 Havoc, he flies with the 47th Light Bombardment group, the night bombing outfit of the 22nd Everett M. Bell tactical air corn- mand, army support arm of the 12th air force. Sgt.

Bell is the son of Myron E. Bell of Raytham, Mass. He was graduated from Northfield high school and entered the armed services in July, 1941. White in Southwest Pacific Thomas White, 1-c, son of Mrs. Mildred White, Stowe, is now in the Southwest Pacific, where he has been stationed for seven months.

He has seen action at Hong Kong, Formosa, Tokyo and Iwo Jima. S. 1-C. White entered the service in March, 1943. ur.

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Ralph W. Cushing, of Cam of. MxVnd Mrs. Irvin RobinI Lieut. John Connarn Is Recuperating From His Wounds Lieut.

John P. Connarn, who has v.uim.f ere ne was an em- Ploye of Pihj Whitney at the woundedi-me he entri service. Pettv Of-Feb. Va p2Her lunteered in fy4Tand lef for SamDson. N.

First Lieutenant 15TH AAF IN ITALY. First Lieut. Maurice R. Viens, 24, of Mil ton, whose wife, Mrs. Frances R.

Viens, resides at Chats-worth, Ga.f was recently promoted from the rank of second lieutenant. Lieut. Viens is a bombardier with a veteran B-24 Liberator heavy bombardment group of the 15th air force. After graduation from Milton high school in 1939, he was employed by the war de partment as a clerk until his entry into the army air forces on Sept. 11, 1942, at Detroit, Mich.

He received training at Big Spring, Tex. Since his arrival in Italy, Lieut. Viens has been entitled to wear the distinguished unit badge ana the European African Mid dle East campaign ribbon. Aunchman Brothers Are in Service Wm. Aunchman Linus Aunchman Private William H.

Aunchman, USMC, is now stationed in the Pacific, according to word received by his mother, Mrs. Ada Aunchman, Springfield, formerly of Burlington. Private Aunchman received his boot training at Parris Island, S. C. and his basic training at Camp Lajeune, N.

where on maneuvers, he broke his right shoulder, and was hospitalized in the naval hospital there for 'three months. Three weeks after his discharge, he was transferred to Oceanside, and then overseas. His brother, Linus Aunch man, S-lc, is a member of a ground crew stationed at Watsonville anr.f where he is a mechanic of a dirigible. His wife and two sons live in Essex Junction. Commissioned on Battlefield T.Sgt.

James Rooney of Fair fax, son of Mrs. Nellie Rooney and the late Deputy Sheriff George Rooney, nas received a battlefield com mission of sec ond lieutenant. Lieut Rooney, a Ranger, has been overseas for 15 months. He has been a a ed the bronze star medal and the James Rooney infantryman's combat medal and he has the presidential citation. He has also been recommended for the silver star, for bravery in action.

Budd With the Marines Pfc. Arthur J. -Budd, only son of Mr. and Mrs. A.

J. Budd of Enosburg Falls, is now with the marines somewhere in the South Pacific. He enlisted in th USMC in June, 1943, and received his boot training at Parris Island, S. going to Camp Lejeune, New River, N. in the engineers battalion.

Pfc. Budd went overseas in 1945. He is a graduate of Enosburg Falls high school in the class of 1942, and was prominent in athletics, being captain-of the baseball team in his senior year. Complete Line Of Speedometer Cables ea. 49 Victory Auto Stores OF VERMONT 145 Cherry St.

Phone 3683-M PROMOTED Lieut. Cedric Towne Lieut. Cedric Towne, son of Mrs. Fred Lepper of Waterbury, who is now in Germany, has been promoted as executive officer of his battery. Lieut.

Towne has been in the service for seven years, having spent two years in Hawaii, going over last Christmas time. He is a graduate of Waterbury high school the class of 1938. He was an in structor at the officers training scnool at Camp Davis, N. C. Mrs Towne is now with her parents, Mr.

ana Mrs. w. 5. Jbeaver in Greensboro, N. Promoted to First Lieutenant Elizabeth M.

