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THE JACKSON SUN: JACKSON, SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 1945 WANT ADS 1106 0 PAGE EIGHT Now In Paris Local Men Receive Decorations Gets Silver Star Pfc. Willis Declares Snipers Are Worse Than German 88mm Gun Bombing Berlin Like "Socking" Navy Says Col. Isbelf, Ex-West Point Grid Captain German snipers are proving dead I .4 i Local Men Receive Decorations In ETO Men from this part of the state continue to receive high honors for conduct on the field of battle in Europe, announcements from ETO Headquarters to The Jackson Sun show. Brig. Gen.

William K. Harrison, Pulaski, assistant commanding general of the 30th "Old" Hickory" has been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in Germany. Warrant Officer (jg) Herbert Arnold of Jackson, member of the 83rd Infantry Division, has received the Bronze Star for "meritorious service." Staff Sgt. Robert H. Knight of Bemis, member of the 30th Infantry Division, has been awarded the Bronze Staf at Magdeburg, Germany.

Pfc. John W. Sanders Capmans-buro, member of the 119th Infantry Regiment, received the Bronze Star at Walmirstedt, Germany. Sgt William J. Myatt, 129 Maple member of the 100th Division, Seventh Army, received the Bronze Star for "meritorious achievement." Pfc.

Mallett Barron Stationed In Paris Pfc. John Mallett Barron, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Barron.

1072 Highland writes that. he has been assigned to duty In the 217the General Hospital, Paris. France, after having been a patient there. He was under treatment during several weeks for frozen feet Pfc. Barron has been awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge and Expert Infantryman Badge as a member of the 103rd Division, Seventh Army.

He received training at Camp Wolters, where he served as squad leader and instructor in bayonet tactics and academic subjects. He also was stationed at Camp Maxie and Camp Howie, Tex. Sgt Matthews Views tt Mass Of Wreckage" (Special to The Jackson Sun) AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE FIGHTER STATION, England "Germany is just a mass of wreckage," stated Technical Sergeant Bennie W. Matthews of Pinson, Tenn. The 361st P-51 Mustang Fighter Group armament chief made this comment after returning from an aerial tour of Germany's Rhur Valley recently.

The Pinson soldier made the 1,200 mile trip in a B-24 Liberator, one of the same planes that had participated in the Eighth Air Force's better than two years aerial assault upon the Nazi homeland. Other members of His fighter group also received the opportunity of taking the "trolley run" tour, enabling them to get a first-hand picture of the vital part air power had played in winning the war in Europe. The sergeant is the son of of Mrs. Lela Matthews of Pinson, Tenn. Oldsters Prove It Again ROCKLAND, Me.

(UP) Two men appeared to take driving tests in Rockland recently and both passed without any trouble. They were Ira Shunan of Rockland, who is 83, and W. B. Holder of Thomaston, who is 85. The giant anteater of South America will continue to sit up and fight after his head has been severed rpm his body.

(Special to The Jackson Son) ATLANTIC CITY. N. June 2 Everything about running a Liberator bomb group out of England reminded CoL James Isbell. of Union City, captain and tackle of Army 1937 gridders, of football. "Aerial combat i football only the stakes are higher, the penalties more severe" said the 30-yea-old West Pointer at the AAF Redistribution Station No.

1 after 14 months in Britain. In aerial combat the coach is the CO. He does the planning, builds the teamwork. He receives scouts' reports, the scouts being the reconnaissance flyers. He adjusts his formations by these reports.

He conducts the briefing and it's the same sort of briefing a football team gets before a game. "The important thing in both said Col. Isbell. "is to see that everybody knows his job and Is in the proper frame of mind." The critique after a mission Is very much what a football player expects from his coach the day after the game that is, a cool analysis. Mistakes are pointed out Films are played over and over again.

"They may show that an element leader." he said, "didn't play his turn right. There's split second timing in the air Just-as in a football play when a guard or tackle pulls out of the line to lead the interference." Practice missions over England were like football scrimmages between games. "If my bomb group tthe 458th) was sharp," he said, "the practices would be light. Otherwise, those practice missions would be as near to the real thing as we could make em. The day of a combat mission the crewmen ate as football players the day of a game.

