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Pagt 2 Burlington Free Pre, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 1945 Pfc. Rattee Collects 104 Points; Is Home Made Lieutenant Commander, USNR Dr. W. M.

Flagg, Major in Army, To Reopen Office Vermonfers Serving Under Ihe US Flag IN THE ARMY, THE AIR FORCE, THE NAVY, THE MARINES Back in Civvies Pfc. Robert Rattee of North-field has receiver his discharge 'from the U. S. army at Fort with a total of 104 Pfc. Rattee, who spent six i-'tti I $3 ana a nan years in me ami, en- i ro -v 1 Sgt.

Valliere Was On Sunken Coolidge Sgt. Fred Valliere (shown here) 24 Crombie Burlington, who was wounded nsiea in auu neauy four years in Panama, returning in 1943 to the Homer A. Bean Is At Home in Barre Staff Sgt. Homer A. Bean of Northfield received a medical discharge from La Garde general hospital in New Orleans, Aug.

4, and is at United Spates for special training in Cal- If I lifornia. At the end of his training he trans on Luzon and served overseas almost three years, has been honorably discharged from the army. With the medical corps he served in the Given Husband's Posthumous Silver Star Award His Bravery Honored For Digging Out Trapped Men Mrs. Rhoda Riley, widow of Staff Sgt. Francis L.

Riley, was presented the posthumous award of the silver star given her. hus ferred to the campaigns of i his home in town after nearly three years of service in the U. S. army. Entering the armed forces Aug.

19, 1942, at Fort Devens, Staff Sgt. Bean was stationed about a month at Fort Wright, N. then was sent to Front Royal, for paratroops and was sent France, Nov. 15, 1944. He participated in the battle of Bas-satone, the Bel-g i Bulge and then went on to Germany s.

New Guinea, New Georgia I 1 Robert Rattee alcanal, Tarawa and Austria. band for gal- and the Philippines. He was awarded the purple heart. He is lantry by Capt, James S. Aus Homer A.

Bean Pfc. Rattee has been awarded the Presidential citation, American theater of operation medal. the European theater of operation; Dr. Winthrop M. Flag now living with his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Walter Valliere, at the above address. Valliere went overseas on the USS President Coolidge and was aboard when the ship was sunk off Guadalcanal. medal with three battle stars and after serving in the armed forces! of the United States for three Ihas markman's and sharpshoot- Horry A. Donahue Jr.

OLATHE, Kans. -Harry A. Donahue, of 7 Lincoln Essex Junction, Vt.t has recently been promoted to lieutenant commander, USNR, at naval air transport service NATS) squadron three. Mr. Donahue is assistant pilot years, has Returned to Burlington ir's medals as he is an expert about four months where he trained sentry and attack dogs for defense.

The next year and a half he served with the military police at Fort Wright, N. and New London, then was transferred to Camp Claiborne, for two months before being sent to New Orleans, where he was stationed for about 10 months. with the rule, pistol and 7 mm. an1 7il1 rorinon Viic "frymoT Potirl tin, commanding officer at Fort Ethan Allen. The ceremony took place Saturday at the home of Mrs.

Riley in Bak-ersfield. Staff Sgt. Riley entered the service on Nov. 25, 1942, ived his basic training to his entry into the of -vf-f r-. ArrAu- a Pre VIOUS Staff Sgt L.

J. Ferris Awarded Bronze Star U. S. army he had belonged to Company Vermont national in the medical corps, Dr. Flagg went into the armv on Aup.

31. training officer at squadron head quarters with the duties of super- Staff Sgt. Louis J. Ferris, 29, (shown here) Waitsfield, was hon- sing advanced instrument fhght lots Please Turn to Page 4, Col. 4 orably dis Francis L.

Rileyiraiin of transport pi the navy airliner type Dou Douclas 1942. He was assigned as chief for four years, urology at the station hospital at A native of Roxburj he attend-Camp Van Dorn in Mississippi ed tn public schools in that town where he remained until going, and Randolph and was graduated overseas in May, 1943. jfrom Randolph high school in 1936. In England he became chief ofiHe observed his 28th birthday Aug. planes.