Kilbourn, who has been stationed for the past year with the 51st general hospital in the Nether lands East Indies, has been promoted to the rank of first lieutenant. A sister, Joan, is a cadet nurse a the Bishop oesbriand hospital in Burlington, and a brother, John has enlisted Elisabeth Kilbourn in the navy. Their parents are Mr. and Mrs. John A.

Kilbourn, who reside in Bristol. IARDWAI Boat Oars, Paint, Paddles, Rope CHIOTT BOAT WORKS 89-91 Kin St. Tel. 3034 600x16 TIRES Plus Tax JOHN L. NORTON 224 St.

Paul St. Burlington, Vermont. MARINE IE Leo, has jU been inducted into the army. Jot attended Montpe edrg and was ed by Hale Mompit seven years ef ore going to Hart- Ln Marh- Ar his boot training. he went to Fleet Sound school in Key Westjria.f for five weeks "ceivedhis present rating there He ha, further training in rorfolk, efore hin ship was cornmissioned at Brooklyn navy ct- fe spent Christmas with his famil; after a shakedown cruise to Berruda.

He also went Wirough the inama Canal and uulkto a iew ays in San Diego, Sr. a 1vinfi for ne is in combat iS the, Patfic- Petty Officer wife art family reside at 10 1-2 Loomis st MontDPliMv hie M- Mrs. Grover C. Potter live at cf f4 her brother, Private Brandon Potter, is aitaioned at Camp whre he is taking his basic training.Woodrow graduated from MontnliDi. Class 19a- whr be was cuwman iobalI and base-oau and a popular, musician.

He was employed by w. Bailey before entering the service. Serving in Aleutian; -A news relpas received in -om tne ciev rum air lorce hands in thi Aleutian k. read as frVIlnic TT-3- of Davinnort jUrw legs, chest and group. He was in the hospital three and a half months, came hom for 3D days sick leaXe in June, returning to his outfit in 4he Hawaiian Island.

He went to the Philippines with the seventh division, and from there to Okinawa Islands! Lieut. Conrad holds the D. S. the bronze star, and the purple heart. He graduated from UVM ia'42 and was a member of the ROTC.

Yeoman 1-c Dorothv Burtnn AVES, who was recently on leave tte Church of the Messiah on Sunday, April 8. She was formerly active in tlie Young Peoples organza-ton of that church. The SI a ter of Mrs. a yme Burton, Yeoman was last month from th training Dorothy Burton school on th Tnw ct.i. college campus.

Cedar Falls, Iowa, -1, vAc4.a completed course of included shorthand, 'typing, naval correspondence; records and forms aid current events. Yeoman Bur-tcp left last week for Davisville, Pj where she will te stationed ai! Camp Endicott, a Sea Bee con-stmction center. Himtley Has Many Medals Capt Taze Huntley has four bronze star medals and the silver star. Capt. Huntley crossed the channel on D-Day as one of the officers in command.

He is with the it.ist airborne division and later ws lost in Holland, without food, ai-d at last staggered back to cfctap tired and hungry. (This was the service that won him the sil- vjjr star. Capt. Huntley is a gradu ate oi peoples academy in the class oftf37 and of the University of Ver- rrtpnt in the class of '41. At the university he was active in debat ing and had four years training in the ROTC, graduating with rf.pk of second lieutenant.

Directly following his college graduation entered the army. His moth-ei lives with an older brother, Her-: rrm Huntley, at Baltimore, Md. He another brother, Russell Hunt-. ley, who is in the navy. His only sifter teaches in Delaware.

Capt. Huntley's mother and sister spend summers at the Huntley cot-te at Lake Elmore. Private Sargent in France Vord has been received hv Mr. Ifn Ln Private Theodore Sargent, some- v5, vucot ixiu aDdomen. Lieut Unrad' Conrad was seriously 18, 1944, in 'leading the at- tack on Eniwetok Island in studters Charles Parent Wins Honors WITH A FIFTEENTH AIR FORCE SERVICE COMMAND SERVICE SQUADRON Italy: Staff Parent, now serving with an air service squadron of the fifteenth air force service and in Italy has recently been awarded the army air; force technician badge with the airplane instrument specialist bar.