"They'd have an early breakfast," he said, "but no lunch. They'd be tired and hungry when the mission was over, and as soon as the tension wore off they'd eat a good dinner. Like my days at West Point except that we did have lunch beef broth and toast." A successful mission elated the crewmen like a grid triumph, the elation reaching a degree that was contingent on the difficulty of the mission. "Hitting Berlin targets right smack on the nose," he said, "was like taking it out on Navy." If there was any big difference, it was that Col. Isbell, like other group COs, participated in many missions unlike the football coach.

He went out 22 times on missions which he judged important either because of the nature of the target or the weather or the fact that his group might be leading the wmg. Col. Isbell wears the Distinguished Flying Cross with cluster and the Air Medal with two clusters. Clarence Coombs established a new world's record on May 1, 1920, when he climbed an Orenco Tourister biplane to 600 feet in eight minutes. Pfc.

Billy M. Butler Liberated In Germany Pfc. Billy M. Butler, a German prisoner since November 29, 1944, has been liberated from Stalag 4-B, his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

B. M. Butler of 524 N. Liberty have been notified by the government Pfc. Butler has been in several major engagements, receiving the Purple Heart Medal for wounds received November J9, 1944.

He has be in the service two years. Lt. Charles M'Gill Is Back In States First Lieutenant Charles McGill has returned to the States after two years in the European Theatre of Operations. The son of Mr. and Mrs.

C. A. McGill, he Is the husband of the former Margaret Hudson. Member of the famous Japanese-American 100th Infantry Battalion, Lieut. McGill was engaged during the entire Italian campaign with a short Interlude in France.

He is the holder of the Purple Heart, the Presidential Citation and Combat Infantryman Badge. After a 30-day leave here, he will report to Ft Sam Houston, for reassignment 0 3 Important Hotel Announcement lookout Mountain Hntri FAMED RESORT and VACATION CENTER 1 bow (writ ior the iimmrr. brlnr among the few rmnrt. availnlile In the mld-oulh, 11. loratlnn hiKh above the cloud, overlooking Chattanooga lx mllra away.

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Pfc. Alma V. Willis, member ot the 71st Infantry Division, writes in a letter recently received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.

L. Willis, Route 2, Jackson. "You people may think the war is over," he declares. "That Is true. But these snipers are worse than being before the 80-mm guns.

They have hit more of our boys than being in a regular battle. But I think they will change their mind soon. If they don't, we will change it for them." Entering the service February 4, 1943. he went overseas the folliiw-ing December after receiving training at Camp Blanding. and Ft.

Benning, Ga. Following is a general order from Maj. Gen. W. G.

M. Wyman. commanding, to Pfc Willis division: "Before we turn to a new mission. I wish to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the members of this division for the splendid accomplishment of the many tasks that have been given it "From the day you left your con-" centration area in Le Havre, in a period of 92 days, you have marched, fighting a large part of the way, a distance of 1060 miles. You have captured over 80,000 prisoners of war, the bulk of them being captured the hard way.

From the day you were committed with the Seventh Army south of Bitche. has been no break in the intensity of effort. advance continued to the Rhine where the record of your valor was written in the blood of brave comrades at Speyer and Ger-mershein. "A sudden change in directive transferred the division from the Seventh to the fast moving Third Army where you were thrown a-cross the You were confronted with hard fighting elements of the 6th SS Mountain Division, "Nord," which you destroyed seizing Coburg and Byreuth'ln your path. stopped only on our objective, the River Enns, at Steyr, but with patrols thrusting deeply into enemy territory at Waidhofen and Amstetlen, the easternmost point reached by American ground forces of any U.

S. Army in the European Theater. "You have refused to let fatigue, the physical obstacles of mountains and rivers, stop you You are veterans, proven in I salute you." U. S. Navy aircraft carriers are equipped with iron stakes which can be thrust up through tha flight decks to keep airplanes on the deck from rolling into the sea when the carrier encounters 'heavy weather.