Pilots who qualify as 313TH BOMB WING B-29 BASE, TINIAN. S-Sgt. Bern-ard F. Nolin, of Jericho, Superfort airman, is congratulated by Brig. Gen.

John H. Davies, commanding general, 313th bombardment wing, following a special ceremony at which General Davies, left, presented the distinguished flying cross to the Jericho soldier. at famo Blanding, Fla 4 was stationed there until June, luminduue, autr iuiuw He was on maneuvers with 'four engine training, are sent to the 1 QA1 24. urology at the 52nd General hospital until his return to the United States in 'July, 1945. Before going Dr.

Grace Webb Chiropractic Physician Muititherapy Cabinet Baths, Massage, Scientific Reducing. So. Union St. Phone 424 Office Closed 'Til Sept. 12 to this coun-visiting 4 Since his return try he has been tives in Vermont, -tf va; nmmrttAH from v- Give Nelson Steele PfOVOSt charged from the field artillery of the army Aug.

6, at the Fort Devens, separation center. Ferris was wounded in Africa and received the purple heart medal. He has also been awarded the bronze star captain to major. His inactive and Connecticut before joining duty status became effective Aug. ms wife in Vallejo, where he plans to make his home and 4.

Prior to entering the service Dr. the 30th division near Nashville, irdcmi- iui uuiy in nymK Tenn from June, 1943 to Dec. 1943, 'critical supplies out to the fleet when he was transferred to Camp and returning demobilized per-tterbury Ind He was sent over- sonnel. Lieutenant Commander seas in Feb 1944 He was awardedponahue's previous naval expert-the purple heart for wounds re- ence includes duty at NATS squad-ceived in July 1944 and the second rns at Patuxent River, and time for wounds received on Nov.jMiarm, Fla. He was also chief 21 1944 from which he did insrtuctor at naval flight in-recover' He was 22 years of age structors school, Jacksonville, Fla.

at the time of his death. Staff Prior to joining the navy in 1939, Sgt Rilev was a graduate of Brig-h employed by the G. S. ham academy, Bakersfield, in theplodgett company, Burlington. His class of 1939.

He is survived by the former Edith Finley. Bronze Star Medal For His Heroism TT1 i iA1 fc MARINE GLUES Ambroid, Weldwood, Stay-Tite, Aeronautic and Canoe Glue, Jef Is Awarded the Bronze Star Medal "su-te "ie iaie frigeration and air conditioning. Dr. w. G.

Townsend. In reopen- ing his office he will continue to C-t Hnf-U 14 nr UK limit his practice to specialization' 9 "aiCn nOS I 13 fery's Yacht Glues, Canvas Ce in urology. medal and cluster for meritorious services. Points; Discharged A news release recently re- ment. CHIOTT BOAT WORKS 89-91 King St.

Tel. 3034. At the University of Vermont college of medicine. Dr. Flagg will will head the department of urologv Sgt.

Ira Hatch, a veteran of ceived in Northfield from the his wife and young daughter, Maryi?" ui wr. aim wrs. y. xj. The Swiss Confederation is made up of 22 small states.

Ann and bv his Darents. Mr. and; ey. reat arringion. Philippines read as follows: iand at the Mary Fletcher hospital tu Voct VQirfiplH iMaSS over five years of army service with 45 months of overseas duty, was discharged from the U.

he win do similar work. Lieut. Carroll A. Provost, son ofi fw -reside in Olathe. Kans.

Mr. Dona- in Olathe. Kans. Mr. and their two children now Dona-ttended Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Steele of Northfield Falls have received a letter from Leonard F. Wing, which reads as follows: "Am pleased to state your son, Nelson, has been awarded a bronze star for heroic achievement in connection with the military operations against the enemy in the vicinity of Concepcion, Luzon, Philippine Islands, on Jan. 17, 1945. I deem it an honor to serve in the same command with your son, who typifies the finest in the American army, a brave and gallant soldier." the award of the silver star: "Fore attended the University of the University of PRESTON'S DIAMONDS ffallantrv in action on 12 October Ci 1Ilullt joi.

at with the class of 1937. 1944 in During a severe bat-. Boyden Flew U. S. Cargo Into China S-Sgt.