Staff Sgt. Parent enlisted in Dec. 1941, and received train Charles Parent ing at Harding field, La. He has now served over 30 months overseas in England, North Africa and Italy, and during that time has been awarded the good conduct medal, the European African and Middle Theater Service Ribbon and four bronze stars for participation in the Algerian-French Morocco, Tunisian, Foggia-Naples and the Rome-Arno campaigns. He is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph H. Parent, who reside in Gendrow Is Reported Wounded Mrs. Myrtle Gendrow of Richford has received word that her son, Pfc. Cedric E.

USMC, was wounded in action at Iwo Jilna on March 14. He is 20 years old. He was with the fourth marine division. He writes that he got a slug in the chest and now is in a US naval hospital somewhere in the South Pacific. Pfc.

Gen- Cedric Gendrow arow ennstea in tne marines Dec, 1943, and had boot training at Parris Island, S. C. In March i i it he entered officers candidate school detachment at Quantico, Va. Last June he was sent to the replacement battalion at Camp Le-Jeune, N. for combat training.

A few weeks later he went to the iwestf coast, at that time being pro moted to private first class. He sailed for overseas in August. Wins Good Conduct Medal Corp. Ralph W. Pillsbury, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Caleb Pillsbury, St. George, has been awarded the good conduct medal for exemplary be-? havior, efficiency and fidelity at an air service command depot in England. Prior to entering the jarmy, Corp. Pillsbury was em ployed wiui tne uriiA in Chittenden county.

Returns to Sampson, N. Y. Robert Hartwell, USN, has returned to the naval training station at Sampson, N. after spending a few days with his fam- jily at Bristol. Take good care of your car.

The Penrose Garage 151 St. Paul Street. Wiromici 31 i been spending a short leave with his mother, Mrs. Margaret H. Connarn at her home on So.

Main st, North-field, has returned to the U. S. general hospital at Camp Carson, where he i recuperating from wounds received in the left foot from shell fragments Oct. 14 in France near the Sieg-fried line March 6, 1944, Lieut. Connarn nt overseas, landing in Casa blanca, North John Connarn Africa and serv ing around Oran until July 1 when he was sent to Italy where he was stationed at the 179th infantry regiment, 45th division, known as the "Thunder-bird," of the seventh army and took part in the invasion of southern France 15.

servins as a riflp piatoon leader Co. and being in continuous combat from then until Oct. 14 when he was wounded.1 ne was evacuated by air from France to a U. S. general hospital in ixapies.

In he was spnt back to the United States, landing at Charlestown, S. the 19th, then was sent to Schick general hospital in Clinton, Iowa, where he remained until 1, when he was transferred to the U. S. general hospital at Camp Carson, Colo. Lieut.

Connarn has been awarded the infantryman's combat badge, the purple heart, three campaign stars for the campaigns in Italy, Southern France and Germany. He was a member of the second battalion of the 179th infantry, which was recommended for a presiden-, udi citation, entering the armed forces July 17, 1941 following his graduation from Norwich university, Northfield, where he received a B. A. degree in June, Lieut. Connarn wasassigned to the third cavalry at Fort Myer, Va.

Later he transferred to the ski troops and trained with them at Camp Hale Colo. He was then transferred to the second cavalry division and was stationed at Fort Clark Tex June July and of iy43 he pursued an advanced officers; course at Fort Riley, Kans. A native Vqt-yawa- --vT luunici, jLieut connarn is the only son of Mrs. Margaret Holland Connarn of Northfield and uie iene Connarn. He attended the public schools in this tuwii ana was ffrflrinato -f NHield Mh ch0l in the class of 1936.

Make Maintenance Record A NINTH AIR FORPF tpytitt ER-BOMBER BASE, France. Airplane maintenance men of the liunuer rsums" lighter squad ron, amon? them Tp-h Serf wc ley Metcalf, Underhill. Vf.brppw. jly prepared four-plane F-47 Thunderbolt flights for combat missions in five to 10 minutes. The amazing speed of the air force trained ground crew was one of the unheralded elements behind tbe effective airplane cooperation iwith American ground forces during the drive to and past the Rhine river.