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Sanderson Sighfsees In Mainz WITH THE 70TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN GERMANY The 2000-year-old first signs of Mainz erected by the conquering Romans and the present-day ruins inflicted by the conquering Allies have been viewed side by side by Pfc. James F. Sanderson, Route 1, Jackson, Tenn. A member of the 274th Infantry Regiment, he was among groups of his comrades taking advantage of twice-daily sightseeing tours conducted by the 274th Special Service Office. The regiment was currently getting a "breathing spell" along the Rhine River after previous continuous frontline duty.

The tour was inaugurated on the principle that, while countless A-mericans had paid in peacetime vast sums of money to visit this historic and scenic section, most of the soldiers were unable to visit most of the spots and were unaware of the significance of those they did see. Observes Birthday In South Pacific Pfc. Herbert H. Taylor, husband of Mrs. Maxine Taylor of 248 Dan-cy and son of Mr.

and Mrs. John F. Taylor of Route 3, Jackson, celebrated his 34th birthday'on May 30 while serving in the South Pacific. Pfc. and Mrs.

Taylor are parents of four children, Garlend Herbert, Barbara Anne, Johnnie Sue and Martha Frances Taylor. Entering the service February 5, 1944, Pfc. Taylor received training at Camp Shelby, Ft. Leonard Wood, and Camp Beale, Calif. He went overseas in November.

West Tennessee Battle Awards NOTICE! 6 ROB) RT H. KNIGHT JOHN IV. SANDERS Casualties In The Armed Forces Hershell T. Simmons Hershell T. Simmons, 19, seaman first class, has been killed in action in the Pacific, as noted in The Jackson Sun of May 29.

His father is Roy Simmons, 130 Terrace Place. A brother, Lieut. Roy T. Simmons, AAF, is on duty in the Philippines. Official Lists (The last War Department or Navy Department notice to the next of kin is always the appropriate final authority on service men's status.) Navy wounded: Pfc.

Jess R. Douglas, USMCR, husband of Mrs. Jess R. Douglas, 131 E. Circle Drive, Milan.

Pvt. Giles A. Hamm, USMCA, husband of Mrs. Giles A. Hamm, 1209 Scheaffer Dyersburg.

Pfc. James R. Jones, USMCR, husband of Mrs. Winnie D. Jones, Vildo.

Army dead, European regions: SSgt. Maynard A. Fuller, son of Arthur H. Fuller, Middleton. Army Wounded, Pacific regions: Pvt.

John C. Kee, husband of Mrs. Mary J. Kee, Route 3, Camden. Pfc.

John W. Richards, husband of Mrs. Eddie C. Richards, Route 3, Dyersburg. Army Liberated Prisoners, Germany: Pfc.

Randall E. Bobbitt, son of Alonzo D. Bobbitt, Gleason. Pfc. John C.

Farris, son of Mrs. Nancy M. Burkeen, Hornsby. SSgt. Talmadge H.

Wawing, son of Mrs. Josephine Lawing, Route 1, Chuckey. Lf. V. F.

Grissom Gains Oak Cluster (Special to The Jackson Sun) AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE BOMBER STATION, England First Lt V. F. Grissom, pilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress in the 351st Bombardment Group, has been decorated with an Oak Leaf Cluster to his Air Medal for "meritorious achievement" on combat missions over Germany. The 23-year-old flier is the husband of Mrs. Helen Grissom, 794 Brower Memphis, and the son of Mr.

and Mrs. V. F. Grissom, of Scotts Hill. Veteran of a dozen bombing attacks including three on Berlin, he took an active part in the Eighth Air Force's March-April blitz on airfields being used by the Nazis for jet-propelled fighter planes.

The citation accompanying his a-ward read in part: "The courage, coolnes sand skill displayed by this officer upon these occasions reflect great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States." A graduate of Scotts Hill high school in 1941. Lt. Grissom was a salesman for the Leach Merchandise company, 99 South Second Memphis, in civil life. He enlisted November 19, 1942 and was called to active duty February 1, 1943. Change to a CITY TAXI Phone LUGGAGE All types and sizes for both ladies and gentlemen.

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MALLETT BARRON Dies In Pacific HERSCHELL SIMMONS In Augsburg ROBERT II. ELKINS Soft Beds, Bathtub, Contrast With Horror Of German Prisons "Good soft beds and a bathtub" are among the pleasures Sgt. Robert H. Elkins found worthy of note in Augsburg, Germany, according to a letter recently received by Mr. and Mrs.