Maurice Boyden (shown here), 42, of South Burlington has tie, three machine gunners irom Sergeant Riley's section were almost completely buried in their. army July 2. He had 115 points. Sgt. Hatch is entitled to wear three battle stars on his European theater ribbon, won ile serving gun emplacement when it was struck bv shells from one of the Arthur J.

Provost of North-field Falls, has been awarded the bronze star medal by the comma nding general of the 6th infanrty division for 'meritorious achievement in connection with military operations against the a a nese' on Luzon, P. I I I' LI heavy guns from an enemy tank. The men managed to stay alive by; Home After Nearly Three Years Lt. L. H.

Vancelelte Awarded the DSC Former Middlebury Boy Wins Praise Mrs. Arthur Hamel of Vergen-nes has received news that her nephew. First Lieut. Leonard H. Vancelette, formerly of Middlebury.

has been i A Hi. Ult I LAX i i i inn in T-5 Angelo Garibaldi is home on furlough visiting his wife, Mrs. Catharine Garibaldi, at the Central Hotel, Barre, after two years and been honorably discharged from the army air forces. He served for two, years in the China Burma -India and Asiatic-Pacific theaters of war. As a member of the air transport command Patch's Seventh Everlastingly precious and beautiful, diamonds from Treston's tell of your care digging a small opening lor air.

Two hours when the enemy, had been beaten back, Sgt. Riley i and a comrade braved the artillery fire still falling in the area to investigate the condition of the men. Sergeant Riley immediately began digging them out. He extricated 11 months spent in service. He entered the army in 1942, and trained at Camp Blanding, Fla.

T- army in uer-m a and France. He has two bronze star Carroll Provost Ira Hatch from Jan. 10 to Jan. 20. 5 Garibaldi went overseas in medals and the combat lnfantrv- the trapped men within half an Lieut.

Provost was a rifle pla toon leader in a front-line rifle hour and assisted in their evacua-jawarded the tion to the rear. Sergeant Riley's i i nguished he flew cargo into China under adverse flying conditions over the world's worst company of the 63rd infantry regiment of the Red Star 6th infantry courageous act reflects the high-, flying cross and man's badge. He also wears the American theater with one star, the American defense and good conduct ribbons. An older brother, Private George W. Hatch is serving in the Pa est credit on himself and tne three major division, which has been engaged flying route.

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PRESTON SON, Inc. in mopping up remnants of Japan-. tii He earned the distinguished unit ese resistance in xne uorainera campaign stars. The young flier is with the air transport command in the mountains in northern Luzon. Corp.

V. O'Brien Back From Khineland cific area with citation, combat crew member wings, AAF technicians badge, good conduct medal and two battle stars for the India and China the Headquar Back in the little old home town The following is a news release previously received in Northfield from the Philippines: "The men in First Lieut. Carroll A. Provost's ters of the 172nd Infantry after seeing many foreign lands is China Burma Corp. Vincent O'Brien, youngest; India zone of division.

Private Hatch entered 1 campaigns. Formerly Sgt. Boyden was employed with the Vermont Cleansing company. He is the brother of Mrs. front-line infantry platoon know (operations, rie is credited with the armed for him as an officer who is always 'in the thick of Provost, who lives at Northfield ces with Co.

i 1944, with a field artillery unit of the 30th infantry division. They landed at Liverpool where the division was quartered, and after four months, on D-day plus nine, crossed over to Normandy. T-5 Garibaldi saw action in France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany. He participated in the battles for the Siegfried line, Aachen, the Bastogne bulge, and the crossing of the Ruhr and Rhine rivers. His outfit fought to Magdenberg, Germany, near the Elbe river, where they met the Russian army, but T-5 Garibaldi says there was little contact between the Russian soldiers and the American GIs.

Ke returned to this country aboard the Queen Mary Aug. 21 and was granted a 30-day furlough, after which he will report to Fort Devens, Mass. T-5 Garibaldi holds the good conduct medal and five battle stars on his European theatre of operations campaign ribbon. Before entering the army he drove a truck for the Charles M. Bradford company.

He has one brother, Private Louis Garibaldi, who is stationed in New York. IT UPPER CHURCH ST. Registered Jeweler BURLINGTON, VERMONT American Gem Society Aaaiyn 5. jferKins, ooutn tuning ton. more than 150 hours of operational flight.