Serving as an aircraft armament inspector, the son of Mr. and Mrs Joseph H. Metcalf of Underbill, must be available at all times to inspect the machine guns on the squadrons Thunderbolts. Prior to Metcalf was employ by the W. Clark, of Underhill.

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2410. I bridge Junction has been awarded the bronze star medal for mer ltorious service in action. He has sent the medal home to his father, William F. Cushing. The ci-tation 'F i Sgt.

Ralph W. Cushing, armored infantry, while serving with the army of the United ates distingui shed himself by meritorious service in action. During the period 15 1944, to 6 1945, he Ralph CusLing jjciiuiiuea ms auues in a superior manner, keeping constant liaison oetween his company's forward command post and the battalion -l and aid station. Aiding in the evacuation of the wounded, he fre- 11 i qucnuy was suojectea to enemy fire. He worked untiringly in an enort to aitord to front line troops warm billets where they could wash and change clothes when relieved from front line duty for a short period.

During the seige of Bastogne, Belgium, he exerted his utmost efforts in the evacuation and treatment of the large number were accordance with the high- oiaiiuaxua tne limitary serv- nierea mmnary service from Vermont Feb. 14, 1941." Kobarge at Norfolk, Va. Richard Henry Robarge, 17, seaman second class, USNR, of Ver-gennes, recently arrived at the naval training station, Norfolk, to undergo training for duties aboard a new destroyer of the At lantic fleet. He recently completed a period of training at the naval training center, Sampson, N.Y. Ro barge is the son cf Mrs.

Emma Robarge Zeno of Vergennes. Before enlisting in the navy, he was em ployed by J. W.sand E. E. Ryan.

He attended Vergennes high school. Awarded the Purple Heart WITH THE 43RD INFANTRY (WINGED VICTORY) DIVISION ON LUZON, P. I. Private Joseph A. Parsons, son of Mrs.

Melvinai M. Parsons, 20 King North-1 field, has been awarded the purple heart for wounds received in combat against the Japanese on Luzon island in the Philippines. Private Parsons is an infantryman1 the "Winged Victory divison. during 30 months overseas, the 43rd division has defeated the Japs in the northern Solomons and New Guinea. Fighter Group Ruins 530 Locomotives Sgt.

Russell A. Baldwin of Brandon is an armorer in the 55th fight group that has destroyed more than 530 Nazi locomotives since Jan. 1. The sergeant's parents are Mr. and Mrs.

Edwin E. Baldwin of Brandon. He went to school at Shoreham and was graduated from Middlebury high school. Before entering the AAF in 1942 he operated a school bus and was caretaker of the depot for the school board and the Rutland railroad. As armorer on a Mustang, Sgt.

Baldwin is responsible for keeping his P-51 ready to stand the strain of combat against both ground and air targets. Wins Purple Heart for Wounds S. Sgt. Donald A. Richards has been awarded the purple heart for wounas received on March 1 somewhere in Germany with the second armored division, 41st armored in fantry regiment of the ninth army.

S. Sgt. Richards is hospitalized at the 62nd U. S. army hospital in Recent letters state that the wounds are about healed, but now he is having diphtheria.

The purple heart has been received recently by his wife, Mrs. Ella Richards of Fletcher. ACTOMOBHE SEAT COVERS For all modeli 1937 to 1912. Leather bound, custom tailored, a sorted maroon finish PATNAUDE'S 1 Pearl St. Tel.

19. fa a im ii Wfere in France, serving with the1 7 nas been pomot-scenth army. Private Sargent en- fd sereant to staff sergeant GET yyy 1 Ke rolling wiili krJ yF7 capping that looks so iimTi I aood' co8 so little, (St irt HVC vears'w well" Our UJ ft jl tJTl ezPerts ue best fi t'Mf I available materials 4 jr Ff P-Sf and factory devel Wf Jr 1 Ped methods do Ui'i0r son, eleventh AF commanding general, in the Aleutian ilands announces that Flight Officer Ed-ward N. Burrows of Ntrthfield has arrived this theatre and has been assigned to comb, duty as a B-25 pilot. The mediunr bombardment squadron to which F.