W. T. Sublett, 199 Pleasant Ave. He is a grandson of Mrs. O.

M. Fly of that address. Sgt. Elkins entered the service October 12, 1943, received his training at Ft. Sill, where he served as instructor in Radio Code until February.

He is now with the Seventh Army. "We are so close to the Alps that on a clear morning I can look out the window and get a wonderful view," Sgt. Elkins writes. "The nights are cool and days are just fine for a sun bath if we aren't busy. "A couple of days ago we took one of our radio trucks and drove over to Dachau to see the concentration or maybe I should say extermination camp.

"I can easily see why some people wouldn't believe that such a thing could possibly be true, and unless you see it for yourself it doesn't seem that it could be true. "We walked through the camp and looked around at the crowded filthy barracks and then went to see the crematory. The first sight we saw was a room ful lof bodies which were piled over half way to the top. Then as we walked around to the side and outside, there was a stack around 500 more naked bodies. Then there was another roomful beside that.

It was easy to see they had been tortured in every possible way before they were "A Polish chaplain who had been a prisoner there for sometime. (I think for about five years) told us the story of how they were treated. Not all of them were killed as soon as they (prisoners) came in, but some were used for experimental purposes. "You can easily understand why we hate the German I want you to know what kind of people these Germans are." T5 Andrew Johnson At Florida Hospital DAYTONA BEACH. June 1.

T5 Andrew J. Johnson, formerly of Bells. has recently arrived at Welch Convalescent Hospital, the Army's new reconditioning center in Daytona Beach, Florida. The son of Mr. and Mrs.

M. Johnson, entered the Army January 1941 at Ft. Oglethorpe, and has since served 11 months in the European theater of operations, where he received various awards for service overseas and combat duty. His wife, Bernice, and son reside in Jackson, Tenn. Andrew has a brother now serving in the South Pacific, Emmett, and William who recently was killed in action in Europe.

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YANDELL Battles Snipers ALMA V. WILLIS Has Birthday HERBERT II. TAYLOR George S. Yandell Receives Commission Silver Star Award Award of the Silver Star for "gallantry in action" has been made to Tech. Sgt.

George S. Yandell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sid Yandell of Route 4, Jackson. He also Has been commissioned a second lieutenant In the Army of the United States.

Lieut. Yandell, who left here with the 117th Infantry in September, 1940, holds the Combat Infantryman Badge, American Defense ribbon, and European Theater ribbon with battle stars for campaigns in Normandy, Northern France and Germany. His commission, which keeps him on duty with the 117Jh Division, is made effective May 2. The Silver Star citation states' "Technical Sergeant George S. Yandell, 117th Infantry Regiment, United States Army, is awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action on 8 October 1944, in Germany.

When an enemy counterattack, consisting of two tanks supported by infantry, penetrated to the center of an occupied town. Sergeant -Yandell assembled members of an anti-tank platoon and assisted greatly in the formation of a hasty defense. He exposed himself to place a bazooka team fifty feet from an enemy tank and to cover them while they knocked the tank out. Sergeant Yandell then went into a house known to be occupied by the enemy and cleared it. As the enemy was forced back, he remained with the assault groups and aided In knocking out a.

machine gun." Soldiers Receive In Pacific Area overseas four months and is entitled to wear the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one star and the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon with one battle star. Humphrey is a member of the battle-tested 182nd Infantry, a regiment organized in colonial times and cited as being the oldest American regiment in existence. The unit's battle honors include such names as Bunker Hill, Meuse Ar-gonne and Guadalcanal. 1 Pfc. O.

L. Griffin WITH THE 32 ND INFANTRY DIVISION IN NORTHERN LUZON, P. Private First Class Orbry L. Griffin, son of Mrs. Julia R.

Middle-ton, who livesion Route 3, Jackson, has been awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge for exemplary behavior in combat In the service since July 1943, Griffin has seen action in the New Guinea and Leyte campaigns. Fighting on Luzon at present with the 32nd "Red Arrow" Infantry Division, he holds the Purple Heart, the Philippine Liberation Medal and the Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon. Griffin's wife, Mrs. Justeen E. Griffin, lives on Route 3, Jackson, Tenn.

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