The commenda Leonard Vancelette of the Vermont national guard son of Mr. and Mrs. est O'Brien of Ver-gennes. Vince is with the first allied airborne. Enter ing the armed forces in March, 1943, he took his paratrooper training and was induct ed into the fed Falls, is usually so far in advance of his men on patrol that they refer to him as 'more of a scout than an On one occasion during the Luzon campaign, the battalion of the 63rd infantry regiment of which tion, signed by William H.

Turner, says in part: "During the period of March 17, 1945 to May 25, 1945, this command carried out one of the most important missions in its history: the trans eral service on Feb. 24, 1941. He served at Camp Two Paquetre Brothers Discharged Together James and Howard Paquette, sons of Mr. and Mrs Delos Paquette of St. Albans hill, have returned to St.

Albans and to civilian life, following their honorable discharge after four years of army Blanding, Fla "IT'S HERE" THAT NEW TVDOL rovosi piaxoon is a part, at rarnri Mark. Camp Shelby, George W. Hatch porting by air of the mass task jforce from bases in Burma to and Fort Ord. be held up by a cleverly camouflaged ancj Jap 77mm mountain gun. Provost Bennins and his men were given the mis-Ga He wet sion of going behind enemy lines in Jan and locating the gun.

i thi VPflr fore sailing on the USS Coolidge. Another older brother Lieut. R. Hatch was a prisoner of the Ger Vincent O'Brien oases in China. I commed you for your outstanding contribution to this movement.

During the period of this movement, you demonstrated great skill and intrepid airmanship in transporting these American in France. He xney lounu us guii uui at LeHavre mans for over two years. After GIANT SOL HE was in action in central Germany and the Rhineland. His most memorable jump, he said, was one spending a 60-day leave in North-field this summer, he reported at Atlantic City, N. for a lii so wcie uiatuvcicu ciiciiaj troops and had to await nightfall before returning to our lines.

Yank artillery knocked out the gun during the night and next day at aunng xne mgntana next i ground troops, flying over the most made in France as an exhibition hazardous terrain in the world for the French after the surrender from air strips that were virtuallv dawn the battalion continued its Lf fho Ma.ic vin tu.ft H.tti.Un, ii L5 oi tne iazis. vince nas two oaiue carvea out of mountains during advance. stars and also wears the good con-jail types of weather, both by day duct medaL He is a graduate of and night, you disolaved courage. service. They left together in 1941 as members of the national guard, Overseas Since July, 1943 served together and returned on Lieut.

Provost fought at Maffin Vrlb, where ne was a prominent (Ous devotion to duty and great Bey and Sansapor in New Guinea 'athlete. He has two brothers in the ability in carrying out your as- before coming to Luzon last Jan, service: I'ic. Liinon i5rien. noWjSignment with distinction. Vance-at a rest camp in Switzerland, and lette attended Middlebury high Coxswain 2-C Bernard O'Brien, in school.

He is the son of Vr He has been overseas since July, 1943." the same train. Each has a good conduct medal and four battle stars. They have not as yet decided whether they will return to Bellows Free academy to complete their studies. In Merchant Marine James R. Barrows, 17, son of Mrs.

Mary G. Barrows, of Ver gennes, has enlisted in the merchant marine. He left on Aug. 17 for Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, where he will take boot training for six weeks in the maritime service. He will then be a steward's mate 3-C.

James attended Ver-gennes high school. On Furlough at Middlebury Corp. Leslie W. Foote is spending a 30-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

L. B. Foote, in Middlebury. He has been 21 months overseas with the 819th Chemical A.O., of the ninth air force. He expects to report at Denver, Colo.

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Tel. 1570 had belonged for eight years, was Mrs. Joseph W. Rivers of Con- vancelette. formerly of Middlebury, now of Norwich, Conn.

He has a wife and daughter living with his mother. On Leave From the Pacific Lieut. Kenneth R. Aldrich, 29. USNR, Rochester, has returned on leave from the inducted into the federal service gress Morrisville.

has received Feb. 24, 1941. An expert marks- tj a 4. word that her son, Dr. Haroid R.

man, he participated in a national: rifle meet at Camp Perry, Ohio, jiJowney, has been promoted from as a member of the citizens' rifle lieutenant commander to corn-team of Vermont when only 17jmander, medical corps, U. S. navy, Pacific, where he piloted a carrier-based Avenger torpedo plane on 20 corn- SERVICE FOR YOU! AND TIRES, TOO. JOIIN L. NORTON 224 St.