O. Burrows has been assigns! "has distinguished itself many Imps in cpo (searches and patrol misions of the iuxui jracmc. iviembeB of this squadron have brmight terror to surface craft and eneny shipping of all types in daring dek-level attacks of precision bondings and completely devastating strafing runs carried out in the face of great hazards in the hoiie waters of the Japanese empire, iland targets of the Northern Kurles have not been spared either b- these intrepid men of the elevnth air force who, flying land-basd planes from bases in the westen Aleutians, have flown thousands of miles over icy waters arreting out the enemy and destroing him whenever the opportunity resented itself." F. O. Burrows Is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Edward Burrows of Northfield. He atended Northfield high school in tb class of 1940. Army air force schols he attended include the pre flight school at Santa Ana, pimary at Wickenburg, baic at Minter Field, and adanced flight Mather field, Calif. iP moted to SUff Servant of Monpelier in me army air corns.

arrin to word received by his sitere Mrs. Leo McGibney and Mrs. Morris Frost of MontpeUer, grom England, where he is based. has completed over 30 missions over Europe as a tail gunner on a Flying Fortress. His brother, apt Reginald McDowell i atj City, N.

J.t for re-assignment aft. pr havinc rptnrnn wiu -nana where he was based as a nilnt. comoat mxantry medal. pfc Moore entered the service in 1943, and went overseas in 1944. rwo brothers are also serving in the army; M.

Sgt. Law rence Moore, who recently returned from 29 months overseas service, and Corp. Erwin Moore of Camp Gruber, Okla. LaPoint Made Sergeant Ey order of Thomas Hearn commanding general of the nation's first infantry replacement training center at Wheeler? Corp. George La.

vimctijr UI iua Main Winooski, has been sergeant. promoted to Ring Returns After Furloag orp. noward J. Ring ispendmg a furlough at fhe home 7, lcu me service Aug. 27, 1944, haying seven weeks of special train at ort Devens.

He had 17 wcks at Fort McClellan, wsere he received his certificate aler successfully completing his training and being qualified for ncriivy weapons crewman. Ejptey Wins Promotion 0rii il ivciuicm j. iiistey son OI M.r. and Mrs. Rov ti i-eJ Advertisement Pmyev Fcails? is with the field artillery fc tWood Moore of Belbws in, the observation battalion He'Falls' hoge wifc th former been overseas since Jan 1 jElame "ratt, is teaching in entered the service May 18jd3ebury haii been awarded the Estey is a graduate in the Purple heart fo wounds received cbss of 1941 from the University I in action in March.

He is serving of Vermont, and was assistant the 30th (OIi Hickory) infan-thf state dairy speciakst at theitry division with the ninth army Uversity of West Virginia before He was previously awarded the Thirty years ago, in Forbidden Tibet, behind the highest mountains in the world, a young Englishman named Edwin J. Dingle found the answer to this question. A great mystic opened his eyes. A great change came over him. He realized the strange Power that Knowledge gives.

That Power, he says, can transform the life of anyone. Questions, whatever they are, can be answered. The problems of health, death, poverty and wrong, can be solved. In his own case, he was brought back to splendid health. He acquired wealth, too, as well as world-wide professional recogni tion.

anirty years ago. ne was iOnce his coffin was bought. Years WhQfr II When erering the service. Is Commissioned POODY FIELD, Ga. Commis signed a second lieutATia here! wjs former Aviation r.f liim Tracy Maeck of Khon, A V- member of class 45-B, the new sec- urnu neuienant will be assigned to jfciiig inuiu-engine aircraft supi as ngnt, medium or heavy MH-iiucia, transport or planes.

cargo Spends Leave atBristoI Home Lloyd Shepard 2-c, USN, has be-en at his home in Bristol on letve. He Is the son of Mr. and M-jS. Newman Shepard of Bristol. greatest mystic he ever encoun-; tered during his twenty-one years in the Far East.

He: wants every-1 one to experience the greater! health and the Power, which there came to him. Within ten years, he was able to retire to this country with a for-! tune. He had been honored by fel-l lowships in the World's leading geographical societies, for his work as a geographer. And 30 years later, he is still so ath- letic, capable of so much work, so young in appearance, it is hard to believe he has lived so long. As a first step in their progress toward the Power that Knowledge gives, Mr.

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