Paul Street Phone 1920 years or age. a native oi rorui-ias oi Aug. xu field Falls and a graduate ofj Commander Downey is a grad-Nbrthfield high school, he was a uate of Peoples academy, of Mid-salesman in New England forldlebury college with cum laude Provost Granite prior honors, and of Johns HoDkins medi-jbat miisi ons to his entry into the armed forces ROOF COATING "sar Victory Auto Stores OF VERMONT 145 Cherry St. Phone 3683-M cal college. Before entering the na- witn tne -ayy vy he practiced in Washington, 5 1 for 10 years.

He served for ron 96. three years at the national naval Hairline bomb-medical center at Bethesda, and slrafin and is head of the eye, ear. nose1 kfnr and throat department of that hosHmeT pital. He is also president, of the'p a C)f C. Osier society.

jevery-day life His only sister. Miss Eleanor aboard the trim Kenneth Aldrich Lucia Hone from Overseas, On Furlough at Bristol Home Pfc. Charles L. Lucia of Bristol returned to the States Aug. 20 with the 13th airborne division, which had been stationed in France since the first of the year.

He served as a paratrooper with the 222nd medical company. He wears the good conduct ribbon and one battle star. After spending a 30-day furlough at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Lucia in Bristol, he will return to Fort Devens.

He was inducted into the service in 1943, and received training at Camp Pickett, Va. Camp Campbell, Camp Mack-all, N. CM and Fort Bragg, N. C. 4 DON'T MISS THESE Downey, is tne head of the music department at Vermont Junior college, Montpelier.

SiI SI support carrier which flier of Composite 9f5 called home for 84 fighting days. Lieut. Aldrich, th son of Mr. and Mrs. John W.

Aid-rich, of Rochester, is married to Is Advanced in Rating: Herbert F. Cuison, 30, USNR, former Mary Ferris of Bran- Fairfax, has been advanced in 'don. He attended Middlebury coJ- lege and was commissioned in the rating to torpedoman's mate, third class, while serving aboard a destroyer in the forward area of the Pacific. Cuison was employed as Goldsmith Sporting Goods Footballs, Basketballs, Volley Balls, Soft Balls, Baseball Gloves, Punching Bags, Boxing Gloves, Jerseys, Bats, etc. F.

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Warner of Dal-ton. 111., son of Clarence Warner, a former resident of Northfield, was one of eight Americans who were brutally treated by their Jap captors in Shanghai. Seaman Warner had been reported missing in action over Okinawa since July 4. He is well-known in town where he has visited as he is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs.

E. Warner, former Northfield residents, now of Dalton, I1L According to reports he is in good condition and his wounds are healing. Hold Reunion in Hawaii Sgt. Louis Emllo and Sgt. Robert Cunningham, who were classmates at Middlebury high school, had a surprise meeting in Hawaii.

Sgt. Emilo was working at his desk when Sgt. Cunningham entered to have his clearance papers signed, work which Sgt. Emilo was doing. They had five hours together before Szt.

Cunningham's plane took off for the States. an engraver at R. E. VanGelder's Jewelry store, Burlington, before entering the navy in May 1944. Since his assignment to this destroyer last Jan.

the Fairfax sailor participated ih the I wo Jima and Okinawa operations. Kis ship also accompanied carriers on raids which hit Tokyo, Kyushu and the iNorsei Shota area. His wife, Agnes, and their twin daughers, Sandra Mae and Lynda Lee, 4, and a third daughter, Judith Ann, 9 months, also live in Fairfax. At Saipan Naval Base Charles H. E.

Strait, 23 Rugg St. Albans, a member of the supply depot personnel at a Saipan naval jbase, has been advanced in rating 'to storekeeper, first class, USNR. Strait, former accounting clerk for the St. Albans Grain is married to Mrs. Charlotte Strait of the St.

Albans address. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Strait, live at 54 Upper Welden St.

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